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Versailles and the palaces (20)
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The Château de Fontainebleau seen across its lawns and cone-shaped yews on a clear day Photo by isaacarnault on Pixabay -
The long Diana Gallery library inside the Château de Fontainebleau, with painted vaults and a globe Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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The Palace of Fontainebleau across its lawns, framed by a tree trunk on the left Photo by isaacarnault on Pixabay -
The slate-roofed brick and stone courtyard front of the Palace of Versailles Photo by jpnanterre on Pixabay -
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The gilded Royal Gate at the entrance to the Palace of Versailles against a blue sky Photo by ValdasMiskinis on Pixabay -
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The brick-and-stone Marble Courtyard at the heart of the Palace of Versailles Photo by DenisCheyrouze on Pixabay -
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The long garden front of the Palace of Versailles behind clipped parterres and cone-shaped yews Photo by jpnanterre on Pixabay -
A long tree-lined gravel avenue in the park of Versailles Photo by jpnanterre on Pixabay -
The Marlborough Tower and a thatched cottage beside the pond at the Queen's Hamlet in Versailles Photo by dirkgauert on Pixabay -
Inside the Royal Chapel of Versailles: white columns, the organ and the painted ceiling Photo by ChiemSeherin on Pixabay -
Formal parterres and a round pool at Versailles with the Pièce d'eau des Suisses lake beyond Photo by sharkgraphic on Pixabay
Getting around: metro, bikes, cars and airports (13)
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Silhouettes of travellers with luggage walking past large windows in an airport terminal at sunset Photo by ClickerHappy on Pixabay -
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An Art Nouveau Métropolitain entrance with its green railings and a station map, small figures beside it Photo by nuno_lopes on Pixabay -
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The Place de la Bourse in Bordeaux with its stone facades mirrored in the water at dusk Photo by JonathanRieder on Pixabay -
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A red and cream Citroën 2CV parked at Trocadéro with the Eiffel Tower behind it Photo by ClickerHappy on Pixabay -
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A small single-engine plane taking off over a line of trees Photo by TheOtherKev on Pixabay
Food, wine and sweets (21)
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Broken pieces of a dark chocolate bar on cocoa Photo by AlexanderStein on Pixabay -
A board of French cheeses on a table with a wine bottle behind Photo by JillWellington on Pixabay -
Wheels and blocks of French cheese stacked on a cheese counter Photo by JillWellington on Pixabay -
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Freshly baked croissants lined up on a baking tray Photo by theplanetbaker on Pixabay -
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Rows of oak wine barrels under stone vaults in an old French wine cellar Photo by FranceIntense on Pixabay -
Rows of tasting glasses with red, white and rosé wine on a table Photo by lorilorilo on Pixabay
The Louvre and the museums (20)
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A couple in wedding clothes posing in front of the Louvre glass pyramid at sunset Photo by FotografieLink on Pixabay -
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The Louvre's Cour Napoléon with the glass pyramid and fountains seen from an upper window Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
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The glass pyramid of the Louvre lit up at blue hour in front of the palace wings Photo by designerpoint on Pixabay -
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The Louvre's glass pyramids and fountains in the Cour Napoléon on a sunny day, palace behind Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
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Visitors holding up phones and cameras to photograph the Mona Lisa Photo by thomasstaub on Pixabay -
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The Seine in evening light with a footbridge, a moored boat and the Musée d'Orsay on the far bank Photo by jpnanterre on Pixabay -
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Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and the Île de la Cité (27)
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The Conciergerie and the Palais de Justice dome beyond a green Seine bridge, blue sky Photo by Peggy_Marco on Pixabay -
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The Conciergerie with its pointed towers along the Seine under a cloudy blue sky Photo by darkness_s on Pixabay -
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The east end and spire of Notre-Dame above trees under a cloudy sky Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
The carved west facade of Notre-Dame with its rose window, seen from below Photo by digital341 on Pixabay -
The west facade of Notre-Dame in soft morning light with the street in front Photo by LeifLinding on Pixabay -
Notre-Dame Cathedral seen from across the Seine with its spire, under a blue sky Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
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The towers of Notre-Dame behind trees and the Seine embankment under a bright sky Photo by apackerley55 on Pixabay -
Notre dame west facade square Photo by tom_suttill97 on Pixabay -
The painted lower chapel of Sainte-Chapelle: gilded arches, a star-dotted blue vault and a carved rose in the wall Photo by charlemagne on Pixabay -
Sainte chapelle lower chapel vault Photo by charlemagne on Pixabay -
The nave of Sainte-Chapelle with its tall stained-glass windows and lit chandeliers Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
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Notre-Dame and the Seine at blue hour, with the light trail of a passing river boat on the water Photo by etiennesauthier on Pixabay
Montmartre, the Opéra and nights out (20)
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A cobbled Montmartre lane with an old street lamp, stone houses and bare trees under a cloudy sky Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
