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Hotel Options |
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Hotel du Nord
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Citadines
Les Halles Paris |
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Collectioneur
Arc du Triomphe |
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Places to visit |
| The Eiffel Tower is the main symbol of Paris and no trip is completed without passing through the Gustave Eiffel’s greatest work of engineering. The visiting rates are from €5 to €14 and at night the Tower is illuminated every hour for five minutes. But there are numerous touristic attractions in this city, namely, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacre-Coeur, Champs Elysées: the most beautiful avenue in the world and the Louvre Museum where it is, for instance, the famous painting of Mona Lisa. The Opéra National de Paris is another emblematic and sumptuous venue where it is possible to assist to some of the most worlds famous operas; The Notre Dame Cathedral, built as a pagan temple, has become an important centre of Christian worship devoted to Saint Stephen. To shows the following cabarets are not to miss: Moulin Rouge, Paradis Latin and Lido, the last one is going to have the first premiere in 12 years in April 3rd; and because Paris is also the fashion capital we do recommend a visit to Galleries Lafayette where it is possible to get to know the work of many and distinguished designers. |
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Eating: what and where? |
The Saint Germain and Marais district are leisure areas with peculiar restaurants and bars but the offer is so vast and well known as the French cuisine.
Find out our suggestions.
- Odette & Aimé - 46 Rue de Maubeuge – traditional bistrô cuisine.
- Restaurant Très Honoré - 35, place du Marché Saint-Honoré - restaurant, bar, disco and live music on thursdays.
- Le Georges – Pompidou - Place Georges Pompidou, on the exhibition centre with the same name, presenting a french fusion cuisine. On the last weekend of each month there are DJ's parties.
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Curiosities |
The first record of Paris belongs to the Romans. “Lutetia” was the name given by Julius Caesar and it means “mud” in latin, due to the floods of Sena.
An urban legend says that the Louvre Pyramid is composed by 666 rectangles, clearly a number associated to Satan, but the Louvre Museum itself refers that in total there are 673 glass panels. |
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Advices |
If the subway is the elected transportation to discover the city, for saving money, we do recommend the acquisition of a carnet of 10 tickets instead of the individual ones.
The lovers of art and museums may have a nicer visit in case they get the Paris Pass. It is a card that allows the direct access with no queuing to over 60 venues, such as the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, Picasso Museum, Quai Branly Museum, Cinema Museum, Auguste Rodin Museum, Centre Pompidou, Jacquemart André Museum, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, Grévin Museum, Châteu de Versailles and others.
International dialing code: +33
Electric Current: 230/240 volts |
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