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

For something totally different seek out ‘Paris Plage’ if you happen to be visiting the capital in the summer. This event has been running since 2002. There are 2 beach areas - 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. The concept is to provide free access to all sorts of fun activities in a seaside atmosphere. 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. However 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!

2011 marks the capital’s 10^th Beach event and it runs from 21^st July-21^st August. To celebrate the decennary the capital aims to have more beaches and sand than ever before with a 1 km stretch of ‘beach’ and 6,000 tonnes of sand from ‘Le quai du Louvre’ to ‘le Pont d’Arcole’ allowing even more opportunities for beach games and sandcastle building. Having been in Paris during Paris Plage month we wholeheartedly recommend it as great fun!

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