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My Top Museums - Paris Itinerary (3Days)Day 1, Thu Aug 20 2015

Hour Where Recommended Visit Time

1. 10:00 gare 15 mins

2. 10:40 Palais Garnier Opera House 30 mins

3. 11:25 Orangerie Museum 1 hour, 15 mins

4. 12:55 Alexander Bridge 15 mins

5. 13:35 Eiffel Tower 30 mins

6. 14:10 Champ de Mars 30 mins

7. 15:05 Rodin Museum 1 hour, 15 mins

8. 16:40 hotel


10:00 gare

Visit Time: 15 mins

18 Rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris, FrankrijkAddress:

Notes:

2.2 KM, 27 minutes by walking

10:40 Palais Garnier Opera House Rating: Landmarks


Opening Hours: Daily 10AM TO 5PM

Admission: Adult €13.50, Child €9.50

Area: Les Grands Boulevards

Metro Station: Opéra

Website: http://www.operadeparis.fr

Address: Pl. de l'Opéra 9e, Opéra/Grands

Boulevards, Paris

Visit Time: 30 mins

The Palais Garnier National Opera House was

constructed from 1957 to 1874 and designed by

Charles Garnier. The neo-baroque landmark building

is located on Boulevard des Capucines and is

named after the architect in honor of the stunning

and opulent architecture. The building was the first

home of the Paris Opera Company and is now also

home to the Paris Opera Ballet.

The exquisite building exterior has seven arches on

the lower level separated by allegorical figures

representing the arts. On the second level there are

seven openings separated by columns with bronze

busts of famous composers. The façade is topped

by a central green copper dome. On either side are

figures representing poetry and harmony and

topping the dome is a statue of Apollo. Inside there

are interconnecting corridors and staircases leading

up to different levels. The décor is in rich velvet,

there are sumptuous sculptures of cherubs and

nymphs as well as plenty of gold leaf. The

breathtaking Grand Foyer has a ceiling mural

painted by Paul-Jacques-Aime Baudry and large

chandeliers the length of the 154 meter long room.

Leading up to the Grand Foyer is the Grand

Staircase of white marble with a balustrade of green

and red marble. On pedestals along the staircase

there are female figures and above the staircase is

another ceiling canvases painted with Greek

mythological figures. The opulence continues in the

auditorium which is a traditional Italian

horseshoe-shape, seating 1,979 and facing a

proscenium arch stage. A large chandelier hangs in

the middle of the ceiling surrounded by paintings by

Marc Chagall. Each element of the Opera House

has been perfected.

The Paris Opera also houses the Paris OperaLibrary-Museum (Bibliotheque-Musee de l’Opera deParis). It is possible to visit the Opera House to seea performance or to tour the building. When you visiton a tour you have access to the public areas, grandFoyer, Grand Staircase, the Opera Library-Museum,permanent collections, set models, art work and ifthere is no performance or rehearsal in progress youmay get to see the auditorium as well. There are

themed tours as well as self-guided audio tours.


Area: Around the Louvre

Metro Stattion: Concorde

Website: http://www.musee-orangerie.fr

Opening Hours: Wednesday-Monday 9:00-18:00

Admission: €7.50, or €13 joint ticket with Musée

d'Orsay

Phone Number: (01) 4477-8007

Address: Jardin des Tuileries at Pl. de la

Concorde, Louvre/Tuileries, Paris


11:25 Orangerie Museum Rating: Museums

Visit Time: 1 hour, 15 mins

If you're interested in impressionism, do not even consider

skipping the lovely Orangerie Museum (Paris). The

renovated Orangerie Museum in Paris, located in the Place

de la Concorde, proudly hosts some of the important and

inarguably world famous impressionist drawings.

Most people line up for the Orangerie Museum to have a

glance on the famous Water Lilies paintings of Claude

Monet but the museum also holds an outstanding paintings

collection of other early-20th-century famous painters which

makes the visit far more worthwhile such as Renoir, Sisely,

Utrillo, Picasso, Cézanne, Matisse and many more.

One of the unique aspects of the gallery is the fact that the

paintings are lit by natural sunlight exactly as Claude Monet

designed them to be displayed.

When looking at the works in the Orangerie Museum, Paris

of the old days can almost be touched.

