Paris | Ile-de-France

The most storied, beloved, depicted, and popular tourism destination in the world, Paris seems to constantly work to both challenge her cliches and reaffirm them. Sometimes all in the space of a block; on one street, you’ll find croissant-and-demitasse cafes and bistros serving carafes of red wine, but across the boulevard, a Congolese grocer will cater to largely Tunisian-born clientele in front of a graffiti mural. It is this mix of Francophone cosmopolitanism and a quintessentially Parisian passion for culture that forms the heart of experiencing the French capital.