PARIS INFO

Insider advice on where to go and what to see when you visit Paris

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PARIS INFO

• General Tourist Information

 

 • Main Paris general website

 • http://www.paris.fr/english

 • Paris public transport information

 • http://parisbytrain.com/

 • Bicycle hire

 • Velib is the name of the bicycle hire system

 • http://en.velib.paris.fr/

 

 • The Louvre 1st

 • http://www.louvre.fr/en

 • Make sure you are well rested and fit before you enter, because it is VAST. Also make sure you are well hydrated before you start, because the walking and the airconditioning will make you feel very dried out. What to see:

 • (a) You pay for tickets and enter the escalators on level -2. You go up to level -1. This is the ONLY PLACE where you can easily move from one wing of the museum (there are three wings) to another wing, unless you want to walk for kilometres. No jokes.

 • (b) Starting in the Sully wing (Aile Sully), on the basement (level -1), check out the Medieval Moat in the Medieval Louvre section. Skip the rest. If you try to see everything, you will collapse and die at some point.

 • (c) If (and only if) you want to see some ancient Egyptian stuff, go upstairs to Level 0 (ground floor). Seeing the Egyptian stuff will involve a MASSIVE amount of EXTRA WALKING and EXTRA BACKTRACKING. You have been warned.

 • (d) If you're smart and want to skip the Egyptian stuff, retrace your steps (head back towards where you entered, but not all the way). After you pass the toilets on your right, you should see a passage leading to Lift/Elevator/Ascenseur G (not H!). Take the lift up one floor to level 0.

 • (e) On level 0, you will find yourself in room A. Head to room B, then room C, then room D and next room 10.

 • (f) In room 10, turn left into room 9. Move into room 8.

 • (g) In room 8, turn right and head past the toilets into room 6, which is part of the Cour Khorsabad.

 • (h) In the Cour Khorsabad, check out the cool Mesopotamian stuff there. Very Indiana Jones. Hammurabi's Law is in room 3 of the Cour Khorsabad. Maybe you studied that in school. Just next door to the Cour Khorsabad there is the Cour Puget and Cour Marly, which should not be missed because they are beautiful spaces, full of nice sculptures of naked people.

 • (i) Starting in room 18 of the Cour Marly, go up the stairs to the lift R and go up to level 1.

 • (j) Find room 67. It should be near the lift. Room 67 connects to two rooms - room 68 & room 72. Go to room 72.

 • (k) From room 72, find your way to room 73, then to room 74. Turn left because you are looking for the apartments of Napoleon III, which sort of start in room 82 and continue to room 87. They are totally over the top and cool.

 • (l) Now your work is done. Everything else is optional. Including the second floor. There is a cool lesbian painting on level 2 in room 10 of the Richelieu wing (it's not actually lesbian, by the way).

 • (m) If you want to see the Mona Lisa (La Joconde), you will have to go back down to the Entresol (-1) level and switch to the Denon wing. Take the lift to Level 0. Change lifts and go up to Level 1 (or take the stairs if you're in a hurry). The Mona Lisa is in room 7 of the Denon wing.

 

 • Tuileries Garden 1st

 • Tuileries Garden - Follows on from the Louvre, heading towards the Place de la Concorde. In the 1st. Not far from the Palais Royal.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuileries_Garden

 

 • Musée de l'Orangerie 1st

 • Orangerie Museum - Inside the Tuileries Garden, at the end near the Place de la Concorde. Contains several large, beautiful Claude Monet paintings, as well as works by other artists such as Modigliani. Make sure you go to the Orangerie, not to the Jeu de Paume museum. The Jeu de Paume looks IDENTICAL to the Orangerie but shows only contemporary art. The Jeu de Paume is on one side of the Tuileries (near the Place de la Concorde) and the Orangerie is on the other side of the Tuileries (also near the Place de la Concorde).

 • http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/index_u1l2.htm

 

 • Museum of Decorative Arts 1st

 • Museum of Decorative Arts - in the side of the Louvre. Enter from Rue de Rivoli. 1st. Entry ticket price includes admission to Museum of the Middle Ages and Advertising Museum.

 • http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/

 

 • Sainte-Chapelle 1st

 • Sainte Chapelle - Beautiful Gothic chapel on the Ile de la Cité, not far from Nôtre Dame. 4 boulevard du Palais 75001 Paris

 • http://sainte-chapelle.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/

 

 • Nôtre Dame cathedral 1st

 • Nôtre Dame cathedral. Queue in side street on left hand side of cathedral (facing cathedral).

