Head underground to the Paris catacombs, where former quarry tunnels have been turned into a mass grave piled with bones that’s become one of Paris’ more unusual and eerie tourist attractions.| On the Luce travel blog
Discover the Promenade Plantée in Paris (also known as the Coulée Verte René-Dumont) – the world’s first elevated urban park, which runs along a former derelict railway line across eastern Paris| On the Luce travel blog
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Explore Paris' cities of the dead, four ornate 19th-century Parisian cemeteries which make a peaceful escape from the crowds with their decoratively carved tombs, statues and tree-lined boulevards.| On the Luce travel blog
Explore Paris’ medieval heart with this free self-guided Marais walking tour, featuring this picturesque district’s mansion houses, museums and monumental gardens – with map and directions included.| On the Luce travel blog
Take a trip below the streets of Paris to the Musée des Égouts de Paris (Paris sewer museum), one of the city’s more unusual attractions where you can discover what goes on in the underbelly of Paris.| On the Luce travel blog