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When visiting Paris for the first time, chances are you have a good full list of places, monuments and museums you do not want to miss... And chances are the millions of tourists who come to see the capital each year do too. Paris is still the most visited city in the world, and for a good reason ! It is full of unavoidable points of interest. The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Notre-Dame... These are a few of the places that host the most people all year long, and in which a visit is often preceeded by hours of queuing. So how can you organize your trip without having to spend half the time you have in waiting lines ? By anticipating. Here is a little overview on the main places of interest that Paris has to offer, and the best moment and time to go visit each of them without drowning in a crowd.

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In the heart of Paris (3rd and 4th arrondissements), the Marais is one of those neighborhoods that look like no other. Its name « marais » litterally means « swamp », which it used to be until the XIIIth century, when the Seine banks were reinforced to keep the water out of the area. As from then, it started to grow into one of the most interesting quarters of the capital. It first became the neighborhood of choice of the nobility (and the royalty!) to settle, and of the tradespeople to do business. In the seventies, during the big sexual revolution, the Marais started to be the favorite area of the gay community of Paris, which it still is to this day. But the Marais is also a unique cosmopolitan place, where hipsters walk along fashion designers, Orthodow Jews and artists. It is a lively, highly colorful neighborhood, filled with small paved streets, centuries-old mansions, religious buildings, museums and shops to discover. In short, an unavoidable step in your trip to get to know the Paris of today, of yesterday … and of tomorrow.