The capital of France is the legendary Paris, located on both banks of the River Seine and three islands on it: Lebyazhy, Cité and St. Louis Island (St. Louis). Paris belongs to the Ile-de-France region - it is the north of the central part of the country.

No doubt Paris is the largest center of cultural and economic life in France. His characters, familiar to everyone since childhood - the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs Elysees, connecting the Arc de Triomphe with the Place de la Concorde, and the adjoining Tuileries garden. In the famous residence of the French kings - the Louvre - now there is a museum of sculpture and painting. The island of Cité is famous for the Notre-Dame cathedral (Notre-Dame) and the Holy chapel (Saint-Chapelle)