Location: Île-de-France region Map
Paris is the capital of France and its most
populous city. Capital of the region of the Isle of France (or
"Parisian Region"), it is constituted in the only unidepartamental
commune of the country. It is located on both banks of a long
meander of the Seine River, in the center of the Parisian basin,
between the confluence of the Marne River and the Seine, upstream,
and the Oise and the Seine, downstream. The city of Paris, within
its narrow administrative limits, has a population of 2 273 305
inhabitants in 2015. However, in the twentieth century, the
metropolitan area of Paris expanded beyond the limits of the
municipality of Paris, and is today, with a population of 12 405 426
inhabitants in 2013, the second metropolitan area of the European
continent (after London) and the 28th in the world.
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries together with the city
of London, Paris was the center of development of architectural
projects within the framework of the Industrial Revolution and its
famous exhibitions. Examples are: the Mercado de la Madeleine, in
1824; the Great Halles started in 1853, the Galerie des Machines and
the Eiffel Tower both made in the Paris exhibition of 1889.
It is also known as the "Light City" (Ville lumière), it is the most popular tourist destination in the world, with more than 42 million foreign visitors per year.It has many of the most famous and admired monuments in the world: Eiffel Tower, the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Avenue des Champs Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur, the Palace of the Invalides, the Pantheon, the Arch of Defense, the Garnier Opera or the Montmartre district , among others. It also houses world-renowned institutions: the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay and the National Museum of Natural History of France, as well as an extensive system of higher education of international prestige. Paris occupies an important place in the field of culture, gastronomy, fashion and luxury.
Tourist information
1 Pari Tourist and
Convention Office 29 rue de Rivoli (4th) ((1) (11) Hôtel de Ville),
+33 1 49 52 42 63 9 a.m. - 6:45 p.m. - Handicapped accessible,
without assistance, to people with reduced mobility The main office
is located in the Town Hall building and has a space of 200 m²
including documentation and several information desks as well as a
shop. Another information point is located at Gare du Nord.
Neighborhoods
Paris is divided into 20
arrondissements, arranged in a spiral (like a snail) from the
center. Encircling Paris, Les Banlieues. They range from classical
or bourgeois architecture with an average wealthy to very wealthy
population (as in the west, with Neuilly-sur-Seine or Versailles),
to sets of concrete towers inhabited by a more popular population.
Central Paris
1st arrondissement of Paris
(Louvre Museum)
the Tuileries Gardens, Place Vendôme, Les Halles,
Saint-Eustache church, Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, the Louvre Museum,
the Decorative Arts Museum, the Orangerie Museum, the Palais-Royal (
and its gardens), the Île de la Cité: Conciergerie and
Sainte-Chapelle
2nd arrondissement of Paris
The Path, the
Place des Victoires, the Bourse district, the passages: Vivienne and
Colbert galleries
3rd arrondissement of Paris
the north of
the Marais: Archives with the Hôtel de Soubise-Clisson- National
Archives museum, and Haut-Marais, the Temple district, the Hotels of
Guénégaud and Mongelas (Museum of Hunting and Nature), the Hôtel de
Rohan, Hôtel de Saint-Aignan (Museum of Art and History of Judaism),
Hôtel de Salé (Picasso Museum), Cognacq-Jay museum,
Carnavalet-Histoire de Paris museum, museum of Arts and Crafts
4th arrondissement of Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral,
Île Saint-Louis, Town hall, Beaubourg district, Center
Pompidou-National Museum of Modern Art, the south of the Marais with
Place des Vosges, Victor's house -Hugo, Hôtel de Sens, Hôtel de
Beauvais, Hôtel de Lamoignon, Hôtel de Sully, Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis
church, rue des Rosiers and rue des Francs-Bourgeois
Left bank
5th arrondissement of Paris
the
Jardins des Plantes district with the National Museum of Natural
History, its Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, its other galleries and
the Menagerie, the Latin Quarter, Maubert, Mouffetard and the
Contrescarpe, Universities, La Sorbonne, Le Panthéon,
Saint-Etienne-du-Mont church, Saint-Séverin church, Val-de-Grâce,
the Arab World Institute, the National Museum of the Middle Ages and
the Cluny thermal baths
6th arrondissement of Paris
the
Jardin du Luxembourg, the Odeon district, the Saint-Sulpice district
with the Saint-Sulpice square and the Saint-Sulpice church, the
Luxembourg Palace, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Saint-Germain church
-des-Prés, the Mineralogy Museum of Mines-Paristech
7th
arrondissement of Paris
Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides with the
Hôtel des Invalides, the Dôme church, the Plans-Reliefs museum and
the Army Museum, the Orsay Museum, the Quai-Branly-Jacques-Chirac
Museum, the Rodin Museum (Hôtel Biron), the Maillol Museum and the
Faubourg Saint-Germain.
