1. Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Inhabited since: 7000 B.C. The oldest city in Europe has been continuously inhabited since around the sixth millennium B.C. and is also one of the oldest in the world.
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Paris' Famous LandmarksThe Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Panthéon, or the Sacré Coeur are surely some of the most recognizable things Paris is known for. If you visit Paris during the high season (from April to the end of October), we recommend buying skip the line tickets for these tourist sites.
After Emperor Napoleon III and architect Baron Haussmann's complete overhaul of the city in the 19th century, Paris suddenly was a city full of beautiful façades and wide boulevards.
PARIS, A CITY OF MONUMENTSParis is monumental, both due to its size but also its wealth of architectural heritage! The symbol of the capital city, and doubtless its best-known monument, is the unique Eiffel Tower, the Iron Lady that offers visitors an unsurpassed view. Close by is the equally iconic Arc de Triomphe.
Old Paris is still thereDespite the vigorous assault, a few pockets of old Paris did survive: on a relatively large scale, the Marais district; and in a more scattered sense, monuments and cathedrals such as Notre-Dame. While Notre-Dame itself was spared, many of the buildings around it were not.