Paris - The Travel House

What to do in Paris
Sightseeing
Paris is fairly compact and easy to get around,
head off on foot to soak up the atmosphere of the
city and take in the iconic landmarks or stop off at
a pavement café. A cruise down the Seine is a
great option as many of the city’s best sights are
on the river including Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the
Place de la Concorde and the Eiffel Tower.
Other things to see in Paris include the Basilique
du Sacre-Cœur and the Pompidou Centre. Stroll
around the cobblestone streets of the Marais
district with its mansions and museums. South of
the river you can visit the Musée d'Orsay, the
Rodin Museum and the Hotel des Invalides, the
burial place of Napoleon.
Don’t forget, Paris’s 14 national museums open
free to the public every 1st Sunday of the month.
Shopping
Paris is a shopper’s paradise. Boutiques can be
found on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré: Dior,
Chanel, Givenchy, Jean-Paul Gaultier to name
drop a few. Les Halles is a shopping mall with
over 180 stores, great for bargain hunters.
Don’t miss shopping complexes such as Champs
Elysées, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps
department stores.
Head to specialty shops such as the
bakery/patisserie/deli, they have pastries, cheeses
and pâtés to die for. The open-air markets are
also a fantastic place to find flowers, produce and
clothing. There are three main flea markets which
are situated around the old gates of the city.
Eating & Drinking
Paris is the home of ‘La Grande Cuisine’ and to
Arc de Triomphe
over 5,000 restaurants with the traditional French
bistros being the best value for money. Cafés and
dive bars are a stop on the way to or from work
for most Parisians, here lunch can be taken at a
reasonable price. Grab a newspaper, a glass of
fine wine and soak up the atmosphere.
Local delicacies include pastries, paté, cheese,
wine and Coquilles Saint Jacques á la
Parisienne (scallops).
The area around the Louvre is home to some of
the most upmarket bars in Paris, including the
Ritz’s Hemingway Bar in Place Vendome, a piano
bar frequented by the writer in the 1940s.
Montmartre is the location of the infamous Moulin
Rouge cabaret, which still presents glittering
extravaganzas on a nightly basis. Bastille is a lively
area full of bars and nightclubs.
Getting Around
Paris has an excellent public transport system,
consisting of taxis, buses, an underground metro
and express trains (RER). The metro and the RER
are the easiest and most cost effective ways to
get around.
From May to Sept a passenger boat offers
sightseeing trips on the Seine stopping at the main
attractions, and from April to Sept a bus service
loops around most of the major sights in Paris
every Sunday and public holidays. A night bus
service covers the city between 1am and 5.30am.
Taxis are readily available and can be hailed or
caught at taxi ranks.
Bicycle rentals are also popular. You can pick up a
bike at one of 1,450 stations and return it at any
other (from €1 an hour).
Hotel Le Littre
Eiffel Tower
Where to stay
Central Paris is officially divided into 20 districts
called arrondissements, numbered from 1 to 20 in
a clockwise spiral from the centre of the city.
Each of our hotels in this brochure details which
arrondissement they are in. If you want to stay in
the centre of Paris for the Louvre choose a hotel
in the 1st district, the Notre Dame is in the 4th,
the Eiffel Tower is in the 7th and the Champs
Elysées is in the 8th.
Arrondissements
A Eiffel Tower
B Arc de Triomphe
C Louvre
D Pompidou Centre
E
Opéra Garnier
The Louvre
Useful information
✔ Currency: Euro
✔ Time difference: GMT + 1hr
✔ Flight time from London: 1 ½ hrs
✔ Eurostar from London: 2 ½ hrs
✔ Airports: Charles de Gaulle International (CDG)
14 miles north east of Paris
Paris Orly (ORY)
9 miles south of Paris
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