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ANTIQUES
Sumptuous window-shopping:
The Village Saint-Paul, between rue Saint-Paul and rue Charlemagne, 75004 - Metro Saint-Paul.
The Carré Rive Gauche, between quai Voltaire, rue des Saints-Pères, rue de l'Université and rue du Bac, 75007 - Metro Rue du Bac or Saint-Germain des Prés.
The Carré d'Or, 6 avenue Georges V, 75008 - Metro George V
The Village suisse, avenue de Suffren (from 78 avenue de Suffren ), 75015 - Metro La Motte-Piquet-Grenelle
The Louvre des Antiquaires, 2 Place du Palais-Royal, 75001 - Metro Palais-Royal-Louvre (closed and heated building, nice to explore in winter, open on Sundays as well, except in July and August). Web site
See also on this page marché aux Puces de la Porte de Clignancourt.
ARCHITECTURE:
ARENES DE LUTECE
ART DECO
ART GALLERIES
ARTISTS'HOUSES
Each year during a week-end in May, artists open their houses in Belleville area. Site web.
ART NOUVEAU
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BASTILLE DAY FESTIVITIES
Bastille Day, or the Fourteenth of July, is the French national holiday. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, which marked the end of monarchy and the beginning of the French Revolution.
In Paris, Bastille Day festivities begin in the morning with the solemn military parade up the Champs Elysées.
After dark, a huge fireworks bursts out in the sky near the Eiffel Tower. Dancing parties are organised in many areas of Paris, including the famous fireflighters balls that take place on July 13th or/and July 14th.
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BOATS
BOOK SELLERS STANDS
Wander along the Seine and browse the book sellers stands is one of the typical Parisians' walk on Sundays.
BREAD FESTIVAL (Fête du Pain)
Every year during a week in May, Parisians bakeries offer free bread-tasting.. A giant bread oven is built in front of Notre-Dame cathedral and worshops are organized for adult and children. Site web
BRIDGES OVER THE SEINE
Each bridge has its own unique view on Paris. No trip to Paris is complete without stepping to the middle of a Seine River bridge
without spending a single euro.
Admire Notre-Dame from the Pont de la Tournelle
See the Seine in all its splendor from the Pont???
Feel the wind in your face from the Pont ???
Kiss your sweatheart atop the Pont des Arts at twilight
Take a glimpse on the sparkling Eiffel tower at night from the Pont de Grenelle
BUTTE AUX CAILLES
In the 13th arrondissement is one of the most pleasant “village” of Paris : the Butte-aux-Cailles (the Hill of he Quails), with its quaint streets, low houses and sleepy alleys, peaceful little gardens and cats wandering around.
Get off at Metro Corvisart, cross the Boulevard Blanqui and enter by the passage that cuts through the big building, to the Rue Engène Atget. Climb the stairs which will bring you up to the Rue des Cinq Diamants to the intersection at Rue de la Butte aux Cailles. These two streets are the main streets of the village with their typical restaurants, little shops, a plenty of cafés and a fair amount of animation in the evenings.
Don’t miss the Rue Daviel and the "Petite Alsace" with its Alsace-styled houses from the early 1900s, and the lovely adorable Villa Daviel, with private small houses and mini gardens.
Just around the corner to the left, at 31 rue Vergniaud, is a newly-opened flea market (Tues-Sat 11am-7pm).
South of rue de Tolbiac, small fancy houses have remained intact: especially between on place de l'Abbé-G-Henocque, rue Dieulafoy and rue Henri-Pape.
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CEMETERIES
Le Père Lachaise cemetery:
The biggest and most famous cemetery in Paris. Spend an hour wandering there, discovering the graves of Chopin, Molière, Champollion, Jim Morrison, Modigliani… Site web
CHINA TOWN
Paris has two Chinatowns.
The first and biggest one is in the 13th arrondissement, between metro stations Porte d'Ivry, Porte de Choisy and Place d'italie. From there, you can explore the area and discover a wide range of picturesque shops and typical Asian restaurants. This is indeed the the biggest Chinatown in Europe.
