| Paris is the vacation destination of choice for | | | | year. Of course a great many wish to view |
| those who appreciate all aspects of art. The city | | | | Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa but there is a truly |
| is world renowned for it's incredible ability to | | | | massive selection of exhibits which include such |
| inspire artists of all nationalities. Artists such as | | | | things as the Venus de Milo and many works by |
| Toulouse Lautrec found incredible inspiration, | | | | Pablo Picasso. |
| towards the end of the eighteenth century, in the | | | | In stark contrast to the world of the historical |
| decadent aspects of Paris theatrical life and left us | | | | masters the Centre Georges Pompidou is a |
| with the distinctive masterpieces which elegantly | | | | spectacularly modernistic building which is home to |
| display the life of the Moulin Rouge in publicity | | | | the Musée National d'Art Moderne (more |
| posters of the day. | | | | commonly referred to as simply "the Pompidou |
| Today Paris remains a popular place for all manner | | | | Centre"). As well as the modern art museum |
| of artists with many congregating around the | | | | gallery the Pompidou Center is also home to a |
| area of Montmartre where many artists have | | | | huge public library called the "Bibliothèque |
| studios, displaying their work in the street and | | | | publique d'information". The most outstanding |
| many offering the opportunity to have your | | | | aspect of the place is the architecture which, |
| portrait painted. Salvador Dalí famously | | | | when unveiled in the late 1970's it created a |
| had a studio in Montmartre, although he was born | | | | certain amount of outrage (both in Paris and also |
| in Spain (1904) he had been influenced by a local | | | | worldwide) because of it's bold, and rather |
| artist who often traveled to Paris and in 1926 he | | | | confusing design. |
| paid his first visit. During this visit Dalí met | | | | If you are planning to take a Paris vacation soon, |
| a great many artists, including Pablo Picasso who | | | | and you are interested in the artistic elements of |
| proved to be extremely influential. Today the | | | | the city, why not choose a small Paris hotel near |
| Montmartre area of Paris may be the home to a | | | | Montmartre where you can indulge your artistic |
| future master so spend some time the and you | | | | desires through the day and relax in one of the |
| may find yourself making a purchase that later | | | | many bars, restaurants and cafe's in the evenings. |
| proves to be a most wise decision. | | | | Alternatively I find that I enjoy staying in one of |
| For those who prefer to appreciate art from a | | | | the many streets which lead up to the |
| distance rather than create it themselves, Paris is | | | | Sacré-Coeur Basilica which is within easy |
| one of the finest places in the world to | | | | reach of many of the city's tourist attractions |
| experience art and culture. Of course the most | | | | while remaining slightly away from the busier |
| well known art museum in the world is the | | | | areas. |
| Louvre which gets many millions of visitors each | | | | |
