Welcome to Paris

Sunset at Eiffel Tower

Welcome to Paris, the city of love! France's capital does not need any introduction. It is a modern, pulsating, and dynamic metropolis that seduces every visitor. Paris is packed with touristic highlights and architectural and cultural landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the world-renown Louvre Museum (showing Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa), the Arc de Triomphe, and the famous cathedrals of Notre Dame and Sacré-Cœur.

For gourmets Paris is heaven on earth. Thousands of restaurants, bistros, and cafés offer culinary experiences unmet anywhere else.
Sit down at a street café, sip at a cup of café americain or a glass of Pernod and watch the Parisiennes carrying home their baguettes or having a chat with a colleague. Or stroll along La Seine to shop for paintings or antiques that are offered by local artists and street hawkers.

Have a Closer Look...

See Paris as you have never seen it before! Just recently, the world's largest digital photograph has been published. The 26-giga-pixels image has been stiched from 2,346 single exposures and shows Paris with an amazing level of details. Explore it at http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/.

360-deg. Impressions

Never been to Paris before? Have a look at the following interactive panoramic photographs to get am impression of what you will be expecting during your stay:

More about Paris

The following web pages of the Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris provide additional useful information about Paris:

Versailles

CAOS 2010 will take place in the city of Versailles, which is located some 20 minutes (by train) west of the center of Paris. It is famous for its castle that has been built by Louis XIV, king of France in the 17^th century. This impressive building is one of Europe's largest palaces and belongs to UNESCO's Cultural World Heritage.
Its mere dimensions are overwhelming: the main building stretches 670 m (2,200 ft.), the Mirror Gallery alone is 75 m (250 ft.) long. The castle includes a chapel, an opera house with 712 seats, and 2,000 more rooms! Every year 3 million visitors come to the Castle of Versailles making it a "must-have-seen" for everyone staying at Paris.