The capital of France is home to just over two million people, the Eiffel Tower, over 70 museums and some of the world’s best art.
Join Griff Rhys Jones as he spends a little time hanging out with the snipers appointed to protect the president and gets to work in the cloakroom of the Paris Opera House.
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Underground tunnels, a group of vigilante restorers and life as a waiter. See the Paris video clip
It's a Paris institution, but can Griff's French make him a success as a cloakroom attendant?
Discover a secret passage that leads veterans at Les Invalides straight to Napoleon's Tomb
Can Griff locate the workshop of the infamous Dr Joseph-Igance Guillotin on this quiet Parisian street? Find out
Are there snipers lurking on these Paris rooftops? The team responsible for the President's security need to know
Find out how the French capital got its moniker and why Parisiens are really just a bunch of hypochondriacs
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