1500 locations Free first 30mins €1 next 30 mins Hire one of 20 000 bikes from all over the city, the cheapest and most fun way to get around. If you can brave the Parisian traffic www.velib.paris.fr

Rue de Castiglione Mon - Thurs, 9.30am - 8.00pm Fri - Sun, 9.30am - 8.30pm Visible from the road due to its interior vertical garden, this spa is an escape into another world. Inside there are six wooden cocoons of varying sizes inside which various treatments are performed. Views of Paris from the cocoons are provided by a constant projection on inside walls. http://www.sixsenses.com/spas/rue-de-castiglione

Avenue de la Porte de Clignancourt Mon 11 - 5 Sat - Sun 9 - 6 The world's largest antiques market contains almost everything you could possibly imagine from furniture to clothing and much more. Visit on a weekend when the area is buzzing with activity