Paris possesses a rich and attractive cultural scene with shows and activities, festivals, expositions, new gallery openings, performing arts, art shops and 250 museums happening all year round. Paris reinvents itself and moves forward with much of the energy of the city's artistic life existing beyond the center.
Few parts of the world can claim such a range of natural beauty as Italy, from craggy peaks and verdant hills to turquoise waters lined by white-sand beaches. The country is also to some of the best art and architecture you'll ever come across.