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Best of Paris 2018 Preview Welcome to Paris La Ville Lumière (the City of Light) acquired its enduring moniker due to its leading role in the Age of Enlight- enment, and it’s as apt as ever today, with enduring icons alongside ground- breaking innovations. The enchanting French capital is awash with land- PARIS marks that need no introduction – the Eiffel Tower, TOP SIGHTS, AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame among them – along with a trove of specialist museums and galleries. Creamy-stone, grey-metal-roofed apart- ment buildings, lamp-lit bridges and geometrically laid-out formal parks are equally integral parts of the city’s fabric. Contrary to its magnificently preserved cityscapes, however, Paris has never stood still, but has constantly evolved throughout the eras, leading the way in industrial, artistic, scientific and architectural endeavours. This innovative spirit continues today, with pioneering green transport initiatives and dazzling new architectural pro- jects that include skyscraping towers along the periphery and re-energised urban spaces, such as the Île Seguin-Rives de Seine development on a Seine island being transformed into a cultural hub of the city’s ambitious Grand Paris (Greater Paris) expansion. Creativity is evident everywhere, from neobistro kitchens, cutting-edge cocktail bars, fashion ateliers and vibrant street art to the 1920s former railway depot housing Station F, the world’s largest start-up hub. contrary to its magnificently preserved cityscapes, Paris IMAGE THIS EDITION WRITTEN AND RESEARCHED BY has never stood still 17/5/ SHUTT Catherine Le Nevez Image Stock Eiff el T France Eiffel Tower (p36) overlooking Parc du Champ de Mars GIVAGA/SHUTTERSTOCK © Releas By: giv GIVAGA 000-title-opener-bo-par2.indd0-title-opener-bo-par2.indd 1 119/05/20179/05/2017 22:11:11:11:11 PPMM th e Seine Montmartre & 2 PLAN YOUR TRIP PARIS Northern Paris 02km N# 0 1 mile Montmartre’s en- chanting hilly streets Montmartre Lonely Planet’s adjoin the red-light Pigalle district, &home N Paris to the Moulin Rouge. 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