Paris has switched on its festive lights, with all 20 districts illuminated for the holidays. The Eiffel Tower sparkles each evening, while shoppers walk beneath glowing trees along the Champs-Élysées and stop to admire the Christmas windows at department stores like Galeries Lafayette. Crowds pack the Christmas markets in Montmartre and the Tuileries Garden, where visitors savour crepes, mulled wine, and browse wooden stalls selling sweets and Paris-themed ornaments. Even on grey winter days, c