Sip a cocktail created by award-winning mixologist Stephen Martin (declared Best Mixologist in France 2009 by Cocktail Zone), and watch the Eiffel tower sparkle as its lights twinkle for five minutes every hour on the hour every night until 1 am.

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Stand at the top of the tower and watch the world be alive.

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Steal a kiss over mega martinis atop the Stratosphere Tower, clasp hands as you watch the Bellagio's dancing fountains or hide out with your paramour in a deluxe suite all weekend.

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Watch the football matches with thousands of others with the Eiffel Tower as the backdrop.

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Time is indicated by chimes, and rather than hands, intricately enameled dials depict a girl chasing a kite across Paris on one watch, while a love-struck man watches a shooting star over the Eiffel Tower on the other.

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