The second and more recent Chinatowns is in Belleville., around the metro station Belleville. The streets are always lively, with numerous crestaurants, shops and markets.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
In February, the Chinese community celebrates the dawning of the Year with a colourful parades that takes place in the 13th arrondissement, between the Place d'Italie and the Porte de Choisy and in Belleville area.
CHRISTMAS TIME IN PARIS
In December, there is a special atmosphere in Paris: cold and dark outside, warmth and holiday in the heart. Starting from five o’clock, everything becomes magic. The Champs-Elysées are changed into a river of lights, the Galeries Lafayette look like a palace out of the Arabian Nights.
Christmas illuminations & decorations (Champs Elysées, Place Vendôme, faubourg Saint Honoré, avenue Montaigne, department stores…)
Nativity scenes and free concerts in many churches, including Notre-Dame cathedral
By Christmas time, the traditional Parisian merry-go-rounds are free ! Though these merry-go-rounds are aimed primarily for children's entertainment, many adults love to have a ride on one of these beautiful carved horses or other wooden animals… This is fun for all the family!
CHURCHES
Entering a church is free, including at Notre-Dame, Sacré-Coeur. St Germain l’Auxerrois, St Sulpice, St Séverin...
The oldest church in Paris: The oldest church in Paris isn’t Notre Dame, but Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
CONCERTS
Everyday in Paris, you can catch one or several frees concerts. All are listed in the "Officiel des Spectacles", a weekly guide of Paris available every Wednesday for 1€ in bookshops.
CITE FLORALE
Hidden near the Boulevard Périphérique, near the Parc Montsouris, the Cité Florale is tiny village built in 1928. Thelovely narrow alleys all have names of flowers and eachhouse owns its minuscule garden full of lilac, wisterias and roses. The entry of the Cité is rue Brillat-Savarin, near Place de Rungis (metro: Maison Blanche or RER Cité Universitaire).
COLOURS OF THE SKY
CONVERSATIONAL EXCHANGES
Would you like to have French/English conversational exchanges with a member of Pour Vous Paris once or twice a week?
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DANCE PERFORMANCES
DANCING
For starters, head to the plein air dance floor (open every evening, weather permitting, May to September) on Quai Saint-Bernard. Whether you're ready for your last tango in Paris or your first gavotte, the Tourism Board can point you in the right direction.
DEPARTMENT STORE: "Le Printemps" Welcome service
Need help in the Printemps Haussmann department-store?
At the Welcome Service (Printemps de la Mode - ground floor - Rotonde Charras), a multi-lingual team is ready to assist you in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Persian, Thai, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Laotian.
Le Printemps, 64 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 - Métro Havre-Caumartin, RER Auber - Web site
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EIFFEL TOWER
Do you really need to stand in a so long line to ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower? Do as Parisians do, admire the Tower from below, at different hours and from various spots in the city.
The best is at night from Pont de Grenelle or the Pont de l'Alma, when Her Majesty the Tower is festooned with sparkling white lights. Arrive on the hour for a five-minute display (every hour from twilight to 1am).
ELYSEE PALACE
The Palais de l'Elysée, home of the French Presidentl, can be visited for free once a year during the "Journées du Patrimoine" (mid-September).
Every day of the year, you can watch the relève de la garde à
EXHIBITIONS
Everyday in Paris, you can watch one or several frees exhibitions. All are listed in the "Officiel des Spectacles", a weekly guide of Paris available every Wednesday for 1€ in bookshops.
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FETE DES JARDINS DE PARIS (Gardens celebration)
About September 20th, the light is tender, the afternoons still warm, the gardens are dressed up to the nines for a unique Garden celebration.
FORUM ABOUT PARIS: Parisians answer your questions, see here
FLEA MARKETS
FUNICULAR
On the southern site of Montmartre hill, a funicular provides access to the Sacre-Coeur, as an alternative to the stairway that you must otherwise climb to reach the summit.
The funicular is operated by RATP and you pay for it with a metro ticket. (If you have the Carte Orange, it's free).
The Montmartre funicular runs all year round, from 6:15 am to 12:45 pm, every 20 minutes.
Departure from the place Suzanne Valadon (metro station Anvers).
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See "Parks and Gardens" on this page.
