Beauty of France
Art is everywhere in France — particularly in Paris and other major cities — and Gothic, Romanesque Rococo and Neoclassic influences can be seen in many churches and other public buildings.
Many of history’s most renowned artists, including Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro, sought inspiration in Paris, and they gave rise to the Impressionism movement.
The Louvre Museum in Paris is among the world’s largest museums and is home to many famous works of art, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
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Beauty of France
The fascination of the French capital – ‘the city of cities’ as Victor Hugo put it – is eternal. It has been growing and changing for over 2,000 years, and each of its many layers is rich in history and intrigue. Unlike many European cities, it was left almost unscathed by the two world wars, and its celebrated streets, monuments and museums still work their centuries-old magic today. Paris is a city ideal for strolling – there is always something completely different around the next corner; begin at place de la Concorde, and before you realise it you can have walked through the Napoleonic arcades of rue de Rivoli and the charming squares and lanes of the Marais to the Bastille, or past the riverside quais and street markets on the Rive Gauche (Left Bank) of the Seine to the famous bohemian gathering-points in the cafés of St-Germain.
