: Paris
In a nutshell...
Paris can be discovered in many different ways. Sightseers can visit the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, the Montparnasse Tower and the Arc de Triomphe Cultural visits of Paris include the Louvre, the Pompidou Centre, the Grand Palace and the Orsay Museum. Whichever sights you choose, the capital abounds with visual delights.
Fashion capital of the world, Paris also presents style and luxury from the Champs-Elysées to the Rue de Rivoli, where you can visit the Baccarat Museum or the Museum of Fashion and Fabric.
Paris is also every man’s town and quarters such as the old Montmartre or unusual Belleville with their bistros and traditional festivals are symbolic of the village spirit that can be found within this metropolis.
Finally, Paris is a city of fine food where well-known chefs such as Fauchon and Lenôtre are well-established on the Place de la Madeline.
A city to visit, explore and relish!
Paris : Events
Festivals
International Realist Cinema Festival
From Thursday, March 18 2010 to Sunday, March 28 2010
Cinema with CauseSince the festival's creation in 1978 by the Bibliothèque Publique d'Information, Cinéma du Réel has become an important international event for documentary cinema. It is an(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- elles@centrepompidou - exhibition
From Wednesday, May 27 2009 to Monday, May 24 2010
Women and art.This will be the third themed display of artwork from the Modern Art collections of the Pompidou centre. Elles@CentrePompidou will introduce the works of over 200 artists dated from the(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Off Court. Tennis Stars by the Harcourt Studio - exhibition
From Thursday, November 5 2009
Lights, camera... Ball please!The world's top tennis players, from the 90s to the present day, will be the guests of honour at this fascinating expo at the Tenniseum. This photo-expo will be a(...)
Trade Fairs & Expos
Alternative Lifestyle Fair: Fair Trade, Chic and Organic
From Friday, March 19 2010 to Monday, March 22 2010
The organic lifestyle.More than a passing trend, organic food and products have come to represent a full-scale lifestyle. This trade fair will give you the solutions to living the "organic life".(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Impossible Photography, Parisian Prisons (1851-2010) -
From Wednesday, February 10 2010 to Sunday, July 4 2010
Behind the city of light, the city of love, there is another city, one of darkness and shadow... It is this world that we invite you to discover at the Impossible photographie exhibition. A total of(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Isadora Duncan (1877 - 1927) "A Living Sculpture" - exhibition
From Friday, November 20 2009 to Sunday, March 14 2010
Homage to the muses of Antoine BourfelleThe Bourdelle Museum has put together a major expo dedicated to Isadora Duncan, a pioneer in the world of professional dance. The exhibition will be broken(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- The Making of images - exhibition
From Tuesday, February 16 2010 to Sunday, July 17 2011
Anthropological artThis anthropological exhibition presents over 150 works of art from five continents, in order to highlight the decline of four types of image-making connected with four kinds of(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Dinosaurs at the Dinner Table - exhibition
From Thursday, December 10 2009 to Sunday, May 2 2010
Prehistoric carnivors and vegetarians...Dinosaurs, the largest creatures ever to have walked the earth, remain a scientific enigma... After becoming extinct millions of years ago, scientists continue(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
"The Great Tale of the Universe"
From Thursday, January 1 2009
Universally recognizedThis new permanent exhibit, spread over 2 000 m², invites visitors to explore the origins of the world as we know it and the relationship between matter, light and energy.A(...)