 • http://notre-dame-de-paris.monuments-nationaux.fr/en/

 

 • Palais Royal 1st

 • Palais Royal - former palace of Cardinal Richelieu, Prime Minister of France. Very close to Louvre & Museum of Fashion & Textile in the 1st. Walk into the central garden (free admission) where there are sometimes free sculpture exhibitions. At the end of the garden, in the colonnade, there is a music box shop: http://www.boitesamusiqueannajoliet.com/ which sells only music boxes (boîtes à musique). Clair de Lune.

 • http://palais-royal.monuments-nationaux.fr/

 

 • Opera Garnier 2nd

 • Opera Garnier - the ornate one, near Le Grand Café.

 • http://www.operadeparis.fr/en/L_Opera/Palais_Garnier/PalaisGarnier.php

 • Musee Carnavalet 4th

 • Musee Carnavalet - Free Paris history museum in 4th (Marais).

 • http://carnavalet.paris.fr/en

 • Place des Vosges 4th

 • Place des Vosges - Oldest square in Paris. In 4th arrondissement.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_des_Vosges

 • http://tinyurl.com/placedesvosgesimages

 • Hotel de Sully 4th

 • Hotel de Sully, in the 4th. Beautiful building & garden.

 • 36 rue Saint-Antoine Paris 75004

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Sully

 • http://tinyurl.com/hoteldesullyimages

 • Hotel de Sens 4th

 • Hotel de Sens - medieval building in the 4th.

 • 1 rue du Figuier, Paris, 75004

 • http://tinyurl.com/hoteldesensimages

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Sens

 • http://goparis.about.com/od/sightsattractions/ss/MaraisTour_2.htm

 • Hotel de Ville 4th

 • The town hall of Paris

 • 29 rue de Rivoli, Paris 75004

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%B4tel_de_Ville,_Paris

 • Arenes de Lutece 5th

 • Arenes de Lutece - Ancient Roman arena. Free entry. In the 5th. 49 Rue Monge, 75005 Paris

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar%C3%A8nes_de_Lut%C3%A8ce

 • Pantheon 5th

 • The Pantheon is a giant neoclassical building that you should visit. Entry 7 euros. Spectacular size and architecture. In the 5th.

 • http://www.pantheonparis.com/

 • http://pantheon.monuments-nationaux.fr/

 • Musée de Cluny 5th

 • Musée de Cluny (Moyen-Age) - Ancient Roman baths and medieval building & medieval museum on top. Eight euros entry for everything included. Closed Tuesdays! Corner Boulevard Saint-Germain & boulevard Saint-Michel in the 5th. 6 place Paul Painlevé 75005 Paris.

 • http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_national_du_Moyen_%C3%82ge

 • Jardin du Luxembourg 6th

 • Jardin du Luxembourg - Huge garden in the 6th with adjoining palace (now a govt building). DON'T WALK ON THE GRASS.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardin_du_Luxembourg

 • http://tinyurl.com/jardinduluxembourgimages

 • Saint-Sulpice 6th

 • Da Vinci Code church ;)

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Sulpice,_Paris

 • Abbey of Saint-Germain des Près 6th

 • Abbey of Saint-Germain des Près - 1500 year old church in the 6th. Very close to street with autograph shops, and not far from rue des Saints-Pères, where the 200 year old chocolate shop is (Debauve et Gallais). 3, place Saint-Germain-des-Prés 75006 PARIS

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Saint-Germain-des-Pr%C3%A9s

 • http://en.parisinfo.com/museum-monuments/212/eglise-saint-germain-des-pres

 • Musée d'Orsay 7th

 • The Musée d'Orsay! In the 7th. Closed Mondays.

 • http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html

 • Musée Rodin 7th

 • Rodin Museum - famous French sculptor. Beautiful mansion & garden! In the 7th.

 • http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/

 • Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) 7th

 • Unless you want to queue for hours, visit the Eiffel Tower at night. There will be virtually no queue and very little crowding. You can book a ticket in advance on the web, but you will need to choose a particular date, which can sometimes be difficult. Visiting at night also gives you the benefit of looking over a sea of twinkling lights, which is prettier than the daytime view.

 • Getting there by metro:

 • Line no.6, metro station "Bir-Hakeim." If you take this line which runs above ground, you’ll get a view of the Tower as you approach the Bir-Hakeim station. Always an exciting moment!

