4 nights holiday in Paris, France – £174 pp (flights and accommodation)

Constructed as a church to compete with the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome and the Cathedral of Saint Paul in London, Pantheon is the national mausoleum of the greatest citizens of France.In 1756, King Louis XV assist the architect Jacques-Germain Sufflot (1713-80) to build a new church on the site of the ruined monastery in Sainte-Geneviève, and the church was completed in 1790.And it presents instead a simpler and darker neoclassical style.On the inion on the facade of Pantheon it is said "Aux Grands Hommes in the Reconnaisan Fatherland" indicating that the monument was initially dedicated exclusively to "the great people recognized by their country").And the writers Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, Émile Zola and André Malraux.Five other women are buried in Pantheon. From April until October (for additional cost), visitors can climb the Pantheon dome, where a column balcony offers a sensational point of view of the city's landmarks.The panoramas extend from Notre-Dame and Louvru Cathedral to the foreground to the Eiffel Tower.