Europe and the Mediterranean
Paris
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Directions
BY AIR
- Paris Airport - Charles de Gaulle
- Paris Airport - Orly
- Paris Airport - Beauvais
BY LAND
- By motorway, two ring roads bypass the city; the maximum speed is 80km/h
- Train (SNCF); Paris has seven train stations in the centre; train TGV: http://www.sncf.com ; http://www.idtgv.com/
- Paris is the second largest river port in Europe (Port de l’Arsenal, on the Seine)
- To move around Paris: suburban train (RER), metro, bus, bicycle
Currency
euroWhere to sleep
Tourist office
25 Rue des Pyramides (near the Jardin des Tuileries and the Louvre); metro: Pyramides (line 7 and 14); RER: Auber (line A); tel. (+33) 08 92 68 30 00
To visit
Sights
- City Island (îlle de la Cité), on the Seine (Workd Heritage Site by UNESCO)
- Latin Quarter (Quartier Latin), a former university district, along the Seine
Medieval monuments:
- Notre-Damme: http://www.cathedraledeparis.com/
- Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Church of Saint-Denis
- Sainte-Chapelle
Museums
- Louvre Museum: www.louvre.fr/
- Orsay Museum: www.musee-orsay.fr/
- Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits: http://www.museedeslettres.fr/
Also…
- Eiffel Tower: www.tour-eiffel.fr/
- Arc de Triomphe: http://arc-de-triomphe.monuments-nationaux.fr/
- Atonement Chapel (Chapelle Expiatoire): http://www.chapelle-expiatoire.monuments-nationaux.fr/
- Basilique du Sacré Cœur de Montmartre: http://www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.fr/
- Castle of Versailles (Château de Versailles): http://www.chateauversailles.fr/
- Wall Je t’aime (Abadesses square in Montmartre): the prase “I love you” in over 300 languages
Do not forget
- The Paris Museum Pass allows you to visit museums at an affordable price
- In Paris you can take guided tours with an interpreter, with a downloadable e-guide on your mobile phone and on a balloon
- Paris facilitates and regulates the visit for the disable
- Paris is a welcoming city; to prove it you just need to smile and use the terms «bonjour», «s’il vous plaît» and «merci»
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