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Louvre & Les Halles ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 107 Louvre & Les Halles LOUVRE | LES HALLES Neighbourhood Top Five 1 Getting lost in the 3 Meeting Monet and 5 Browsing designer bou- mother of all museums, the revelling in Paris at its sym- tiques beneath the arcaded palatial Musée du Louvre metrical best in the Jardin galleries of the Jardin du (p109). des Tuileries (p119). Palais Royal (p122). 2 Contemplating contem- 4 Feasting on exquisite porary art and architecture sacred art and soulful at the Centre Pompidou music in Église St-Eustach (p117). (p120). 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A wonderful exploratory loop snakes westwards to book in advance: plan along quai des Tuileries, past the sculptures and green two months ahead for a lawns, pools and fountains of Jardin des Tuileries, to the table at Frenchie (p127) or Musée de l’Orangerie and Jeu du Paume. Continue on Yam’Tcha (p129) and up to foot north to ritzy place Vendôme, then loop back east a month ahead for S pring along shop-chic rue St-Honoré to Palais Royal. (p129) or V erjus (p127). Set aside at least half a day for the Musée du Louvre. Both Frenchie and Verjus Avoid museum fatigue by combining the often-intimidating have neighbouring wine art gallery with a long lunch or a picnic and invigorat- bars where you simply rock ing mooch around the designer galleries and manicured up and wait for a stool to gardens of Jardin du Palais Royal. Serious art lovers will feast on lighter creations want to set aside another half-day minimum for the Centre from the same talented Pompidou, for Europe’s largest collection of modern art. LOUVRE & LES HA LES & LOUVRE chefs. Once you cross rue du Louvre into Les Halles, the time- less sophistication of the Louvre area disappears. Instead, unwary passers-by are solicited with bright lights, jostling Best Places 5 crowds, painted ladies and the swinging jazz clubs of rue des to Eat Lombards. Day and night the mainly pedestrian zone be- ¨ Frenchie (p127) tween the Centre Pompidou and Forum des Halles is packed ¨ Yam’Tcha (p129) with people, just as it was for the 850-odd years when Paris’ main halles (marketplace) for foodstuffs was here. LL ¨ V erjus (p127) ES ¨ S pring (p129) ¨ Pirouette (p128) Local Life For reviews, see p123A ¨After-Work Drinks Rue Montorgueil has a good selection of cafe-bars, but it is rue St-Saveur’s cocktail clubs (p131) and the hip bars on rue Montmartre that Best Places 6 steal the apéro (predinner drink) show. to Drink ¨Museums Forget Tuesday when the Louvre (p109) ¨ E xperimental Cocktail and Centre Pompidou (p117) are closed; go local and Club (p131) visit during late-night openings (less crowded) or one- ¨ Jefrey’s (p131) off cultural events and happenings. ¨ Telescope (p129) ¨Japantown Busy rue St-Anne, just west of Jardin du ¨ Le Garde Robe (p131) Palais Royal, is loaded with Asian eateries, though the ¨ Zen Zoo (p130) best choices are found in the side streets. For reviews, see p129A Getting There & Away Best ¨ 1 Metro & RER The Louvre has two metro stations: Entertainment Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7) and ¨ Le Grand Rex (p133) Louvre Rivoli (line 1). Numerous metro and RER lines ¨ Comédie Française converge at Paris’ main hub, Châtelet–Les Halles. (p132) ¨Bus Major bus lines include the 27 from rue de Rivoli ¨ Louvre Auditorium (for bd St-Michel and place d’Italie) and the 69 near the (p132) Louvre Rivoli metro (for Invalides and Eiffel Tower). ¨ ¨ Le Baiser Salé (p131) Bicycle Stations at 1 place Ste-Marguerite de Navarre and 2 rue de Turbigo are best placed for the Châtelet– For reviews, see p132A Les Halles metro/RER hub; for the Louvre pedal to/ from 165 rue St-Honoré. ¨Boat The hop-on, hop-off Batobus (p351) stops outside the Louvre..
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