Things to do in Paris
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Paris City Tour with Seine River Cruise and Eiffel Tower Lunch
5 - 5.5 hrs (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
See all the Paris highlights on a morning or afternoon tour, including lunch at the Eiffel Tower and a Seine River cruise. You'll cover Paris' must-see…Not LP reviewed
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Disneyland Resort Paris with Transport
12 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Discover Disneyland Resort, a Magical Kingdom not so far away - somewhere between a place where you wish upon a star and dreams come true, and classic Disney…Not LP reviewed
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Place des Vosges
Inaugurated in 1612 as place Royale and thus the oldest square in Paris, place des Vosges is a strikingly elegant ensemble of 36 symmetrical houses with ground-floor arcades, steep slate roofs and large dormer windows arranged around a large and leafy square with four symmetrical fountains and an 1829 copy of a mounted statue of Louis XIII, originally placed here in 1639.
Only the earliest houses were built of brick; to save time, the rest were given timber frames and faced with plaster, which was later painted to resemble brick. The square received its present name in 1800 to honour the Vosges département (administrative division) for being the first in France to pay its…
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Chef Michelangelo
Chef Michelangelo takes the meaning of one-man show to new extremes. The shopping, the chopping, the table-waiting, the cooking, the sitting down with guests for a glass of wine while the pasta is boiling… Michelangelo does it all. Dining here in fact is tantamount to being invited to a Sicilian chef’s house for dinner. There are things to know, of course: 1) there are only 14 chairs (everyone eats at a long table in front of the open kitchen) so reservations are mandatory; 2) Michelangelo chooses the menu (three courses, about €25, cash only), so be prepared to eat anything; and 3) all the products – the olive oil, the wine (from €28 per bottle), the cheese – come from…
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Lido de Paris Dinner and Show
Varies (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
Spend a night out on the town at the glamorous Le Lido show. You'll have an unforgettable evening at this unique venue on Paris's Champs Elysees, one of the…Not LP reviewed
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Paris Paradis Latin Dinner and Show
4 hours (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
It's show time in Paris at the Paradis Latin, the most Parisian cabaret in town. For the ultimate evening in Paris’ atmospheric Latin Quarter, enjoy a…Not LP reviewed
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Romantic Horse and Carriage Ride through Paris
by Viator
Can you imagine a more romantic way to experience Paris than by horse and carriage? Enjoy this unique tour through Paris taking in such sights as the Eiffel…Not LP reviewed
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Giverny and Monet
5 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Visit the beautiful home and garden that inspired the master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, on a half-day tour from Paris. The tour takes in Monet's restored…Not LP reviewed
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Musée Jacquemart-André
The Jacquemart-André Museum, founded by collector Édouard André and his portraitist wife Nélie Jacquemart, is in an opulent mid-19th-century residence on one of Paris’ posher avenues. It has furniture, tapestries and enamels, but is most noted for its paintings by Rembrandt and Van Dyck and Italian Renaissance works by Bernini, Botticelli, Carpaccio, Donatello, Mantegna, Tintoretto, Titian and Uccello. Don’t miss the Jardin d’Hiver (Winter Garden), with its marble statuary, tropical plants and double-helix marble staircase. Just off it is the delightful fumoir (the erstwhile smoking room) filled with exotic objects collected by Jacquemart during her travels. The…
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Paris Chocolate and Pastry Food Tour
3 hours (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
Combine your love of chocolate and cakes with your passion for Paris! The Paris Chocolate and Pastry Food Tour combines French gourmet specialities with an…Not LP reviewed
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Église St-Sulpice
In 1646 work started on the twin-towered Church of St Sulpicius and took six architects 150 years to finish. What draws most people is not its striking Italianate facade with two rows of superimposed columns, Counter-Reformation-influenced neoclassical decor or even the frescoes by Delecroix, but its setting for a murderous scene in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.
Inside, the church is lined inside with 21 side chapels. The frescoes in the Chapelle des Sts-Anges (Chapel of the Holy Angels), first to the right as you enter the chapel, depict Jacob wrestling with the angel (to the left) and Michael the Archangel doing battle with Satan (to the right) and were painted by…
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Eiffel Tower, Paris Cabaret Show and Seine River Cruise
by Viator
Enjoy an exciting night out in Paris with dinner at the Eiffel Tower, a Seine River cruise and complete your night with one of the famous cabaret shows in Paris…Not LP reviewed
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Seine River Cruise and Paris Illuminations Tour
2 hours 30 minutes (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
Paris is especially enchanting when the lights go on in the evening, so take this short 2.5-hour tour to sample the city's magic first-hand. Start your evening…Not LP reviewed
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Alef-Bet
A tricky one to categorise, this bold red-and-white food space named after the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet is a kosher café and cooking-school-cum- épicerie. The essential principle sees a cultured crowd mingle in an open kitchen for a one- to three-hour cooking course, after which they share the fruits of their labour around a beautifully laid table. Be it lunch, brunch, dinner, a Friday-night Shabbat or thematic evening soirée, Alef-Bet screams design and innovation. The café sells fruit cocktails and light snacks; the shop sells designer kitchen utensils and gadgets; and the cooking sessions sell out like hot cakes – book in advance online. Opening hours…
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Galeries Lafayette
Probably the best known of the big Parisian department stores, Galeries Lafayette is spread across three buildings: the main store (the historic dome of which just turned 100 in 2012), the men’s store and the home-design store.
