ParisYesFranceThe capital of China is an international metropolis. The densely populated main urban area (105 km²) has a population of 2.2 million, and the entire Paris city has a population of 12 million. She isEuropeThe largest population gathering place. Paris is located in northern France, on the coast of Seine. It has famous organizations and relics with great influence in various fields of culture, art, fashion, gastronomy and design. It is considered to be the most beautiful and romantic city in the world. Paris is calledCity of light（la Ville Lumière)andFashion capital, She is the birthplace of the world's most outstanding and luxurious fashion designers and cosmetics (for example: Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, Guerlain, Lancome, L'Oreal, Clarins, etc.). A large part of Paris (including the Seine) is listed asUNESCO World Heritage Site. The number of Michelin restaurants in Paris ranks second in the world (afterTokyo), and there are many iconic buildings, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, the Moulin Rouge, Lido, etc., which are the most visited in the world. These make Paris the most tourist attraction in the world. It attracts 45 million tourists every year.
area
The city of Paris is divided into 20 areas called "arrondissements", clockwise from the Kilomètre Zéro in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in the city center, numbered from 1 to 20. For example, "5th" is often represented by "5e" in French; the larger the number, the farther away from the city center. You can pay more attention when choosing a place to stay. The 12th district has the Bois de Vincennes (Bois de Vincennes); the 16th district has the Bois de Boulogne (Bois de Boulogne). These two forests are large green areas on the outskirts of Paris and play an important role in the city.
At any newsstand in the city, you can buy a portable pocket map called Paris Pratique par Arrondissement, which shows the specific locations of Paris’ districts and the distribution of many famous attractions in detail and intuitively. Visitor centers and restaurants will also provide useful and free city maps and subway maps. However, for ordinary tourists, they only need to get a free map at the visitor center or hotel to travel freely in the city of Paris, because the Paris map (except the Michelin map) sold by many newsstands in Paris and the City Map in the visitor center There is no difference, and maps sold at newsstands are generally around €5.
Each area has its unique characteristics, the following are the famous attractions in each area:
- Paris 1st district (1er). The geographical center of Paris is also the best starting point for travelers. The Musée du Louvre (The Musée du Louvre), the Jardin des Tuileries (the Jardin des Tuileries), Place Vendôme (Place Vendôme), Les Halles (Les Halles), Palais Royal (French Ministry of Culture and Communication) Location), National Theatre (Comédie-Française), Theatre du Châtelet (théatre du Châtelet), Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel) and Piazza Carrousel at the eastern end of the historical axis (Axe historique) , Pont Neuf, Pont des Arts, the western half of Île de la Cité.
- Paris 2nd district (2e). The central business district of Paris. The Bourse, Opéra-Comique, Théâtre des Variétés, Passage des Panoramas, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, National Library of France (Bibliothèque Nationale).
- Paris 3rd district (3e). French National Archives (Archives Nationales), Carnavalet Museum (Musée Carnavalet), National Craft Museum (Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers), Villa Soubise (Hôtel de Soubise), the northern part of Marais (relatively quiet) Region).
- Paris 4th district (4e). Notre-Dame de Paris, the Hôtel de Ville, Hôtel de Sully, Beaubourg, Rue des Rosiers and Jewish Quarter), Le Marais (Le Marais), BHV shopping mall (Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville), Paris disaster monument (Mémorial de la Shoah), Centre Georges Pompidou (Centre Georges Pompidou), Place des Vosges (Place des Vosges, Victor Hugo’s house, Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Chatelet Square and Victory Fountain, Saint-Jacques Tower, Île Saint-Louis, the eastern half of Île de la Cité.
- Paris 5th district (5e).includeLatin QuarterThe eastern half of (Quartier latin) is the old city and academic district of Paris. Paris Botanical Garden (Jardin des Plantes), French National Museum of Natural History (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle), Cluny Medieval Museum (Musée de Cluny), Panthéon (the Panthéon), Paris First University (Sorbonne University) (La Sorbonne, Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Église Saint-Séverin, La Grande Mosquée, Musée de l'Institut du Monde Arabe, etc. It's all here.
