Enclosed by Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Monaco, Andorra, Switzerland, Italy and Spain, on various sides, the country of France is located in the western part of Europe. Positioned on the banks of the River Seine, in northern France, the capital city of Paris is the most significant of all cities in France. It has crowds pouring into the city throughout the year owing to the eventful era gone by and the scenic panorama of the country. Catacombs, Paris is one of the important tourist attractions and it particularly draws huge number of tourists from various parts of the world.
The city of Paris is a principal European city reflecting rich cultural heritage in the various forms of music, literature and architecture. The various tourist attractions in Paris are some of the most significant, talked about and obviously most visited sites in the world. Among them the Catacombs, Paris are extremely popular among travelers visiting the city. A famous underground cemetery, it was structured in a refurbished segment of the city's vast set-up of subterranean tunnels and caves towards the latter part of the 18th century. It actually opened its gates to the public in 1867.
Owing to the growing population and consequently the growing death rates, the Catacombs came into being. It actually covers a section of Paris' past mines near the Left Bank's Place Denfert-Rochereau. The catacomb walls are full of graffiti dating from the eighteenth century.
"The quarries of Paris", as the Parisians rightly call it, owns 300 kms of galleries, under the 5th, 6th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 20th districts.
Some of the other tourist attractions here are:
- Musee d'Orsay
- Eiffel Tower
- Louvre
- The Sorbonne and the Latin Quarter
- Pantheon
- Cluny
- Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs
- Invalides
- Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysees
- Disneyland Paris
As a part of France Travel Guide, visit to the Catacombs, Paris will be particularly satisfying for an enthusiastic tourist.
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