Paris is the romantic City of Light, a global hub for art and fashion. Must-visit attractions include the Eiffel Tower (with its sparkling lights on the hour at night like a river of stars), the Louvre (housing the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo), Seine river cruises, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre. For food, French onion soup is rich with caramelised cheese, escargots are garlicky and flavourful, and duck confit has crispy skin and tender meat. For desserts, there are macarons and éclairs from Ladurée, crêpes from street stalls (both sweet and savoury), and coffee with a croissant at a pavement café is a quintessential daily experience.