- Paris 6th district (6e).includeLatin QuarterThe western half of the (Quartier latin). The Jardin du Luxembourg and the French Senate (Sénat), Place Saint-Michel, Église Saint-Sulpice (Église Saint-Sulpice), The Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighbourhood and the connected Sèvres-Babylone and Rue de Rennes are in this area.
- Paris 7th district (7e)The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) and the adjacent Parc du Champ de Mars (Parc du Champ de Mars), Les Invalides (Les Invalides), Musée d'Orsay (Musée d'Orsay), French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) and surrounding areas, Paris Military Academy ( École Militaire), the Musée du quai Branly (Musée du quai Branly) and large shopping malls in ParisLe Bon Marché is in this area.
- Paris 8th district (8e).Champs-Élysées, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde, Le Palais de l'Élysée, Église de la Madeleine , Jacquemart-André Museum (Jacquemart-André Museum), Saint-Lazare Station (Gare Saint-Lazare), Grand Palace (Grand Palais), Petit Palais (Petit Palais) and the famous Hosman Avenue West Half.
- Paris 9th district (9e).Paris Opera House (Opéra Garnier), Galeries Lafayette (Galeries Lafayette), Grevin Wax Museum (Musée Grévin), Friesberg Concert Hall (Folies Bergère) and the eastern half of Boulevard Hossmann.
- Paris 10th district (10e).Canal Saint-Martin, Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Porte Saint-Denis, Porte Saint-Martin ), Passage Brady, Passage du Prado, Saint-Laurent, Place de la République and Église Saint-Vincent -de-Paul) in the district.
- Paris 11th district (11e).There are many restaurants and bars on Rue Oberkampf, Bastille, Nation, New Jewish Quarter, Cirque d'Hiver And the Église Saint-Ambroise church (Église Saint-Ambroise) is a feature here.
- Paris 12th district (12e)There are Opéra Bastille, Bercy’s parks and villages, Promenade Plantée, Quartier d’Aligre, Gare de Lyon, Gare de Lyon Cimetière de Picpus, Viaduc des arts, Bois de Vincennes and Zoo de Vincennes.
- Paris 13th district (13e), Also known as "Gobelins" (Gobelins). This area has Paris Chinatown, which is the area where most Chinese live and earn a living in Paris. Place d'Italie, lively La Butte-aux-Cailles, Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF), Gare d'Austerlitz , Manufacture des Gobelins (Manufacture des Gobelins), Olympiades (Olympiades), Tolbiac (Tolbiac), Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital (Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital) in this area.
- Paris 14th district (14e).Cimetière du Montparnasse, Gare Montparnasse, the notorious "Health" prison (La Santé Prison), Denfert-Rochereau and Denfert-Rochereau Piazza del-Rochereau, Parc Montsouris, Stade Charléty, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, and near the Montparnasse Tower leading to the burial crypt The public passages are in this area.
- Paris 15th district (15e).Montparnasse Tower (Tour Montparnasse), Porte de Versailles (Porte de Versailles), the only high-rise buildings in the city Front de Seine district, La Ruche district (La Ruche), André Citroen Park ( Parc André Citroën, Aquaboulevard and Saint-Lambert areas, Necker, Grenelle and Javel In this district.
- Paris 16th district (16e).Charlotte (Palais de Chaillot) and its anthropological museum (Musée de l'Homme), French monuments museum (Musée national des Monuments Français) and the underground Théâtre national de Chaillot (Théâtre national de Chaillot), Boulogne Forest (Bois de Boulogne), Passy Cemetery (Cimetière de Passy), Princes Park (Parc des Princes), Musée Marmottan-Monet, Trucatello Palace (Palais du Trocadéro), The famous French radio station (Maison de la Radio) and Avenue Foch (Avenue Foch) in "Sound Leap Paris" are both in the 16th arrondissement.
- Paris 17th district (17e).Palais des Congrès, Place de Clichy, Parc Monceau, Marché Poncelet and Square des Batignolles This area.
