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Outdoors in Paris

Paris has it all: magnificent monuments, manicured parks, fêted cuisine, sublime museums, bountiful street markets and trend-setting haute couture – and like its well-groomed citizens, it looks good, whatever the season.

CIMETIÈRE DU PÈRE LACHAISE

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Opened in 1804, Père Lachaise is a 44-hectare sculpture garden that’s home to 70,000 ornate tombs of the rich and famous. Highlights include those of rock star Jim Morrison and writer Oscar

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