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

Now, only the name of this market is a reminder of the fact that a notorious state prison known as Bastilla, the much ugly symbol of absolutist power, has once been here.After the assault of Bastilia on July 14, 1789, the prison was completely demolished. In the center of Place from Bastille there are Juillet colonne, 51 meters high, above a graceful golden figures ("Génie de la Liberté").The monument commemorates the revolution of July 1830, who overturned King Carol X and brought Louis-Philippe D 'Orléans to power.A 283 -step spiral staircase inside the column leads to a viewing platform. In the place of prison in Bastille is the new opera, Opéra Bastille, which was inaugurated by President Mitterrand on July 13, 1989. This huge modern theater has a capacity of 2,745 people.Both the view of the scene in the showroom and the acoustics are beautiful. In the Bastille night, they present a calendar of events (from February to July) that includes classic opera and ballet shows of the National Paris Opera and the Ballet Corps of the work of Paris.This fashionable neighborhood is full of strange boutiques, fashionable clothing, elegant restaurants and cafes for events.