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...
Nation and Bercy
Nation place still displays the two columns that comprised the barrier of its City toll gate. In the middle, the Triomphe de la Republique was built in celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the French revolution. The restoration of the Bercy district has been underway for some time: the Sports palace was inaugurated in 1984 and the Finance Ministry in 1989. The redevelopments have been continuing into present day with the creation of Bercy Village, a new park, the construction of the House of Cinema and the Simone de Beauvoir passage way (uniting the left and right banks). The Bercy of the new millenium is one of urban innovation, alternative shopping and large leisure spaces.
Paris : Restaurants
Le provencal - rue des Grands-Champs
Huge pots filled with lavendar lead the way from the sidewalk to the door and set the mood for a voyage to Provence! Take a seat at one of the tables covered in the traditional styles of the south of(...)
Les bombis - rue de Chaligny
Although there has been a change in ownership (the former proprietors now run La Boulangerie in the 20th district) this cafe has kept its charm of days past with old fashioned booths and a large(...)
Café marco polo - avenue du Trône
Next to Nation place, this huge brasserie serves traditional French food as well as pizza. In this spacious setting done in dark wood, servers, while busy, are always in a good mood and will happily(...)