- Paris 18th district (18e).Montmartre, Pigalle (Red Light District in Paris), Barbès, Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, Saint-Jean-Montmartre Church (Église) Saint-Jean-de-Montmartre and Goutte d'Or (Little Chinatown) are in this area.
- Paris 19th district (19e).Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris’s largest public green space-Parc de la Villette, Bassin de la Villette, Parc de la Villette (Parc des Buttes-Chaumont), Paris Music City (Cité de la Musique), Canal de l'Ourcq (Canal de l'Ourcq) and Canal Saint-Denis (Canal Saint-Denis) are in this area.
- Paris 20th district (20e)The Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (Cimetière du Père-Lachaise), Belleville Park (Parc de Belleville), Belleville and Ménilmontant are in this area.
- La DefenseAlthough it is not an official district of Paris, this new district with skyscrapers attracts a large number of tourists due to its modern architecture and public art. Some Parisians are also accustomed to call it the "21st arrondissement."
In addition, the Greater Paris area and outer suburbs outside the center of Paris belong toÎle-de-FranceRegions. According to the districts, some cities west of Paris (such asNeuilly-sur-Seine, Boulogne-Billancourt, Saint Cloud, Levallois-Perret) There are more neighborhoods where wealthy residents live, while many neighborhoods in the northeast are mainly homes for poor people from outside.
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history
The city of Paris originated from the city of Lutecia established by the ancient Roman Celts on the Island of Cité (the island on the Seine where the current Notre-Dame Cathedral is located). The current name refers to the self-proclaimed Parisii of the Gaul-Celtic tribe that ruled the area at the time. The city of Lutecia (now the fifth district of Paris) was established on the left bank of the Seine in at least 52 BCLatin Quarter) The ancient Romans called it that way.
The Romans ruled the area for as long as they did in other parts of the Western Empire, until 508 AD was considered by France to be their first king'Frank ClovisReplaced. The descendants of the Clovis, also known as the Carolingian dynasty, continued to expand the territory of Lutesia, but after being attacked by pirates and other disasters, most of the population was forced to move back to the original Celtic center. Saidai Island. The Duke of Capet of Paris was elected to inherit the last Carolingian dynasty and became King of France, ensuring the city's dominant position in the Middle Ages. In the following centuries, Paris expanded to the area on the right bank now known as le Marais. Some buildings from that time can still be seen in the fourth district.
The Sorbonne University was founded in the Middle Ages. As the "University of Paris", it has become one of the most important learning centers in Europe, if not the whole world, in the history of hundreds of years. Some of the universities and colleges in the fifth and thirteenth districts are the majority of the institutions at that time.
In the late 18th century, France and Europe experienced political and social turmoil. During this period, the French government structure changed from a system in which aristocrats and Catholic clergy enjoyed feudal privileges under the original monarchy to a system based on enlightenment principles such as nationalism, citizenship and inalienable human rights. The famous events that occurred during and after the revolution were the fall of the Bastille (zone 4) and the rise and fall of the Napoleonic kingdom. From this violent turmoil, the still-known passion Francis triggered the French Revolution, and the embryonic form of modern France emerged.
Today's Paris is very different from the reign of the Duke of Capet. Later, the French Bourbon dynasty also built the Louvre and the Royal Palace in the first arrondissement. In the 19th century, Baron von Hausmann set out to rebuild the city, building straight roads and more grand and unified buildings, replacing the medieval houses of the time.
existShangri-La Belle Epoque(La Belle Époque) many new miracles appeared. This was the golden age of Paris at the end of the 19th century, which became widely known. The famous Gustave-Eiffel Tower, the first subway line, most of the parks and street lights (some people believe that the city’s name "the city that never sleeps" came from) were built in this period. The title of this city of light not only refers to the epoch-making electric lighting system installed on the streets of Paris, but also refers to the achievements of that era.EnlightenmentThe prominence and aura.
