PASSPORTS & VISAS

All U.S., Canadian, and U.K. citizens need only a valid passport to enter France for stays of up to 90 days. Canadian and U.K. children under 16 may be included on an accompanying parent's passport but must have their own to travel alone.

Embassies

U.S. Embassy
(2 av. Gabriel, 8e, tel. 01-43-12-22-02).
Canadian Embassy
(35 av. Montaigne, 8e, tel. 01-44-43-29-00).
British Embassy
(35 rue du Fbg St-Honoré, 8e, tel. 01-42-66-91-42)

CUSTOMS & DUTIES

If you're coming from outside the European Union, you may import duty free: (1) 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco (twice that if you live outside Europe); (2) 2 liters of wine and, in addition, (a) 1 liter of alcohol over 22% volume (most spirits) or (b) 2 liters of alcohol under 22% volume (fortified or sparkling wine) or (c) 2 more liters of table wine; (3) 50 milliliters of perfume and 250 milliliters of toilet water; (4) 200 grams of coffee, 100 grams of tea; and (5) other goods to the value of 300 francs (100 francs for those under 15).

If you're arriving from a European Union country, you may be required to declare all goods and prove that anything over the standard limit is for personal consumption. Since January 1993, however, there is no longer any limit or customs tariff imposed on goods carried within the EU. Any amount of French or foreign currency may be brought into France, but foreign currencies converted into francs may be reconverted into a foreign currency only up to the equivalent of 5,000 francs.

PARIS HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA

Monthly Averages, Temperatures are displayed in Fahrenheit and Celsius.