In recent years, Paris has seen a sharp decline in tourist arrivals. Before Covid, there were also security reasons due to the danger of terrorist attacks that had kept many visitors away. In short, from the first destination in the world to the rear.
Lately it seems to be returning to attract as before. Definitely about the fewer restrictions and the trust that visitors are regaining in travel in general and in Paris in particular, from which we have all been away for too long.
Paris by train (high speed)
But the boost for the Italians was certainly given by the introduction of new high-speed trains, which in a few hours connect our cities with Paris. The first Frecciarossa started last December 18 and was sold out (also for launch fares starting from 29 euros). Since then, two trains connect the Milano Centrale station every day with the Gare de Lyon in Paris, with stops in Turin and Lyon. In 6 and a half hours you will arrive in the city of lights.
According to Trainline data, bookings for the new Milan-Paris route registered on the platform are triplicate since the launch of Trenitalia, with a peak of + 216%. Evidently the train, as a sustainable, safe and comfortable means of transport (16% of tickets purchased for Trenitalia services are in Business and Executive class), is popular.
And since the Italian Frecciarossa left, the French TGV “grande vitesse” train has also relaunched the connections between Italy and Paris with low cost offers.
What’s new in Paris
Paris it’s always a good idea, there are countless things to do and see and you have certainly not seen them all yet. Now, then, there are also many new features, so the list of places to visit gets even longer. After seven years of restorations, the Cluny Museumentirely dedicated to the Middle Ages and totally modernized.
In the heart of the Latin neighborhoodnot only is it rich in treasures, but it is also one of the last monuments that bear witness to medieval civil architecture in Paris.
For fashion addicts, in Paris, the city of fashion, there are some unmissable events: the anniversary of the 60th anniversary of the first Yves Saint Laurent fashion show is celebrated in six Parisian museums on 15 May, from the Center Pompidou to the Louvre, from the Musée d ‘Art Moderne al Orsay Museumfrom the Musée National Picasso-Paris to the museum dedicated to him, Yves Saint Laurent Paris.
If you are in the mood for exhibitions, the one dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the birth of Molière is definitely not to be missed. The exhibition “Molière, la fabrique d’une gloire nationale” is set up at the Espace Richaud in Versailles until April 17.
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