Parisians' tips for their visitors...

Arriving in Paris...

Roissy-Charles de Gaulle

RER B : direct to Gare du Nord, Les Halles, Luxembourg

Roissybus : Stops at Opéra (Scribe/Auber)

Noctilien : N 120-121-140 (night buses)

Arriving in Paris...

Orly

Orlyval to Antony + RER B

Orlybus : to Denfert-Rochereau (14th)

Navette to Pont-de-Rungis-Aéroport d'Orly + RER C

Noctilien : N 31-120 (night buses)

Roissy et Orly

Air France Roissy/Orly coaches: Stops Porte Maillot, Invalides, Montparnasse
www.cars-airfrance.com

Getting around Paris...

Métro/bus, Noctilien (35 buses until 5am)
www.ratp.fr

RER
www.transilien.com

VIVASTREET, for Paris-Ile-de France small ads
www.vivastreet.fr

Parkingsdeparis.com : The portal for all the car parks in Paris
www.parkingsdeparis.com

Booking a show...

Reservations on the day at half price: two kiosques, Place de la Madeleine (M° Madeleine) and the forecourt of Gare Montparnasse (M° Montparnasse).

Theatre rservations
www.resatheatre.com

Show reservations : in branches of Fnac, Virgin and Alice Media Store

Theatre good deals : seats at 10 euros for under-26s Tue to Thur and other reductions in some national and municipal theatres http://portailj.paris.fr/jeunes

Walks in the city...

Les Panamées, free city walks with the French Federation of Walkers
01 46 36 95 70
www.rando-paris.org

Visits to Parisians at work
www.meetingthefrench.fr

In the steps of the Templars, Parisgo
01 48 06 27 41

Theatrical visits with actors
06 16 66 23 44
www.assodelasuite.com

Contemporary architecture
www.parisbalades.com

Calliope audio-guides
01 45 49 29 91
www.calliope.fr

Ancient Paris
www.paris.culture.fr

Paper chase in Montmartre : Paris Hors Piste
01 53 28 01 72

Treasure hunt : Ma langue au Chat
01 44 92 93 94

Contemporary art bus : Art Process
01 47 00 90 85

Visit to the Institut du Monde Arabe
08 92 70 26 04
www.imarabe.org

Behind the scenes at famous theatres : Purplebeam
01 41 10 10 08

450 parks, gardens and green spaces
www.jardins.paris.fr

Maison d'Ourscamp (4th) and historic monuments!
01 48 87 74 31
www.paris-historique.org

The best addresses in the Marais
www.parismarais.com

Paris à vélo, c'est sympa !
01 48 87 60 01
www.parisvelosympa.com

Roue Libre, RATP bikes for hire
08 10 44 15 34
www.rouelibre.fr

Bike rides, with chocolate at the end : Vélo et Chocolat : 77 quai de Seine (19ème)
01 46 07 07 87

Tours in a 2-CV with chauffeur-guide : 4 roues sous un parapluie
0800 800 631

Segways : City Segway Tours
01 56 58 10 54

Parisian curiosities..

The Catacombs (11,000 square metres, 20 metres deep) : M° Denfert-Rochereau
01 43 22 47 63
www.culture.paris.fr

The Sewers (2,100 km) : M° Alma-Marceau
01 55 68 27 81

The Crypts : Notre-Dame 01 55 42 50 10. Panthéon (73 famous tombs)
01 44 32 18 00

Studio of the painter Bouchard (16th) : M° Jasmin
01 46 47 63 46
www.musee-bouchard.com

Studio of Gustave Moreau (9th) : M° Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
01 48 74 38 50
www.musee-moreau.fr

Jean Sans Peur Tower (2nd) : M° Etienne Marcel
01 40 26 20 28
www.tourjeansanspeur.com

Le Passage de Retz (3rd) : M° Filles-du-Calvaire
01 48 04 37 99
www.passagederetz.com

Museum of Smoking (3rd) : M° Voltaire
01 46 59 05 51
www.museedufumeur.net

La Maison Rouge (12th) : M° Bastille
01 40 01 08 81
www.lamaisonrouge.org

Museum of Scale Models (7th) : M° Invalides
01 45 51 95 05

Museum of Wine (16th) : M° Passy
01 45 25 63 26
www.museeduvinparis.com

Craftsmen of the Viaduc des Arts (12th)
01 44 75 80 66
www.viaduc-des-arts.com

Franco-Japanese Cultural Centre, Espace Hattori (11th)
01 43 48 83 64
www.ccfj-paris.org

Chapel of the Miraculous Medal (7th) : M° Sèvres-Babylone
www.chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com

Guimet Museum-Buddhist Pantheon (16th) : M° Iéna
01 40 73 88 11
www.museeguimet.fr

The wall of "I love you" (18th) : 1000 "I love you"s in 300 languages. Square des Abbesses, M° Abbesses
www.lesjetaime.com

Lutèce Roman arena : 49 rue Monge (5th), M° Place Monge

Montmartre Roman arena : rue Chappe (18th), M° Abbesses

Electrons libres (1st), artists' squat, 59 rue de Rivoli M° Châtelet
www.59rivoli.org

