Vacation Apartment Rentals in Paris

Paris is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with over 30 million foreign visitors per year See.
An important settlement for more than two millennia, Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. The Paris Region (Île-de-France) is Europe's biggest city economy, and is fifth in the World's list of cities by GDP. With €500.8 billion (US$628.9 billion), it produced more than a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) of France in 2006 See

Cost of living is raising, but cost of traveling (for the savvy ones) is plummeting. Paris is an expensive city but it can be navigated for a very affordable deal. First off you need Paris accommodation and you just found the best value for money. Paris vacation rentals are renown as the best option. Go here to start your search: Paris Apartments.

There are so many things to do free in Paris that an entire book in French has been written on the subject: “Paris-0-Euro.” For music lovers, check the churches. The Val de Grâce church in the Fifth Arrondissement, for example, offers a free classical music and organ concert at 7 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month; the Madeleine Church in the Eighth Arrondissement offers free organ and choral concerts two or three Sundays a month at 4 p.m.

For the last 10 years, a group of hard-core dancers have gathered on the Seine every evening from mid-May through September. They do the tango, salsa and rock-swing. Free lessons start at 7:30 p.m. (a hat for tips is passed), followed by dancing until midnight. It all happens at Square Tino Rossi at 9, quai St.-Bernard in front of the University of Paris at Jussieu just a few steps from the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.
If you're in a romantic mood, pick up a copy of the paperback “The Best Places to Kiss in Paris.” A user-friendly guide.
Most info on this page were taken from

As for museums, forget the big expensive national ones like the Louvre and visit the free permanent collections of the city-run ones, including the Petit Palais, the Musée Carnavalet and the Cognacq-Jay. The small ones, too, like the homes of Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac, are also free.
If you're in a romantic mood, pick up a copy of the paperback “The Best Places to Kiss in Paris.” A user-friendly guide.
Most info on this page were taken from the travel section of the New York Times website.

Les Halles (1st arrondissement, right bank) was formerly Paris' central meat and produce market, since the late 1970s a major shopping centre around an important metro connection station (Châtelet-Les Halles, the biggest in Europe). The past Les Halles was destroyed in 1971 and replaced by the Forum des Halles. The central market of Paris, the biggest wholesale food market in the world, was transferred to Rungis, in the southern suburbs.

The 2nd arrondissement, together with the adjacent 8th and 9th arrondissements, hosts an important business district, centred on the Paris Opéra, which houses the city's densest concentration of business activities. The arondissement contains the former Paris Bourse (stock exchange) and a large number of banking headquarters, as well as a textile district, known as the Sentier, and the Opéra-Comique concert hall.

Le Marais (3rd and 4th arrondissements) is a trendy Right Bank district. It is a very culturally open place.

Le Marais (3rd and 4th arrondissements) is a trendy Right Bank district. It is a very culturally open place.

Quartier Latin (5th and 6th arrondissements, left bank) is a twelfth century scholastic centre formerly stretching between the Left Bank's Place Maubert and the Sorbonne campus. It is known for its lively atmosphere and many bistros. With various higher education establishments, such as the École Normale Supérieure, ParisTech and the Jussieu university campus make it a major educational centre in Paris, which also contributes to its atmosphere.

Quartier Latin (5th and 6th arrondissements, left bank) is a twelfth century scholastic centre formerly stretching between the Left Bank's Place Maubert and the Sorbonne campus. It is known for its lively atmosphere and many bistros. With various higher education establishments, such as the École Normale Supérieure, ParisTech and the Jussieu university campus make it a major educational centre in Paris, which also contributes to its atmosphere.

It contains a number of French national institutions. Among these are the French National Assembly and numerous French ministries.
The 7th arrondissement is also a major tourist destination, containing the Eiffel Tower and the Hôtel des Invalides, which is the burial site of Napoléon.

Champs-Élysées (8th arrondissement, right bank) is a seventeenth century garden-promenade turned avenue connecting the Concorde and Arc de Triomphe.It is one of the many tourist attractions and a major shopping street of Paris. This avenue has been called la plus belle avenue du monde ("the most beautiful avenue in the world").
Place de la Concorde (8th arrondissement, right bank) is at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, built as the "Place Louis XV", site of the infamous guillotine. The Egyptian obelisk is Paris' "oldest monument". On this place, on the two side of the Rue Royale live two identical stone buildings: the eastern houses the French Naval Ministry, the western the luxurious Hôtel de Crillon. Nearby Place Vendôme is famous for its fashionable and deluxe hotels (Hotel Ritz and Hôtel de Vendôme) and its jewellers. Many famous fashion designers have had their salons in the square.
Faubourg Saint-Honoré (8th arrondissement, right bank) is one of Paris' high-fashion districts, home to labels such as Hermès and Christian Lacroix

