Paris Travel Guide - FLASH

The city of Paris itself is officially divided into 20 districts called arrondissements , numbered from 1 to 20 in a clockwise spiral from the centre of the city (which is known as Kilometre Zero and is located at the front of Notre Dame). Arrondissements are named according to their number. You might, for example, stay in the "5th", which would be written as 5e in French. The 12th and 16th arrondissements include large suburban parks, the Bois de Vincennes , and the Bois de Boulogne respectively. You can print your own using our maps. The various tourist information centres and hotels in Paris also provide various city and metro maps

for free: they have all the necessary details for a tourist. Each arrondissement has its own unique character and selection of attractions for the traveller:

The Layout of Paris by district

 1st (1 er ). The geographical centre of Paris and a great starting point for travellers. The Musée du