Paris Food

Be begin with the Latin Quarter, on the right bank of the river Seine. It is there that students and intellectuals gather in charming bistros (the croissant from Cafe de Flore, is mandatory. You know who was a fan of the place? A certain Jean Paul Sartre ... can you?). For those who will consider it in the Latin Quarter which is located one of the world's most prestigious universities, the Sorbonne.

But if it comes to taste, learn to eat, for the French, it's almost a ritual (where else could have come from the word chef de cousine?). Salads, cream, fondue, the casseroles, everything, absolutely everything, is preceded or accompanied by cheeses. The cheaper it is also the most consumed: cammembert. But believe it or not, the French claim to produce more than 3000 different types of cheese. You can spend almost ten years proving a cheese a day, without repeating.

But French cuisine is not cheap nor abundant in quantity, as we know. Tip? A shopping trip with little more than the equivalent of 55 euros and you get out of there with a nice baguette and cheese for about three people.

Being in Paris and not visit the museums of the city is the same as not having even set foot in Paris. The top tip is to get the "Carte Musee et Monuments", a kind of free pass to over 60 museums and monuments there. The price varies with the amount of days you want to spend visiting places like the Louvre, the Centre George Pompidou, the museums of Picasso and Salvador Dali and the somber Les Catacombes, for example, but if you really want a ring, bookfive days only for this cultural immersion. Worth every penny of the approximately 165 euros for the ticket you invest valid for this period. If the money is short, buy the ticket 41 euros daily.What's more, the first Sunday of each month, admission is free in many city attractions, including the Louvre.

With its 300,000 works of art, the Louvre museum worth three days of visitation. Yes, there is the scene of "The Da Vinci Code, but is not necessarily what you think about it when confronted with the Venus de Milo or the Mona Lisa. Take time and patience, after all, can you understand that you will not be the only person to want to see the works, right? Thousands of tourists from around the world competing for a place in the museum that only opens on Tuesdays.

Can you tell which is the most visited library in the world? Is the Centre George Pompidou, a fun colorful building which still houses one of the most comprehensive film libraries in Europe.Another must-visit.

More tips? La Villette, for those who enjoy natural sciences and even rides that can border on the bizarre as Egouts Paris (yes, that is what his French saying, a walk through the sewers of the city) or Les Catacombes (catacombs) with right to all types of human bones. Gotta like it.And since we're in the mood somewhat morbid, how about a visit to the cemetery Pere Lachaise? Cemetery? Yes, but rolls up to picnic there, among the graves of celebrities like Jim Morrison, Moliere, Allan Kardec, Oscar Wilde, among others. Finally, if you do not waste time looking for the hunchback, Notre Dame is excellent requested. A descent into the crypt shows the first stones used in the construction of Paris, still in the Roman Empire.

No person should be allowed to say that I was passionate about something or someone has not known Paris. The so-called City of Light is synonymous with romance. It is impossible, yes, im-pos-si-ble not be delighted with at least one of the attractions that this is one of - if not the - most famous cities in the world.

If New York is the city that never sleeps, where Paris is not never stops. There are attractions for all tastes, ages and pockets. Starting at the Arc de Triomphe, through its widest avenue and famous, the Champs-Elysees (no wonder there are so many roads called "Champs Elysees" in Brazil) and reaching the all-powerful "iron lady" of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, you will have seen less than a tenth of what there is to enjoy and learn in Paris. Therefore, backpack - or Tres chic bag in her arms - and enjoy.