Paris Attractions  Paris is packed with tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower,  although not enough to keep the children entertained for a full week, unless you want to make the most of Disneyland Resort Paris.  However the attractions here will easily give you several days of entertainment and you could mix and match a few carefully chosen monuments/museums in between to keep the balance of culture!

Paris Plage

Location: In 2008 two separate areas were made over as a beach resort, one near the ‘Bassin de la Villette’ and the other running along the right bank of the River Seine from the Pont du Sully to the Louvre.
General Info: This event has been running since 2002 and hopefully will take place again in 2009. For guidance, dates in 2007 were 20th July – 20th Aug and in 2008 were 21st July – 21st Aug.
Description: For something totally different seek out ‘Paris Plage’ if you happen to be visiting the capital in the summer.  The concept is to provide free access to all sorts of fun activities in a seaside atmosphere.
Our recommendations: A word of caution: children will need to be well supervised as in typical French fashion there are no barriers between the edge of the quai and the river.
For the children: Some of the events on offer include a large purpose built swimming pool complete with Trouville style beach changing huts on the quai, sandy ‘beaches’, childrens’ play areas, baby foot, boules, mini golf, a fitness trail, table tennis and cafés and ice cream sellers with sun-loungers to relax in. It is all great fun, especially for children.

Within easy reach of Paris are the splendid châteaux of Versailles and Fontainebleu, as well as Monet's home town of Giverny.