A curving cobbled Montmartre street with railings, climbing toward a Sacré-Cœur tower Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
The Moulin Rouge with its red windmill on Boulevard de Clichy by day, seen from the street, the whole windmill and the MOULIN ROUGE sign in frame (5:4 crop, 850x680, above the parked vans) Photo by chiefhardy on Pixabay -
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The gilded Grand Foyer of the Palais Garnier with chandeliers and a painted ceiling, a few visitors walking through Photo by murrayderek on Pixabay -
The marble Grand Staircase of the Palais Garnier with candelabra and balconies Photo by Michelle-Maria on Pixabay -
The gilded roofline, statues and columned front of the Palais Garnier with a strip of blue sky (lower 70% of palais-garnier-opera-facade.jpg, 1280x600) Photo by geladesignstudio on Pixabay -
The gilded roofline and columned front of the Palais Garnier opera house under a blue sky Photo by geladesignstudio on Pixabay -
A gilded salon of the Palais Garnier with chandeliers and a painted ceiling Photo by Michelle-Maria on Pixabay -
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Painters at their easels under umbrellas on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
The white domes of the Sacré-Cœur above a curved stone balustrade on Montmartre Photo by Leonhard_Niederwimmer on Pixabay -
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The Sacré-Cœur basilica under wispy clouds, with the carousel at the foot of the hill Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
View from the Sacré-Cœur dome over the rooftops of Paris in hazy evening light, a stone turret in front Photo by MemoTravels on Pixabay
The Seine and its bridges (22)
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The Pont de la Concorde and the Assemblée nationale lit in blue, white and red at night Photo by ericniequist on Pixabay -
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The Seine at sunset with the quays of Île Saint-Louis and Notre-Dame in the distance Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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The Pont Alexandre III with moored boats in front and the Eiffel Tower in the distance on a sunny day Photo by MustangJoe on Pixabay -
The Seine at sunset with the Pont Neuf and the tree-lined tip of the Île de la Cité reflected in the water Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
The Seine and a riverside quay at sunset with a domed building on the far bank Photo by sarahpassos on Pixabay -
Benches on a cobbled Seine quay under trees, with the Panthéon dome in the distance Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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The Seine at sunset seen from a stone quay on Île Saint-Louis, bare trees on the bank Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
A tour boat on the Seine on a sunny day, with the Eiffel Tower in the distance Photo by geladesignstudio on Pixabay -
A sightseeing boat on the Seine passing moored barges near the tip of the Île de la Cité Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
The Seine at twilight under a red sky, with quays and trees on both banks Photo by gdmoonkiller on Pixabay -
View from the back of a boat on the Seine, a French flag over the wake and the Musée d'Orsay on the bank Photo by pedroprovazio on Pixabay
The Eiffel Tower and the views (32)
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A bride and groom posing on the Trocadéro terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind them under a cloudy sky Photo by monikawl999 on Pixabay -
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A couple standing arm in arm at a viewpoint above Paris, the Eiffel Tower ahead of them under a bright sky Photo by Meinawarahoon on Pixabay -
A couple posing at the Trocadéro with the Eiffel Tower behind them on a grey day Photo by tixonov_valentin on Pixabay -
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The base and first level of the Eiffel Tower framing the Champ de Mars, with small crowds below Photo by philriley427 on Pixabay -
The ironwork arch at the base of the Eiffel Tower framing the Trocadéro, on a sunny day Photo by Peggy_Marco on Pixabay -
The Eiffel Tower in full under a blue sky with streaks of cloud, trees at its base Photo by nuno_lopes on Pixabay -
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The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro gardens under a clear blue sky Photo by smoraillon on Pixabay -
The Eiffel Tower seen from the Seine at sunset, a small boat on the river below Photo by summer_kwak on Pixabay -
The Eiffel Tower seen across the river from the Trocadéro side under a light blue sky Photo by NguyenBinh735 on Pixabay -
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The Eiffel Tower in low sunlight above the Seine, with boats moored along the bank Photo by darkness_s on Pixabay -
The Eiffel Tower framed by a stone arch of the Bir-Hakeim bridge, with a statue and lamp in front Photo by jpnanterre on Pixabay -
Passengers on the open top deck of a sightseeing bus in Paris, the Eiffel Tower ahead under a cloudy sky Photo by nuno_lopes on Pixabay -
An open-top double-decker sightseeing bus full of passengers on a plain road, seen from straight above; no logo or city visible Photo by PublicDomainArchive on Pixabay -
High view over Haussmann boulevards and Paris rooftops under a dramatic sky, the Eiffel Tower small on the horizon Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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The Eiffel Tower framed by the Trocadéro pavilions at sunrise, the stone square nearly empty Photo by maykeloenning on Pixabay -
The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro esplanade between its stone pavilions, with crowds of visitors Photo by nuno_lopes on Pixabay -
Trocadero fountains eiffel tower Photo by digital341 on Pixabay -
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View from the Arc de Triomphe roof along Avenue de la Grande Armée to the towers of La Défense Photo by cocoparisienne on Pixabay -
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Squares, avenues and neighbourhoods (35)
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The Arc de Triomphe at sunset under a pink and blue sky Photo by LagrangeHervé on Pixabay -