Paris in the twentieth century has experienced hardships, but fortunately it is not the worst. When receiving the order to burn the city from Hitler, the German general Choltitz may be persuaded by the Swedish diplomats to decide that instead of being a saboteur and being accused by future generations, he should surrender and become the savior of Paris. After the war, Paris recovered quickly at first, but gradually slowed down in the 1970s and 1980s, and began to face the problems encountered by all major cities: pollution, housing shortages, and the failure of various experimental cities to rebuild.
But during this period, Paris has achieved considerable growth as a diversified city, with new immigrants from all over the world, especially French-speaking countries, including most of northern and western Africa, as well as Vietnam and Laos. These immigrants brought their food and music, which became an element of attracting many tourists.
In the 21st century, immigration and multiculturalism have increased significantly with the arrival of Latin Americans, especially fromMexico，ColombiaandBrazil. In the late 1990s, it was difficult to find good Mexican food in Paris. Today, there are dozens of choices from cheap taquerias outside the district to beautiful restaurants on the Champs Elysées. At the same time, Latin music from salsa to samba is also very popular (of course, Parisian electronic music still exists).
In the 21st century, the living environment in Paris has also been greatly improved. The Mayor’s Office focuses on reducing pollution, improving facilities for environmentally friendly transportation, providing a huge bicycle lane connection system, adding non-motorized vehicle areas and updating, faster subway networks. Not only tourists, but Parisians themselves are also beneficiaries of this car-less policy.
Climate 
In Western Europe, Paris has a maritime climate with cool winters and warm summers. The Atlantic Ocean has played a role in regulating temperature for many Western European countries, including France. Even in January, the coldest month, the temperature almost always exceeds the freezing point, with an average of 6°C (43°F). Snow is not common in Paris, although it will fall several times a year, and there will be heavy snowstorms every few years. Most of the stagnant water in Paris comes from light rain throughout the year.
Summer is warm and pleasant, with an average temperature of 23°C (75°F) in midsummer. Spring and autumn are usually cool and humid.
| climate | ㋀ | ㋁ | ㋂ | ㋃ | ㋄ | ㋅ | ㋆ | ㋇ | ㋈ | ㋉ | ㋊ | ㋋ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest during the day（℃） | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Lowest at night（℃） | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| precipitation（㎜） | 54 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 65 | 55 | 63 | 43 | 55 | 60 | 52 | 59 |
Travel time
In general, it may be better to travel to Paris in May.
Physical geography
Paris is located in the center of the Paris Basin in northern France and straddles the Seine River. It has a population of approximately 2.2 million. The Greater Paris region, which includes the city of Paris and the seven surrounding provinces, has a population of 10 million, making it one of the most populous cities in the world. The city of Paris only includes the 20 districts within the original Paris city walls. The Greater Paris region also includes Haute-Seine, Val-de-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis, which are distributed around the walls of Paris and are composed of urban areas connected to Paris. The city of Paris, the above three provinces, Yvelines, Val d'Oise, Seine-Marne and Essonne together form the Paris Region. This area has been called "Ile de France" (Ile de France) in ancient times.
arrive
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Paris has two international airports-for more information, including arrival/departure times, please check their official website.
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport(Code: CDG), located in the north of Paris, is the main airport of Paris. You can reach the city by train, bus and taxi.
- Orly International Airport (Orly International Airport, code ORY), this old international airport is located in the southwest of Paris, mainly for the domestic routes of Air France and the international routes of European airlines. It has two halls, the South Hall and the West Hall, which are connected by light rail. From the airport, buses and trains can reach the city.
Airline shuttle
In addition to public transportation, Air France provides shuttles to and fromCharles de Gaulle AirportandParis(Fare €17),Orly AirportAnd Paris (€12) and between the two airports (€20). There will be discounts for young people or group travelers, as well as online bookings. Please note that if you booked Air France with a transfer between these two different airports, you still need to pick up your luggage, and then take the Air France shuttle or taxi to the other airport to check in. This can take up to 2 hours, especially during rush hour. More time-consuming is some flights, passengers often need to wait on the tarmac for the bus to take them to the arrival hall. Make sure you have enough connecting time when booking a ticket. Because the check-in service usually ends 30 minutes before departure, international flights are even earlier.
