Paris Metro (Métro de Paris) adds to the ease of getting around Paris. One of the best things about a visit to 'the city of lights, has to be the ease at which the city can be explored; it is a compact city (only about 10km across) and while it can easily be walked, one of the best things about this wonderful city is the Paris Métro.

The efficiency by which it transports people around the city is the envy of most other cities around the worl; not only is it well planned but the beautiful architecture (mostly Art Nouveau) of the stations makes a trip on the Paris Metro a must for any visitor to Paris. 

The vision for an underground transport system began as early as 1845 but not become a reality until July 1900 that the first line (Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot which was later extended La Défense Château de Vincennes).

Today, the Paris Metro has16 lines covering 214kms and service 300 stations. Interestingly, the lines follow roads as the method for building the underground system involved a 'cut-and-cover method' whereby the roads were dug up, tracks laid and stations built in the trenches, and then covered up and road replaced. The Paris Metro is a photographers haven as the architecture and people make for some classic photography.