Despite its famous hotspots, Paris has its discreet charms tucked away in different corners. Although in complete public view, they aren’t always bustling with tourists.

In Jardin du Luxembourg’s southwest corner, sits a secluded apiary. Established in 1856, the place even conducts bi-weekly classes about the process in which honey is made. Located at the end of Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement is “Little Jaffna”, a neighbourhood of Sri Lankan Tamilians. Head to Belleville to encounter a melting pot of different cultures. Once a village that provided wine to central Paris, now, it has turned livelier with its own Chinatown and an artistic quarter. As unusual as it sounds, the Paris Sewer System is a museum which follows the history of the city’s drainage system from its first ever sewer system in the 1200’s, to the epidemics of the dark ages, and to the creation of the modern sewer system of Paris.