Inner Paris
8th arrondissement of Paris
The
Champs-Élysées with the Avenue, the Arc de Triomphe, the Place
Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile, the Place de la Concorde, the Church of
the Madeleine, Parc Monceau, the Hôtels de la Marine and de Crillon,
Gare St Lazare, the Grand Palais and the National Galleries of the
Grand Palais, the Palais de la Découverte, the Petit Palais-Musée
des Beaux-Arts of the City of Paris, the Jacquemart-André Museum,
the Nissim-de-Camondo Museum
9th arrondissement of Paris
the Palais Garnier-Opéra national de Paris, the Musée national
Gustave-Moreau, the Musée de la Vie Romantique, the department
stores, the Grands Boulevards, the southern part of the Pigalle
district and Place Clichy
East Paris
10th arrondissement of Paris
The
Saint-Martin canal with its locks, its bridges and the Hôtel du Nord
("Atmosphere, atmosphere ..."), Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, the
lower part of Belleville
11th arrondissement of Paris
Republic, Bastille, Nation, Faubourg-Saint-Antoine
12th
arrondissement of Paris
Gare de Lyon, the Opéra Bastille, Bercy,
La Promenade plantée-Viaduc des Arts, the Aligre district,
Bercy-village, the Bercy park, the Place de la Nation, the French
Cinematheque- Cinema Museum, the palace de la Porte Dorée, the Bois
de Vincennes with the Château de Vincennes, the arboretum, the Paris
Floral Park and the Paris Zoological Park
South Paris
13th arrondissement of Paris
the
Asian district "Chinatown", the Place d'Italie, the Butte aux
Cailles district, Gare d'Austerlitz, the Gobelins district, the
National Library of France - François-Miterrand site (BNF), the
Saint-Louis chapel and the Pitié-Salpétrière hospital
14th
arrondissement of Paris
the Montparnasse district, the
Montparnasse station, the Montparnasse cemetery, the
Denfert-Rochereau district, the Pernety district, the Montsouris
park, the Montsouris-Alésia district, the Cité Internationale
Universitaire de Paris
15th arrondissement of Paris
the
Montparnasse tower, the Sports Palace, the André-Citroën park, the
Georges-Brassens park, the Vaugirard district, the Front de Seine
and Beaugrenelle, the Bourdelle museum
West Paris
16th arrondissement of Paris
The Auteuil
district, the Marmottan-Monet museum, the Passy district, the Balzac
house, the Trocadéro, the Palais de Chaillot-Cité de l'Architecture
et du Patrimoine, the National Maritime Museum, the Musée de la
'Man, the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, the Guimet
Museum of Asian Arts, the Bois de Boulogne with the Jardin
d'Acclimatation, the lakes, the Pré Catelan and the Bagatelle park
17th arrondissement of Paris
the Batignolles district, the
Ternes et Villiers district, Clichy, Parc Monceau
Paris Hills
18th arrondissement of Paris
Montmartre with
the Sacré-Coeur, its museums and its cemetery, the Barbès and Goutte
d'Or districts, the northern part of the Pigalle district
19th arrondissement of Paris
the City of Science and Industry,
the City of Music with the Music Museum, the Villette park, the
Villette basin, the Buttes Chaumont district with the
Buttes-Chaumont park, the the Mouzaïa, the Ourcq canal
20th
arrondissement of Paris
the Père-Lachaise cemetery, the village
of Charonne around the church of St Germain, Ménilmontant and the
park of Belleville
Ile de La Cite and Ile St.- Louis (Paris) |
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The history of Paris began on the Ile de la Cite, an island formed by two meanders of the Seine. Inhabited by the Gallic tribe of Paris in the 3rd century BC and captured in 52 BC. e. the Romans under the command of Caesar, Ile de la Cite was the center of river trade and the center of political and religious power. Some impressive evidence of this power can still be seen in Conciergerie, a medieval palace that has turned into a prison. Saint-Chapelle is a small church with glittering stained glass windows; and at Notre Dame, the island’s world famous Gothic cathedral. There are also charming fragments of another old time among the tiny stone houses and narrow streets in the Ancien-Cloetret quarter, as well as around the picturesque du Wert Galant square and the ancient Dauphiné square. However, most of the island’s historical heritage has been destroyed in the last few centuries. The St. Louis Bridge leads to the smaller St. Louis Island. Here you will find a charming 17th century oasis with beautiful trees, elegant mansions and the legendary Maison Berthillon ice cream shop.
