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Paris is France's magnificent capital city — a timeless destination celebrated for its iconic landmarks romantic atmosphere world-class art and culture exquisite cuisine and a distinct joie de vivre that captivates millions of visitors from around the globe every single year.

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France: Paris – Château de Fontainebleau

Château de Fontainebleau is a magnificent UNESCO-listed royal palace near Paris, spanning eight centuries of French history and offering visitors an exceptional journey through Renaissance architecture lavishly decorated state apartments and beautifully landscaped gardens just 55 kilometres from the capital.

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France: Paris – Père Lachaise cemetery

Père Lachaise is Paris's most celebrated cemetery a breathtaking 110-acre hilltop necropolis where cobbled pathways wind past the graves of literary giants musical legends and historical figures set amongst extraordinary sculptural memorials and ancient trees.

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France: Paris – Palais Garnier, Opera House

The Palais Garnier is a stunning Second Empire opera house in central Paris renowned for its lavish interiors gilded architecture and world-class performances — and for inspiring one of literature's most enduring Gothic tales.

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France: Paris – The dome of the Galleries Lafayette

The magnificent Art Nouveau dome crowning Galeries Lafayette in Paris is a dazzling 1912 stained-glass masterpiece that transforms a shopping trip into an unforgettable architectural and cultural experience in the heart of the French capital.

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France: Paris – The Louvre Museum

The Louvre Museum in Paris is one of the world's greatest art institutions housing over 35000 masterpieces within a magnificent former royal palace crowned by its iconic glass pyramid entrance in the heart of the city.

The Basilica de Sacre-Coeur, Monmatre, Paris, France

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France: Paris – Sacré-Cœur & the Monmartre

Perched high above Paris on the Butte Montmartre Sacré-Cœur Basilica crowns one of the city's most vibrant and artistically rich neighbourhoods offering sweeping skyline views cobblestoned charm and a bohemian spirit that captivates every visitor.

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France: Maison la Roche – Le Corbusier

Maison La Roche in Paris is a seminal 1925 masterpiece by Le Corbusier — a UNESCO-listed house that introduced his Five Points of Architecture through sweeping ramps sculptural volumes and luminous open interiors still breathtaking a century on.

The replica of the Statue of Liberty on the Île aux Cygnes, Paris, France

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France: Paris – Statue of Liberty

Paris is home to its very own Statue of Liberty — a lesser-known replica standing on the Île aux Cygnes that pays tribute to the enduring bond between France and the United States of America.

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France: Paris – Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles is a monumental symbol of French royal power featuring stunning baroque architecture lavish interiors and immaculately landscaped gardens that once served as the seat of political power under King Louis XIV.

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France: Paris – Musee D’Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is a world-renowned art museum set within a magnificent converted railway station offering an unrivalled collection of Impressionist masterpieces housed in one of the French capital's most architecturally spectacular and historically significant buildings.

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France: Paris – the banks of the Seine

The banks of the Seine wind through the heart of Paris revealing iconic landmarks centuries-old bridges charming bouquiniste stalls and breathtaking vistas that together capture the timeless romance and rich cultural heritage of the French capital.