A saving tip: you can buy a ticket to enter both the Orsay

Museum and the Orangerie Museum which will costs you

13€ and is valid for 4 days.


1.1 KM, 13 minutes by transit

12:55 Alexander Bridge Rating: Bridge

Visit Time: 15 mins

Alexander Bridge is located right between all of the best

attractions in Paris and is considered as the most decorated

bridge in Paris, this bridge is well worth a visit. The

Alexander Bridge Paris, with its Art Nouveau lamps, winged

horses statuses and nymphs connects the two banks of the

Seine from the Champs-Élysées quarter to the Eiffel Tower

quarter.

The constructions, an impressive achievement for the time,

started by the end of the 19th century to honor Tsar

Alexander III and lasted several years until thje Universal

Exposition of 1900.

Alexander Bridge, Paris is a nice visit if you are coming from

the Concorde square or Champs Elyse to the Eiffel tower or

the Hotel des Invalides. Notice the similarities between the

bridge and the Grand Palace behind it on the right bank.


Area: Around the Eiffel Tower

Metro Station: Bir-Hakeim, Trocadéro, École

Militaire

Website: http://www.tour-eiffel.fr

Opening Hours: June until August, daily

9:00-00:45 (23:30for summit). September until

June, daily 9:30-23:00. Stairs close at 18:00 in

winter

Admission: By elevator: 1st and 2nd levels €8.20,

top €13.40. By stairs: 1st and 2nd levels only,

€4.50

Phone Number: (01) 4411-2323

: Address Quai Branly, Trocadéro/Tour Eiffel, Paris


13:35 Eiffel Tower Rating: Landmarks

Visit Time: 30 mins

The Eiffel Tower (Paris), one of the must sees in Paris, can't

be missed from any spot while walking in Paris, was built by

the French engineer Gustave Eiffel which was already

famous at the time for building bridges. He spent several

years building the Eiffel Tower as a monument for the World

Exhibition in 1889. Although today, it is without doubt one of

the most recognizable monuments in Europe, one that can

be compared to the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Big

Ben is London and the Taj Mahal in India, it was not

supposed to be permanent when it was first introduced.

After the Eiffel Tower was built, it faced a lot of criticism from

Paris artistic and literary elite. The fact is, that the tower was

almost torn down sometime in 1909 while the only reason it

was eventually kept was due to its ability to provide a perfect

platform for transmitting antennas.

Slowly, the Eiffel Tower became a permanent part of

Paris view, settling in the hearts of Parisians as the symbol

of Paris providing it with the most beautiful and famous

skyline during the evening.

It is possible to climb up the stairs as far as the third floor.

Going up to the top though is possible only using the

elevator. From the top of the Eiffel Tower, Paris at 1,050 ft

(320 meters) is very romantic, especially in the evening.

You can reserve your ticket or book a guided tour online

which will skip the lines as well.


Area: Near the Eiffel Tower

Metro Stations: École Militair

Address: Champ de Mars, Paris


14:10 Champ de Mars Rating:Parks &

Gardens

Visit Time: 30 mins

The Champ de Mars, Paris (in English – "Field of Mars") is a

large public green park, one of the nicest parks in Paris for

families, located just between the Eiffel Tower and the École

Militaire . The grassy field with lines of trees crossing it was

originally created to host parades of the French Military

Academy. Today, the Champ de Mars park is one of the

best spots in Paris for picnics or just for hanging out. It is

even allowed to walk on the grass itself which is very

unusual for Paris. While there is also a playground for kids

at the Champ de Mars, Paris may have other kids

attractions you want to look at if travelling as a family.


Area: Around the Eiffel Tower/Hotel des Invalides

Metro Station: Varenne

Website: http://www.musee-rodin.fr

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:45

Admission: €4, gardens only €1. Free entrance on

the first Sunday of month

Phone Number: (01) 4418-6110

Address: 79 rue de Varenne, Trocadéro/Tour

Eiffel, Paris


15:05 Rodin Museum Rating: Museums


The Rodin Museum (Paris), although officialy a museum

and not one of Paris parks, is one of the best and

unarguably one of the most pleasant cultural experienced

that Paris has to offer and a great Paris museum. Perhpas

not one of Paris kids attractions, but this is one of Paris’s

best gardens to go with the kids since with its sculptures

and lovely shade trees can be a great experience for the

culture seeking family.