Ile de La CiteNotre- Dame |
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Musee de Notre Dame de ParisParis Memorial de la DeportationConciergerie |
Tuileries Quarter (Paris) |
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Located in the 1st arrondissement, the Tuileries district is a classic Paris, with huge squares, religious buildings and gourmet restaurants. The Tuileries got its name from the tile factories that stood on this site when Queen Catherine de Medici built her palace. The Tuileries are now known for their beautiful sculpted gardens, which are located along the Seine from Place de la Concorde to the Louvre. Stop at the Musee de l'Orangeri or stroll through the main streets of the area, such as Rue St-Honoré, full of designer boutiques and Rue de Rivoli, with its bookstores, luxury hotels and stunning views on the gardens. Palace Royal is worth a visit because of its magnificent architecture and the famous inner courtyard, or you should visit the theater production in Comedie Francaise. | |
Musee du Louvre
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Jardin des TuileriesMusee de l'OrangerieJardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde Tel. 01-42 97 48 16 Subway: Concorde |
St- Germain- des- Pres (Paris) |
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The intellectuals of the 1950s may have gone down in history,
but the area is still famous for its young student atmosphere
and literary traditions. Book stores, museums, art galleries and
historic cafes such as the Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots and Le
Procope are now overflowing with tourists, fashionistas and
executive publications. The Museum d'Orsay, located on the former railway station, is the most famous museum in this area of Paris. On the street Bonaparte-Rou Bonaparte (Rue Bonaparte) stands the prestigious National School of Supeerie des Beaux-Arts, where many famous artists studied. Rue de Seine is known for its charming restaurants and its many high-level galleries, where locals and visitors of Paris acquire their art. The window displays of the great couturiers compete with each other on Boulevard Saint-Germain and the surrounding streets. |
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Musee d'Orsay (Paris)1 Rue de Bellechasse Tel. 01-40 49 49 78 Subway: Solferino Busses: 24, 68, 69, 84 Open: Tue- Sun Closed: Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25 |
Latin Quarter (Paris) |
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The Latin Quarter, located on the Left Bank, extends to the 5th
and 6th districts. This is one of the oldest and most famous
areas of Paris. This lively area radiates the charm of a former
bohemian life. It originated in the Middle Ages as a student
quarter at the time when the University of Sorbonne began to
attract scientists from all over Europe. The Latin Quarter still
has a significant student presence. The Latin Quarter was built on the boulevards of Saint-Germain and Saint-Michel, most of this area - a maze of tiny streets, paved with cobblestones, leading to the medieval garden or the ancient church. Many of these charming streets, such as Rue du Cat Peche (Rue du Chat qui Pêche) and Rue S. Jacques (Rue St-Jacques), are probably the oldest in Paris. Now these are pedestrian roads full of small cafes, ethnic boutiques and used bookstores. Saint-André des Arts, an old meeting place for French artists, is also home to the fascinating Cluny Museum, set in old Roman baths and filled with colorful artifacts and works of art. |
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Le Marais (Paris) |
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Mare or Marais turned from a royal enclave in the 17th and 18th centuries into a wasteland during the revolution. In the end, intercepted by artists and shopkeepers, this area has now emerged from the period of desolation. Here, fashionable restaurants, bars and chic boutiques were built, and the rise in real estate prices forced many local residents to be leave this are. Its elegant mansions, world-class museums and art galleries such as the Picasso Museum, the Carnazhalet Museum and the Victor Hugo House make it a must-see. Jewish quarter of Paris was once established, with its small cafes and cobbled streets. Marais is also the heart of the Parisian gay community. | |
Beaubourg and Les Alles (Paris) |
