Guidebook for Paris
Arts & Culture
It's a great museum and next door to my apartment. www.mam-Paris.fr/en
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Pariski muzej moderne umjetnosti
11 Av. du Président WilsonIt's a great museum and next door to my apartment. www.mam-Paris.fr/en
Great Contemporary Art Museum and 2 doors from my apartment, 1 door from Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris. www.palaisdetokyo.com
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Palais de Tokyo
13 Av. du Président WilsonGreat Contemporary Art Museum and 2 doors from my apartment, 1 door from Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris. www.palaisdetokyo.com
Mona Lisa! Egyptian Mummies, lots of great things in here. You can tour it for several days. There are even night openings.
www.louvre.fr/en
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Luvr
Rue de RivoliMona Lisa! Egyptian Mummies, lots of great things in here. You can tour it for several days. There are even night openings.
www.louvre.fr/en
Famous Man Museum of Paris, and walking distance from apartment.
www.museedelhomme.fr
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Homme Muzej
17 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 NovembreFamous Man Museum of Paris, and walking distance from apartment.
www.museedelhomme.fr
A historic district in Paris. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic & architectural importance. Spreads across parts of the 3rd & 4th arrdts.
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Le Marais
54 Rue Vieille du TempleA historic district in Paris. Long the aristocratic district of Paris, it hosts many outstanding buildings of historic & architectural importance. Spreads across parts of the 3rd & 4th arrdts.
Home to many famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was center of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Home to many famous cafés, such as Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Prés area was center of the existentialist movement (associated with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
Name of 2 independent bookstores on Paris' Left Bank. Serves both as a regular bookstore &as a reading library, specializing in English-language lit. Featured in films Midnigh in Paris & Before Sunset
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Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
37 Rue de la BûcherieName of 2 independent bookstores on Paris' Left Bank. Serves both as a regular bookstore &as a reading library, specializing in English-language lit. Featured in films Midnigh in Paris & Before Sunset
Concert venue, convention centre & shopping mall in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, & inaugurated in 1974. The mall features some major American retailers.
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Palais des congrès de Paris
2 Pl. de la Prte MaillotConcert venue, convention centre & shopping mall in 17th arrondissement of Paris. Built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, & inaugurated in 1974. The mall features some major American retailers.
Sightseeing
Eiffelov toranj
5 Av. Anatole FranceMain Thoroughfare
www.tour-eiffel.fr/en
Champs-Élysées
Major Thoroughfare of Paris
www.champselysees.org
One of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of Champs Elysees.
www.arcdetriompheparis.com
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Trijumfalna kapija
Place Charles de GaulleOne of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the western end of Champs Elysees.
www.arcdetriompheparis.com
Great view of the city of Paris and historical church.
Bus or Metro away from my apartment
www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com
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Sakré-Cœur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreGreat view of the city of Paris and historical church.
Bus or Metro away from my apartment
www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com
River boat tour that makes stops like a bus, hop-on/hop-off! 5-minutes walk from my apartment.
www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en
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Bateaux-Mouches
Port de la ConférenceRiver boat tour that makes stops like a bus, hop-on/hop-off! 5-minutes walk from my apartment.
www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en
Closest tourist attraction Flame of Liberty/Princess Di's Flame. 350m from apartment.
http://www.fromparis.com/alma-bridge-princess-lady-dianas-flame.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_of_Liberty
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Pont de l'Alma
Pont de l'AlmaClosest tourist attraction Flame of Liberty/Princess Di's Flame. 350m from apartment.
http://www.fromparis.com/alma-bridge-princess-lady-dianas-flame.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_of_Liberty
Great scenic area to get a view of Eiffel Tower and walk over the Seine River. 1 of the Bateaux-Mouches stop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kMJuXL2J0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_d'Iéna
Place d'Iéna
Place d'IénaGreat scenic area to get a view of Eiffel Tower and walk over the Seine River. 1 of the Bateaux-Mouches stop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kMJuXL2J0
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_d'Iéna
It's Notre-Dame Cathedral
www.notredamedeparis.fr/
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul IIIt's Notre-Dame Cathedral
www.notredamedeparis.fr/
FAMOUS Hop-On/Hop-Off city sightseeing tour bus passes apt (sight C). 9 stops. 2 1/2 hours. Get on stop 1 or 8.
http://www.carsrouges.com/plan/plan-carsrouges.pdf
Les Cars Rouges
FAMOUS Hop-On/Hop-Off city sightseeing tour bus passes apt (sight C). 9 stops. 2 1/2 hours. Get on stop 1 or 8.
http://www.carsrouges.com/plan/plan-carsrouges.pdf
Holds mainly French art 1848-1915, including paintings,sculptures,furniture,& photography. Largest collection of impressionist/post-impressionist masterpieces in World
www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html
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Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurHolds mainly French art 1848-1915, including paintings,sculptures,furniture,& photography. Largest collection of impressionist/post-impressionist masterpieces in World
www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html
Established in 1994, contains perm. collection of more than 500 French dolls. Dolls arranged chronologically 1800-now,& feature construction of bisque, composition, cloth, rubber, celluloid,& plastic.
