The Eiffel Tower is the most famous tourist souvenir in the world
Along Montparnasse, souvenir shops line up, offering tourists little pieces of Paris. Figurines – Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre. Paintings depicting Montmartre, engravings of the Loire Valley castles and various knick-knacks – all of this inevitably attracts the attention of travelers.
The display window of a Paris souvenir shop
Few people leave Paris without buying a souvenir, since the cheapest ones cost about two euros – not that much money. Parisian souvenir shops are also famous for their collectible coins, which always feature either some landmark or one of the rulers of France.
Illegal souvenir trade thrives in the most popular tourist spots of Paris
Photos by the Paris Tourist Office, and from the archive of "Zagranitsa".