Olivier’s guidebook
Neighborhoods
You can skip place du Tertre, a tourist trap, but the rest is beautiful.
Start from metro Lamarck Caulaincourt
Av Junot
Check out Villa Léandre to your right
Rue girardon to the left
walk down to place constantin Pecqueur
rue St Vincent to your right
rue des saules to your right
rue cortot to your left
rue du mont cenis to the right
rue saint rustique to the left
left at the end
left again
take rue poulbot
stairs to the right to rue gabrielle
go left
at the end, stairs to the left, go up until the parvis su sacré coeur, check out the view
reach rue maurice utrillo to the left
take stairs down on rue Paul Albert
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Montmartre
You can skip place du Tertre, a tourist trap, but the rest is beautiful.
Start from metro Lamarck Caulaincourt
Av Junot
Check out Villa Léandre to your right
Rue girardon to the left
walk down to place constantin Pecqueur
rue St Vincent to your right
rue des saules to your right
rue cortot to your left
rue du mont cenis to the right
rue saint rustique to the left
left at the end
left again
take rue poulbot
stairs to the right to rue gabrielle
go left
at the end, stairs to the left, go up until the parvis su sacré coeur, check out the view
reach rue maurice utrillo to the left
take stairs down on rue Paul Albert
Marais
Sightseeing
Galerie Vivienne
Galerie VivienneA beautiful walk: take metro to Daumesnil metro station, walk to Reuilly gymnasium (43 Allée Vivaldi, 75012 Paris)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UAeWwXWKZFGuJ9Tx6
Take a left and walk on the highline until the end of the highline, close to Bastille.
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Coulée Verte René-Dumont
1 Coulée Verte René-DumontA beautiful walk: take metro to Daumesnil metro station, walk to Reuilly gymnasium (43 Allée Vivaldi, 75012 Paris)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UAeWwXWKZFGuJ9Tx6
Take a left and walk on the highline until the end of the highline, close to Bastille.
A former royal palace with a park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais-Royal
https://goo.gl/maps/9Mv8khZrarzeEBCx7
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Palais-Royal
A former royal palace with a park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais-Royal
https://goo.gl/maps/9Mv8khZrarzeEBCx7
Beautiful greenhouse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_Serres_d%27Auteuil
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Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
3 Av. de la Prte d'AuteuilBeautiful greenhouse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_des_Serres_d%27Auteuil
Fondation Le Corbusier
https://goo.gl/maps/tfbLGD374gbXibpWA
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Fondation Le Corbusier
8-10 Sq. du Dr BlancheFondation Le Corbusier
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A modernist villa designed by the architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1928
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Savoye
https://goo.gl/maps/fiMms8ScV88nBAo59
More than a hour to get there in public transit but worth it if you are in Paris long enough.
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Villa Savoye
82 Rue de VilliersA modernist villa designed by the architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret in 1928
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Savoye
https://goo.gl/maps/fiMms8ScV88nBAo59
More than a hour to get there in public transit but worth it if you are in Paris long enough.
A baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Paris.
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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
A baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Paris.
Built in 1799, passages des Panoramas is a walkway/covered passage.
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Passage des Panoramas
Passage des PanoramasBuilt in 1799, passages des Panoramas is a walkway/covered passage.
https://goo.gl/maps/EPrF656hiHUA19cy9
Place Vendome
A charming market street
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Rue Montorgueil
Rue MontorgueilA charming market street
https://goo.gl/maps/S2LPQ3YatN3iFR5o9
L'Oasis d'Aboukir
83 Rue d'AboukirVertical garden
https://goo.gl/maps/JfE88XtPKp3kKEVL7
A walk around the largest of the two lakes in the bois de Boulogne is definitely worth it. About a half an hour walk.
https://goo.gl/maps/bgn8toWsgDYTRFwx7
Cascade du Bois de Boulogne
A walk around the largest of the two lakes in the bois de Boulogne is definitely worth it. About a half an hour walk.
https://goo.gl/maps/bgn8toWsgDYTRFwx7
A narrow island between Bir Hakem and Grenelle bridges, beautiful during the summer and fall.