Rodin, while living in Paris, used the Hôtel Biron as his

workshop from 1908 and gave the entire collection he hold

of sculptures and van Gogh ‘s and and Renoir’s paintings to

the French government so that they will turn the building into

a museum. Although today Rodin may be considered by

many as the father of modern sculpture, when he first

presented his works he was actually considered vulgar.

The Rodin Museum Paris today holds the most important

works of Rodin's such as The Kiss , The Thinker, and The

Gates of Hell, some are displayed inside the building while

the well-known sculptures are displayed in the garden.

For only €1 you will get full access to the gardens. Café du

Musée Rodin will gladly serve you drinks and food while

resting under the linden trees. For the amount of €10 you

will be able to access all exhibitionsions in the Rodin

Museum. You can also skip the line and save a few Euros

while purchasing a combined ticket (€12) to be used the

same day with the Orsay Museum.


16:40 hotel

Visit Time:

67 Rue Blanche, 75009 Paris, FrankrijkAddress:

Notes:


Day 2, Fri Aug 21 2015


1. 09:00 hotel

2. 09:20 Dali Museum 1 hour

3. 10:30 Saint Ouen Flea Market 1 hour, 15 mins

4. 12:15 Galeries Lafayette 1 hour

5. 15:40 Galerie Vivienne 1 hour

6. 16:50 Louvre Museum 1 hour

7. 18:05 Orsay Museum 1 hour

8. 19:30 Champs Elysees 45 mins

9. 20:35 River Cruise 1 hour

10. 21:55 hotel

09:00 hotel

Visit Time:


Notes:


Web Site: http://www.daliparis.com/english

Area: Montmartre

Opening Hours: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Mon to

Sun. Jul and Aug opened until 8:00 PM.

Admission: 11.50 € adult, 6.50 € children and

students.

Address: 11, rue Poulbot, 75018 Paris


09:20 Dali Museum Rating: Activity

Visit Time: 1 hour

The Dali Museum (Espace Dali), is located in the heart of

the Montmartre and hold an art collection devoted to the

works of the surrealist artist Salvador Dali. Most of the works

presented in this museum are sculptures and engravings.


Metro: Porte de Clinagncourt

Opening Hours: Sat 8:30 - 18:30, Sunday 10:00 -

18:30, Monday 10:30 - 17:30

Phone Number: 33 9 81 82 99 18

Address: 20 Rue André del Sarte, 75018 Paris,

France


10:30 Saint Ouen Flea Market Rating: Flea Market


Not many places in the world that boast of a “flea market” as

a tourist sight. Enter, Paris! You will hear about the Saint

Ouen Flea Market from wait staff at the cafés, from porters

at the hotels, from cab drivers on your way to the Louvre.

However, each provides a rather inept version of the

directions that will actually land you there. Is it worth your

time to make the effort anyway? If you have a love for

antiques from all over the world or want to find a unique

vintage item that can be bought for a respectable discount,

the answer is yes. The only time that all the stalls are open

in the market are on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Some

of the stalls are open during the week but most are not.

There is the “high end” section of the market and a “more

reasonable” sector further away from the entrance. If you

decide to take the Metro, take Line 4, get off at Porte de

Clignancourt, and find the street sign that says “Les Puces”

… the Fleas. That will be the only sign that you find

indicating the direction of the market and you will pass

several small flea markets on the way to Saint Ouen Flea

Market. Keep walking to the Rue de Rosiers – about three

blocks from the Metro – until you see an overpass decorated

with groups of circles. When you see that you will also see a

small flea market … nope, it’s not the Saint Ouen Flea

Market. About a block further down the Rue de Rosiers you

will be entering the many alleyways of the Antiques Flea

Market known worldwide.


Metro: Chaussée d'Antin - La Fayette

Phone: 33 1 42 82 34 56

Opening Hours: 9:30 - 20:00, Thu - 9:30 - 21:00,

closed on Sun

Address: 40 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris,

France


12:15 Galeries Lafayette Rating: Shopping

Visit Time: 1 hour

Galeries Lafayette (Paris) began as a men’s clothing and

accessory store in 1893 and has become a 10-story

department store stuffed with clothing, toys, household

goods and cafés for everyone to shop. The name of the

store originated from the original street name, Rue La

Fayette. With more than one store in Paris, Galeries

Lafayette Paris, the main store is located in the 9th District

of Paris, at the intersection of rue la Fayette and Boulevard

Haussmann. The iconic steel-domed roof inlaid with Art

Noveau stained glass simulating a Tiffany Lampshade is

easily identifiable from a distance. The addition of the dome

was a response to their greatest competitors who had

installed domes on their stores. It was as much about artistic

styling as it was about bragging quietly about your success.