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Squeezed between the Tuileries and the Marais, Beaubourg and Les Alles (Les Halle) are busy with shops, restaurants and attractions. The area mixes modern and old - in one minute you can be in front of the Center Pompidou, an architectural marvel with the highest industrial design of scaffolding, pipes and steel canals. Walking along Le Al, also known as the “Belly of Paris”, it is worth remembering that this is an old shopping center, where there was an 800-year-old food market, which once provided food for the city. Since then, it has turned into a huge underground shopping center, called Forum Le Al, with shops, cinemas and even a swimming pool. Attractions in the area include the Church of St. Eustachia, inspired by Notre Dame and Rue Montorgueil, a pedestrian area with grocery stores, terraces and trendy bars. | |
Jardin des Plantes (Paris) |
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Founded in 1626 as a royal garden of medicinal plants, this peaceful area of Paris soon became a scientific laboratory and botanical research center. It is dominated by the Garden of Plants (Jardin des Plantes), but it also has three galleries of the Museum of Natural History, a small zoo and a botanical school. Do not miss the daily market at Rue Mouffetard, where you can buy cheese and wine, and then enjoy a picnic in the gardens. Another quiet respite from the busy city is the Institut du Monde Arabe, with a panoramic view of the Seine and Notre Dame. | |
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Luxembourg Quarter (Paris) |
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This area of Paris, located between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter, has its unique charm of winding streets, beautiful buildings, bookstores and art galleries. From the asceticism of the Palace of Luxembourg, home of the French Senate, to the tranquility of the magnificent church of Saint Sulpice, this is a very popular part of Paris. Nevertheless, it is in this area that the Garden of Luxembourg dominates, one of the most beautiful sights of the city. Inspired by the Boboli gardens in Florence, it was built by order of Marie de Medici in 1612. The garden attracts with its wide lawns, charming fountains and magnificent sculptures. The spectacular smell of orchids and rose gardens, outdoor exhibitions and traditional boule games that play in the shade of chestnuts add to the tranquility of this area. | |
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Montparnasse (Paris) |
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This historic district of Paris takes its name from Mount Parnassus in Greece, the birthplace of Apollo, the god of poetry and music. After 1910, the artistic community of Paris moved from Montmartre to Montparnasse, where they often visited cafes such as La Closerie de Lilas and La Dome. Today, Montparnasse still attracts a prestigious, intellectual and arctic crowd that gathers in legendary cafes and art galleries such as the Cartier Foundation. The building itself is the same work of art as the exhibitions themselves. The Montparnasse Tower (Tour de Montparnasse) offers a panoramic view of the city, and the Montparnasse Cemetery is the burial place for some famous artists and writers who have gathered here, such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Man Ray. | |
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Invalides (Paris) |
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Located on the left bank of the Seine, this quarter of Paris is in the 7th arrondissement. It is full of magnificent government buildings: Members of Parliament make laws in the Assembly of the National Palace of the Bourbons, copied over the Palace of Versailles, and the Prime Minister lives in the elegant Hotel Matignon. The Invalides Hotel, with its stunning golden dome, was built as a military hospital and home for the veterans of the French War. It now houses the tomb of Napoleon and several museums of military history. But the reason why most people visit this area is, of course, the Eiffel Tower, which offers a beautiful view of Paris. | |
Eiffel Tower
Musee Rodin77 Rue de Bellechasse Tel. 01-40 49 49 78 Subway: Solferino Busses: 24, 68, 69, 84 |
Les InvalidesSubway: La Tour-Maubourg Varenne Busses: 28, 49. 63, 69
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Chaillot (Paris) |
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The quarter of Chaillot was just a village before joining Paris in the 19th century. This exclusive area is now known for its wide avenues, stately mansions and embassies, as well as elegant shops. The fall of the empire put an end to Napoleon’s plans to build a palace for his son on Shilo Hill, but later this section was used for the Trocadero Palace, built for the 1878 Universal Exhibition. There are three museums here, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Aquarium and the National Theater of Chaillot. Nearby is the Museum of Modern Art, in the vast palace of Tokyo. | |
