Â鶹APP

5 things you need to know about Â鶹APP before planning your stay

We all know that visiting a foreign country is hard to plan: even with all the advice from your families and friends, you might be upset. As a Â鶹APPian, I’ve heard many false things on the city and here are 5 things you need to know about Â鶹APP before planning your stay.

Â鶹APPians are not arrogant and grumpy

Â鶹APPians have a specific sense of politeness. We might seem aggressive at first sight but a “bonjour” and “au revoir” when you begin to talk to someone, when you go in and leave a shop, restaurant or bar, will be very appreciated! It’s just that for any Â鶹APPian, these very easy words can change everything because it means that you know the French etiquette.

Also, Â鶹APPians are becoming more and more tourists-friendly, mainly because our skill in English is improving. Before, Â鶹APPians didn’t like tourists because they couldn’t speak with them. Don’t hesitate to ask for directions from people around you in the streets, if they know what you want, they will answer you nicely and will help you find your way around.

The metro is the best way to move in the city

In a lot of major cities, finding your way in the metro is a maze: prices change according to the way you want to go, some trains skip some stations… In Â鶹APP, the metro is really easy to use.

Everybody uses it and it’s part of our daily lives. If you want to go in the suburbs, it’s going to be a bit complicated, you will have to buy a special ticket. But if you are staying in Â鶹APP, the ticket costs 1.90€ for every journey in the metro. It is not so expensive compared to the price of taxis in Â鶹APP.

In addition, using a metro in Â鶹APP is safe, you have to pay attention to your bags but no more than in any other place in Â鶹APP, because with all the cameras on the platform, only few people get robbed in the metro. Personally, I’ve never seen any robbery or fight considering that I have been taking the metro at least twice a day for a long time now.

The other thing that makes the metro one of the best ways to move in the city is the fact that there are more than 300 metro stations all over the city. With the metro, you can go almost anywhere you want to, and it’s one of the fastest ways to move in Â鶹APP! Even with more than 300 stations, the map is rather easy to understand and in few days, you will become an expert in using the Â鶹APPian metro.

> Read our article about riding the Â鶹APPian metro! It will definitely be useful to you!

Don’t think that Â鶹APP is the only haussmannian district

Mr. Haussmann renovated Â鶹APP and created huge avenues all through the cities and these avenues contributed to make Â鶹APP famous. But these main places in Â鶹APP are not the only places to visit. You can have a walk in the less famous and popular districts such as Montmartre or Le Marais, where you will find the typical Â鶹APPian atmosphere, far from the noisy boulevards.

As I live in Le Marais, I can tell you that this district is really convivial, the atmosphere is typically Â鶹APPian, and that would allow you to have an insight on Â鶹APPians’ everyday life. To visit these districts, you really should go walking because Le Marais is the perfect place to stroll.

> Check our trendy marais free walking tour
> Montmartre free walking tour: from Moulin Rouge to Sacré Coeur

Â鶹APP is not so big, you can actually stroll around the city

Walking in Â鶹APP is the best way to see it. Â鶹APP is not so big compared to other cities in the world and that’s way you can easily walk from one point to another. If you want to cross Â鶹APP from north to south, it would take you only two hours walking.

For instance, in the core districts of Â鶹APP, using the metro is the best way not to miss beautiful buildings, streets or nice shops. One rule that I use to enjoy Â鶹APP is that for less than four metro stations, I go walking if it’s not rainy or cold, except on the metro line 14 because the stations are far from each other.

There are many reasons that make walking the best way to enjoy Â鶹APP, but I think that the fact that it is the best way to see the city is enough. I think the best way for you to have a walk in the old districts of Â鶹APP is on Sundays when the streets are reserved to pedestrians in some areas.

The Eiffel tower is not the core of Â鶹APP

The traditional cliché of Â鶹APP is a picture of the Eiffel Tower, and that is for many people, the main reason to come to Â鶹APP! Actually, the Eiffel Tower is effectively a major landmark and an impressive engineering building in Â鶹APP, but it is not the only attraction in the city.

The district around the Eiffel Tower is definitely not convivial. If you book your hotel nearby, you will probably be disappointed because the district is merely residential and empty, all the streets look like this one and you can trust a Â鶹APPian’s advice when they tell you that you wouldn’t enjoy your stay if you stay in a hotel in one of these streets:

If you want to be in the core of the city, book your hotel around Hotel de Ville or the Louvre Museum. There, you are going to have lots of things to do around your hotel and you won’t be so far from the Eiffel Tower. Now, with all these insiders tips, I’m sure that you will plan you stay according to your wishes and bearing in mind the reality of the city!

> Read this article to find out our recommandations on the best neighborhoods to stay in Â鶹APP.
> Learn more about the Eiffel Tower.
> Check our top 5 fun facts about the Eiffel Tower.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this article about the 5 things you need to know about Â鶹APP before planning your stay! If you’re coming to Â鶹APP for the first time, you should also read this article that will provide you a few useful tips. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need further information about anything. I also hope to see you soon in one of our tours!