My Guide to Paris
Lieux emblématiques
A must see (although it is a bit too crowded most of the time). The biggest museum in the World. You will see the famous Mona Lisa of course but there are many other intersting things to see in that Museum. I particularly like the sculptures section.
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Louvre
Rue de RivoliA must see (although it is a bit too crowded most of the time). The biggest museum in the World. You will see the famous Mona Lisa of course but there are many other intersting things to see in that Museum. I particularly like the sculptures section.
Very beautiful museum with the biggest impressionists and post-impressionists collection in the world. Set in an ancient strain station, the building itself is worth a visit.
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Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurVery beautiful museum with the biggest impressionists and post-impressionists collection in the world. Set in an ancient strain station, the building itself is worth a visit.
A little gem. You can visit the studio of famous French painter Eugene Delacroix. It has a nice garden too and lots of activities organised for kids (check their website: http://www.musee-delacroix.fr/)
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Musée national Eugène Delacroix
6 Rue de FurstembergA little gem. You can visit the studio of famous French painter Eugene Delacroix. It has a nice garden too and lots of activities organised for kids (check their website: http://www.musee-delacroix.fr/)
Stunning "hôtel particulier" built at the end of the 19th century in what was then a new neighbourhood in Paris. The building itself is worth the visit. Built by Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jaquemart, it hosts their amazing art collection and usually excellent temporary exhibitions.
https://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/
After your visit, you can go relax in Parc Monceau nearby.
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Musee Jacquemart-Andre
158 Bd HaussmannStunning "hôtel particulier" built at the end of the 19th century in what was then a new neighbourhood in Paris. The building itself is worth the visit. Built by Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jaquemart, it hosts their amazing art collection and usually excellent temporary exhibitions.
https://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/
After your visit, you can go relax in Parc Monceau nearby.
Great museum for kids, with lots of skeletons of dinosaurs and other animals. They will love it. There are two differents buildings/museums : the "grande galerie de l'évolution", very beautiful building with lots of animals and a section dedicated to children, and the "galerie de paléontologie", where the actual fossils are. It looks antiquated but is really worth the visit.
Aterwards, you can go for a stroll in the beautiful Jardin des Plantes just nearby and visit the zoo.
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Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
57 Rue CuvierGreat museum for kids, with lots of skeletons of dinosaurs and other animals. They will love it. There are two differents buildings/museums : the "grande galerie de l'évolution", very beautiful building with lots of animals and a section dedicated to children, and the "galerie de paléontologie", where the actual fossils are. It looks antiquated but is really worth the visit.
Aterwards, you can go for a stroll in the beautiful Jardin des Plantes just nearby and visit the zoo.
Fontainebleau – 55km from Paris, reachable by train. The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large palace where the kings of France took their ease. Amazing chateau, not sacked during the French Revolution – contrary to Versailles – it has therefore been persevered and has more furniture. http://www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr/spip.php?lang=en /
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fontainebleau
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Château de Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau – 55km from Paris, reachable by train. The Royal Château de Fontainebleau is a large palace where the kings of France took their ease. Amazing chateau, not sacked during the French Revolution – contrary to Versailles – it has therefore been persevered and has more furniture. http://www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr/spip.php?lang=en /
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fontainebleau
Guide des Quartiers
very nice area and a good example of the old Paris. Look for all the "hotel particuliers", those palaces built by the French aristocracy in the XVIIIe century, hidden behind strict façades. Good examples are Hôtel de Sully (7 place des Vosges) and Musée Carnavalet (23 rue de Sévigné). And make sure you don't miss the Place des Vosges, an amazing squarer built by King Henry IV in 1610.
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Le Marais
54 Rue Vieille du Templevery nice area and a good example of the old Paris. Look for all the "hotel particuliers", those palaces built by the French aristocracy in the XVIIIe century, hidden behind strict façades. Good examples are Hôtel de Sully (7 place des Vosges) and Musée Carnavalet (23 rue de Sévigné). And make sure you don't miss the Place des Vosges, an amazing squarer built by King Henry IV in 1610.
A village perched on top of the highest hill of Paris. Amazing view on the whole city from the Sacré-Coeur. It used to be a small village outside Paris until the 19th century. You can still see a windmill and some vineyards! Artists started to gather there at the end of the 19th century and built the reputation of the area. Vincent Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Picasso used to work there.
Make sure you climb the hill early, it can get crowded up there! Then wind your way down and enjoy the beautiful little streets.
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Montmartre
A village perched on top of the highest hill of Paris. Amazing view on the whole city from the Sacré-Coeur. It used to be a small village outside Paris until the 19th century. You can still see a windmill and some vineyards! Artists started to gather there at the end of the 19th century and built the reputation of the area. Vincent Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Picasso used to work there.
Make sure you climb the hill early, it can get crowded up there! Then wind your way down and enjoy the beautiful little streets.