Paris

"City of Light"

Paris CBI*
*cities beautiful index
64
YOUR SCORE*
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Epiphany
69% 
Mentoring
100% 
Self Fulfillment
69% 
Elegance
77% 
Originality
54% 
Revelation
62% 
Grandeur
69% 
Selfhood
85% 
Chronicle
54% 
Kinship
62% 
Nature
77% 
Surety
38% 
Synergy
46% 
Dynamism
46% 
Sensation
54% 

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Principal Features

Cathédrale de Notre-Dame
Basilique du Sacré-Coeur
La Grande Mosquée de Paris

Honorable Mentions

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St-Etienne-du-Mont

Principal Features

La Sorbonne
Louvre
Pompidou Centre

Honorable Mentions

Musée d'Orsay
Musée national du Moyen Âge, formerly Musée de Cluny
Musée National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet
Palais de Tokyo
Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine

Self-Fulfillment

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Principal Features

Hôtel des Invalides and Napoleon's Tomb
L'Arc de Triomphe
Opéra de la Bastille

Honorable Mentions

National Assembly
Musée National du Sport

Principal Features

Opéra Garnier
Sainte-Chapelle
Place des Vosges

Honorable Mentions

Palais Royal
St-Eustache

Principal Features

Catacombs
Grande Pyramide
Moulin de la Galette (windmill)

Honorable Mentions

Cité de la Musique including Musée de la Musique

Principal Features

Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Musée Rodin

Honorable Mentions

Musée Marmottan Monet
Musée Picasso

Principal Features

Eiffel Tower
Panthéon
Place de la Concorde

Honorable Mentions

Madeleine

Principal Features

Bastille Day Parade/Festival
Champs-Elysées
Institut de France

Honorable Mentions

Place Vendôme
Statues of Liberty at Île aux Cygnes, Jardin du Luxembourg and Grenelle Bridge
Galeries Lafayette
Musée Galliera de la Mode de la Ville de Paris and Paris Fashion Week

Principal Features

Basilique de St-Denis
Père Lachaise Cemetery and Cimetière du Montparnasse
Musée Carnavalet-Histoire de Paris

Honorable Mentions

Pavillon de l’Arsenal

Principal Features

Districts -- Ile de la Cite and Ile St. Louis, Marais, Montmartre, Latin Quarter, etc.
Musée d'Art et Histoire du Judaisme
Institut du Monde Arabe

Honorable Mentions

Musée du quai Branly (MQB)

Principal Features

Bois de Boulogne
Jardin du Luxembourg
Jardin des Tuileries

Honorable Mentions

Jardin des Plantes
Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Bois de Vincennes
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature

Principal Features

La Grande Arche de la Défense
Conciergerie
Château de Vincennes

Honorable Mentions

Musee de la Prefecture (Paris Police Museum)

Principal Features

Cabarets -- Moulin Rouge, Au Lapin Agile, Le Lido, Crazy Horse
The Festival d’Automne à Paris
Bistros (e.g., tightly packed for lunch)

Honorable Mentions

Food Festivals -- Fête de la Gastronomie, Omnivore Food Festival,etc.

Principal Features

Seine River Cruise (especially at night)
Canal Cruises
Bicycle Tours (e.g., see viator.com, bluebiketours.com)

Honorable Mentions

(Strolling Across) Pont Neuf

Principal Features

Outdoor Markets -- Rue Montorgueil, Rue Mouffetard, etc.
Panoramas -- From Top of Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Tour Montparnasse, etc.
Gourmet Stores -- Fauchon, Hediard, La Grande Epicerie au Bon Marché, La Chocolaterie Jacques Genin, etc.

Honorable Mentions

Eiffel Tower Lit Up at Night