The Paris Metro system is one of the best in the world, it’s easy to navigate, inexpensive and quick. There is one problem though; you miss all the sites because you’re underground.
And isn’t the point of coming to Paris, to see it? Well, that’s why you are lucky to have Velib! Every 300 meters in Paris, there is a Velib bike hire. You can rent a bike from one Velib hire and return it at any one of the 1450 velib stations around Paris.
One thing to know: the bike rental becomes exponentially more expensive every half hour. This is to keep the bikes in circulation. To avoid this, return the bike and get another one every half hour and you just pay one euro for the entire day.