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Doll Museum
7 Impasse BerthaudEstablished in 1994, contains perm. collection of more than 500 French dolls. Dolls arranged chronologically 1800-now,& feature construction of bisque, composition, cloth, rubber, celluloid,& plastic.
An arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter, regarded by many as one of the prettiest in Paris.
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Most Aleksandra III
Pont Alexandre IIIAn arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower Quarter, regarded by many as one of the prettiest in Paris.
This performance hall hosts opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
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Palais Garnier
Place de l'OpéraThis performance hall hosts opera, ballet and chamber music performances.
Functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens (former Presidents for example). The Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. It's a building in the Latin Quarter
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Pantheon station
Functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens (former Presidents for example). The Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. It's a building in the Latin Quarter
The Ile Saint Louis is the perfect place to have a romantic walk (it's less crowded than the City Island, because there aren't main monuments).1 of 2 natural islands in the Seine river.
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Île Saint Louis
19 Rue Saint-Louis en l'ÎleThe Ile Saint Louis is the perfect place to have a romantic walk (it's less crowded than the City Island, because there aren't main monuments).1 of 2 natural islands in the Seine river.
One of two remaining natural islands in the Seine river within the city of Paris (the other being the Île Saint-Louis). It's the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded.
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Ile de la Cite
One of two remaining natural islands in the Seine river within the city of Paris (the other being the Île Saint-Louis). It's the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded.
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is 1of7 depts of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It's situated in Paris 5ème arrdt, on the left bank of the river Seine
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Jardin des Plantes
The Jardin des Plantes is the main botanical garden in France. It is 1of7 depts of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. It's situated in Paris 5ème arrdt, on the left bank of the river Seine
The Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the World.
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Sainte-Chapelle
10 Bd du PalaisThe Sainte-Chapelle is the finest royal chapel to be built in France and features a truly exceptional collection of 13th-century stained glass anywhere in the World.
an elegant house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, in Paris 8eme arrdt. The nearest Paris Métro Villiers on the line 2
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Muzej Nissim de Camondo
63 Rue de Monceauan elegant house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo, 63, rue de Monceau, at the edge of the Parc Monceau, in Paris 8eme arrdt. The nearest Paris Métro Villiers on the line 2
Art gallery of impressionist/post-impressionist paintings located in west corner of Tuileries next to Place de la Concorde. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies mural
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Muzej Orangerie
Art gallery of impressionist/post-impressionist paintings located in west corner of Tuileries next to Place de la Concorde. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies mural
776km long river, important commercial waterway within Paris Basin in the north of France. There are 37 bridges within Paris & dozens more spanning the river outside the city.
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Seine
776km long river, important commercial waterway within Paris Basin in the north of France. There are 37 bridges within Paris & dozens more spanning the river outside the city.
Public museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris 8em arrdt. Created from private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841-1912) to display the art they collected in life.
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Muzej Jacquemart-André
158 Bd HaussmannPublic museum located at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in Paris 8em arrdt. Created from private home of Édouard André (1833–1894) and Nélie Jacquemart (1841-1912) to display the art they collected in life.
the oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.
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Trg Vosges
Place des Vosgesthe oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city. It is located in the Marais district, and it straddles the dividing-line between the 3rd and 4th arrondissements of Paris.
consists of an amphitheater; concert hall that can hold audience of 800-1,000; a museum of music, containing an important collection of classical music instruments dating mainly from 15-20th Century.
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Grad glazbe
221 Av. Jean Jaurèsconsists of an amphitheater; concert hall that can hold audience of 800-1,000; a museum of music, containing an important collection of classical music instruments dating mainly from 15-20th Century.
Located at 2, rue Louis Boilly in Paris 16eme arrdt. Features a collection over three hundred Impressionist/Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet (his largest collection of works in World), et al.
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Muzej Marmottan Monet
2 Rue Louis BoillyLocated at 2, rue Louis Boilly in Paris 16eme arrdt. Features a collection over three hundred Impressionist/Post-Impressionist works by Claude Monet (his largest collection of works in World), et al.
