Paris. There are few places in the world that conjure up as many images of breath-taking architecture, world-renowned art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Known as the city of light and love, everything about Paris, from its grand buildings to its passionate language, personifies a romantic charm and an elegant, unrivalled beauty.
The cultural and visual wealth of this city is unmatched, virtually around every corner is an iconic monument; Paris is a picturesque 19th-century cityscape, crisscrossed by wide boulevards, large parks and the river Seine.
The French capital is divided into some twenty arrondisements, the first of which contains the Ile de la Cite and the iconic Louvre museum (pictured). The districts then spiral from the first in a clockwise direction, giving Paris its name ‘L’escargot’ or ‘the snail’.