LandmarkEiffel Tower
The 330 m iron icon of Paris — climb it or picnic beneath it on the Champ de Mars.
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Paris
France · The City of Lights
About Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), as of January 2026, and a metropolitan population of 13.3 million (2023). Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU). Paris is nicknamed the "City of Light", partly because of its role in the Age of Enlightenment.
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Popular places to visit
Top things to see & do in ParisLandmark
MuseumLouvre Museum
The world’s most-visited museum, home to the Mona Lisa and 35,000 works of art.
CathedralNotre-Dame & Île de la Cité
The Gothic heart of Paris on an island in the Seine.
NeighbourhoodMontmartre & Sacré-Cœur
A hilltop artists’ quarter crowned by a white basilica with sweeping city views.
AvenueChamps-Élysées & Arc de Triomphe
The grandest avenue in the world, ending at Napoleon’s triumphal arch.
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