L'Opéra (9th arrondissement, right bank) is the area around the Opéra Garnier is a home to the capital's densest concentration of both department stores and offices. A few examples are the Printemps and Galeries Lafayette grands magasins (department stores), and the Paris headquarters of financial giants such as Crédit Lyonnais and American Express.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, the arrondissement contains two of Paris's six main railway stations: the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l'Est. Built during the 19th century, these two termini are among the busiest in Europe.

"The eleventh" is a sexy, varied and lively area. To the west lies the Place de la République which is joined to the Place de la Bastille in the east by the sweeping, tree-lined Boulevard Richard Lenoir, with its large markets and children's parks. The Place de la Bastille and the rue du Faubourg St Antoine are a favourite for trendy cafés, restaurants and nightlife and also contain a range of boutiques and galleries. The Oberkampf district to the north is another popular area for nightlife. The east is more residential, with more wholesale commerce, while the areas around Boulevards Voltaire and Parmentier are livelier crossroads for the local community.

The 12th arrondissement contains the Opéra Bastille, the second largest opera house in Paris. It was inaugurated in 1989, on the 200th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille. The Bois de Vincennes is also located in this arrondissement.

It is home to Paris's main Chinatown, which is located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings.
The 13th arrondissement also hosts the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand and the newly built business district of Paris Rive Gauche

Montparnasse (14th arrondissement) is a historic Left Bank area famous for artists studios, music halls, and café life. The large Montparnasse - Bienvenüe métro station and the lone Tour Montparnasse skyscraper are located there. The 14th arrondissement also contains the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, which is located near Parc Montsouris and Stade Charléty.
Other places of interest in the area:
* Paris Catacombs museum
* Cimetière du Montparnasse
* Gare Montparnasse
* Montparnasse area
* Musée Lenine
* La Santé Prison

Situated on the Rive Gauche (left bank) of the River Seine and sharing the Montparnasse district with the 6th and 14th arrondissements, it is the city's most populous arrondissement. The Tour Montparnasse – Paris's tallest skyscraper – and the neighbouring Gare Montparnasse are both located in the 15th arrondissement, at its border with the 14th.
The 15th arrondissement also contains the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre and the high-rise district of the Front de Seine (or Beaugrenelle) located near the Eiffel Tower.

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement – which includes the mainly residential districts of Auteuil and Passy – is home to a large number of diplomatic embassies and is also the location of the famous Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris.
The 16th arrondissement hosts the sport venues of the Parc des Princes, which is the stadium of Paris SG football club; the tennis French Open site of Roland-Garros; and Stade Jean-Bouin, home to the Stade Français rugby union club. The Bois de Boulogne is also located in this arrondissement

Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, this arrondissement hosts three very active areas: in the northern part, the working-class area around the place de Clichy is an extension of the Pigalle red-light district; in the southern part, the upper-class area around the avenue des Ternes, where the Marché Poncelet is located, is more Haussmannian in style. Wedged in between these two is the former village of Batignolles.
The 17th arrondissement also hosts the Palais des Congrès of Paris, which is a large exhibition center with a skyscraper hotel, the Concorde Lafayette

Montmartre (18th arrondissement, right bank) is a historic area on the Butte, home to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. Montmartre has always had a history with artists and has many studios and cafés of many great artists in that area.

It is crossed by two canals, the Canal Saint-Denis and the Canal de l'Ourcq, which meet at the level of the Parc de la Villette.
The 19th arrondissement hosts the public park of Parc des Buttes Chaumont located on a hill. It also hosts the Parc de la Villette, encompassing the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, which is an exhibition center dedicated to sciences and industries, and the Cité de la Musique, harbouring the Conservatoire de Paris, one of the most-renowned music schools in Europe.

It contains the cosmopolitan districts of Ménilmontant and Belleville which have welcomed many successive waves of immigration since the middle of the 19th century. Today, Belleville holds the second largest Chinatown in Paris.
The 20th arrondissement is also internationally known for hosting the Père Lachaise Cemetery where one can find the burials of many famous composers (such as Chopin and Rossini), writers (including Oscar Wilde and Marcel Proust), painters (Pissarro, Jacques-Louis David and others) and even rock singers (Jim Morrison)