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L'île aux Cygnes
Allée des CygnesA narrow island between Bir Hakem and Grenelle bridges, beautiful during the summer and fall.
https://goo.gl/maps/b28ySqrD762nLrA18
Built in 1605, place des Vosges is a must see.
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Place des Vosges
Place des VosgesBuilt in 1605, place des Vosges is a must see.
https://goo.gl/maps/SGCavPuSywxrpbnr9
Don't miss the greenhouses and the museum.
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Jardin des Plantes
Don't miss the greenhouses and the museum.
https://goo.gl/maps/QyqoBgzVQCwj4X268
The tip of the Cité island. Perfect spot for a picnic.
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Square du Vert Galant
15 Pl. du Pont NeufThe tip of the Cité island. Perfect spot for a picnic.
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Place Dauphine
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You can walk along the canal St martin from La Villette to place de la République. Closed to traffic on Sundays.
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La Villette
211 Av. Jean JaurèsYou can walk along the canal St martin from La Villette to place de la République. Closed to traffic on Sundays.
A bike ride along the Marne river is definitely worth it. You can even start from Paris Porte dorée, cross the bois de Vincennes until you reach promenade Yvette Horner (near pavillon Baltard) and continue east until the end of quai de l'Artois, then come back.
Google "bords de Marne" to see what it looks like.
Quai de l'Artois
Quai de l'ArtoisA bike ride along the Marne river is definitely worth it. You can even start from Paris Porte dorée, cross the bois de Vincennes until you reach promenade Yvette Horner (near pavillon Baltard) and continue east until the end of quai de l'Artois, then come back.
Google "bords de Marne" to see what it looks like.
You can hop on a boat near Alma Marceau metro, a really nice way to discover the city, preferably at the end of the day before sunset.
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Bateaux-Mouches
Port de la ConférenceYou can hop on a boat near Alma Marceau metro, a really nice way to discover the city, preferably at the end of the day before sunset.
Place des Victoires is a unique circular place designed by architect François Mansart in 1685.
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Statue of Louis XIV
Place des VictoiresPlace des Victoires is a unique circular place designed by architect François Mansart in 1685.
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Passage du Grand Cerf
145 Rue Saint-Denishttps://goo.gl/maps/tPYAX1QfLDohEVf16
A covered passage of Paris
https://goo.gl/maps/XvfLdPCfF8RCLpvFA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerie_V%C3%A9ro-Dodat
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Galerie Véro-Dodat
Galerie Véro-DodatA covered passage of Paris
https://goo.gl/maps/XvfLdPCfF8RCLpvFA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerie_V%C3%A9ro-Dodat
Passage Jouffroy
10-12 Bd MontmartreBNF Richelieu Site
5 Rue de RichelieuNational School of Fine Arts
14 Rue BonaparteMusée des Archives Nationales - Hôtel de Soubise
60 Rue des Francs BourgeoisSainte-Chapelle
10 Boulevard du PalaisThe Bibliothèque Mazarine is worth a visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Mazarine
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Instituut van Frankrijk
23 Quai de ContiThe Bibliothèque Mazarine is worth a visit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_Mazarine
Place Gabriel Kaspereit
2 Av. FrochotPlace Saint Georges
Place Saint GeorgesBibliotheque Louise Walser-Gaillard
26 Rue ChaptalGorgeous public library
Some really nice townhouses on rue du Ranelagh starting from Av Mozart, going west. From the end of rue du Ranelagh you can reach the Bois de Boulogne lakes (10 minutes walk) that are worth seing.
86 Rue du Ranelagh
86 Rue du RanelaghSome really nice townhouses on rue du Ranelagh starting from Av Mozart, going west. From the end of rue du Ranelagh you can reach the Bois de Boulogne lakes (10 minutes walk) that are worth seing.
Museums
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
11 Av. du Président WilsonPalais de Tokyo
13 Avenue du Président WilsonI have no interest in LV as a brand but the museum, designed by Frank Gehry, is worth a visit.
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Fondation Louis Vuitton
8 Av. du Mahatma GandhiI have no interest in LV as a brand but the museum, designed by Frank Gehry, is worth a visit.
Centre Georges Pompidou
Amazing collection
Jeu de Paume
1 Pl. de la Concorde