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ParisSave up-to 70% with our exclusive deals! If you are going to Paris you might need to know some things about this great city before you travel. .Paris is the most magnificent city in the world. It has gardens, parks, and the historic squares lie all over Paris. The floodlights shine right on Paris’s statues and palaces at night and it is a beautiful sight. All the light gave Paris the nickname the City of Light. More than 16 million tourists come to visit the wonderful city of Paris from all over the globe. Tourist travel to Paris’s most famous art Museum called the Louvre, to see the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Paris is most famous for art and writing. And almost all the famous artist and the writers live or lived in the city. Paris has the largest university called The University of Paris. The university has existed over 800 years. Paris is well known for its great industry. Paris’s factories produces a lot of France’s jewelry’s and other supplies including there Automobiles. Paris has a history of around 2,000 years. The Roman soldiers had founded a tribe by fisherman around 52 B.C. And that’s when the Romans had decided to build themselves a colony right there. Paris became popular during the middle ages and quickly grew amazingly throughout the years. Paris Today has changed a lot. Paris lies 107 Miles southeast, around the English Channel and it is near the Paris Basin. There is a river that goes through Paris for about 8 miles, and that river is called The Seine River. There was a wall that was built around the city around 1200 years ago. Today, where that wall was built there are boulevards. Although some will never forget, at that spot stood the wall that separated them. On February 10, 1763, there was a treaty called The Treaty of 1763 and it ended one of the famous wars called The Seven Years war which dealt with Europe, French and Indian War which was in America. Because of its rich history there is no wonder why people travel all over the world to visit Paris. Paris does not see very extreme temperatures. Although recently the weather has changed drastically in Paris and they have suffered both a heat wave and a very cold spell. This may happen again or it may never happen. The weather can be very unpredictable, even in Paris.
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