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Order "une carafe d’eau" for free, safe tap water in restaurants

When dining at French bistros, waitstaff will ask if you want water. If you just say "water", they will bring an €8 bott…

Pack silicone water shoes: the beaches are made of smooth pebbles

Nice’s beaches along the Promenade are famously covered in large, smooth grey pebbles called galets . Walking barefoot i…

Sainte-Chapelle is best viewed on a bright, sunny morning

The 13th-century royal chapel contains 1,113 stained glass windows rising 15 meters high. On an overcast day, the colors…

Enter the Louvre through the Carrousel underground mall

Bypass the massive above-ground line snaking across the glass pyramid courtyard. Head down to the Carrousel du Louvre en…

Watch the Eiffel Tower light sparkle from Pont de Bir-Hakeim

At the top of every hour after dusk, the Eiffel Tower sparkles with 20,000 flash lamps for 5 minutes. The Champ de Mars…

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