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Champs- Elysees (Paris) |
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There are several main reasons for visiting this former swamp -
shopping, dining and entertainment. Wide street Elysee fields is
one of the most prominent and famous streets in the world. While
this famous avenue dominates this part of the city, small
streets should not be missed. So on the street Saint-Honore is
the presidential palace d'Elise. This area has equal interest in
its historical and cultural attractions, such as the monumental
Triumphal Arch, Art Nouveau Grand Palais, which hosts
exhibitions and Petit Palais, where the Museum of Fine Arts de
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Champs- Elysees (Paris) |
Arc de Triomphe (Paris) |
Opera (Paris) |
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Famous for its boulevards and Opera Garnier, this area of Paris has the grandeur of the 19th century, exemplified by the urban planning and architecture of Baron Osmann. Driving through the district, on the boulevards Madeleine, Capuchin, Italian and Montmartre, there are a number of high-class enterprises, restaurants and shops, from chic shops to characteristic shopping arcades. During the day, this area is rather a business center, its streets are full of bankers, publishers, editors, and, of course, buyers. The heart of the quarter is the world-famous opera house with a magnificent ceiling by Chagall. The clusters around the Grand Boulevards are historic covered corridors with their steel and glass roofs. The most luxurious of them is the gallery Vivien, which has luxury boutiques and shops. Over the years, many musicians and singers took part in the Olympia concert hall, including Edith Piaf, Johnny Holliday, The Beatles, Judy Garland, Supremes and Madonna. | |
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Montmartre (Paris) |
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A separate village outside of Paris, Montmartre still retains its charm, with narrow winding streets, a café, a tiny vineyard and beautiful views of the city. At the end of the 19th century, this area of the local Bohemia had a reputation for free living, as well as low-cost housing, which turned the area into a magnet for artists, writers, and intellectuals. Still standing, Bateau-Lavoir was a common studio and home to artists such as Matisse, Picasso and many others. At present, this creative spirit lives in the Place du Tertre and around the massive Sacre-Coeur, where street artists live. | |
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Paris Outskirts and Suburbs (Paris) |
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Away from the center of Paris, but still inside the Peripheris
ring road there are many parks. Former working districts turned
into bohemian villages with old markets and online stores. Bois
de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes are the city’s two largest
public parks, with ponds, flower gardens and children's
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Basilique Saint Denis Bois de Boulogue Chateau de Fountainbleau Chateau de Vaux- le- Viconte Chateau de Versailles |
Cimetier du Pere Lachaise La Defense Disney land Montmartre Parc de la Villette |
History
Paris is first known to us under the Gallo-Roman name
of Lutèce, (Lutetia) since the conquest of the city in 52 BC
Traditionally, we think of the city founded on the Île de la Cité,
this islet on the Seine on which today is the Notre Dame Cathedral.
But recent archaeological finds could dispute this fact. The Romans
settled on the left (south) bank, in a district that is still known
today as "the Latin Quarter", located in the current 5th
arrondissement.
The name of Lutèce was gradually abandoned in
favor of that of Paris, evoking the main Celtic tribe occupying the
area since the third century BC, the Parisii.
After the
collapse of the Roman Empire, in 508 came Clovis, king of the
Franks, and his descendants the Carolingians who took Paris as their
capital and founded the first dynasty and the first kingdom of the
country. The Carolingians held out willy-nilly for several centuries
against various invasions including Viking raids, which prompted the
notables of the time to seek out kings more aggressive or skilful
than the Carolingians. Thus, under the Capetians, Paris prospered
and developed in particular by the draining of the district still
called the Marais today, on the Right Bank. A handful of buildings
dating from this period can still be seen today, in the 4th
arrondissement.
It was also during these medieval times that
the Sorbonne was founded, which from then on was one of the most
prestigious educational centers in the world.
