Christmas is such a beautiful time of year in Paris - the lights on the boulevards, the beautiful windows and displays in the stores, the hope of snow, the happy faces in the streets. If you're lucky enough to spend Christmas in the City of Light and Love, here are a few things I enjoy which you might enjoy too:

The Big Wheel : La Grande Roule - PLACE DE LA CONCORDE Champs-Elysées/Musée du Louvre (PARIS 08) September to January Treat yourself to this fabulous ferris wheel ride on a crisp winter's day. See the sights of Paris from on high.

Nativity Exhibition - Exposition « La Nativité à travers les cultures du monde » EGLISE DE LA MADELEINE (PARIS 08) December - January

Marchés de Noël a Paris : Christmas Markets: EGLISE SAINT-PIERRE DE MONTMARTRE (PARIS 18) Open in November

L'Arche de Noël - PARVIS DE LA DEFENSE From November to December

BOULEVARD SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRES - Quartier Latin (PARIS 06) Open in December

Le Village du Père Noël PLACE SAINT-SULPICE

Paris France Christmas Lights - Illuminations de Noël: Avenue des Champs-Elysées Top of la Butte Montmartre Avenue Montaigne Place Vendôme, rue de la Paix, rue de Castiglione et rue Saint-Honoré Rue Lepic and rue Abbesses

Christmas windows in the big stores Vitrines de Noël des grands magasins: Printemps / Galleries Lafayette Au Bon Marché BHV : Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville

Ice skating: Hotel de Ville Gare Montparnasse La Defense Eiffel Tower