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Cortot (rue)
Posted: February 2007Type: Squares and Streets
Things to see: The oldest house in Montmartre which houses a museum about the hill
Nearby: The Montmartre vines, Place du Tertre, The Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (church)
Metro: Lamarck - Caulaincourt (12)
Address: rue CortotDistrict: Montmartre
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Levis (rue de)
Posted: January 2007Type: Squares and Streets
Things to do:
Go shopping in the permanent open-air market
Nearby:
The Jardin Romantique in the Parc Monceau
The Batignolles quarter
The Banque de France building situated in Place du Général Catroux
Metro: Villiers (2 - 3)
Address: rue de Levis
District: Monceau
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Alma ( quartier)
Posted: January 2007Type: District Things to see: Place de l'Alma
Avenue Montaigne, its boutiques and the Plaza Athénée
The Palais de Tokyo and the modern art museum
The Palais Galliera which contains the fashion museum
The Musée Guimet (Guimet Museum) and its striking Asiatic collections Metro: Alma - Marceau (9)
District: Alma
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Musée Grevin
Posted: January 2007Type:Museum
Things to see:
The wax celebrities
The large marble staircase created by the architect Rives
The Palais des Mirages
Things to do:
Visit the museum
Nearby:
The covered passageways of Panoramas, Jouffroy and Verdeau
The Grand Boulevard de Montmartre
The Hôtel des ventes aux enchères Drouot (Drouot Auction Rooms)
Metro: Grands Boulevards (8 - 9)
Address: 10, boulevard Montmartre
District: Grands Boulevards
Tel: 0147708505
Price: 17 euros
Opening Time: 10h - 19h
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Opéra (place de)
Posted: January 2007Type:Squares and Streets
Things to see:
The Opéra Garnier
The Café de la Paix
Nearby:
Avenue de l'Opéra
The Grands Boulevards of Capucines and Italiens
The Grands Magasins (department stores): Printemps and Galeries Lafayette
Metro: Opéra (3 - 7 - 8)
Address: place de Opéra
District: Opéra
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Musée Rodin
Posted: January 2007Type:Museum Things to see:
The works of Auguste Rodin
The Hôtel Biron Things to do:
Visit the museum dedicated to Rodin, then take a walk in the park Nearby:The Hôtel National des Invalides
The Hôtel Matignon Metro: Solférino (12)
Address: 75, rue de VarenneDistrict: Invalides
Tel: 0144186124
Price: 5 euros
Opening Time:
April to September: 09h30 - 17h45
October to March: 09h30 - 16h45
Closure Day: Monday
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Parc Montsouris
Posted: January 2007Type:Garden and Water
Things to see:
The 1.400 trees
The numerous sculptures
The Observatoire Météorologique (meteorological observatory)
The wooded lanes and villas in the vicinity
Nearby:
The Cité-Universitaire (university complex)
The Stade Charléty (stadium)
Metro: Cité Universiataire (B)
Address: Parc de Montsouris
District: Montsouris
Opening Time: 8h/9h - 17h30/21h30
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Esplanade Invalides
Posted: January 2007Type:Garden and Water
Nearby:
Pont Alexandre III (bridge)
The Hôtel des Invalides
Metro: Invalides (8 - 13 - C)
Address: Esplanade des Invalides
District: Invalides
An audio podcast in MP3 format.La Défense (quartier)
Posted: January 2007Type:District
Things to see:
The Esplanade de la Défense
The CNITThe Grande Arche de La Défense
The Pouce de Cesar (Caesar's Thumb)
The many modern sculptures
The view over Paris
Things to do:
Take a look at life in Paris's business quarter
Go shopping in the Quatre Temps shopping centre
Metro: La Défense - Grande Arche (1 - A - T2)
Address: Esplanade de la Défense
District: La Défense
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Mouffetard (quartier)
Posted: January 2007Type:District
Things to see:
The delightful Rue Mouffetard which has retained its old-world charm
Place de la Contrescarpe
The Eglise Saint-Médard (church)
The Arènes de Lutèce (Lutetia Arenas)
The Gobelins factory
Metro: Censier - Daubenton (7)
District: Mouffetard - Gobelins
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Musée de la vie romantique
Posted: January 2007Type:Museum
Things to see:
"Hannibal jurant de venger la mort d'Hasdrubal" (Hannibal swearing to avenge the death of Hasdrubal) by Ary Scheffer
Things to do:
Visit the museum
Have a cup of tea in the sun lounge
Nearby:
Place Pigalle
Place Blanche
Boulevard de Clichy
The Saint Georges quarter
Metro: Blanche (2)
Address: 16, rue Chaptal
District: Pigalle
Tel: 0155319567
Price: Temporary exhibition: 7 euros
Opening Time: 10h - 18h
Closure Day: Monday
An audio podcast in MP3 format.Palais de Chaillot
Posted: January 2007Type:Monument
Things to see:
The buildingThe gardens of Trocadéro
Things to do:
Visit the Musée de l'Homme (Museum of Man)
Visit the Musée de la Marine (Naval Museum)
Take a seat on the terrace to look at the Eiffel Tower and watch the activities
Nearby:
Place du Trocadéro
The gardens of Trocadéro
The Eiffel Tower
The Musée d'Arts Asiatiques Guimet (Guimet Museum of Asiatic Art)
Metro: Trocadéro (6 - 9)
Address: 17, place du Trocadero et du 11 novembre
District: Trocadéro
Tel: 0144053910
An audio podcast in MP3 format.
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Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
