Paris

Online ticketing and champagne bar for Eiffel tower tourists

The Eiffel Tower, the world's most visited landmark, is to introduce online ticketing in a bid to cut waiting times of up to two hours for its seven million annual visitors, operators have announced.

Paris

A three-day challenge called Paris

Is it possible to spend three days in Paris and experience its essence? This is a question I have toyed with and one that ultimately became a challenge. Given my experience as a bit of an intrepid traveler, I decided to rise to it and see for myself how much of Paris I can immerse myself in three days.

First day