 • Line no.9 "Trocadéro" station

 • Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris

 • http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/

 • Bateaux-Mouches tourist boats 8th

 • Bateaux-Mouches - tourist boat trips on the River Seine. Night ones are best, but very cold! On the right bank of the Seine, in the 8th.

 • http://www.bateaux-mouches.fr/en

 • Le Grand Palais 8th

 • Le Grand Palais - beautiful, glass-roofed exhibition building. In the 8th. This is what an exhibition building should look like! Closed Tuesdays, I believe (but verify in Paris). Cool exhibition of historic models of French buildings and cities that ends 17 Feb 2013.

 • http://www.grandpalaisparis.com/

 • http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/Homepage/p-617-Homepage.htm

 • Le Petit Palais 8th

 • Le Petit Palais - Just across the road from the Grand Palais, the little one contains the Fine Arts Museum of Paris. Free admission to the permanent collection; paid entry to temporary exhibitions. In the 8th. Closed Mondays.

 • http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en

 • Madeleine 8th

 • The Madeleine - Giant neoclassical church, based on an ancient Roman building in the provinces. In the 8th, near the Place Vendôme.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Madeleine,_Paris

 • Place Vendôme 8th

 • Place Vendôme - contains the Ritz Hotel and super expensive jewellery stores. Near Place de La Concorde. In the 8th.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Vend%C3%B4me

 • Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen (just slightly outside Paris)

 • Famous Paris flea market. Watch out for pickpockets!

 • 140 Rue des Rosiers, 93400 Saint-Ouen, France

 • Catch metro line 4 to Porte de Clignancourt, direction Porte de Clignancourt.

 • Sat, Sun, Mon 9am-7pm

 • http://www.marcheauxpuces-saintouen.com/1.aspx

 • Ile de la Jatte (outside Paris)

 • Ile de la Jatte (Sunday Afternoon painting) (outside Paris proper).

 • https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.848889,2.356389&spn=0.01,0.01&t=m&q=48.848889,2.356389

 • Paradis Latin cabaret 5th

 • Paradis Latin - the the best and the least touristy French cabaret venue. Definitely better than the Moulin Rouge. The place where there are more French people and fewer tourists in the audience. I've never been so I can't vouch for it, but this place was recommended to me by various card-carrying Parisians.

 • http://www.paradislatin.com/en

 • FOODIE LINKS

 • La Grande Epicerie 7th

 • La Grande Epicerie - super deluxe supermarket & deli where you can buy almost any kind of food, both fresh or in a tin, bottle or box. In the 7th. 38, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris  Tel - 01.44.39.81.00

 • http://www.lagrandeepicerie.com/jp.html

 • Fauchon 7th & airports

 • Fauchon - Posh French épicerie. Their products are available at La Grande Epicerie (38, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris) and at the Paris airports in the duty free shops.

 • http://www.fauchon.com/en/

 • Debauve et Gallais chocolates 7th (close to 6th)

 • Debauve et Gallais - Very old chocolate makers in the 7th (but just next to the 6th. 30, Rue des Saints-Pères 75007 Paris

 • Close to autograph shops too!

 • http://debauve-et-gallais.fr/

 • Comtesse du Barry 4th, 6th, 9th

 • Comtesse du Barry - Posh foie gras & oils & honeys & jams.

 • http://www.comtessedubarry.com/

 • 93, rue Saint-Antoine 75004 Paris

 • 1, rue de Sèvres 75006 Paris

 • 13, bd Haussmann 75009 Paris

 • Maison de la Truffe

 • Truffles & truffle oil. Restaurant & boutique.

 • http://www.maison-de-la-truffe.com/

 • 14 rue Marbeuf 75008 Paris

 • 19 place de la Madeleine 75008 Paris

 • Rue Montorgueil 2nd

 • Rue Montorgueil - great place for food supplies & eating. 2nd arrondissement.

 • Near Saint-Eustache, where the organ music is on Sundays.