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HARVESTS: Grape Harvest Fest in Montmartre
HORSE GUARDS FEST, in October
HOUSES
The tiniest house in Paris
This is like doll-house : 5 meters high no more than 1.10 meter large...
Incredible but true ! 39 rue du Château d'Eau, 75010 - Metro République.
La plus vieille maison de Paris
Maisons d'écrivains et de personnages célèbres
Maison de Victor-Hugo :
Maison de Balzac
Maison de Bourdelle
Maison du sculpteur Zadkine
Maison d'Edith Piaf
Book lovers can tour the memorabilia-filled homes of Honoré de Balzac (at 47 Rue Raynouard) and Victor Hugo (on the elegant Place des Vosges). Meanwhile, scientific types can make a pilgrimage to the Left Bank laboratory where Marie Curie worked from 1914 until her death in 1934. Musée Curie's meticulously restored rooms contain original furnishings, instruments, and the three Nobel prizes won by the Curie clan.
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Every year from December to March, several free outdoor ice rinks take place in Paris. The most famous are on Place de l’Hôtel de Ville and on Place Raoul Dautry (in front of the gare Montparnasse).
ISLANDS
ILLUMINATIONS
Each evening a special magic takes over the city when all the monuments are illuminated! The Eiffell tower.
To see why Paris is called the "City of Light," just stroll after dark when its star attractions are illuminated like Christmas trees.
(be) INVITED BY PARISIANS AT HOME
Would you like to be invited at home by a Parisian member of Pour Vous Paris for a drink, a coffee, a tea?
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JOURNEE DE LA GLACE GRATUITE FREE CONE DAY
Every year, a Free Cone Day is offered by Ben & Jerry ice-creams. Web site.
JOURNEES DU PATRIMOINE
In the middle of September, during the Journées du Patrimoine (cultural heritage days), dozens of unsuspected gates half-open for a while and let you catch a glimpse of a fabulous Paris, closely guarded the rest of the year, including the Palais de l'Elysée, home of the French President. Web site |
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LUXEMBOURG GARDENS
Stroll in Luxembourg gardens and see the little boats sailing on the pond.
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MAGAZINES
Free magazines in French
Métro
Free magazines in English
Fusac
The Village Voice
MAP OF PARIS
In every metro station, at the ticket counter, you can pick up a free map of Paris with all Metro/RER & bus lines.
Ask:"avez-vous un plan de Paris s’il vous plaît ?".
There is a small map (petit plan) and a big one (grand plan) easier to read. You can ask for both.
MARKETS
Food markets
Stroll on a food market, look, hear, smell…
Flower market:
Old books market:
Stamps market:
Flea markets:
See "Flea markets" on this page
MEDIEVAL PARTS OF PARIS
Saint-Germain-des-Prés church: parts of it date to the 6th century, when the famous Benedictine abbey of Saint-Germain was founded there by king Childebert (son of Clovis)
During the 9th century, the abbey was ransacked and trashed pretty much to the ground by Viking marauders. It was rebuilt between the 10th century and the 12th century.
Saint-Germain’s steeple is the oldest in France (1014).
METRO AND BUSES
Metro and Buses are free all night for New Year’s Eve (from 5 pm, December 31st to noon January 1st) and for the "Fête de la Musique" (June 21th), Nuit Balnche, Nuit des Musées
They are also free (but rare) on strike days.
Metro and Buses are always free for children under 4.
MONTMARTRE
MONTMARTRE GRAPE HARVEST FESTIVAL
OCT 12-14.
MONUMENTS
Free the 1st Sunday of every month from October 1st to March 31: Sainte-Chapelle, Arc de Triomphe, Conciergerie, Panthéon, Notre-Dame Towers, Basilique de Saint-Denis.
Free the 1st Sunday of every month from October 1st to May 31: Château de Rambouillet, Laiterie de la Reine et Pavillon des Coquillages, Château de Vincennes.
Free the 1st Sunday of every month from November 1st to March 31: Château de Versailles & Trianon.
MOUZAIA (area of the)
Imagine that you take the metro until a far station in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, like Danube or Botzaris.
Imagine that you climb a few stairs off the station while you hear some church bells ringing.
