Tourists taking cheap flights to Paris will need plenty of superlatives to describe it to family back home. The capital of France is the most romantic, the most elegant, the most glittering, the most atmospheric city of all the European capitals. Its landmarks are world famous and instantly recognisable. The Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame de Paris and Sacre Coeur, the Champs-Élysees and the Louvre (with its most famous painting - Mona Lisa or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo to give it its full name) are all ones to have on the must-see list, but how to soak up Paris's unique atmosphere?
Explore the arrondissements. Paris is divided into 20 districts that start with the Ile de la Cite in the centre and fan out – 1 to 20. Each has its own flavour; Grands Boulevards is for high-end shopping, while Le Marais is fashionable and cool. Go underground to the Catacombs in the Latin Quarter or stroll among the graves of the famous in Père-Lachaise cemetery in the 20ème.
Order a cafe au lait at one of Paris's outdoor cafes and people watch, tuck into a luscious pastry from a local patisserie or take in a puppet show in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Whatever you decide to do, Paris will cast a spell.
