Strolling down the world’s most beautiful avenue

The most prestigious street in Paris spreads out like a page out of a glossy fashion magazine. To stroll down its beautiful sidewalk is to feel the pulse of this unfalteringly fashionable city and fall in love with it many times over. There is so much glitz and glamour incarnate that it has become the neighbourhood where world famous luxury designer brands have come to reside and continue to entertain the rich and famous from around the world with their breathless array of high end fashion. Needless to say it has become the second most expensive strip of real estate in all Europe, surrounded by the rich and famous crowd strolling along its sidewalks. The street is a must visit for any foreign traveler to Paris, a designer brands paradise and luxury item heaven and an exceptional place to even just watch the crowds.

The Avenue des Champs-Elysees stretches for 2 km from the Arc de Triomphe in the west to Place de la Concorde in the East and while its lower end is tinged with greenery and has places of interest like the famous Grand Palais. The western end is studded with modern theatres, cinemas, restaurants and luxury retail outlets. Originating as a tree-lined path leading to the east from Tuileries in 1616, the street underwent remodeling several times. Its name is derived from Greek mythology in which ‘Elusia’ means ‘where heroes relax’. The present design of the street belongs to Bernard Hue who undertook redesigning it in 1994. The street definitely lives up to its name as the most photographed street in the world and is used time and time again for events and celebrations of national significance such as military parades on the 14th July celebrations and the world cup victory celebrations.

After dusk falls, the street sparkles like a jewel in the heart of Paris. This most beautiful street in the world takes away the breath of the foreign traveler with its ravishing splendour shimmering under the city lights.

If anything could heighten the dreamy ambience one experiences while walking along the Champs Elysees, it is a place like the Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris. This is one hotel that has clearly distinguished itself from a contemporary Champs-Elysees Hotel especially with its devotion to art and culture, that is evident in masterpieces that décor the hotel. With its characteristic Philippe Starck designed interiors and irresistible French and international cuisine, this is one Palace hotel Paris that a traveler should reside in, to experience the glamorous city of Paris.