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1. Louvre, rue de Rivoli 2. Café Marly, 93 rue de Rivoli 3. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 107 rue de Rivoli

4. Jardin des Tuileries, rue de Rivoli 5. Musée de L’Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries 6. Jeu de Paume, 1 place de la Concorde 7. Place de la Concorde 8. Hôtel de Crillon, 10 place de la Concorde* 9. WH Smith, 248 rue de Rivoli 10. Pierre Hermé, 4 rue Cambon Jardin des Tuileries

11. Le Meurice, 228 rue de Rivoli 12. Angelina, 226 rue de Rivoli 13. Place Vendôme 14. Ritz, 15 Place Vendôme

15. Harry’s New York Bar, 5 rue Daunou 16. Palais Garnier, 1 place de l’Opera 17. Café de la Paix, 12 Boulevard des Capucines

18. Place de la Madeleine 19. Fauchon, 24 – 2 place de la Madeleine 20. Hédiard, 21 place de la Madeleine 21. Eglise de la Madeleine

On this walk, you’ll get a good dose of the world. Look for interesting, frequently culture with a great selection of museums rotating exhibitions at each. to visit, including the world-famous Louvre. It won’t be possible to visit in one day all the Walk out of the museum and through the beautifully landscaped 4. Jardin des museums listed, but this approximate 3 Tuileries (rue de Rivoli). Initially a palace hour walk will give you a good overview, so garden under Catherine de Médicis, the park you can decide where you’d like to return. was later opened to the public and designed And no tour is complete without some by André Le Nôtre, the architect of the gourmet stops to enjoy the many wonderful gardens at Versailles, in the 17th century. Parisian delicacies. Grab one of the iconic green chairs and position it for a prime view of the expansive Start your day as soon as the 1. Louvre (rue gardens and some great people watching. de Rivoli ) opens, at 9 a.m., to avoid some of the crowds, but keep in mind that it’s closed If you haven’t hit museum overload yet, there on Tuesdays. You’ll never be able to see all are two more situated next to the Place de la 35,000 works of art in a day, so pick a few Concorde. The 5. Musée de l’Orangerie highlights, themes or time periods to explore. (Jardin des Tuileries) features Claude Monet’s The Louvre is one of the largest museums in water lily paintings, among other the world and dates back to the 12th century, impressionist work from the 19th and 20th when a fortress was needed to protect the centuries, including pieces by Cézanne, city from an Anglo-Norman attack. It Renoir, Picasso and Matisse. transitioned to a royal fortress and eventually into a museum in 1793. Opposite the Orangerie is the 6. Jeu de Paume (1, Place de la Concorde). Once a If you need a pick-me-up after your visit, sit tennis court, it now focuses on photography on the terrace of 2. Café Marly (93, rue de exhibitions from the 19th to 21st centuries. Rivoli) and enjoy views of I. M. Pei’s glass pyramid, but expect to pay the price for the At the end of the Tuileries, pop out onto the exceptional location and view. 7. Place de la Concorde to see Paris’s largest square and to catch a glimpse of the Arc de Next to the Louvre in the Hall Rohan’s Triomphe at the top of the Champs Elysées. In 3. Musée des Arts Décoratifs (107, rue de the middle of the Place de la Concorde, a Rivoli) are three independently operated statue of Louis XV once stood; it was replaced museums, worth a visit for a look at the role with a guillotine, which was later used for of fashion, design and decorative arts in many notable names, including Louis XVI and industry and culture. The Musée des Arts Marie Antoinette. The 75-foot-tall golden- Décoratifs features decorative arts from the topped obelisk that you now see in the middle Middle Ages to today. The Musée de la Mode of the square used to sit outside the Luxor et du Textile highlights fashion from the 16th Temple and dates back to 1550 BCE. It was century to the present, and the Musée de la given as a gift to France from the viceroy of Publicité features advertising from around Egypt in 1829. The base of the obelisk shows the complex manner in which the 230-ton object was shipped to France. The featured

