Paris: Is any city more closely associated with love and romance? Enjoy a relaxing tour on the Seine, then go all the way to the top of the Arc de Triomphe for a breathtaking view of the city. If it's romance you desire, Montmartre, away to the north on the tallest hill in the city, is the most unabashedly romantic district of Paris, with quiet stairways, little alleys, and deserted squares.

Paris has some of the best museums in the world. Discover treasures ranging from Picasso to Paleolithic carvings. You don't have to stay inside to enjoy the art: the city itself is a masterpiece, with architecture that inspires and celebrates the human spirit.

Whether you're enjoying a picnic by the Seine in the Square du Vert-Galant, sipping coffee in a sidewalk café, or treating yourself to the world's most elegant dining, you're sure to find something you love in Paris.

Places of interest in Paris:

• Arc de Triomphe
• Le Panthéon
• Rue Oberkampf
• The Louvre
• Notre Dame
• Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
• Musée National du Moyen Age
• Musée de l'Armée
• Marais mansions

Did you know that one of the most popular ways to see Paris is on foot? Paris à Pied offers three-hour walking tours of the Latin Quarter, the Marais, Montmartre, the heart of Paris, or the renovated glass-roofed passages that date back to the early 1800s. Groups are limited to 6 or fewer, and the price is moderate. Bicycle tours are also quite popular and can be arranged with little advance notice.

Kempinski Hotel Royal Monceau

The Kempinski Hotel Royal Monceau is a veritable Parisian Palace located only steps away from the historically acclaimed Avenue des Champs Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the capital's premier shopping avenue, Faubourg Saint Honoré. Nestled also in the heart of the 8th District famous for its Haute Couture Fashion Houses and multinational Business Headquarters, the hotel exudes the French Tradition and Heritage of " Art de Vivre " with it's luxurious and lavishly appointed interior spaces and individualized accommodations.

The hotel opened in 1928, in the " Roaring Twenties " an era when everything was larger than life. Here the spirit of those exacting travellers still reigns supreme. From Royalty to Heads of State, from Sir Winston Churchill to General Eisenhower, Robert de Niro to Charles Aznavour, Madonna to Michael Jackson, so much history…. So many famous people have left their mark, or simply a trace of perfume.

Opening onto the Hotel's flower filled garden or onto the Avenue Hoche, the 40 Suites and 179 private rooms are in harmony with the elegance of their setting representing the utmost in luxury to satisfy the most discerning traveller.

Thickly piled carpets, warm fabrics, period furniture, fireplaces, high ceilings, marble bathrooms with the finest cotton and linen towels and bathrobes, personalized floral decorations, room-service… Dedicated staff, at your service 24 hours a day, will allow you to feel pleasantly pampered.

In the elegant architecture of a glass dome, a litteral oasis in the midst of a garden filled with flowers both in summer or winter, the gourmet restaurant " Le Jardin " invites you on a marvellous culinary voyage through the flavours of the Provence region. Granted Michelin star status, it offers to the finest gourmet palates one of the best tables in Paris.

Dine in Le Jardin, where the high-class cuisine and the quality of the service will make your breakfasts, business lunches or dinners most memorable occasions. Or, enjoy the best of Italian cuisine in the heart of Paris in Le Carpaccio. In this "little Italy" with its warm and refined atmosphere under chandeliers from Murano, the specialities are served in a decor of Venetian fabric full of the colours of the sun.

You're in the heart of Paris, only steps away from the Champs-elysees.