The Eiffel Tower

Spectacular views over the city

The Eiffel Tower is certainly in the top 5 Parisian, and by extension French, monuments and could quite easily be in the top 1. Standing tall at 324 metres it watches over the capital and is one of the most recognisable pieces of skyline in the world. Designed by the architect Gustave Eiffel for the World Fair in 1889, the Eiffel Tower receives an average of 7.1 million visitors a year making it the most visited paying monument in the world. We seriously recommend jumping on this particular bandwagon!

It has a small garden out the back called the Champ-de-Mars, which is just the 24.5 hectares of beautifully kept greenery stretching out into the middle of the city ;) This public park serves as a venue for all sorts of events and concerts and can be transformed into a FanZone during important matches. In 2016 the crowds were packed in like sardines to watch the national team come agonisingly close to victory on home soil at Euro 2016. As it's day job though it is the site for those looking to escape the madness of the city and is the perfect spot for a brisk winter walk or a drowsy summer picnic, depending on the time of your visit.

Several tourist attractions can be found close to Champ-de-Mars such as the Ecole militaire, Esplanade des Invalides, and Avenue des Champs-Élysées. A little hop over the Seine and you will come across the Palais de Chaillot and Jardins du Trocadéro.

The Eiffel Tower would be a great spot to leave your car while you have a nose around in Paris’ city centre and thanks to Parclick this is a reality! Parclick has a large number of car parks in Paris, and particularly inexpensive car parks close to Champ-de-Mars. From Champs-de-Mars, you can easily explore the rest of the city using line 6 of the metro and RER C (Bir-Hakeim station). From there you will be able to get to Chateau de Versailles, Gare Montparnasse or even Île de la Cité.  You can also take the batobus to Port de la Bourdonnais which runs along Quai Branly.

Grab a chance to get ahead of the crowds and book your parking in Paris now!