Stately boulevards & luxurious department stores that make generations rave: Paris hotels, like the Arrondissement de l'Opéra, are elegant and cosmopolitan. For shopping, head to Boulevard Hausmann and Galeries Lafayette in the 9th arrondissement. Culture vultures enjoy the impressive opera, commissioned by Napoleon himself, and the legendary Moulin Rouge stands on the Boulevard de Clichy in the former red light district.