Public park situated in NE Paris, in 19eme arrdt. 5th-largest park in Paris Opened 1867, late in regime of Emperor NapoleonIII, built by Jean-Charles Alphand, creator of all Napoleon III's parks.
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Park Buttes-Chaumont
1 Rue BotzarisPublic park situated in NE Paris, in 19eme arrdt. 5th-largest park in Paris Opened 1867, late in regime of Emperor NapoleonIII, built by Jean-Charles Alphand, creator of all Napoleon III's parks.
A Royal Château in Versailles that was a country village; today, it's a wealthy suburb of Paris, ~20km SW of Paris. Center of political power in France from 1682-1789, when Louis XIV moved from Paris.
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Château de Versailles
A Royal Château in Versailles that was a country village; today, it's a wealthy suburb of Paris, ~20km SW of Paris. Center of political power in France from 1682-1789, when Louis XIV moved from Paris.
Entertainment & Activities
Can take the kids to see Eiffel Tower from a distance, there is typically music, cotton candy, drinks, and souvenirs. A nice little area for the whole family to enjoy a glimpse of Paris.
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Café du Trocadéro
8 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 NovembreCan take the kids to see Eiffel Tower from a distance, there is typically music, cotton candy, drinks, and souvenirs. A nice little area for the whole family to enjoy a glimpse of Paris.
Aquarium of Paris and walking distance from my apartment.
www.cineaqua.com
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Akvarij u Parizu
5 Av. Albert de MunAquarium of Paris and walking distance from my apartment.
www.cineaqua.com
Public garden between Louvre &Place de la Concorde. By Catherine deMedicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, eventually opened to public in1667, & became a public park after Fr Revolution
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Vrtovi Tuileries
Place de la ConcordePublic garden between Louvre &Place de la Concorde. By Catherine deMedicis as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, eventually opened to public in1667, & became a public park after Fr Revolution
Second largest public park in Paris 224,500 m² located in Paris 6th arrdt. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
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Luksemburški vrtovi
Second largest public park in Paris 224,500 m² located in Paris 6th arrdt. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
Public park situated in Paris 8eme arrdt, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. It covers 20.3 acres.
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Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesPublic park situated in Paris 8eme arrdt, at the junction of Boulevard de Courcelles, Rue de Prony and Rue Georges Berger. At the main entrance is a rotunda. It covers 20.3 acres.
A theme amusement park, based on Asterix stories. It's known for its large variety of roller coasters & has begun incorporating rides&themes from historic cultures such as the Romans & ancient Greeks.
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Astérix Park
A theme amusement park, based on Asterix stories. It's known for its large variety of roller coasters & has begun incorporating rides&themes from historic cultures such as the Romans & ancient Greeks.
Originally EuroDisneyResort,encompasses 2 theme parks,several resort hotels,a shopping, dining,&entertainment complex,&a golf course,in addition to several additional recreational&entertainment venues
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Disneyland Paris
Boulevard de ParcOriginally EuroDisneyResort,encompasses 2 theme parks,several resort hotels,a shopping, dining,&entertainment complex,&a golf course,in addition to several additional recreational&entertainment venues
Drinks & Nightlife
A part of Parisian nightlife and a bus ride away (or metro) from my apartment!
www.moulinrouge.fr
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Moulin Rouge
82 Bd de ClichyA part of Parisian nightlife and a bus ride away (or metro) from my apartment!
www.moulinrouge.fr
Everything Else
In case my American guests have a need for their embassy, it's close by.
Embassy of the United States of America
2 Av. GabrielIn case my American guests have a need for their embassy, it's close by.
HintHunt
201 Rue BeaubourgLive Escape game
Tennis venue complex. Hosts the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around end of May & the beginning of June. Other sports events held here
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Court Philippe-Chatrier
2 Av. Gordon BennettTennis venue complex. Hosts the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, a Grand Slam championship tournament played annually around end of May & the beginning of June. Other sports events held here
Luksemburška palača
15 Rue de VaugirardThe seat of the French Senate.
210m (689 ft) office skyscraper located in Montparnasse area of Paris. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when surpassed by the 231m (758 ft) Tour First
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Montparnasse
210m (689 ft) office skyscraper located in Montparnasse area of Paris. Constructed from 1969 to 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in France until 2011, when surpassed by the 231m (758 ft) Tour First
La Défense
The "Wall Street" of Paris!
An entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, located between Avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris. The Palais des congrès can be accessed via metro/RER stations
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Neuilly Porte Maillot station
82 Av. de la Grande ArméeAn entrance to the Bois de Boulogne, located between Avenue Charles de Gaulle of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Avenue de la Grande Armée of Paris. The Palais des congrès can be accessed via metro/RER stations