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From Times Online

May 13, 2008

10 classic Paris travel ideas

We've a bateau mouche load of features and ideas on how to make the most of the capital - here are the best

Steve Keenan

It will always be our favourite citybreak destination, which is hardly surprising, is it?

An easy hop over by train (or cheap flight from the regions), top hotels and food and a cultural aspect few other cities can match.

Little wonder we've a stack of Paris content to showcase - here are my favourite articles from the last couple of years that should hopefully cover every angle you need to know when planning a few days in Paris.

TIMES ONLINE TOP 10 PARIS FEATURES

1 Eight Paris hotels extraordinaire - a taste for the quirky and unusual? How about an outrageous Gothic beauty or a barge on the Seine? (Feb 08)

2 Reliving historic canalside Paris - the Canal Saint-Martin carries you back in time to a forgotten Paris, a city where life was more reflective; but also more fraught (Sep 07)

3 Paris - the complete guide - eat, drink, shop, dance, culture or romance: we tailor-make six perfectly Parisian days out (Oct 07)

4 The hottest hotels in Paris - Hip Hotels author Herbert Ypma's latest book covers Paris. Here he picks his top 10 (May 06)

5 Paris in a spin - Last summer, 10,000 ‘free’ cycles hit the boulevards. Mark Hodson explores a whole new city on two wheels (July 07)

6 On a plate in Paris - Basque-style beef, Provençal tuna, Gascon ham... eat your way round France in Paris’s regional restaurants (Feb 07)

7 The haunts of an American in Paris - raffish cafes, Left Bank bars and iconic hotels have provided inspiration for America’s literati. John Gimlette visits the haunts of Hemingway, Capote, Burroughs and others (Sep 06)

8 Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris - Waldemar Januszczak follows the wild genius on a whistle-stop tour of racy Paris (Dec 06)

9 A romantic dinner in Paris - an intimate meal for two piles on the passion. Rosa Jackson, a fine dining expert, reveals her 10 favourite Parisian eateries (Feb 06)

10 The best of Paris nightlife - take your partner by the hand and hit the clubs of Paris, says Alison Culliford, with her guide to the city's lively nightspots (Feb 06)

Paris is cinema - why do you never remember?
Do discover the theaters on each side of the Bassin de la Villette ( l9th arrondissement), the Quai de Seine and the Quai de Loire,a white miniferry to take you across
framed by cafés plus excellent DVD bookshop.
Paradise of peace.

manon, paris, france