If you want to catch an early flight by RER B, please make sure you bring enough changes, because you can only buy tickets on coin-only machines before the counter opens.
If you arrive at CDG Airport at night, you will need to take the Noctilien bus to the city center. Buses stop at all three terminals (in terminal 2F, it will be the second floor of the departure area, it is difficult to find, but it does exist). The bus departs every 30 minutes after 12:30. The buses you need are N140 and N143; the price is 4T tickets (or 8 euros if purchased on board).
railway
Paris is closely connected to the rest of Europe by train. There is no central radio station serving Paris, and the six different radio stations are not connected to each other. You may want to know in advance which station your train will arrive at, so that you can better choose a hotel and plan transportation in the city.
transportation
Paris is an important freight and passenger center on the Seine River and the fourth largest port in France, after Marseille, Le Havre and Dunkirk. Paris is also France's main highway, railway and air transportation center. Paris currently has two international airports: Charles de Gaulle International Airport in the northeast of Paris and Aeroport de Paris-Orly in the south.
The transportation network in Paris is huge and it continues to develop and progress. The Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France (Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France) is responsible for various transport systems in Île-de-France.
The Paris Metro is the main force of the city’s transportation. It was opened in 1900 and has 14 main lines and 2 branch lines. Metro stations are located throughout the city. There are 300 stations and a total length of 214 kilometers. Among them, the newly built Line 14 is very modern and is a fully automated and unmanned line. There are more than fifty bus lines in Paris. The transportation service connecting the city and other parts of Île-de-France is handled by the Reseau Express Regional (RER) and Transilien (Transilien), which opened in the 1960s, and the regional express train also runs through the city of Paris. There are 4 tram lines (Tramway) around Paris city: Paris tram line 1 (Saint-Denis to Noisy-le-Sec), Paris tram line 2 (La Défense business district) To Porte de Versailles), Paris streetcar line 3 (Galligiano Bridge to Port d’Ivry) and Paris streetcar line 4 (Aunet Jungle to Bondi), there are currently 6 routes under planning.
Opened in 2008, the Paris Water Bus is a water transport service on the Seine and Marne Rivers in Paris, connecting the Austerlitz station in the southeast of Paris city and Maisons-Alfort in the southeast suburbs. Paris is the railway center of France, so it is very convenient for travelers to travel to all parts of France from then on. There are currently 6 railway stations in Paris, namely Gare du Nord, Gare Saint-Lazare, Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse, Gare de l'Est and Austerlitz, and provide French high-speed trains, Corail and Île-de-France regional railway services. The French national railway company has built a number of high-speed railway lines (TGV) to connect Paris with other regions. It only takes 2 hours to get from Paris to Lyon and 3 hours to reach Marseille. In April 2007, the TGV between Paris and Strasbourg was also officially completed.
It is also very convenient to take high-speed rail from Paris to other European countries. For example, the Brussels high-speed train (the Thalys international high-speed train) from Paris to Belgium departs 25 times a day from Paris North Station, and the travel time is only 1 hour and 22 minutes. The trains from Paris to Amsterdam depart about eight times a day and the travel time is 4 hours and 13 minutes; the trains from Paris to Cologne run six times a day and the travel time is 3 hours and 50 minutes.
Paris currently also offers the "Vélib'" city bicycle free rental plan, preparing more than 20,000 bicycle dikes at 1,450 bicycle stations for tourists to use. Paris is also the most important highway network center in France, with three loop highways surrounding Paris. The Ring Road was constructed in the early 1970s and was completed on April 25, 1973. It is also a generally accepted dividing line between Paris’ downtown (approximately 2 million inhabitants) and the suburbs (over 12 million inhabitants), because most of it The road section is built along the administrative boundary of the city of Paris. The A86 motorway, also known as the Paris Super Ring Road, is the second ring road in Paris, starting from Notre Dame Cathedral in the city center. The Francilienne Expressway (Francilienne) is Paris's third ring road, which surrounds the urban area outside Paris.
go sightseeing
Activity
Paris culture
The "street art" in Paris is very active. The Telter Art Square in the northwest of the city is a world-famous open-air gallery, where many painters make impromptu paintings for sale every day. In places such as the Chatelet Square and Saint-Germain-de-Bours Square in the city center, young students and citizens often bring their own musical instruments to hold concerts and perform various programs.