You can check out modern art in the gallery, take in a fashion show at 3pm on Fridays, or ascend to the rooftop for a windswept Parisian panorama (free). When your legs need a break, head to one of the many restaurants and cafes inside.
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Librairie les Alizés
At 74 rue du Cardinal Lemoine is the 3rd-floor apartment where Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) lived with his first wife Hadley from January 1922 until August 1923. The flat figures prominently in his book of memoirs, A Moveable Feast, from which the quotation on the wall plaque (in French) is taken: ‘This is how Paris was in our youth when we were very poor and very happy.’ Just below the flat was the Bal au Printemps, a popular bal musette (dancing club), which served as the model for the one where Jake Barnes met Brett Ashley in Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. It is now the bookshop Librairie Les Alizés, specialising in new and secondhand books by American…
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Michelangelo
A one-man show, chef Michelangelo does it all – the shopping, the chopping, the table waiting, the cooking, the sitting down with guests for a glass of wine while the pasta is boiling…it is, in fact, the equivalent of being invited over to a Sicilian’s house for dinner. Michelangelo chooses the menu (three courses, cash only), so you’ll have to be somewhat adventurous. Reservations essential.
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel
This triumphal arch, erected by Napoleon to celebrate his battlefield successes of 1805, sits with aplomb in the Jardin du Carrousel, the gardens immediately next to the Louvre. The arch was once crowned by the ancient Greek sculpture called The Horses of St Mark’s, ‘borrowed’ from the portico of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice by Napoleon but returned after his defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
The quadriga (the two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses) that replaced it was added in 1828 and celebrates the return of the Bourbons to the French throne after Napoleon’s downfall. The sides of the arch are adorned with depictions of Napoleonic victories and eight pink-marble…
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Skip the Line: Louvre Museum Walking Tour including Venus de Milo and Mona Lisa
3 hours (Departs Paris, France)
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Take a small group walking tour of the Louvre Museum in Paris and jump the queue by booking ahead. This skip the line tour helps you explore the collection of…Not LP reviewed
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Palais Des Rajpout
Joining rue du Faubourg St-Denis and blvd de Strasbourg in the 10e, this old-style covered arcade could easily be in Calcutta. Its incredibly cheap Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cafés offer among the best-value lunches in Paris (meat curry, rice and a tiny salad €5 to €9.50, chicken or lamb biryani €10.50 to €14.50, thalis €7 to €9.50). Dinner menus are from €12.50 to €24 but it must be said that most of the eateries here offer subcontinental food à la française, There are lots of places to choose from, but the pick of the crop are Palais des Rajpout, Passage de Pondicherry and Pooja.
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Pooja
Joining rue du Faubourg St-Denis and blvd de Strasbourg in the 10e, this old-style covered arcade could easily be in Calcutta. Its incredibly cheap Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cafés offer among the best-value lunches in Paris (meat curry, rice and a tiny salad €5 to €9.50, chicken or lamb biryani €10.50 to €14.50, thalis €7 to €9.50). Dinner menus are from €12.50 to €24 but it must be said that most of the eateries here offer subcontinental food à la française, There are lots of places to choose from, but the pick of the crop are Palais des Rajpout, Passage de Pondicherry and Pooja.
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Passage De Pondicherry
Joining rue du Faubourg St-Denis and blvd de Strasbourg in the 10e, this old-style covered arcade could easily be in Calcutta. Its incredibly cheap Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi cafés offer among the best-value lunches in Paris (meat curry, rice and a tiny salad €5 to €9.50, chicken or lamb biryani €10.50 to €14.50, thalis €7 to €9.50). Dinner menus are from €12.50 to €24 but it must be said that most of the eateries here offer subcontinental food à la française, There are lots of places to choose from, but the pick of the crop are Palais des Rajpout, Passage de Pondicherry and Pooja.
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Cannibale Café
In fact ‘Cannibal Café’ couldn’t be more welcoming, with its grand rococo-style bar topped with worn zinc, decrepit mirrors, peeling mouldings, wood panelling, Formica tables and red leatherette bench seats. It’s a laid-back, almost frayed alternative to the groovy pubs and bars of rue Oberkampf and the perfect place to linger over a coffee or grab a quick beer at the bar. There’s an extensive menu with popular breakfasts (€9 to €12), and brunch (served between noon and 4pm on the weekend) is €18. Oh, and the name of this place isn’t suggesting that you bring condiments if you miss the mealtimes; it comes from a Dada manifesto and a painting by Goya.
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MK2 Bibliothèque
This branch of the ever-growing chain next to the Bibliothèque Nationale is the most ambitious yet, with 14 screens showing a variety of blockbusters and studio films, a trendy cafe, brasserie, restaurant, late-night bar, and shops specialising in DVDs, books and comics and graphic novels.
Inside the complex, Studio Harcourt, the mythical 1934-founded Parisian photography studio famed for its black-and-white portraits of film stars, has installed a hi-tech photo booth for glamour portraits at a fraction of the price of its studio sittings. The booth, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, uses continuous light rather than flash to snap glamorous black-and-white…
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Eiffel Tower Dinner, Seine River Cruise and Moulin Rouge Show by Minivan
6 - 7 hrs (Departs Paris, France)
by Viator
Dine at 58 Tour Eiffel on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower to enjoy panoramic views of Paris followed by a romantic Seine river cruise. Finish the evening with…Not LP reviewed
from USD$400.89