Dipping into a French Melting Pot

Richness of the city's global culture is one of its greatest assets.

When is Paris not just Paris? When it's a window onto Dakar, Senegal; or Morocco; or Mumbai, India; or Moscow.

The city successfully markets itself as a playground in which to sample France's vast traditional cultural and gastronomic output, from wines to cheeses to literature and fashion. But that's only half of France's heritage.