Over the years, the interior has been redecorated and

modified to reflect the addition of space from purchases of

the neighboring buildings. The last major restyling of the

store was done by an architect who loved the layout of

bazaars in the Middle East. Each wing of the departments

returns to the balcony overlooking the mezzanine floor. The

balconies were recently gold-leafed with over 300,000

pieces of gold. The main building focuses on clothes for

women and children and a wedding boutique. If you walk

through the covered passageway to the Homme, you will

find men’s wear and accessories as well as gourmet foods

and shops. Across the street, is the Galeries de Lafayette

Paris “Maison” store with designer home furnishings. On the

7th floor every Friday afternoon, there is a free fashion

show. If you prefer, the store will provide you with a

personal shopper at no charge.


15:40 Galerie Vivienne

Visit Time: 1 hour

6 Rue Vivienne, Parijs, FrankrijkAddress:

Notes:


Area: Around the Louvre

Metro Stattion: Palais-Royal, Musée du Louvre

Website: http://www.louvre.fr

Opening Hours: Monday, Thursday and weekends

9:00-18:00, Wednesday and Friday 9:00-21:30

Free on the first Sunday of every month:

Admission: permanent Collections €12, exhibitions

in the Hall Napoléon €13, combined ticket €16.

Free under 18 and 18-25 year-old residents of the

European Economic Area.

Phone Number: (01) 4020-5317

Address: Palais du Louvre, Louvre/Tuileries, Paris


16:50 Louvre Museum Rating: Museums

Visit Time: 1 hour

At the top of Paris top 10 attractions, The Louvre Museum

(Paris) is in fact the largest art museum in the world and the

home for one of the finest art collections anywhere to be

seen including two of the most famous painted woman - the

Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo just to name two out of the

30,000 exhibits displayed in the Louvre Museum.

The Louvre Paris was originally built as a fortress around

year 1200 and was reconstructed again around 1650 for the

personal use of the king. It was in 1793 that the French

revolutionists have decided that this should become

French’s first national museum.

Carefully planning of the tour in the Louvre Museum is

important and will help you make the most out of it rather

than making your way through the crowds, coming out tired

and most probably disappointed. Remember that this

gigantic museum stretches for almost half a mile (750

meters). Our best advice for the first time visitor would be –

decide upfront what are the works that you must see, go for

those and then settle in one of the sections for a pleasant

stroll through the works of art and historical artifacts.

It was François the first and Louis the 14th who purchased

most of these paintings and sculptures while the rest were

contributed or purchased (and in many cases simply taken)

by Napoleon later to be returned to the original owner’s

family.

The most famous smile in the world, better known as the

Mona Lisa, was ordered by François I from Leonardo the

Vinci. It gained most of glory after it was stolen in 1911 by a

Louvre employee, who simply left the building with the

painting under his coat.

The entrance to the Louvre Museum Paris is a glass

pyramid, one of the city's most distinct symbols and what

has become a tourist attraction by itself as no photo album

of Paris seems to be complete without it. Notice the contrast

between the modern glass structure and the classic interiors

and how well the natural light flows in through the huge

geometrically designed glass.

There are seven sub-galleries in the Louvre

Museum distinctly defined by their content. The first hold

some of the most important antiques from the ancient

Egyptian world. The second is dedicated to Antiquities from

the far-east. The third part of the Louvre Museum (Paris) is

devoted to the Greek and Roman period while the forth is


focused on all kind of Sculpture. Fifth and the most visited

hold many famous paintings while the sixth is dedicated to

the Decorative Arts. The seventh and last is all about

Graphic Arts.

Some of the famous antiques are the Seated Scribe which

can be found in the Sully wing, room 22, 1st floor, Venus de

Milo which is located in room 7, in the ground floor, of the

Denon Wing, the Code of Hammurabi in room 3, ground

floor, Richelieu Wing and the famous Winged Victory of

Samothrace which is located just opposite of room 1 in 1st

floor at the Denon Wing.