At the end of
the 18th century, a series of political and social upheavals in
France and in Europe shook the French governmental structure,
previously an absolute monarchy of divine right, following the
teachings of the Enlightenment and the development of nationalism,
citizenship and inalienable rights. The Fall of the Bastille marked
the advent of the Revolution and then, quite quickly, of Napoleonic
France.
Today's Paris still bears the mark of the powerful lords who
built the Louvre and the Royal Palace, but it was above all shaped
in the 19th century by Baron Hausmann, who was commissioned to
rebuild the city after the bloody episode of the Commune: the wide
avenues he has drawn are infinitely more difficult to block by
insurgents than the previous medieval alleys that can be admired in
the Marais and the Temple district. Thus, these long straight
avenues, the most famous of which is of course the Champs-Élysées,
bear his mark.
The so-called Belle Époque period saw the
blooming of a new Parisian Golden Age during which we saw the famous
Eiffel Tower rise, the first metros set in motion and most of the
parks that the city has today developed. . Public lighting caused
the city's nickname, "City of Light" to cease to be abstract and
become concrete. Of course, both through the arts and through
diplomacy, Paris literally shone during this period.
The
twentieth century, on the other hand, was much less glorious: as the
Third Reich collapsed, the order given by Hitler to General von
Choltitz to burn Paris was fortunately a dead letter, the Nazi
governor realizing that his Fürher was mad and that he had more to
gain by surrendering unconditionally. After the war, Paris rebuilt
and developed to become the busy capital that we know, but had to
face from the 1980s onwards the problems of all the metropolises
around the world, namely pollution, housing shortage and tensions
social.
During this period, however, Paris received emigrants
from all over the world (and mainly from the former French colonial
empire, La Francophonie, making it a multiethnic metropolis focused
on renewal). These migrants include flows from North and West Africa
as well as Vietnamese and Laotians and more recently Chinese. This
followed the influxes dating from the 1950s, 60s and 70s of
Mediterranean migrants fleeing the dictatorships then in power in
their countries.
One only has to stroll through the trendy
places of Paris to find that fashion belongs to the Spanish speaking
countries, with mojito rivaling beer in popularity on the terraces
and salsa and zumba clubs with the electronic scene.
The town
hall worked a lot during the first years of the twenty-first century
to improve the living conditions of Parisians with the development
of “Vélib '” and cycle paths everywhere, an endlessly renovated and
modernized metro and pedestrian streets which allow visitors to find
the Paris of yesteryear.
Weather
Located in Western Europe, Paris, although inland, has
a climate referred to as oceanic. (Normandy is only two hours away
by car), which means cool winters and hot summers. In fact, the
weather is very capricious: if normally January is the coldest month
with an average temperature of 6 ° C, there are almost every year
short periods during which temperatures can reach −10 °. It snows
every year but unfortunately the white coat does not stay immaculate
for very long. The summers can see episodes very hot (over 30 °),
moderate (23 °) or even cool (16 °) as in 2007. But at the same
time, the month of October 2011 was supernaturally beautiful, with
temperatures exceeding daily. the 25 °, so difficult to be sure of
anything! Springs and autumns are generally cool and humid, but
there is no hard and fast rule! In the summer and especially in
August, the city is emptied of a good chunk of its inhabitants, so
now is the perfect time to visit it if you don't like crowds.
Conversely, in April and September, the city overflows with energy,
pushed forward by its thousands of students and employees who feel
the sun coming back ... Or make a last stand on the many Parisian
terraces.