Museum tip : the permanent collections of the Paris municipal museums are free on the 1st Sunday of the month, and some national museums are free
www.paris.fr et www.culture.gouv.fr

Paris nights

Museums

Friday evening at the Louvre (and free for under-26s)

Palais de Tokyo : every day except Monday unti midnight, 13 avenue du Président Wilson (16th) M° Iéna / Trocadéro
01 47 23 54 01
www.palaisdetokyo.com

Branly Museum of Tribal Art : Thursdays until 9.30pm, 37 quai Branly (7th) M° Iéna / Bir Hakeim
01 56 61 70 00
www.quaibranly.fr

Musée d'Orsay : Thursday until 9.45pm, 62 rue de Lille (7th) M° Solférino
01 40 49 48 14
www.musee-orsay.fr

Centre Pompidou : Thursdays until 11pm, Place Georges Pompidou (4th) M° Rambuteau / Hôtel de Ville
01 44 78 12 33
www.centrepompidou.fr

Restaurants-bars

Maison de l'Aubrac : open 24h/24, 37 rue Marbeuf (8th) M° Franklin D.Roosevelt
01 43 59 05 14
www.maison-aubrac.fr

Chez Denise : open 24h/24 except weekends, 5 rue des Prouvaires (1st) M° Les Halles,
01 42 36 21 82

Le Tambour : open until 6am, 41 rue Montmartre (2nd) M° Châtelet,
01 42 33 06 90

Le Grand Café : open 24h/24, 4 bd des Capucines (9th) M° Opéra,
01 43 12 19 00
www.legrandcafe.com

Pub Saint-Germain : open 24h/24, 17 rue de l'Ancienne Comédie (6th) M° Odéon
01 56 81 13 13

Shopping

Department stores : Thursdays until 9pm

Monoprix Champs-Elysées : open Mon to Sat until midnight, 52 avenue des Champs-Elysées (8th)
M° Franklin D.Roosevelt

Monop' Bastille : open Mon to Sat until midnight, 62 rue de la Roquette (11th)
M° Bastille

Daily Monop' Montparnasse : open Mon to Sat until midnight, 52 bis bd du Montparnasse (6th)
M° Montparnasse-Bienvenue

Daily Monop' Sébastopol : open Mon to Sat until midnight, 6 bd de Sébastopol (4th)
M° Châtelet

Elyfleurs : florist open all night, 82 avenue de Wagram (17th) M° Wagram
01 47 66 87 19
www.elyfleurs.com

Specially for children...

Cafézoïde (19th) : cultural café for families on the Canal
01 42 38 26 37
www.cafezoide.asso.fr

L'Esprit Culturel (9th) : workshops and visits
01 47 70 97 79
www.lespritculturel.com

Agence ludique (3rd) : fun workshops Weds and Sats
01 42 49 51 77
www.agenceludique.com

Paris d'enfants (10th) : fun visits and jamborees
01 42 81 94 13
www.parisdenfants.com

Musée en herbe (16th) : exhibitions, workshops and entertainments, in the Jardin d'Acclimatation
01 40 67 97 66
www.musee-en-herbe.com

Le Jardin d'Aventure des Halles (1st) : for 7-11s. Free. M° Les Halles
01 42 21 99 32
http://jardindaventure.free.fr

Centre Pompidou Children's Gallery (4th) : M° Rambuteau
01 44 78 49 13
www.centrepompidou.fr

Museum of Magic (4th) : M° St Paul
01 42 72 13 26
www.museedelamagie.com

Garden of the Cloisters of Blancs-Manteaux (4th) : "green" workshops. M° Hôtel-de-Ville
01 43 28 47 63,

Where to eat?

Find a restaurant
www.restoaparis.com

Find a café or a bar
www.declicbar.com and www.goosta.com

Open-air terraces, in the museums…

Les Ombres, Musée des Arts Premiers, Quai Branly (15th) M° Bir-Hakeim

Café de l'Homme, Musée de l'Homme (16th), M° Trocadéro

Café du Musée de la Vie romantique (9th), M° Notre-Dame-de-Lorette

Café des Hauteurs, Musée d'Orsay (7th), M° Solférino

Tokyo Eat, Palais de Tokyo (16th), M° Alma-Marceau

Cafétéria du Musée Rodin (7th), M° Varenne

Café des techniques, Musée des Arts et Métiers (3rd), M° Etienne-Marcel

Musée Jacquemart-André (8th), M° Mirosmesnil

Georges, Centre Georges Pompidou (4th), M° Châtelet

Going out...

Good ideas
www.parisbouge.com

Parties / concerts
www.parissi.com

Bars
www.cityvox.com

Parisian blogs

Map of blogs from the different Parisian neighbourhoods
www.paname-ensemble.com

Paris-Rome, twin towns

Free entry in municipal Paris museums for Romans (and vice versa for Parisians) on presentation of a passport.
www.paris.fr