The Denon wing of the Louvre Museum hosts many of the

famous art treasures such as The Dying Slave by

Michelangelo located in the ground floor at Michelangelo

Gallery and some of the works of Raphael such as Botticelli

and Titian. Other works in this wing includes the French

masterpieces such as The Raft of the Medusa by Géricault’s

in room 77, 1st floor.

The Louvre Museum Paris is famous not only for its art but

unfortunately also for the long line you have to stand in

before you get a chance to see anything. Skipping this line

can be done with the planning as you can order tickets by


Location: St-Germain-des-Prés

Metro Stattion: Solférino

Website: http://www.musee-orsay.fr

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9:30-18:00,

Thursday 9:30-21:45

Admission: €11, free under 18 year and 18-25

who are citizens an EU member state

Phone Number: (01) 4049-4814

Address: 1 rue de la Légion d'Honneur,

St-Germain-des-Prés, Paris

mail though http://louvre.fnacspectacles.com or.

08-92-68-46-94. You can also pick up the tickets at any

FNAC branch.


18:05 Orsay Museum Rating: Museums

Visit Time: 1 hour

The Orsay Museum is the second visited museum in Paris

and should be payed a visit even if you have to miss all

other museums in Paris after the Louvre. Opened in 1986,

facing the Seine, the Orsay Museum (Paris) is a beautiful

renovated former train station which holds the world-famous

collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist France’s

national collection of art, created in the years 1848 to 1914.

It has all the famous names but also all the less known

styles such as the symbolists, the nabis, the pointillists, and

realists.

Start your visit in the Orsay Museum at the upper level

where you will first notice that as a monument to the

Industrial Revolution, the building had a glass roof allowing

natural light to flow in. In the third floor you will see all the

famous Impressionist paintings by Monet, Pissarro, Renoir,

Manet and also some post-Impressionist works by Cézanne,

Van Gogh an more.

Probably the most famous painting in this floor was painted

by Manet in 1863 and is called - “a Picnic on the Grass”.

Degas is naturally also represented here with his paintings

of ballet dancers. Renoir's famous painting, the Moulin de la

Galette is also here. Monet, who was fascinated by the

effect of changing light, brought on Rouen Cathédrale to life

in a series of five paintings which can be found in the

Museum’s third floor. Don't miss the views from the balcony

of the Sacré-Coeur which inspired many of the

Impressionists.

The second floor of the Orsay Museum Paris has art

nouveau rooms in which you can see an impressive

collection of sculptures, furniture and other decorative

objects. Some of the rare objects created by Guimard are

here as well as works by Tiffany and Lalique. In this floor

you can also find what many will consider as the highlight of

the museum as the works of some of the more important

postimpressionist artists such van Gogh and Gauguin.

In the ground floor you can see some of the early and

arguably the less famous works by Manet, Cézanne,


Delacroix and Ingres as well as some less famous but still

important academic painters from which you can learn more

on the atmosphere of the period and also more

experimental works by Moreau.

You can join one of the English tours of the Orsay Museum

Paris which are 90 minutes long and include an overview of

the ‘Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay’.

After 4.15pm (6pm on Thursday) you can get with a reduced

entrance fee (€5.50). You can also save €2 if you get a

combined €12 ticket that will get you also into Musée Rodin

but only on the same day. The d'Orsay is closed Monday

Keep in mind that there is an extremely long line here (even

in Paris standards) so you may want to buy your ticket

online unless you already have a Museum Pass. If you do


Metro Stations: Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau,

Franklin-D.-Roosevelt, George V, Étoile

Address: Champs-Élysées, Paris

get the ticket earlier, go directly to entrance C. Note that on

Thursdays the museum is open until 9:45 pm and during

these times you will find it much less crowded.


19:30 Champs Elysees Rating: Shopping

Visit Time: 45 mins

Champs Elysees Avenue (Paris), named after the ‘Elysian

Fields’ where happy souls live in the hereafter according to

Greek myth, runs through Paris for 2-km (1¼ mile) from the

Place de la Concorde until the Arc de Triumph.

