France: Paris
Areas in the city:
- Bastille and Oberkampf
- From Montmartre to the Batignolles
- From Saint-Germain to the Latin Quarter
- From the Champs-Elysées to Opera Garnier
- From the Halles to the Marais
- Butte aux Cailles, Chinatown, and the French National Library
- Villette, Belleville-Ménilmontant and Saint-Martin Canal
- The Louvre
- Montparnasse
- Nation and Bercy
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!
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Few hours in Châtelet - Les Halles Quarter
The Change Bridge which adjoind Chatelet place used to be called Grand Bridge. Historically, this was the first bridge of Paris to join the Ile de la City and the rest of Paris. The prison that once was contained in an ancient fort built by Philippe August was torn down by Napolean. Although, since the middle of the 19th century, not much has changed at Chatelet Place; the two theaters and the fountain, built in 1860, 1862, and 1858, respectively, are still the hallmarks of this plaza.
Several hundred meters away, the Halles and the Pompidou Center add a bit of modernity to the neighborhood whose streets are still named after people and professions of the middle ages such as Petite Truanderie (Little Troublemaker). This area offers numerous boutiques, galleries and cafes...a neighborhood worth wandering around.
From GARE DU NORD to BAZAR DE L HOTEL DE VILLE (BHV)
Take the metro line 5 towards Place d'Italie
At Bastille, take line 1 towards La Défense
Get off at Hôtel de ville
From BAZAR DE L HOTEL DE VILLE (BHV) to GALERIE DU JOUR AGNES B
Follow rue de Rivoli, turn right at rue Saint-Martin and then left at rue Aubry le Boucher. Turn right into rue Quincampoix
From GALERIE DU JOUR AGNES B to L IMPREVU CAFE
Go back to rue Quincampoix.