You walk along one or two quiet streets, you turn right or left in one of these small "villas" (little stoned paved carless streets), such as "Villa Amalia", "Villa Lafforgue" or "Villa du Danube".
You suddenly feel overwhelmed with divines scents of wisterias, honeysuckles, roses and lilac.
You are in the heart of the Mouzaïa area, a little pocket of countryside in the city, with pale green or pink houses built in the beginning of XXe century, each one lined with a minuscule flowery garden.
MUSEUMS
MUSEUMS ALWAYS FREE
Admission is always free in these museums,(only temporary exhibitions do charge admission): Musée Carnavalet, Musée du Petit Palais, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Musée Cognacq-Jay, Maison de Balzac, Maison de Victor Hugo, Musée Marie Curie, Musée de la Vie Romantique, Musée Zadkine, Maison de Bourdelle, Musée Cernuschi, Musée du Parfum-Fragonard/Théâtre musée des Capucines-Fragonard, Musée du Compagnonnage, Musée Jean Moulin, Musée de la Préfecture de Police, Musée Edith Piaf (open only by appointment, call 01-43-55-52-72).
MUSEUMS FREE THE 1ST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Musée du Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, Musée Picasso, Musée du Moyen Âge etThermes de Cluny, Musée de l’Orangerie, Musée du Quai Branly, Musée Rodin, Musée Guimet des Arts Asiatiques, Musée Delacroix, Musée Gustave Moreau, Musée de l’Assistance publique/Hôpitaux de Paris, Musée de la Légion d’Honneur et des Ordres de Chevalerie, Cité de l’Architecture.
CHILDREN AND MUSEUMS
Children under 18 get free admission to most museums.
Many museums have free recreational booklets for children (ask at the information desk). Before the visit, you can also stop at the museum bookshop and buy postcards. Your children will search the corresponding paintings and become treasure hunters.
Also free workshops for children (and their parents) in many museums. (See Workshops for children)
MUSEUM NIGHT
Every year in May, during the Museum Night, a number ofParisian museums open their doors for free after sundown. Web site
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In the beginning of October, Paris enjoys a fantastic Saturday night during which the city forgets to go to sleep, while monuments, museums and unusual places are open until the early morning.
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL
thrice-weekly English-language tours.
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OBELISK (The Luxor Obelisk)
Place de la Concorde is the famous Luxor Obelisk, a gift from the viceroy of Egypt Mehemet Ali to King Louis-Philip in 1829.
This is the one of a pair of obelisks that were erected in front of Luxor Temple.The other one still remains in Luxor.
OFFICIEL DES SPECTACLES
Weekly guide of all events in Paris (cinema, theater, concerts, exhibitions, etc... Sold 0.35€ in every bookshop on Wednesday. Not free but all the free events of the week are also listed in this precious pocket-size magazine. Carefully read "Concerts" and "Expositions": many are free.
OPEN AIR SCULPTURES
Jardin Tino Rossi
Stare at the open airmoderne sculptures on quai Saint-Bernard, 75005 - Metro Gare d'Austerlitz.
Jardin des Tuileries
Jardin du Musée Rodin
OPERA GARNIER, OPERA BASTILLE
You can enter the Hall of Opéra Garnier without paying (say that you are going to buy tickets or to visit the Opera shop). From the hall you can see the famous marbled Great Staircase. The Palais Garnier is open everyday except on Sundays, from 10:30 am to 18h30 pm . A free magazine "Ligne 8" is available in the hall and tells you everything (in French) about the Opera life. Entrance at the intersection of rue Auber et rue Scribe (Pavillon de l'Empereur), 75009.Web site
Every year on the 14th of July, for Bastille Day, there is a free performance in the afternoon (ballet or opera) at the Opera Garnier or the Opéra Bastille. Web site
Free at the Opéra Bastille : Casse-croûte & Pleins Feux
The "Casse-croûte" take place twice a month, on Thurdays, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. A free conference on Ballet or Opera, or a free concert is performed in the "Studio" of Opéra Bastille (climb the Great Staircase and turn on your left). That's free of charge and doesn't need any previous booking. Web Site
The "Pleins Feux" take place from time to time on Saturdays, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. in the "'amphitéâtre Bastille" (sous-sol de l'Opéra Bastille). They are rehearseals danced by Opera dancers or musical conferences about operas. The entrance is free and you usually need to book through Internet. but you will always finds seats by coming on the right Saturday at 2 o' clock. Web Site
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PARADE OF MONTMARTRE, on every January 1st
January 1st: La Grande Parade de Montmartre, a unique parade is organised in Montmartre, with brass bands and majorettes.
