What to Do in Paris During the Summer
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WHAT TO DO IN PARIS DURING THE SUMMER == Nice places to walk around == 1. Paris Plage (only the summer) : Many activities on the Bassin de la Villette or in the heart of the Rives de Seine : culture, games, sports and relaxation… https://www.evous.fr/Paris-Plages-Le-programme-1177408.html 2. Butte Montmartre : An area with authentic charm, famous for the « Basilique du Sacré Cœur » and its magnificent view of Paris. https://www.parisinfo.com/transports/73164/Butte-Montmartre 3. Bercy Village : Lively and friendly area (music during the summer) for shopping and restaurants. https://www.parisinfo.com/shopping/73909/Bercy-Village 4. Iles Saint Louis et de la Cité : 2 Paris Island with a lot of monuments (Palais de Justice, Sainte Chapelle, Cathédrale Notre-Dame) 5. Paris by boat : Nice trip to visit Paris from the Seine https://www.parisinfo.com/visiter-a-paris/croisiere-sur-la-seine 6. Cimetière du Père Lachaise : A unique place that invites you to meditate and dream, steeped in art, culture and history, where you can travel through its maze of stones and vegetation. https://pere-lachaise.com 7. Canal St Martin from Jaures to Republique : The Saint-Martin canal is a 4.55 km long canal located mainly in the 10ᵉ and 11ᵉ arrondissements of Paris. It connects the basin of La Villette - and beyond the canal de l'Ourcq - to the port of l'Arsenal which communicates with the Seine. It is a small canal originally intended for the supply of drinking water in the capital. Inaugurated in 1825, it includes nine locks and two swing bridges with a total height difference of 25 m. http://monumentsdeparis.net/canal-saint-martin 8. Coulée verte Rene Dumont from the Mairie of the 12th to Gare de Lyon. La coulée verte René-Dumont, formerly Promenade plantée, is a linear park in the 12ᵉ arrondissement of Paris, France. Located on the route of an old railway line, it extends from Place de la Bastille to the boulevard périphérique, Porte de Montempoivre. https://www.francedigitale.com/randonnee/afficher/58 9. Walk around Ile de Reuilly/Bercy (Bois de Vincennes – Parc Daumesnil) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Île_de_Reuilly 10. La Petite Ceinture : The Petite Ceinture de Paris line is an old 32-kilometre double- track railway line that runs around Paris within the boulevards des Maréchaux. Opened in sections from 1852 to 1869, it was first exclusively dedicated to freight traffic before being opened to passenger traffic, with the exception of the section between Auteuil-Boulogne and Pont-Cardinet stations, known as the "Auteuil line", opened to passenger traffic in 1854 and only in 1867 for freight traffic. https://www.paris.fr/petiteceinture 11. Parc de Sceaux The Parc de Sceaux, the entire domain of Sceaux, is owned by the Hauts-de-Seine department and its park extends over the territories of the communes of Sceaux and Antony. The park was designed by André Le Nôtre at the end of the XVIIᵉ century at the request of Colbert and then his son the Marquis de Seignelay. During the Revolution, through the speculations of the Black Band, the estate was looted, sold to a farmer, and both the castle and the waterfalls were destroyed. A new castle was built in 1856 by his daughter, married to the Duke of Treviso. https://www.ville-antony.fr/parc-sceaux 12. La butte aux cailles : Historic district of Paris https://www.europexplo.fr/visite-de-la-butte-aux-cailles/ == Nice restaurants and bars == 1. You can walk through The quartier Mouffetard (5ème), which is really nice place in the evening with a lot of restaurants and terraces. 2. Around « rue des écoles » (5ème), you can find a lot of typical Auvergnats restaurants and the place. 3. Le puits de légumes bio : lepuitsdelegumesbio.fr : (5ème) You can enjoy 100% homemade dishes made with fresh products but it is a matter of course and organic. Vegetarians, vegans and Macrobiotics lovers will all be satisfied with Nadiya's cuisine, which will give you the impression of being at home. You can also, if you wish, take your dinners and lunches with you to taste them where you have chosen. 4. Les pâtes vivantes: lespatesvivantes.net : (1er) Les Pâtes Vivantes, a restaurant specialising in the production of fresh pasta in Paris 1, invites you to discover delicious traditional Chinese dishes, made from fresh, high-quality products. 5. Expérimental Group : experimentalgroup.com : (2ème) Offer a contemporary hospitality experience to an exacting clientele the world over. Small producer and seasonal sourcing reigns, whether in food, spirits or wines. 6. Le Titi Touareg a Montrouge : https://www.foodyas.com/FR/Montrouge/169886156512541/Titi-Touareg Mediterranean dishes, mezzes/tapas, choice grills, our homemade burgers and salads and wonderfull couscous, without forgetting the homemade dessert or a few oriental pastries. 7. Aubergine et Compagnie : http://www.aubergine-et-cie.fr High quality restaurant next to « porte d’Orléans) 8. En attendant l’or : http://en-attendant-lor.fr : An Excellent Sunday brunch but don’t forget to book your table ! == Exibitions == 1. Le Grand Palais : The Grand Palais is a Parisian monument located on the Champs-Élysées, facing the Petit Palais, from which it is separated by Avenue Winston-Churchill in the arrondissement 8ᵉ Its 77,000 m² regularly hosts prestigious trade fairs and exhibitions. https://www.grandpalais.fr/fr/evenement/la-lune 2. Le Centre Pompidou : The Georges-Pompidou National Art and Culture Centre - commonly known as the "Georges- Pompidou Centre", "Pompidou Centre" or "Beaubourg Centre", and colloquially as the "Beaubourg" - is a polycultural establishment born of the will of President Georges Pompidou, a great lover of modern art, to create in the heart of Paris an original cultural institution entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary creation where the visual arts would coexist with books, design, music and film. https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en 3. La Fondation Louis Vuitton The Louis Vuitton Corporate Foundation, formerly the Louis Vuitton Corporate Foundation for Creation, launched in October 2006, was created by the LVMH group and its companies. Its objective is to perpetuate the sponsorship actions undertaken by the group since 1990. https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr 4. Le Musée du Quai Branly The musée du quai Branly - Jacques-Chirac or musée des arts et civilisations d'Afrique, d'Asie, d'Océanie et des Amériques is located at quai Branly in the 7ᵉ arrondissement de Paris, along the quai de la Seine which gives it its name and at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The project, led by Jacques Chirac and carried out by Jean Nouvel, was inaugurated on June 20, 2006. Attendance stands at nearly 1,500,000 visitors in 2014 and has surpassed the 10 million mark in 2016 since it opened, making it one of the most popular in its category in the world. www.quaibranly.fr/fr/expositions-evenements/au-musee/expositions/ .