Paris is almost usually the immediate dead ringer for anything European: fiery romance, strange cuisine, perplexing highbrow art?For many visitors, Paris, is the city of dreams.
It is also the city of burning money.
Paris is notorious for being one of the most expensive cities to visit in Europe. Travelers often find themselves having to give up the Parisian dream, but halt your sorrow march ye lonesome friend, for there are ways to go about Paris without spending a fortune.
Yes, there are ways. Read on:
When
The best season is around November-April. Now, everybody almost immediately would say Summer, or Spring, but then again a thousand other tourists have the same thing in mind so it wouldn?t matter is spring or summer were more romantic. In the ?Off-Season,? lines are shorter, budget accommodations are easier to find, and airfares tend to be heavily discounted. Besides, romance is in the spirit and not in seasons!
Dining
Fine dining has the stigma of having to spend too much, but the ?fine? isn?t synonymous to a heady fee. The best of French cuisine has had its origins from peasant cuisine: warm, hearwarming and delicious, and it is from constantly adapting from this that the fancy minute meals on wide plates come from. You don?t have to go to a restaurant to enjoy Parisian food; chances are, you are going to pay so much more when you are at a table.
Do your research; there are plenty of places for good, budget eats in Paris. Another strategy is that you should eat more during lunch when meals are cheaper than in the evenings.
Photo from tonyhunterphotography.com
One strategy is not to eat in restaurants at all. A good tactic: make your own food. Go to food stalls and buy fruits and baguettes and fillings for very reasonable prices and have an outdoor picnic at a park. Isn?t that scenic? Now we?re on the topic of scenes?
Best Paris View
Sorry to disappoint you, but the best view is not accessed at the top of the Eiffel Tower. If you want to go there, then do, by all means, but the long lines and waiting will probably cost you and that is not the point of this article.
The view at the Basilica at Sacre Coeur atop Montmarte offers the same breathtaking view for a fraction of the heart staggering price.
For the fainthearted and those who would rather take it easy, Paris has a multitude of parks to stroll your heart away in. Le Bois de Boulogne is Paris? largest park, and is perfect for a picnics or calmly spending an afternoon watching people and relaxing.
Parking Space
And we mean parking by where you will sleep and replenish and re-energize. Five star hotels are out of the question unless you have a fortune to spend on a decent room and breakfast. Instead, opt to rent at a three or four star hotel and get your breakfast fresh at a nearby bakery.
Traveling in groups? Rent an apartment. A fully furnished apartment for rent costs as low as 700+ USD a week which is definitely more of a deal than we can say about fancy hotel rooms.
About the Author:
Therese Shaw lives for travelling and she documents her experiences by writing accounts of her destinations down. Her work has attracted collaborators like High Class Travel LLC, a fast cheap consolidator airfare provider.
This guest post was provided for Travel and Leisure Group leading timeshare resales brokers in Europe. Image by waitscm.
Source: http://www.travelandleisure.co.uk/destination-news/?p=1620
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