The City of Light is one of the planet's most wanted goals. From its Haussmann-composed lanes to the twisting backstreets of the Marais and Montmartre, Paris' history as a focal point of culture, thoughts and capturing engineering stays undimmed. Taste espresso in Place des Voges; peruse for books on the banks of the Seine at Shakespeare and Co.; eat great French dishes in a bistro in St Germain; or spend an evening people viewing in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Toss in sights from the Louver to Notre Dame, Les Invalides to the Eiffel Tower, and you're taking a gander at the world's most picture-idealize city