While walking in Paris, In Champs Elysees Avenue, the city

stands for the style and happiness of living in France, and

on top of the massive traffic and fast food restaurants, the

Avenue des Champs Elysees still sparkles. Along the way,

you will see fancy brands such as Louis Vitton and Cartier

but also cinemas and cafés. In some magical way, the

avenue always feels like there is something happening in

this avenue - the stores are open up until late in the evening

and many are open even on Sunday, something which is

not a common practice in Paris and certainly not in France.

The Champs Elysees Avenue (Paris) is unarguably one of

the famous streets in the world and is also considered by

real estate experts to be one of the most expensive real

estate streets in Europe.

The avenue is also where the last part of the Tour de France

bicycle race starts (this happens in late July, check out their

web site for exact date each year). Also the parades on

Bastille Day (July 14) and Armistice Day (November 11)

take place in this fancy street.

Walking in the Champs Elysees Avenue, Paris looks shiny,

luxirious, This is once spot you want to be if you're looking

for some great shopping.



20:35 River Cruise Rating: River

Visit Time: 1 hour

Cruise up the majestic Seine and see how Paris famoussites are revealed from a new perspective. This cruisecomes for free with the Paris Pass. From the water it ispossible to see the bridges and monuments of Paris as you

could never hope to from land.

This hour long river cruise delivers spectacular and hiddenviews of this magnificent city. An informative historical andcultural commentary is available in English and on-boardguides occasionally take the microphone to inform Paris

visitors about current events, exhibits, and festivals.

The main Bateaux Parisiens pier is located close to theEiffel Tower. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity for anyParis visitor to better understand the geography of the city,to learn more of the history, and to see this city from a newperspective.


21:55 hotel

Visit Time:


Notes:


Day 3, Sat Aug 22 2015


1. 09:00 hotel

2. 09:20 Pompidou Center 1 hour, 30 mins

3. 10:55 Picasso Museum 45 mins

4. 12:00 Latin Quarter 45 mins

5. 12:55 Luxembourg Gardens 1 hour

6. 14:20 Catacombs 1 hour, 15 mins

7. 15:55 Le Perchoir 1 hour

8. 17:15 gare

09:00 hotel

Visit Time:


Notes:


Area: The Marais

Metro Station: Rambuteau.

Website: http://www.centrepompidou.fr

Opening Hours: Wed-Mon 11:00-21:00, Thu

11:00-23:00

Admission: €10 normally, €12 during temporary

exhibitions

Phone Number: (01) 44781233

Address: Pl. Georges-Pompidou, Beaubourg/Les

Halles, Paris


09:20 Pompidou Center Rating: Museums


The Pompidou Center (Paris) is one of the unique looking

buildings out there, the museum of modern art named

"Centre Pompidou" hosts about six million visitors every

year strolling through hundreds of art works created in the

last 100 years. The building of the Pompidou Center in Paris

will not leave you indifferent when you will first see it. In the

late 70’s when it was first opened it was not accepted well

by the Parisians but most seems to grow into liking it and it

is now one of Paris's known marks. It is named after the

French president Georges Pompidou and was designed by

Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano by putting the building's

internals (mostly brightly painted pipes and elevators) on the

outside. The The Pompidou Center Paris went through a

serious internal facelift in 2000. The building was, and is

considered until today a radical architectural statement.

Going up to the 5th floor which is where you enter the

museum, you cannot miss an amazing view of Paris all the

way from the Montparnasse up to the Sacré-Coeur hill

which will be on your right.

You will start the tour with 1905-60 modern art work such as

paintings of Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani while going

down one floor you will meet contemporary art from the 60’s

onwards such as paintings, sculpture and video art. The

Children's Gallery on the middle floor may be interesting to

the young ones while it tries to keep them occupied.

On a sunny day, do not miss the pedestrian streets on the

west of the The Pompidou Center, Paris is usually lovely in

these day and this place in which juggles, musicians and

other street artists are found is no exception.


