Welcome to le Marais, welcome to Gay Paree.
For the last 7 years, a revolution has come up in the peaceful elegant and bourgeois Parisian sky. Paris which is the world’s most visited city has become one of the
world’s most gay city as well and the first capital to elect an openly gay mayor in March 2001, re-elected with 57% of the votes in march 2008.
Gay Pride March in june 2008 gathered nearly 700 000 people in the streets. In a France which is going rather conservative, Paris remains the city of freedom and tolerance. The gay district is set in the historical center known as "Le Marais". It is one of the most fashionable districts, and most expensive to live in too. Real estate value has taken +100 % in 5 years, an average price is often 8000 to 12 000 euros per square meter, reaching NYC prices. It’s now The place to be and stay. With an open attitude to all foreign visitors, Paris has now one of the biggest gay scene in Europe with over 300 gay places to go out, hundreds of excellent restaurants and bars, and more and more opportunities to be guided and welcomed in the beautiful historic center. If you’ve never been to Paris and even if you’ve stayed there before, you should decide to visit again the city of lights... Parismarais.com is the number one guide to le Marais, made by real parisians... We’ ll be happy to help you discovering our city.
