Rise above it on Pari's Promenade Plantee.

Rise above the tourist traps on Paris' original 'High Line'

​On a recent trip to Paris, a determined accordion player seemed to follow my friend Carrie and me from Metro car to Metro car, playing the same wheezy melody each time. Fortunately, we recognised our symptoms and knew what to do. The fault wasn't the accordion player's, it was ours.

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Plaza Athenee: A century after its original inauguration the grand fashion avenue favourite has colonised three adjacent ...

The new seven wonders of Paris

From an Asian giant's first property to the place where the bikini was invented, here are the hotels that define the world's No.1 tourist destination.

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