Area: The Marais

Metro Station: St-Sébastien

Website: http://www.musee-picasso.fr

Opening Hours: Open 9:30 am to 6:00 pm from

Tuesday to Sunday

Admission: adult €12.5, under 18 free. Free

entrance on the first Sunday of the month

Phone Number: (01) 4271-2521

Address: 5 rue de Thorigny, Marais, Paris


10:55 Picasso Museum Rating: Museums

Visit Time: 45 mins

The Picasso Museum (Paris), Musee Picasso, one of the

most visited art museums in Paris and definitely a must visit

for any Picasso fans everywhere, is located in Hôtel Salé

which could be considered as one of the most significant

private homes in Paris. The Picasso Museum holds an

impressive collection of Picasso’s 3500 works including

drawings, paintings, sculpture works and ceramics that

represent the changes he went through over the years

starting from the Blue Period and up to the Surrealism. The

Picasso museum in Paris also holds a private collection that

Picasso owned and by which he was influenced with

paintings made by Cezanne, Braque, and more. Although

this museum does not hold many of his most famous

paintings, it does represent the entire span of his working

style in such details that you cannot find anywhere else.

The Picasso museum (Paris) was closed in August 2009 for

a top-to-bottom overhaul and should be open again in the

summer of 2013. It is recommended you check the schedule

before you go.



12:00 Latin Quarter Rating: Quarter

Visit Time: 45 mins

The Latin Quarter of Paris (located in the 5th and 6th arrs) is

mostly busy with students for the last several hundred years

since the foundation of the Sorbonne University in 1257.

When calling it The Latin Quarter, Paris goes back to older

times when the students here use to speak Latin.

Today, the area is full of life and has some of the best cafes,

shops and book stores in the city. Prices in this area are

usually less expensive than in other parts of Paris.

Wondering in the magical small streets of the Latin Quarter

around the Sorbonne or behind the Pantheon is a real joy.

Rue Mouffetard is where Parisians shop. Although prices

are not low over here, you will find here some of the best

food makes of the city.


Location: St-Germain-des-Prés

Metro Station: Odéon

Opening Hours: Daily 7:30-dusk

Admission: Free

Address: Bordered by Bd. St-Michel and Rues de

Vaugirard, de Medicis, Guynemer, and

Auguste-Comte, St-Germain-des-Prés, Paris


12:55 Luxembourg Gardens Rating:Parks &

Gardens

Visit Time: 1 hour

With flowers all over the Luxembourg Gardens (Paris),

green grass and statuses spread all over its 23-hectares,

Parisians of all ages comes to relax and stroll through the

formal gravel paths of Jardin du Luxemburg in the nice

sunny days. In its center, stands the glorious Palais du

Luxembourg built by Marie de Médici of Henri the 9th in

1612. The palace was used for many functions throughout

the history while since 1958 it is used to host the French

Senate. If you’re further interested, you can join a guided

tour inside the palace. These start at 10.30 AM but not daily

so advance reservations and schedule checking is a must.

Children may also find the Luxembourg Gardens Paris to be

interesting and amusing by riding a pony, sailing one of the

toy boats or going to the southern part of the garden where

they will find the urban orchards alongside the Rucher du

Luxembourg where honey is produced.

Just outside the park, you will find the Saint Sulpices church

of God. This classical building has mural paintings by the

French painter Eugene Delacroix, as well as beautiful

stained-glass windows and sculptures. While in the park, be

sure not to miss the Fontaine des Médicics.

While in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris may not seem the

busy city that it is - drop by here if you truly need to relax.


Location: Montparnasse

Metro Station: Métro

Website: http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr

Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00-17:00

Admission: €8

Phone Number: (01) 4322-4763

Address: 1 Ave. du Colonel Henry Roi-Tanguy,

Montparnasse, Paris


14:20 Catacombs Rating: Cemetery


This ossuary which is now known as The Catacombes

(Paris) is basically a gigantic, creepy underground cemetery

(65 foot, 130 steps under the street level) that was built in

the late 18th century and became a tourist attraction on a

small scale a 100 years later. It between, it has been

opened to the public since 1874.

After going down you will follow a mile long of underground

tunnels in which the bones and skulls of millions of former

Parisians are stacked. During World War II, these corridors

of the Catacombs (Paris) were used as the headquarters of

the French Resistance. The tour at this "kingdom of

skeletons" starts in a small building located in the center of a

small park. When you finish the route, you will exit at the rue

Remy Dumoncel.

Note that the floor can be slippery so it is advised to wear

appropriate shoes.

Remember that if it gets too creepy while you are in the

Catacombs, Paris is still out there and is very much alive.


15:55 Le Perchoir

Visit Time: 1 hour

14 Rue Crespin du Gast, Parijs, FrankrijkAddress:

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17:15 gare

Visit Time:

18 Rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris, FrankrijkAddress:

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