 • http://www.thekitchn.com/a-foodlovers-walk-down-the-rue-128435

 • Glaces Berthillon 4th (Ile Saint-Louis)

 • Famous & delicious Paris ice creams

 • 31 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île, 75004 Paris (Ile Saint-Louis)

 • Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

 • Resellers elsehwere in Paris:

 • 5 ème NICOLSEN  chocolatier 112 rue Mouffetard tel : 01 43 36 78 04

 • 6 ème "Smith's Bakery" rue de Buci

 • 7  ème Epicerie Rive Gauche  8 rue du Champ de Mars  tel: 01 47 05 98 18

 • 15  ème COMPTOIR CORREZIEN  8 rue des Volontaires tel: 01 47 83 52 97

 • 16  ème  SERVANT chocolatier  30 rue d'Auteuil  tel. 01 42 88 49 82

 • 17  ème  PETIT CALIXTE  40 rue des Moines   tel: 01 42 29 49 01

 • 17 ème COMPTOIR ET COMPAGNIE 11 rue Pierre Demours  tel: 01 40 55 92 20

 • http://www.berthillon.fr/

 • RESTAURANTS & CAFES

 • Chez Papa restaurants 2nd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th (near 6th)

 • Chez Papa - Cheap & good restaurant chain; south-west French cuisine. Simple, hearty and delicious food.

 • (open from 9am to 1am [yes, am!] every day)

 • 153 rue Montmartre 75002 Paris 01 40 13 07 31 Métro: Grands Boulevards, Bourse

 • 29 rue de l'Arcade 75008 Paris 01 42 65 43 68

 • 206 rue La Fayette 75010 Paris 01 40 34 79 81 Métro : Louis Blanc, Jaurès

 • 40 bvd de la Bastille 75012 Paris 01 40 01 05 92 Métro Bastille

 • 6 rue Gassendi 75014 Paris 01 43 22 41 19 Métro : Denfert-Rochereau, Raspail, Gaité

 • http://www.chez-papa.com/index.html

 • Le Trumilou restaurant 4th

 • Reasonably priced, classic French food in the 4th, by the Seine. 84 Quai de l'Hôtel de ville, 75004 Paris. Tel 01 42 77 63 98

 • Open 7 days a week

 • 84, Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville 75004 PARIS

 • Tél : 01 42 77 63 98

 • http://www.letrumilou.fr/

 • Vins des Pyrénées restaurant 4th

 • Vins des Pyrénées French restaurant. Good French food. Inexpensive. Located halfway between métro Saint-Paul and the Bastille. Dark interior, despite photos to the contrary. Most mains 18-20 euros, fillet steak 29 euros. 25 Rue Beautreillis 75004 Paris.

 • https://plus.google.com/112775998712310336610/about?gl=au&hl=en

 • http://www.bestrestaurantsparis.com/en/restaurant-paris/vins-des-pyrenees.html

 • Bofinger restaurant 4th near Opera Bastille

 • Bofinger - Alsatian-style Paris brasserie near the Opera Bastille.

 • 5-7 rue de la Bastille 75004 Paris

 • Tél : 01 42 72 87 82

 • Open everyday from 12.00 pm to 3.00 pm and from 6.30 pm to 12.00 am

 • http://www.bofingerparis.com/en/

 • Le Grand Café 9th

 • Le Grand Café - Beautiful Art Nouveau cafe; near Opera Garnier. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! 4, Boulevard des Capucines 75009 Paris

 • http://www.legrandcafe.com/

 • Chartier restaurant 9th

 • Chartier - very cheap, very traditional 19th century Belle Epoque working class restaurant. Service sometimes a little impatient. Décor very good. Noisy & fun.

 • 7 rue du Faubourg Montmartre 75009 Paris. Open 7 days a week, Hours: 11.30am-10pm.

 • http://www.bouillon-chartier.com/

 • Le Train Bleu 12th

 • Le Train Bleu - Famous expensive beautiful restaurant

 • Gare de Lyon, 1 Place Louis Armand, 75012 Paris (inside the train station)

 • Tel 01 43 43 09 06

 • http://www.le-train-bleu.com/uk/index.php

 • Les Fondus de la Raclette restaurants 11th, 14th, 18th

 • http://www.aux-fondus.com/site/index.php

 • Les Fondus de la Raclette restaurants

 • 107, avenue Parmentier  Paris 75011- Tél.: 01 40 21 61 68

 • 209, bd Raspail Paris 75014 - Tél.: 01 43 27 00 13

 • 19, rue Joseph Dijon Paris 75018 - Tél.: 01 42 58 34 22

 • FOOD MARKETS IN PARIS

 • http://www.paris.fr/pro/commercants-et-artisans/2d3es-marches/les-marches-alimentaires-par-arrondissement/rub_9592_stand_85004_port_23615

 • Food Markets in Paris, listed by arrondissement.

 • 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT:

 • Marché Saint-Honoré

 • Place du Marché Saint Honoré 75001

 • Wed 12:30pm - 8:30pm, Sat 7am - 3pm

 • Métro : Pyramides

 • Marché "Saint-Eustache-Les Halles"

 • Rue Montmartre, between rue Rambuteau & rue du Jour 75001

 • Thurs 12:30pm - 8:30pm, Sun 7am - 3pm.

