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Sep 2024
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The most 'fitting' thing to see in each ...

Oliver Gee
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What's the most "fitting" thing to find in each of the 20 Paris districts? Something – a bar, a cafe, a street, a park… something that's representative of its neighbourhood?

For example… the eighth arrondissement is something of a business district that's affluent and beautiful. What site matches that energy? (Spoiler alert: a private art museum).

We posed the challenge to Bertrand d'Aleman from award-winning travel company My Private Paris. Here's what he suggested. 

My Private Paris is a local deluxe agency, crafting Paris itineraries. See what they offer here

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