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The Arc de Triomphe under a blue sky with white clouds, small figures at its base Photo by iankelsall1 on Pixabay -
The Arc de Triomphe seen at an angle across the empty roundabout under a blue sky Photo by Leonhard_Niederwimmer on Pixabay -
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Canal Saint-Martin lined with trees and apartment buildings reflected in the still water, an iron footbridge behind Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
A lit gallery in the Paris Catacombs, walls of stacked bones and skulls on both sides and a carved stone plaque Photo by chiefhardy on Pixabay -
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The Champs-Élysées at night with traffic light trails and the lit Arc de Triomphe at the end Photo by EdiNugraha on Pixabay -
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The tomb of Frédéric Chopin with his carved profile and fresh roses Photo by monikawl999 on Pixabay -
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A wide Paris pavement glistening under street lamps at night, a few figures in the distance Photo by sorenlaursen on Pixabay -
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The cobbled entrance to Place Dauphine on the Île de la Cité, old brick-and-stone houses and a street lamp Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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The Place des Vosges in the Marais: lawns and a fountain framed by red-brick arcaded houses Photo by beanitwoman on Pixabay -
The red-brick houses and trimmed trees of Place des Vosges in the Marais Photo by ChiemSeherin on Pixabay -
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Day trips: Giverny, the Loire, Champagne, Normandy and Mont-Saint-Michel (50)
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Two coupes of sparkling champagne against a dark background Photo by Myriams-Fotos on Pixabay -
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Long rows of champagne vines near Reims leading to a small chapel on the skyline Photo by LIKING3301 on Pixabay -
A champagne vineyard on a slope, rows of vines leading down to a village in the valley Photo by romaindekeyser on Pixabay -
Rows of green champagne vines near Verzenay, outside Reims, under a blue sky Photo by MustangJoe on Pixabay -
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The Grande Allée at Giverny, a gravel path under iron arches covered in climbing plants and flowers Photo by DanielSjostrand on Pixabay -
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The gable of Monet's house at Giverny behind orange roses, blue sky above Photo by hakelbudel on Pixabay -
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Pink water lilies and reeds on Monet's pond at Giverny, with willows and the sky reflected in the water Photo by Nicolas-Debray on Pixabay -
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Colourful hot air balloons drifting over a forest and lake near Metz in eastern France Photo by GIRARDJEANPIERRE on Pixabay -
The flat sand of Juno Beach at low tide under a bright sky Photo by marygreenlees on Pixabay -
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The abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel with its spire against a deep blue sky Photo by Roses_Street on Pixabay -
Mont-Saint-Michel seen across calm water under white clouds and a blue sky Photo by u_mtvhomf3gl on Pixabay -
Mont-Saint-Michel silhouetted against a sunset sky with a winding causeway of stones in the bay Photo by Paul_Henri on Pixabay -
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The footbridge causeway leading across the bay to Mont-Saint-Michel under heavy clouds Photo by Dylanleagh on Pixabay -
The walkway across the bay towards Mont-Saint-Michel, with small figures of walkers and birds in the sky Photo by Roses_Street on Pixabay -
Mont-Saint-Michel on the horizon beyond a wooden gate and the salt meadows, under a clear sky Photo by Paul_Henri on Pixabay -
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Rows of white crosses at the Normandy American Cemetery, with the sea behind the trees Photo by hervechavanes on Pixabay -
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The steel Les Braves memorial on the sand of Omaha Beach in Normandy under a blue sky Photo by schaerfsystem on Pixabay -
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The long sandy shore of Omaha Beach with a sea wall and blue sky Photo by Ichigo121212 on Pixabay -
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The towers of the Château de Sully-sur-Loire reflected in its moat under a blue sky Photo by Bischoff49 on Pixabay -
More of Paris (29)
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A glass-roofed Batobus river shuttle on the Seine near a stone bridge and a quay with visitors Photo by amilalakmal on Pixabay -
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A bicycle parked by the Art Nouveau Métro entrance at Cité, a couple reading the map beside it Photo by nuno_lopes on Pixabay -
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A falafel wrap in flatbread with tomato, herbs and red onion on a white background Photo by luckyhand2010 on Pixabay -
The white domes and stone facade of the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Montmartre Photo by Leonhard_Niederwimmer on Pixabay -
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The Eiffel Tower lit by the evening sun under a cloudy sky with the Champ de Mars below Photo by TheDigitalArtist on Pixabay -
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View along the open top deck of a sightseeing bus, passengers in red-and-white seats, between city buildings (taken in Lisbon; no logo visible) Photo by mdominguezfoto on Pixabay -
A glass-roofed airport walkway with a moving walkway lit by evening sun Photo by mmorgan0809 on Pixabay -
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A Montmartre hillside with bare trees, the funicular tracks and Paris rooftops beyond Photo by edmondlafoto on Pixabay -
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An empty, tiled Paris underground platform with globe lights and a train waiting at the doors Photo by Photos_by_Paul on Pixabay -
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A photographer at work on a stone Seine quay, a couple in wedding clothes posing by an old wall Photo by jgkstretty on Pixabay -
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