France Holidays

Even if you’ve not yet been to Paris, chances are you’ve already fallen in love with it. Perhaps you’ve tried French cuisine or seen an enchanting photograph of the Eiffel Tower, splurged on some French designer fashion or, most likely, encountered Paris as the setting of one of your favourite films. If this is the case, why not visit the set? As you’ll discover, it’s just as beautiful in real life!

Places to Fall in Love With

Flights to Paris take just an hour and a half, which is why so many people choose it as a city break destination to which they keep coming back.  It’s no coincidence that so many romantic films are set in Paris, with opportunities to fall in love around every corner, as Amélie finds out in the 2001 movie of the same name.

Visit her Montmartre neighbourhood and see if you can find her cafe, or scour photobooths for abandoned photographs. Montmartre itself is to Paris what the Village is to New York – quirky, artistic and seeped in history. Take the Metro to Blanche station and you’ll find a Montmartre landmark you simply can’t miss – the Moulin Rouge. Nicole Kidman probably won’t be anywhere to be found, but the dazzling cabaret and can-can dances certainly will be.

Unlocking Truly Amazing Art

However, one famous lady you’ll have no trouble finding is the Mona Lisa, who hangs in the Louvre museum. Try and unlock your own Da Vinci Code, or simply be surprised at how small she actually is!

As you explore Paris, you’ll be thrilled when you happen upon a landmark that you recognise, and it’s a sense of amazement you’ll experience over and over again. You’ll know how Owen Wilson’s character, Gil, felt in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, though hopefully you won’t experience any accidental time-travel.

The Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe simply must be seen ‘in the flesh’, but whilst in Paris, you’ll feel like you’re in your very own romantic movie. You can start your story with a cheap flight to Paris on Jet2.com, but how the script ends is up to you!