PARADE OF THE FAT OX
See "Shrove Tuesday" on this page.
PARIS-PLAGE
PARKS AND GARDENS
It doesn't cost a dime to walk inside the peaceful and often historic parks and gardens of Paris. Our selection:
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001
Jardin du Palais Royal,, 75001
Jardin du Luxembourg, 75006
Parc du Champ de Mars, 75007
Parc Monceau, with its gilded iron gates, colonnade-fringed pond, and quiet groves of rare trees. The park, designed in 1773, blends elements of Chinese, Egyptian, and Greek
Parc Montsouris, 75014
Parc André Citroën, 75015
Parc Georges Brassens, 75015
Buttes Chaumont Garden, 75019
Parc de la Villette, 75019
PICNICS
Some nice places to have a picnic in Paris
Spread your sheet on the grass:
Champ de Mars (7th),
Parc Montsouris (14th),
Parc André Citroën (15th),
Parc Georges Brassens (15th),
Buttes Chaumont Garden (19th),
Parc de la Villette (19th).
Eat near a fountain, a pond or on the riverside:
Palais-Royal Garden (1st),
Tuileries (1st),
Place des Vosges (4th),
On the riverbank on the île Saint-Louis (4th),
Luxembourg Garden (6th),
Bastille marina-Port de l’Arsenal (12th),
île aux cygnes/ swan island (15th).
PICNIC WITH PARISIANS
When the weather is fine, Parisians members of Pour Vous Paris invite you for pic-nics in the city. Free, bring your own pic-nic.
POETRY - PRINTEMPS DES POETES
In March, spring is coming and poets are in a fervent activity. They meet, declaim verses and invite you to share their festivities. That’s called “Le Printemps des Poètes” (Poets’ Spring).
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Weekly in-line skating events have become phenomenally popular in Paris. A Sunday skate hosted by Rollers & Coquillages covers a traffic-free 12-mile route, and gets rolling at 2:30 p.m. near Place de la Bastille. A more extreme 18-mile version gets underway Friday nights. Of course, if your boots are made for walking, it would be wiser to join the rando-panameurs for one of their free monthly hikes
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SEMAINE DU GOUT (The Taste Week)
During a gourmet week in mid-October Paris and France celebrate Cuisine and Taste. Free workshops allow you to taste different savors and experiment new dishes. Web site
SHROVE TUESDAY PARADE
Mardi Gras (in French,( it literally means "Fat Tuesday” ), is the last joyful day of the Carnival period, just before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Mardi Gras has been celebrated in Paris since the Middle Ages. During that period it was the custom of parading a fat ox through the streets. This ox symbolized the last meat eaten before Lent. During the past few year the Parade of the Fat Ox has picked up again in the Saint-Fargeau area of the 20th arrondissement de Paris.
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VENITIAN CARNAVAL OF PARIS
A picturesque festival at the end of March-beginning of April.
VERSAILLES PALACE
The palace is open for free the 1st Sunday of every month from November 1st to March 31 and during the Nuit Blanche (first week-end of October).
Free entrance to the Laiterie de la Reine and the Pavillon des Coquillages each 1st Sunday of the month from October 1st to May 31st.
VIADUCT
The Daumesnil viaduct was built in 1859 to carry a railway line.
Its pink arches, now refurbished, are devoted to craft studios and boutiques.
But the best is perhaps on the top: the “Promenade Plantée” offers an unusual walk in the airs, at the level of a 3rd floor! This 3 mile green alley, that extends from Place de la Bastille almost to the Bois de Vincennes, is planted with lavenders, roses, clematis and hazeltrees...