Paris is a world-famous historical city with many places of interest, such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Elysee Palace, Versailles, Louvre, Place de la Concorde, Notre Dame Cathedral, Georges Pompidou National Culture and Art Center, etc., which are domestic and foreign tourists. A place to linger. On both sides of the beautiful Seine River, parks and green spaces are dotted, and 32 bridges span the river, making the scenery on the river even more charming and colorful. The city island in the center of the river is the cradle and birthplace of Paris. The Boulevard Saint-Michel along the Seine has an old book market that stretches for several kilometers. Every day, many domestic and foreign scholars and tourists come here to buy their beloved ancient books, forming a major feature of the Latin Quarter, an ancient cultural area on the Seine River. .
festival
- MayJazz Carnival, The big names of jazz gathered at the Paris Jazz Carnival in the floral park, during which there will be more than 40 free concerts.
- JuneParis Music Festival, Held every summer solstice. Orchestras and singers from all over the world have gathered here, and Paris has become a sea of music.
- JulySummer music festival, Including jazz festivals and street music festivals. Held in various parks and streets in Paris.
- AugustMoonlight Film FestivalDuring the event, you can watch movies shown on the big screen. The film was shown in some mythological film locations, such as Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain) was shown in Montmartre.
- There will be in SeptemberNational Heritage DayBuildings that are usually not open to the public, such as the Palace of the Republic and various palaces, are open to the public on this day.
- In Octobersleepless night, Paris invites the whole world to participate in all night activities. From dusk to dawn, Paris belongs to all adventurers.
- NovemberGrape harvest festival, Is a celebration of wines from the most famous vineyards in Paris.
- December is mostly a seasonal event. There will be various carnivals all over Paris, such as the dance party held in Saint-Bernard, where African music and salsa music will be heard every Friday and Saturday.
learn
There are more than a dozen public universities in Paris covering all professional fields, and there are a very large number of foreign students. There are also high-ranking higher business schools, such as HEC and ESSEC.
jobs
Shopping
Consumption in Paris is mainly concentrated on the purchase of luxury goods. Most of the classes are concentrated on the Champs Elysées, the Galeries Lafayette, and the brand-name discount village near Disneyland.
Dining
In Paris, you can eat almost all international cuisines. For example, in Indian Street near Saint-Denis, there are Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese food gathered in the 13th district. In the urban area, there are also delicacies from other European countries, such as paella, pasta and so on.
Drink
The French have a habit of sitting in an outdoor cafe and drinking coffee. Bring a drink when I get up on the way to work in the morning, sit down for a drink after lunch, and get another drink when I get tired in the afternoon. If you come to Paris for fun, you can experience sitting and drinking a cup of coffee outside the charming little cafe and appreciate the customs of Paris.
stay
Accommodation in Paris can be divided into the following categories:
In budget hotels around three stars, such asNOVOTELThere are about hundreds of hotels such as IBIS HOTEL, Etape Hotel, etc. This type of hotel is suitable for a large number of tour groups, the accommodation conditions are very general, and the price is not very cheap.
There are also apartment-type hotel reservations, such asPrivate Homes, Provides more than 300 holiday apartments for small business or family tour groups of 3-7 people, such as two-bedroom or three-bedroom, the suites are all mid-range and above decoration.
Then there are luxury hotels with 4 stars and 5 stars, such as Hilton Hotel, Louvre Hotel, etc. These hotels are luxuriously decorated and consume very high consumption.
There is also a unique hotel rating in France, that is, palace-level luxury hotels, and there are fewer than 10 hotels in France.