By plane
1 Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport
(Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport / Code: CDG) Roissy-en-France (95)
(23 km north-east of Paris), Logo indicating a telephone number +33
1 70 36 39 50 - Located in the North-East, CDG is the most important
and the most recent airport and is served by the RER (B). It may be
more economical to take RATP buses instead of the official shuttles
("Air France Cars" for example). The airport contains three
terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 (which is huge, it is further
subdivided into units ranging from 2A to 2G) and Terminal 3
(formerly T9). Note that Terminal 2G is in a separate building and
can only be reached by shuttle / bus every 10-20 min (so plan for
that extra trip). The free CDGVAL shuttle links all the terminals
together. Not surprisingly, everything you find in the airport will
be terribly expensive, especially food. When you arrive, be sure to
find out which terminal you will need to take to leave, as you may
not have time to play the guesswork. The terminals are allocated
according to the companies, but it is better to make sure. Trap: the
RER B station named "Charles de Gaulle Airport 1" actually serves
terminal 3! However, the free CDGVAL shuttle serves the three
terminals without making jealousy. Trains to Paris leave every 7-08
minutes and stop at Gare du Nord, Châtelet-Les Halles, Saint-Michel
Notre-Dame, Luxembourg, Port-Royal, Denfert-Rochereau and Cité
Universitaire. Tickets for adults cost € 9.5 (05/2013), while for a
child aged 4 to 10 the price is € 6.65. The train takes 35 minutes
to get to Gare du Nord and 45 minutes to Denfert-Rochereau, making
it the fastest way to get to town. You can buy your tickets at a
vending machine or at the ticket office. Please note, on some lines,
in the evening (from 11 p.m.) work may take place, requiring you to
take a bus (the price of the transfer is covered by your ticket) so
don't forget to ask at the ticket office if you are arriving late.
ATMs of course accept coins and some credit cards. If you prefer
to go to the counter, know that, especially on Sundays and the last
and first days of the month, you could wait a very long time ... So
don't hesitate to fill up with euros in coins if that is not your
thing. usual currency. Trains to Paris usually depart from platforms
11 and 12. Look for the indication "RER (B)" or "All trains go to
Paris". Ticket validation: Please note, you must validate your RER
ticket when entering and exiting. The fine for not showing the
ticket is 40 €. This means that after you put the ticket in the
gate, you must collect it and keep it with you until you are in the
open.
Otherwise, the Roissybus service (10 €) connects all
the terminals directly to the Opéra Garnier in the center of Paris,
but it is subject to the vagaries of traffic (traffic jams, rush
hours) so allow 60 to 90 minutes even for a good day. It is also
possible to take buses 350 or 351 to the city. Three t + tickets are
required per person (around € 5.1 / € 5.7 if tickets are purchased
on board), making it the cheapest option of all to get to or from
Paris. Tickets must be stamped on the bus normally. The Air France
Cars offer two stops in Paris (Porte Maillot and Montparnasse) from
CDG in a 50-minute ride.
Again, be careful if you choose to
get to CDG by bus or coach: the routes leading to the airport are
often congested. So, if Air France coaches normally need 50 minutes
to get to CDG, the trip can just as easily take 1 hour 30 minutes!
The best time for road trips is very early in the morning. If you
arrive at CDG airport at night, you will need to take the Noctilien
bus into town. The bus stops at the three terminals (at terminal 2F
it will be on the second level in the “Departures” section, not easy
to find but it does exist), the bus leaves every 30 minutes after
12:30 am. lines you are interested in are N120 and N121 and the
ticket costs € 7.
Air France coaches - Orly to Paris Etoile - Roissy
to Paris Etoile - Connection from Orly to Roissy by direct bus -
Roissy to Gare de Lyon and Montparnasse
Shuttle network - Roissy
Airport-Orly Airport-Beauvais Airport-Paris Center-Disneyland
Park-Palace of Versailles-Stade de France-Parc Astérix, etc ...
RATP bus 350 - Via Gare de Paris-Est, Gare de Paris-Nord, La
Chapelle, Porte de la Chapelle, Gare du Parc des Expositions, Gare
Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 2 TGV, Gare Aéroport Charles-de-Gaulle 1.
RATP bus 351 - Via Nation station, Porte de Vincennes, Porte de
Montreuil, Gallieni, Charles-de-Gaulle Airport 2 TGV station,
Charles-de-Gaulle Airport station 1.
Paris-Orly Airport (Orly
Airport / Code: ORY) Orly (94) (Located 14 km south of Paris), Logo
indicating a telephone number +33 892 56 39 50 - The second Paris
airport, located in the southern suburbs. This venerable age airport
will make you cringe if you're used to the ultra-modern, ultra-chic
(and ultra-recent) airports of the Far East or the Gulf countries,
but it continues to ferry a very large number of passengers.
Located about 40 minutes from Paris by OrlyBus, (Denfert-Rochereau
metro line (6), (12) -, then follow the arrows) the price is 7 €.