Viaduc des Arts - 1 - 129, avenue Daumesnil, 75012 - Métro Ledru-Rollin, RER Gare de Lyon - www.viaduc-des-arts.com
VILLAS, CITES FLEURIES
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WANDERING
Paris is a perfect city for aimless wandering
WATER
Water is drinkable everywhere in Paris (bathroom tap, public green fountains in gardens…), except where the source is marked “eau non potable”. Have always a small plastic bottle with you and just refill itwith free water when you need.
Lamartine fountain: In the so chic 16th arrondissement, you can see elegant people coming to the Lamartine fountain with bottles or jerricans… They are fetching the pure and crystal-clear water coming from the Passy artesian well, 600 meters under the city!
Fontaine Lamartine, Square Lamartine - 75016
Métro Rue de la Pompe
VIEWS ON PARIS
Free and breathtaking views on Paris from the top of the Galeries Lafayette or the Printemps, from the Institut du monde arabe, from Belleville (end of rue Piat), from the esplanade du Sacré-Coeur, from the tours of Notre-Dame (free
Also a magic view on the glittering Eiffel tower at dusk from the esplanade of the Palais de Chaillot (Metro: Trocadero).
WI-FI INTERNET CONNECTION
Wi-Fi high-speed internet is now available for free in Paris in more than 250 spots. You may use the new service "Paris Wi-Fi" on your PDA, your laptop or even your cell phone if it has a wi-fi antenna. You can connect from 7 a.m. till 23 p.m. from parks, city halls, libraries and museums, which show the following logo:  Site web
WINDOW SHOPPING
Lèche-vitrines (or "window licking" in English) is the equivalent of "window shopping," and those tony Parisians have elevated it to an art form. The best places for a taste test are along Avenue Montaigne and Rue du Faubourg St-
The Golden Triangle
If you love fashion and luxury window shopping don’t miss the “Triangle d’Or” formed by the Montaigne, George V and Matignon avenues, in the ultra-chic heart of the 8th arrondissement.
A stone's throw from the Champs Elysées, this is the ultimate area for style and elegance, home for the finest Haute Couture shops in the world : Dior, Givenchy, Lacroix, Nina Ricci…
Métro : Franklin D Roosevelt or Alma Marceau
Avenue Montaigne : Ungaro No 2, Prada No 10, Inès de la Fressange No 14, Christian Lacroix No 26, Pucci No 36, Celine No 38, Nina Ricci No 39, Versace No 41, Chanel No 42, Thierry Muglert No 49
Avenue George V : Givenchy No 3, Yves Saint Laurent No 7, Hermes No 42, Jean-Paul Gaultier No 44
Rue François 1er : Lolita Lempicka No 1, Guy Laroche No 35, Courreges No 40, Balmain No 44, Givenchy No 56.
WINE TESTING
La Dernière Goutte, 6 rue de Bourbon le Château
La Cave du Moulin Vieux friendly wine cellar. Free wine-tasting on Saturdays! 4 rue de la Butte aux Cailles.
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Audio-guides to download for free in MP3 format: The 7 most famous monuments in Paris, Notre Dame de Paris, Saint Germain des Prés, Tour Eiffel, Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Coeur, Beaubourg, Le Louvre, Musée d'Orsay. Web site
ZERO EURO
Are you sure now that some of the best things in Paris do not cost a single euro?
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Pour Vous Paris
Official website of the Convention and Visitors Bureau: everything about museums and monuments, practical Paris, what's on in Paris, etc.
Officiel des Spectacles Weekly guide of all events in Paris (cinema, theater...). All the free events ("concerts", "exhibitions"...) are also listed.
Near the Musée du Louvre, the Louvre des Antiquaires offers you 250 galleries and 30 specialities of works of art from classical antiquities to the 1960's in a 19th century historical building. 2, place du Palais Royal, 75001 - Tel 01 42 97 27 27
Taillevent Taillevent is famous for its luxuous restaurant, but also for its exceptional wine cellar. Wines from €5.- 99 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008
Opéra de Paris Fabulous performances or passionating events are always running in the prestigious Opera de Paris. Some seats are expensive, some others are as cheap as 6 to 10 euros! And some events are free.
"Le Printemps" Department store
"Les Galeries Lafayette" Department store
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