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The attractions are numerous and each French person making tourism in France will have their preferences and their personal desires. It is not our aim to present anything else that could make a tourist in France if it had for many months away but we will do a review of the most important and representative trying to do a short tour realistic than you can visit upon arrival at their destination.
The entrance to each attraction has a price generally available, but if you add up the many attractions, it is clear the total cost will be quite high. However, if you make a good holiday plan and organize your trip can save you big money. There is a pass that you can buy in France that allows access to more than 60 tourist attractions in the country. If the list of attractions that you plan to visit are several attractions to this pass gives you access, you can buy it and save a lot of money doing tourism in France.
Begin, then, the description of the most important tourist attractions in the country to take into account when planning a holiday to France.
Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel)
If there is something that represents tourism in France more than anything else, is the Eiffel Tower, is a remarkable structure built by French engineer Gustave Eiffel on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris. Despite having been criticized at the time it was opened, today is undoubtedly the memorial insignia of tourism in France.
With a height of 300 meters and a weight of 7300 tons, from the top of this construction can be seen throughout the city of Paris and see the architecture of the houses in some areas that conserves the same for 150 years.
At the Eiffel Tower you can enjoy a tourist attraction that offers restaurants, retail shopping and even a museum. Arrive at the Eiffel Tower is easy because all means of transport to reach it (although some, such as Metro, have their nearest station to a few blocks away).
The different sections of the tower to have access on foot through the use of the lift. However, the apex does not allow access to foot and only she can be reached using the elevator. Those who ascend the tower on foot have to pay 5 euros while those who ascend by elevator will pay 10 euros. The elevators of the Eiffel Tower are highly secure and reliable.
If you prefer to make the ascent on foot, you should not forget to take your ticket to the top on the second floor. The ticket is required to use the elevator that is the only means of access to the top. You can also draw on the second floor to eat in the restaurant of the Torree the lookout.
It is recommended that you bring a coat when you get into the tower. While visiting Paris in summer, at 300 meters high temperature drops a lot.
Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph)
Located in the city of Paris on the Champ-Elysées avenue, this famous monument created in 1806 by architect Jean Chalgrin by order of Napoleon in order to devote himself to his troops after the battle of Austerlitz took 30 years to complete (1836). The 50 meters high and 45 wide, which has the Arc de Triomphe are dedicated to military glory of France. On the inner sides of the monument can read the names of 559 French general and on the exterior of the revolutionaries and French military victories of Napoleon I. Above each of the four pillars of the arch you can see a statue and your feet you can see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which has an inscription that reads "Here lies a French soldier who died by 1914-1918 Fatherland." This tomb is accompanied by a symbolic torch.
Inside the Arc de Triomphe is a museum that tells the story of the same arc and its construction process. This tourist attraction since its roof also offers a beautiful view of Paris, especially at night. When one thinks of tourism in France is forced to visit the Arc de Triomphe as it is one of the most beautiful architectural works of France.
Depending on the season, the time to visit this historical monument is from 10.00 to 22.30 or 23.00. The climb up stairs to the terrace of the Arc de Triomphe is something exhausting, so it is advisable not to visit at the end of the day when you are already tired by Jordanian tourism. But as the night view from the arch is so wonderful perhaps worth the effort to visit at night and have the opportunity to appreciate the City of Lights from a strategic point of Paris.
The entrance to the Arc de Triomphe costs 8 euros for adults, $ 5 for young people between 18 and 25 years and is free for children under 18. In addition, in the months from October to April admission is free and available free to everyone every first Sunday of each month.
Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre)
It was a fortress, housing the kings of France and is now one of the most important museums of the world. Among the 300,000 pieces of art with which the Louvre is the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. These stunning pieces of art stable it joined the multitude of new pieces that come temporarily to the museum on the occasion of some kind of exposure.
The Louvre is doubly attractive in relation to tourism in France: not only is in itself a structure of interest but out pieces of art from around the globe. To do this the museum is divided into several thematic sections: Art of Islam and Oriental Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities; Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Roman; Sculptures, art objects, paintings, graphic art, the Louvre and Art History of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
The times that manages the museum are so complex that they should have scored somewhere in order not to be confused-The museum is open every day except Tuesdays and some national holidays. The museum opens at 9:00 and closes at 18.00 on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays and 21.45 on Wednesdays and Fridays. The museum's ticket office closes at 17.45.
The price of entry is too complex to summarize what that children under 18 enter for free every day and admission is free and available free to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. Beyond this, the entry costs about 7 euros (a little more or less depending on the day).
The collections of Islamic art, sculptures, antiquities Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Roman. They are in the mezzanine.
The collections of sculpture, Oriental Antiques, Antiques Egyptian Antiquities Greek, Etruscan and Roman art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas are on the ground floor.
The collections of objects of art, Egyptian antiquities, Greek antiquities, paintings and graphic arts are on the first floor.
The collections of French paintings, graphic arts and French drawings, paintings German, Flemish and Dutch Drawings Germans, Dutch and Flemish paintings and German, Flemish, Dutch, Belgian, Russian, Swiss and Scandinavian are on the second floor.
Cathedral of Notre-Damme
The cathedral is located in the city of Paris dates from 1163 and was built in a Gothic style that gives it a beautiful appearance in particular to its western facade. This pillar of tourism in France is one of the attractions visited by tourists.
The entrance to the cathedral is free but you have to wait a little because they are formed long queues of visitors. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame is open daily from 08:00 to 19:00.
International Film Festival in Cannes
The International Film Festival of Cannes is one of the most important film festivals on the planet. Began to develop in the year 1946. The celebration of the festival attracts the media from around the world as well to movie stars and artists of all kinds who come to witness the exhibition of films contestants to take the Golden Palm.
Castles of the Loire
Castles of the Loire are a set of castles located on the banks of the Loire dating from the XVI and XVII. This river crosses the cities of Nantes and Orleans. You can make the journey in different means of transportation by sea remain the favorite of those who do tourism in France. The beauty of the castles and what they are different from each other left shocked after the tourists a unique experience not only for the majesty of the buildings but by the number of castles he knows in one day. Especially for non-European tourists, this trip is formidable: perhaps after spending a lifetime without seeing a castle rather than on television or in photographs are going to see a large body of the world's most beautiful castles in the course of a few hours .
Mont Saint-Michel
The Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most breathtaking sights of the country to the point that tourism can not be done in France without passing through the Mont Saint-Michel. It was a rocky island that is home to a medieval abbey of a majestic architecture. What's phenomenal rise is not only the beauty of the building and the site where the bizarre has been lifted but if you spend a few hours there you can see how the route you have traveled quietly to enter the abbey begins to be covered by the rising tide completely clog up the island and leave the building with the appearance of being floating in the ocean. Not for nothing three million two hundred thousand tourists visit the Mont Saint-Michel every year.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of several kings of France and is one of the most beautiful palaces in the world. The architecture that presents unique and extraordinary luxury that has been built (and maintained through the centuries) stops completely impressed the visitor.
Basilica of Sacre Coeur
In the hill of Montmartre (Paris) is this basilica built in honor of the fallen in the Franco-Prussian War. The construction of this fabulous building took from 1875 until 1919 and is today one of the most visited of the French capital. 80 meters in height and four huge domes with great eloquence express the beauty of the architecture of Roman and Byzantine style with which it was designed. A particular feature of the basilica of Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart, in Spanish) is that inside it houses a bell that called Saboyarde has 3 meters in diameter and weighs 26 tons.
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