SAFETY

Paris is safe for everyone and at any moment... Except pickpockets !

Be careful, Paris are plenty of pickpockets. If a pickpocket see that you are a tourist (not only but good prey), you have an Iphone (not only but good meat) while you are distracted (not only but good time), believe us you have almost 100% chance to be confronted at this situation. Always keep your hand on your purse or your pocket.
If it is happen do not go to the police station to find the robber, only if you need a charge fill for your insurance.

CLIMAT

Continental Climat, unpredictable weather, cloudy in general.

The climate of Paris is unstable hence the expression "you are like the weather of Paris" but in general it is cloudy, not very cold in winter and not very hot in summer (except canicular temperatures of maximum 1 week).

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PRICES

Cheapeast and calmest month to come in august, best moment in June (many festivals and perfect weather)

In Paris, everything except bread, wine and some free things in Paris is expensive. here below some examples :

Accomodations : Count for a 2 stars hotels between from 70 € to 100 €, 3*** hotels around 100 € to 150 € and 4**** hotels more than 150 €. You can find cheaper prices than here above during the christmas week, ponctually in the firsts months of the year and in august (no fairs, parisians in holiday so less waiting for attractions and less stress more enjoyment...). If you take an appartment Air Bnb, be sure that is not a scam.

Food : In average 20 € per meal in a restaurant or 12 € in a fast food

Beverage : Hot drinks 5 € (except expressos), cold drinks 7 €, you can get half price if you drink standing at the bar. During the afternoon most of bars and pubs propose an "happy hours times" that divide prices or multiply drinks ;)

Transportation : Public transports (métro, bus, tram) one way : 1.90 €

Public bicycles one day : 1 €

Scooters : 1 € + 0.20 € /min

HISTORY

In 52 BC, a Roman army led by Titus Labienus defeated the Parisii and established a Gallo-Roman garrison town called Lutetia. The town was Christianised in the 3rd century AD, and after the collapse of the Roman Empire, it was occupied by Clovis I, the King of the Franks, who made it his capital in 508.

During the Middle Ages, Paris was the largest city in Europe, an important religious and commercial centre, and the birthplace of the Gothic style of architecture.

In the 16th century, Paris became the book-publishing capital of Europe.

In the 18th century, Paris was the centre of the intellectual ferment known as the Enlightenment, and the main stage of the French Revolution from 1789.

In the 19th century, Napoleon embellished the city with monuments to military glory. It became the European capital of fashion and the scene of two more revolutions (in 1830 and 1848). Under Napoleon III and his Prefect of the Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the centre of Paris was rebuilt between 1852 and 1870 with wide new avenues, squares and new parks.

So, Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science, arts. Everywhere you watch, is fully printed of his history.