Enjoy Paris at leisure

Paris is a city of drifters. The best way to understand this city and the way of life of its people is to avoid all haste. Wander in peace, enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine when the mood takes you and linger at the dinner table. Admire the stylish people that pass you on the street, but don't forget to look from time to time; the beauty of many buildings only becomes clear when you take the time to view the façades properly.

Take the city one piece at a time
One good way to comprehend the French capital is to enjoy it piece by piece. By dedicating a whole day to a single city district you make the time to enjoy the visual diversity of the metropolis. One good place to begin is at Marais, which is one of the most rewarding parts of Paris. The streets of this district with their special boutiques and numerous cafés quite literally throb with life.

There is no way to visit this city without eating well. However, with such a plethora of restaurants and a list of choice venues that evolves all the time there is simply no way to make individual recommendations. One good way to find a good place to eat is to search for places that seem local and that are enthusiastically patronised by people other than tourists.

Bric-á-brac 
Paris is a great place for fine fashion hunters. The creations of top designers may be purchased at reasonable prices in the city's numerous outlets specialising in fashionable clothing. Lovers of antiques can also easily become enthralled with Paris. The larger fleamarkets really illuminate the meaning of bric-á-brac. St. Ouen and Clignancourt really are the places for everything, from cast iron spiral staircases and antique furniture to period American costumes.