Paris is the capital city of France and one with the highest population in the country. It is also popularly referred to as the "city of love" or the "city of lights." It is the capital for world business, Fashion and entertainment. It is described as the land of the impressionist with a rich history, culture and art. Paris attracts the most tourists in France and quite possibly in Europe. The city has amazing history and has a beautiful rivers cape. It hosts beautiful historical monuments like chapels, palaces and cathedrals. Paris is known for its Café and restaurants, cinema life, theatre and it has an amazing night life. Paris is also famous for museums and is a must see for new tourists .
Families, business tourists and tourists who have a passion for arts and culture are the types of tourists who visit Paris. There is a lot to see for each and every type of tourist. Major attractions include structures like, the Eiffel tower which is an iron structure that is more than a thousand feet in the champ de mars park built in 1889. The Louvre museum is among the most visited museums and is located at the Louvre palace and houses more than one million collections. The Arc de Triomphe was constructed in the 1800 to memorize Napoleon Bonaparte success in battle. Notre Dame de Paris is the most famous cathedral in the world that stands at 400 feet with two towers. Other places to see include the Sacre-coeur, which is a stunning basilica made of marble, the Luxembourg gardens, one of the largest parks in Paris and has features like statues as well as fountains. People with a passion for art can visit Musee d’Orsay that houses impressionist paintings from the 1800-1900 from famous artists like Monet, Van Gogh, Sisley, Pissarro, and Jean-Francois Millet.
The place de la Concorde is the spot where King Louis XVI and many others guillotined during the revolution and is the largest square in Paris. Other places like center Pompidou and Sainte chapel are also amazing places to visit while in Paris. Tourist spots around the world change with times and sometimes even famous holiday spots soon shut down.
Tourist destinations have a life cycle and a typical cycle begins with the exploration stage. Thereafter, it moves to the involvement stage then the development stage. The next stage is the consolidation stage where it then moves to the stagnation stage. At this point the destination has already been known and its resources have been used up. What succeeds this stage is either rejuvenation or a decline. In the case of Paris, it can be said that it is in the stagnation stage since many are aware of the city and its environs as a great tourist destination and have thus been visiting the area for quite a while. However, it is slowly moving into the rejuvenation stage since the city seems to keep attracting tourists in recent times while other attractive spots become obsolete (Fallon, 2008).
References
Rick Steve, S. S. (2013). Rick Steves' Paris 2014. Avalon Travel.
Steve Fallon, N. W. (2008). Paris. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese. Lonely Planet.
