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Continuing on from the last post, we are discussing some tips and tricks that you need to bear in mind if you are planning on visiting the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is one of the must-see attractions for many who have found a vacation rental in Paris and are planning a trip there. In order to have as fun and stress-free an experience as is possible, these are the things to keep in mind!

4. Eat In The Tower

If you are strapped for cash, this one isn't an option but if you have money and time to spare, the most luxurious and relaxing way to visit and ascend the tower is by eating in one of the two restaurants, 58 Tour Eiffel (on the 1st level) or Le Jules Verne (2nd level). Each has its own entrance away from the regular lines, meaning you get to skip the queue entirely.

Visiting the Eiffel Tower is a must for many travellers who have found a vacation rental in Paris and are exploring the city. Aa more than 7 million people visit the Eiffel Tower each year, it's best to be prepared for your visit. Here are things to keep in mind when planning your trip.

1. Opening Hours

The Eiffel Tower is, surprisingly, open every single day of the year with only variations in its opening hours. From mid-June through to early September, it is open between 9am to 12:45am, with the last elevator ride to the top departing at 11pm.

In the last post, we discussed the incredible, extravagant and beautiful Versailles, the iconic former royal palace that is located in the suburbs of Paris. With no expense spared, art everywhere, stunning gardens and lots to see, it makes for an immensely popular tourist destination. However, this also means that it is often mobbed by tourists and this can make your experience of the place more nightmarish than dreamlike. Here are our top tips on how to visit Versailles and enjoy it. Just find a vacation rental in Paris, keep these things in mind and have a great trip!

The Palace of Versailles, Château de Versailles, or simply Versailles is a former royal palace located in the Île-de-France region of France that is now open as a museum and is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations.

Once a tiny village in the countryside, the surrounding area is now a wealthy suburb of Paris. This is where King Louis XIV moved out the French court from the capital in 1682 and where the royal family remained until the French Revolution and the beginning of the end of the monarchy.

Extravagant and beautiful, the building began life as a brick and stone hunting lodge for Louis XIII that was built in 1624 under the architect was Jacques Lemercier.

Biarritz is a name synonymous with perfect white sandy beaches, crashing waves and clear blue Atlantic ocean, surfing, grand old buildings and luxury.

This famous city in France is located on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the French Basque Country in the southwest of the country. It has been a favoured seaside destination since the 19th century, when it was the getaway location du jour of Napoléon III and his Spanish-born wife Eugénie. In fact, Empress Eugenie was so enamoured with the place that she built a palace on the beach, which is now the Hôtel du Palais. Other members of the European royalty, including British monarchs Queen Victoria and King Edward VII and the Spanish king Alfonso XIII, Oskar II from Sweden, Leopoldo from Belgium, the empress of Russia, Natalia from Serbia, and her ill son Alexandro, Jurgi V, as well as aristocrats, the rich, actors and celebrities from all across Europe, America and South America came to Biarritz.