PARIS will always be PARIS! The capital is always ready to unveil all its treasures, its unique monuments, its history, beauty and grace. Use all forms of transport to visit the city at your own pace, on foot, by bike, bus or Segway. |
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# EIFFEL TOWER |
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Just 20 min from the hotel by metro, get out at Trocadero for a magical view of the famous Eiffel Tower. We recommend you climb to the top of the tower and then take a picnic on the lawns of the Champ de Mars.
Metro: Bir Hakeim / Trocadéro / Dupleix or Ecole Militaire. |
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# ARC DE TRIOMPHE |
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At the centre of the Charles de Gaulle - Etoile square at the top end of the Champs Elysées, this magnificent monument becomes the parade ground for the French army every year on 14th July, the national holiday. You can climb up to the top and admire the view along the Champs Elysées.
Metro: Etoile |
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# SACRE COEUR (MONTMARTRE) |
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At the top of the Butte Montmartre, painters and artists will offer to draw your portrait or caricature. The Sacré Coeur basilica dominates this hill, the most romantic and picturesque in Paris.
Metro: Jules Joffrin + Montmartrobus (Place du Tertre stop) - Pigalle + Montmartrobus (Norvins stop) - Anvers - Abbesses + Funicular |
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# NOTRE DAME DE PARIS |
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This masterpiece of Gothic cathedrals is all the more impressive for its imposing arch buttresses and exceptional location on the Ile Saint Louis in the middle of the Seine.
Line 4 Cité or Saint-Michel station - Line 1, 11 Hôtel de Ville station - Line 10 Maubert-Mutualité or Cluny-La Sorbonne station - Lines 7, 11 and 14 Châtelet station |
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# LES INVALIDES |
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Army museum, a monumental and imposing complex which can be seen from all corners of Paris thanks to its golden dome. A military pantheon where most of France's famous military leaders, including Napoleon I, are buried.
129 rue de Grenelle, 75007 PARIS - Metro: Latour Maubourg / Invalides |
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# THE CONCIERGERIE |
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Imposing and majestic monument, near the Notre Dame, which runs alongside the Seine and can be best viewed from a bateau mouche. |
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# THE LOUVRE PYRAMID |
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At the centre of the Louvre's Napoleon courtyard, a striking contrast of modernism is provided by this glass pyramid designed by PEI which provides easy and majestic access to the LOUVRE museum.
99, rue de Rivoli 75001 - Metro: Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre |
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# ALEXANDER III BRIDGE |
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The Alexander III bridge is a unique and majestic bridge spanning the Seine between the 7th and 8th arrondissements of Paris. A listed historical monument, it was given to France by Tsar Alexander III of Russia for the 1900 Universal Exhibition of Paris.
Metro: Invalides |
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# BASTILLE OPERA |
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Paris's second Opera house, designed by the architect Carlos Ott and inaugurated in 1989.
Place de la Bastille - Metro: Bastille |
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# PARIS TOURS & EXCURSIONS |
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Details for Paris Vision, Cityrama, Les Bus Rouges and some of the other companies offering sightseeing tours of Paris can be found at the Hotel.
Departures from the Hotel, Grands Boulevards, Place de L'Opéra, Trocadero depending on the company and type of tour. |
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# BATEAUX MOUCHES |
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The term bateau-mouche refers to a river excursion boat operated in Paris by the "Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches" company. By extension it is used to refer to most of the river cruises of this type which offer unforgettable tours of Paris along the Seine.
At the foot of the Eiffel Tower - directly by line 8 - Iena or also at the Pont de l'Alma. |
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