Other places in the world called Paris
5 places called Paris that aren’t overrun by tourists and why you should visit them
1. Paris, Denmark
With a population of only 12, this tiny farming hamlet sits on the road between Struer and Lemvig in Central Jutland.
What to see: Not a lot. Head instead to the coastal town of Lemvig where there is at least a museum of religious art and a lighthouse and the opportunity to go on a seal safari by tractor bus.
Interesting fact: Rome is less than 10 kilometres away. It lies south of Lemvig and is even smaller than Paris.
Make sure you: Follow the planetstien (planet trail) of a 1:1.000.000.000 scale mode of the solar system that starts on the edge of Lemvig. Pluto, the outer most planet, is 5 kilometres away.
2. Paris, Kiribati
One of three settlements on Kiritimati Island in Kiribati named after European places, Paris sits on Benson Point near the southern entrance to a large lagoon that dominates the island. Poor anchorage saw it abandoned in favour of London on the other side of the lagoon.
What to see: The East Point balloon anchor where the British tested hydrogen bombs in the 1950s.
Interesting fact: Paris was named by Father Emmanual Rougier, a homesick French priest who leased the island from 1917 to 1939. He chose it as his home and planted over 800,000 coconut trees.
Make sure you: Go fishing in the lagoon. Anglers come from all over the world to try their hand at landing a bonefish here.
3. Paris, Panama
This tiny village can be found in the Parita District of the Herrera Province in Panama.
What to see: The Festival del Manito, in the nearby city of Ocú. One of the most important folk festivals, it includes the Tamarin Duel, where people get the chance to ‘have it out’ with people who have wronged them.
Interesting fact: The pottery made in the Herrera province is regarded as the best in the country and bears a striking resemblance to pre-Columbian pottery recently unearthed by archaeologists in the province.
Make sure you: Enjoy a glass or two of ‘seco,’ the local sugarcane liqueur. A little drier than rum, it is Panama’s most famous alcoholic drink.