 • Métro : Châtelet-Les Halles

 • 2ND ARRONDISSEMENT

 • Marché Bourse

 • Place de la Bourse 75002

 • Tues & Fri 12:30pm - 8:30pm

 • Métro : Bourse

 • 3RD ARRONDISSEMENT

 • Marché couvert des Enfants rouges

 • 39 rue de Bretagne. 75003

 • Tues to Sat 8:30am - 1pm; 4pm - 7.30pm (until 8pm on Fridays & Saturdays). Sun 8:30am - 2pm

 • Métro : Temple ou Filles du Calvaire

 • 4TH ARRONDISSEMENT

 • Marché Baudoyer

 • Place Baudoyer 75004

 • Wed 12:30pm - 8:30pm, Sat 7am - 3pm

 • Métro : Hôtel de Ville

 • 5TH ARRONDISSEMENT

 • Marché Maubert

 • Place Maubert 75005

 • Tues & Thurs 7am - 2:30pm; Sat 7am - 3pm

 • Métro : Maubert-Mutualité

 • Marché Monge

 • Place Monge 75005

 • Wed & Fri 7am - 2:30pm, Sun 7am - 3pm

 • Métro : Place Monge

 • Marché Mouffetard

 • rue Mouffetard, near corner rue de l'Epée de Bois/rue Jean Calvin 75005

 • Every morning from Tuesday to Sunday.

 • Marché Port Royal

 • Along the Hôpital du Val de Grâce, about 74 boulevard du Port-Royal 75005

 • Tues & Thurs 7am - 2:30pm; Sat 7am - 3pm

 • Métro : Port-Royal.

 • 6TH ARRONDISSEMENT

 • Marché rue de Buci

 • Tues - Sun (closed during lunch)

 • Marché Raspail

 • Boulevard Raspail between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes

 • Tues & Fri, 7am - 2.30pm

 • Métro: Rennes

 • Marché Bio Raspail (organic market!)

 • Boulevard Raspail between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes

 • Sun 9am - 3pm

 • Métro: Rennes

 • Organic food market - Boulevard Raspail, 6th, Sundays 9am-1.30pm. Expensive!

 • http://www.secretsofparis.com/heathers-secret-blog/a-visit-to-the-raspail-marche-bio.html

 • http://www.mairie6.paris.fr/mairie06/jsp/site/Portal.jsp?page_id=39

 • Marché couvert St-Germain

 • 4/6 rue Lobineau.

 • It's an indoor market inside a building.

 • Tues - Fri from 8.30am to 1pm and from 4pm to 8pm.

 • Sat from 8.30am - 1.30pm and from 3.30pm - 8pm

 • Sun from 8am to 1.30pm

 • Métro : Mabillon

 • CHATEAUX

 • Lists of chateaux

 • List of castles in and around Paris

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_France#.C3.8Ele-de-France

 • http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ch%C3%A2teaux_d%27%C3%8Ele-de-France

 • Chateau de Vincennes

 • Chateau de Vincennes - A proper castle at the end of a metro train line (line 1 - station Chateau de Vincennes). Free entry.

 • Opening times:

 • 23 September to 20 May: 10 AM to 5 PM

 • 21 May to 22 September: 10 AM to 6 PM

 • Closed on 1st January, 1st May, 1st November, 11th November, and 25th December.

 • http://en.chateau-vincennes.fr/

 • Chateau de Versailles

 • Chateau de Versailles by Train - instructions

 •

 • Line => RER C (yellow)

 • Direction => Versailles-Rive Gauche

 • Arrival Station => Versailles-Rive Gauche (Zone 4, 3,40€)

 • Open Tues-Sun (closed Mondays)

 • Open from April 1st until October 31st, from 9am to 6.30pm, and from November 1st until March 31st from 9am to 5.30pm.

 • Train trip about 40 minutes from St-Michel Nôtre-Dame station to Versailles Rive Gauche station.

 • http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage

 • Fontainebleau

 • Chateau de Fontainbleau - 55km from Paris.

 • http://www.musee-chateau-fontainebleau.fr/spip.php?lang=en

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fontainebleau

 • Chantilly

 • Chateau de Chantilly - lavish horse stables & Chantilly cream.

 • http://www.domainedechantilly.com/en/domaine-de-chantilly

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chantilly

 • Vaux-le-Vicomte

 • Vaux-le-Vicomte - A small chateau that inspired Versailles. Owner arrested when he threw a big party that embarrassed the King. 55 km southeast of Paris.

