Paris’ geographic and historic heart is here in the Seine. The larger of the two innercity islands, the Île de la Cité, is dominated by Notre Dame. Serene Île St-Louis has elegant apartments and hotels and charming eateries and boutiques.
Paris - The Islands (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
revel in the crowning glory of medieval Gothic architecture and its brilliantly bestial rooftop walk: Cathédral de Notre Dame de Paris
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read richly coloured biblical tales, exquisitely told with a stained-glass grace and beauty impossible to find elsewhere at Sainte Chapelle
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learn how Marie Antoinette and thousands of others lived out their final days before being beheaded at the Conciergerie
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