There are buses every 10 minutes from Orly Sud (Platform 4) and it
stops at Orly Ouest on the way to Paris. Tickets can be purchased at
the counter near the baggage claim area or directly at the Platform
4 counter. The ticket must be stamped on the bus. Another option is
to take bus 285 which drops you off at Villejuif - Louis Aragon
metro station (Line 7) in 15 minutes. Please note, however, that
this system is not designed for travelers but rather for everyday
users. The ticket costs € 1.9 and the bus leaves every 10 minutes,
it stops at level -1 of the airport.
Orly, in the south,
served by ORLYVAL, by the "Paris by train" service and by buses.
Orlyval (automatic train connecting Orly to the RER (B)) (RER
(B) to Antony, then Orlyval) Logo indicating prices Cost of the
journey Paris - Orly: € 9.6 .. - Average journey time between Paris
(Châtelet - Les Halles) and Orly: 25 min; between Antony and Orly:
08 min. Two stations served: Orly-Ouest then Orly-Sud.
Train Logo
indicating a link to the website (RER (C) to Pont de Rungis then a
bus linking the RER station and the West and South terminals in a
loop.) Logo indicating prices Cost of the journey Paris - Orly: 6, €
1 (€ 3.6 for the RER C and € 2.5 for the bus) .. - Travel time
(minimum) from Austerlitz station with the RER (C) and the ADP bus:
35 min. The RER trains connecting Paris - Pont de Rungis are: In the
Orly-Paris direction: GOTA trains (direction Montigny-Beauchamp) and
NORA (direction Pontoise); In the Paris-Banlieue direction: ROMI
(direction Pont de Rungis-Orly Airport) and MONA (direction Massy
Palaiseau) trains. For the more courageous, it is possible to walk
to Orly airport, with a map (3 km). It is also possible to take bus
183 towards Orly Sud at the Pont de Rungis stop.
Orlybus 3
Place Denfert-Rochereau (14th) - Connection between Paris
(Denfert-Rochereau station) and Paris-Orly - cost: 6.3 € bus 183
(connection between Paris (Porte de Choisy station) and Paris-Orly -
cost of journey: a t ticket, i.e. 2 € maximum - duration:
approximately 50 min), the T7 tram (it is taken under Orly Sud
station and not in front of the station. It connects Athis Mons to
the "Louis Aragon" metro station "In Villejuif. At the" Louis Aragon
"metro station, it is possible to take the metro (7) to Paris - cost
of the trip: a t + ticket, ie 1.7 € maximum - duration:
approximately 30 min.)
Paris-Beauvais Airport (Beauvais-Tillé
Airport / ICAO Code: LFOB) Airport Road, Tillé (60) (Located 70 km
north of Paris), Logo indicating a telephone number +33 892 68 20 66
- This airport, located further north of the city, is more of a
regional airport used by some discount companies such as Ryanair and
WizzAir. There are shuttles (synchronized with the flights) which
will drop you off at Porte Maillot (line (1)) ticket price: € 15 -
duration: approximately 1 h 15. The shuttles leave 20 minutes after
each landing, and a few hours before each take-off . Other
possibilities: bus to Beauvais SNCF station, then TER terminus Gare
du Nord-Paris, or private shuttle (quite expensive), or taxi
(expensive), or carpooling (cheaper) to Paris. The exact timetables
can be found on the Beauvais airport website.
Official
shuttle Paris - Beauvais Logo indicating a link to the website -
1h15 journey from the Porte Maillot.
By train
Train
stations
Paris is well connected to the rest of Europe by
train. Note that there is no "central station" in Paris, six
different stations share the traffic depending on the destination
and for the most part are quite far from each other.
Gare du
Nord 18 Rue de Dunkerque (10e) (Paris 10 (4) (5) (B) (D) Gare du
Nord - (E) Magenta), +33 892 35 35 35 - TGV to and from Belgium ,
the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (Eurostar) and Germany (Thalys),
as well as normal trains from the north of France and Europe.
Gare de l'Est Place du 11 novembre 1918 (10th) (Paris 10 (4) (5) (7) Gare de l'Est), +33 892 35 35 35 - ICE / TGV to and from Luxembourg as well as Saarbrücken, Kaiserslautern, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich in Germany.