©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Louvre to Opera Walk | page 4 Louvre to Opéra Walk hieroglyphics celebrate the reigns of which makes it an octagon. The Place pharaohs, Ramses II and Ramses III, and the Vendôme was initially constructed in the 18th golden top was added by the government in century, and it has seen several statues come 1998. and go over the years, including a homage to Napoleon’s military prowess made from On the western edge of the Place de la Russian and Austrian canons captured during Concorde sits the famed 8. Hôtel de Crillon the battle of Austerlitz. This, too, was (10, Place de la Concorde), once an opulent destroyed and re-created and stands in the home to the Count of Crillon. The first square today. The Place Vendôme is now traveler was welcomed to the hotel in 1909, home to many top-name jewelers and upscale and service has been continuous and near boutiques, in addition to the iconic 14. Ritz perfection ever since. Hotel* (15, Place Vendôme), which is worth a stop for a drink or more to enjoy the beautiful Turn onto rue de Rivoli, and soon on your left decor and people, perhaps including a few you’ll see 9. W. H. Smith (248, rue de Rivoli). celebrities. Stop in if you need any books, travel guides or *Closed for renovations until 2014. magazines written in English. Continue up rue de la Paix, and if you’re still Turn left on rue Cambon for one of the best thirsty, duck into 15. Harry’s New York Bar macarons in Paris at 10. Pierre Hermé (5, rue Daunou), to the right on rue Daunou. (4, rue Cambon). With the shop’s beautiful As the name suggests, Harry’s started in New packaging and sculpted chocolates, it will be York, where an avid patron loved the place so hard to leave without a shopping bag. much that he asked if the whole bar could be moved to Paris, and voilà. Harry’s has been in Continue down rue de Rivoli and you’ll find Paris since 1911. Choose from among the 300 the five-star hotel 11. Le Meurice (228, rue whiskies, or have one of the white-coated de Rivoli), with the three-star Michelin bartenders whip you up a New York specialty. restaurant of the same name. If your budget does not allow for a stay or a meal here, have When you arrive at the major intersection a drink inside and take a peek at the Philippe and roundabout, you’ll immediately see your Starck–designed dining area, resembling an next stop, the 16. Palais Garnier (1, Place de opulent room at Versailles. l’Opéra). Napoleon III ordered construction of this magnificent building, which was the most For something more casual but still beautiful, expensive built during the Second Empire, go next door to 12. Angelina (226, rue de and it was instantly deemed a masterpiece. Rivoli) for a rich, over-the-top hot chocolate, The chandelier in the center of the theatre and try picking just one decadent sweet to was designed by Charles Garnier himself and accompany it. There’s a reason Angelina has weighs in at seven tons with all its bronze and been around for over a century. crystal accoutrements. The brilliant multicolored mural on the ceiling was painted Turn back on rue de Rivoli and make a right in 1964 by Marc Chagall, and each scene up rue de Castiglione to the 13. Place depicts a different story from a different Vendôme, one of Paris’s most prestigious opera. If you can’t get tickets to a squares, though it actually has eight sides, performance but would like to see the inside

©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Louvre to Opera Walk | page 5 Louvre to Opéra Walk of the building, the Palais Garnier offers well- executed tours of the breathtaking venue.

Leaving the Opéra with a right onto boulevard Points of Interest Addresses des Capucines, you’ll pass the classic 17. Café de la Paix (12, boulevard des Capucines), a 1. Louvre, rue de Rivoli great stop for a pre- or post-Opéra drink or 2. Café Marly, 93, rue de Rivoli, 01 49 26 06 60 bite. With the café’s gorgeous dining room 3. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 107, rue de Rivoli and terrace, you’ll be drinking where notables 4. Jardin des Tuileries, rue de Rivoli like Oscar Wilde and Marlene Dietrich once 5. Musée de l’Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries did. 6. Jeu de Paume, 1, Place de la Concorde 7. Place de la Concorde Enjoy some window-shopping on your way to 8. Hôtel de Crillon, 10, Place de la Concorde the 18. Place de la Madeleine, where you’ll 9. W. H. Smith, 248, rue de Rivoli find a food mecca. Head to your right and 10. Pierre Hermé, 4, rue Cambon you’ll come to the first of two separate 11. Le Meurice, 228, rue de Rivoli, 01 44 58 10 10 buildings for 19. Fauchon (24-26, Place de la 12. Angelina, 226, rue de Rivoli, 01 42 60 88 50 Madeleine). The first shop has an extensive 13. Place Vendôme seafood section, as well as a large offering of 14. Ritz, 15, Place Vendôme cheese and charcuterie, macarons, and a 15. Harry’s New York Bar, 5, rue Daunou bakery, where you can either eat your 16. Palais Garnier, 1, Place de l’Opéra delicacies or get them to go. The shop kitty- 17. Café de la Paix, 12, boulevard des Capucines, corner has a full floor of sweets and savory 01 40 07 36 36 items to pack in your suitcase as gifts for 18. Place de la Madeleine friends or yourself. There’s also a café 19. Fauchon, 24-26, Place de la Madeleine upstairs for dining, and a full floor dedicated 20. Hédiard, 21, Place de la Madeleine to wine below. 21. Eglise de la Madeleine

Continuing your loop, you’ll find 20. Hédiard (21, Place de la Madeleine) opposite Fauchon. Enjoy the selection of jams, teas, salts, fresh produce, desserts and wine. Buy something for a future picnic, or if you can’t wait, eat in the restaurant upstairs, which features the best of Hédiard’s products.

End your tour in the center of the plaza at the 21. Eglise de la Madeleine. In 1806 Napoleon gave instructions to build a “Temple of Glory” for his army. After his fall, there were delays that prevented the church from opening until 1842. Check the schedules to try and catch a concert in the traditional basilica.