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Finding your way in Paris
A Paris Interactive Map showing the districts called arrondissements and the resources on the About network for visiting Paris.

How to use our Paris Map: Many guides will tell you where a certain hotel or restaurant is located by its district or arrondissement. Here's an interactive map of Paris to help you visualize locations; just click on the arrondissement and read about the corresponding Paris tourist attractions in the text box below the map.

Paris Arrondissements - Click for Info
Map requires Flash 6 plug in. If you do not wish to download it, click here for a non-interactive HTML version of our Paris Map..
Paris Resources
on Europe for Visitors

Paris Travel Directory - Find everything from Disneyland Paris to Paris Dinner Salons here.

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Paris Travel Guide
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Paris Travel Guide - What you need to know from Kelby Carr at France for Visitors.
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Public Holidays

In France the months of July and August are traditionally when the French take their holidays. Thus the less touristy places will be pretty quiet and the seaside resorts crowded.

Public holidays in France
Dates with years indicate dates specific to that year

January 1 New Year’s Day
April 21 (2003) Easter Monday.
May 1 Labour Day.
May 8 1945 Victory Day.
May 29 (2003) Ascension.
June 9 (2003) Whit Monday.
July 14 Bastille Day.
August 15 Assumption.
November 1 All Saints’ Day.
November 11 Remembrance Day.
December 25 Christmas Day.

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