 • http://www.vaux-le-vicomte.com/en/index.php

 • https://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=vaux-le-vicomte&aq=f&pws=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=ONjaUPmZBYSjiAeHg4DwDA&biw=1920&bih=965&sei=QtjaUP_7D87llAXC0oGAAQ

 • Bus trips to chateaux.

 • http://www.pariscityvision.com/en/cityrama/shuttlebus-paris-vaux-le-vicomte-castle-fontainebleau-castle-paris-entrance-tickets

 • CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS

 • Opera

 • http://www.operadeparis.fr/

 • Classical music concerts

 • Attend classical music concerts held in old churches. Remember that the churches can be a bit COLD, especially at night.

 • http://www.classictic.com/en/search/?country=france-4&city=paris-7&from_day=01&from_month=2013-02

 • Eglise de la Madeleine (Church of the Magdalen - looks like a huge Greek temple. In the 8th arrondissement)

 • Eglise Saint-Séverin (a church in the 5th. Over 800 years old. Site used as a religious site since the 6th century AD, thus for over 1400 years).

 • Eglise Saint-Ephrem-le-Syriaque (a 17th century church in the 5th)

 • Saint-Julien le Pauvre (a 13th century church in the 5th arrondissement)

 • Organ music

 • Nôtre-Dame

 • Every Saturday at 8pm

 • http://www.musique-sacree-notredamedeparis.fr/spip.php?article8

 • Choral music

 • Nôtre-Dame

 • Various dates and times

 • http://www.musique-sacree-notredamedeparis.fr/spip.php?article292

 • CONTEMPORARY ART & ARCHITECTURE STUFF

 • Pompidou Centre

 • The Pompidou Centre - a building where all the air conditioning, electrical & plumbing pipes are on the outside of the building, not the inside. Very famous. 10 euros entry to modern art collection. In the 4th.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Georges_Pompidou

 • http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/centrepompidou.htm

 • Le Georges restaurant

 • http://goparis.about.com/od/parisrestaurantreviews/p/Georges_resto.htm

 • Le Georges - Restaurant on top floor of the Pompidou Centre. Great views. Somewhat expensive but worthwhile. In the 4th.

 • Fondation Cartier

 • Cartier Foundation - Very beautiful contemporary art museum in a glass building.

 • http://fondation.cartier.com/#/en/home/

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondation_Cartier_pour_l'Art_Contemporain

 • https://www.google.com.au/search?q=fondation+cartier&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&pws=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=lMjWUPzFD8qdiAe7rYGwAg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1920&bih=965

 

 • Maison Européene de la Photographie - Contemporary photography museum in the 4th.

 • http://www.mep-fr.org/us/

 • Institut du Monde Arabe

 • The Arab World Institute with amazing metal iris windows. Everything in French. Just admire the building from outside for free.

 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_World_Institute

 • https://www.google.com.au/search?q=institut+du+monde+arabe&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&pws=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=5snWUNqKJMaWiQfZoYHwBQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1920&bih=965

 • Electron libre

 • http://www.59rivoli.org/main.html

 • Former squat, now home to 30-odd artists' studios. Free entry. Ask permission from each artist before taking photos.

 • APARTMENTS FOR RENT

 • http://www.paristay.com/

 • http://www.specialapartments.com/

 • http://www.nyhabitat.com/

 • http://www.parisaddress.com/

 • http://www.feelparis.com/

 • SHOPPING

 • Rue des Francs Bourgeois 75004 Paris

 • Lots of trendy shops

 • Close to the Place des Vosges

 • WHERE NEVER TO EAT:

 • Do not, under any circumstances, eat in the street called Rue de la Huchette (5th). It is full of tourists, cheap Greek restaurants and very bad food. Known as "Bacteria Alley" by Parisians.

 • WHERE TO PEE:

 • 1. McDonalds

 • 2. Quick (a French hamburger chain)

 • 3. Restaurants (although you might have to sit down and buy something)

 • 4. Public toilets are everywhere on the streets. They look like this:

 • Here is more information about public toilets that you might want to read.

 • MAPS TO BUY:

 • 1. For general getting around, buy a map like: "Paris Pratique Par Arrondissement" (publisher “L’Indispensable”) or “Paris Districts” (publisher “Editions Coutarel”)

 • 2. For the bus, buy “Paris Bus” (publisher “L’Indispensable”).