Paris Metro

The Paris metro is the best way to get around town. A single ticket is valid for one journey and can be used on the Metro, RER, Bus and Tram within Paris and its immediate suburbs. Single tickets are sold either individually or in packs of 10, called a 'carnet'. Weekly and monthly passes area available. Metro Hours: 5.30 am to 1.00/2:00am. Bus hours: 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Download the Metro Map or try the Paris Subway Navigator

The Paris Visite Pass

The Paris Visite Pass offers exclusive reductions on admission to numerous places of interest around the capital in addition to special rates for transportation.

Zones 1-3: Central Paris: Unlimited use on the metro, buses, Montmartre funicular to Sacre Coeur within Paris. Order online by clicking above or we can add this to any packages you reserve through us.

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Zones 1-5: Paris plus the major suburban sites such as Auvers sur Oise, Chateau de Versailles, Chantilly, and Disneyland.

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Batobus

More than a simple means of transport, Batobus is an interesting way to discover Paris and the Seine River providing a fantastic view along the banks. The boats stop close to Paris' most visited places: The Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum, Notre Dame, Beaubourg, The Louvre and many more. Buy the tickets yourself or if you prefer take one of our sightseeing trips along the Seine.

Airport Transfers

Taxi:
A taxi between central Paris and Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport takes about 45 minutes. Blue Taxis 0891 70 10 10

Buses:
There are frequent buses provided by Air France, and the RER B train from Terminal 2 to Gare du Nord, Chatelet-les-Halles, St Michel and other metro connections

Low Cost Shuttles and Private Car and Driver:
There are also low cost airport shuttle services from all the airports to Paris.
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Literature and Films

On the Heritage Days, historic monuments (ministries, embassies, firms, banks) usually closed to the public open their doors.The aim of Science Week is to inform the public about developments in science and their implications for society. Focusing on books and reading, Lire en Fute organizes meetings with writers, writers' workshops and short story competitions and introduces visitors to trades within the book industry.

France, which invented the cinematograph in 1895, is still very active in this sector. 200 films were produced in 2002, making France second in the world for film investment. In 2002, French-language films attracted 41 million spectators in theatres outside France.

Cafe Society

The Boulevard des Italiens became very fashionable in the middle of the 19th century. It was lined with cafes and restaurants which the "beau monde" frequented, No. 22 Cafe Tortoni, No. 20 Maison Doree, the meeting place for fashionable Paris, No. 16 Cafe Riche. The boulevard got its name from the Opera-Comique, which was commonly called "the Italiens".

Cafe de la Paix is the quintessential 19th century cafe and was designed by the same architect, Garnier, as the Opera. It was a frequent haunt of Oscar Wilde. Nearby in Rue Scribe, where the Hotel Scribe now stands, used to be the exclusive Jockey Club and it was here the Lumiere brothers held the world's first public cinema screening in 1895. L'Olympia Music Hall, in bd. Des Capucines was where Edith Piaf achieved fame, and it is still an important venue for pop stars.

The Grand Boulevards were built in 1705 where the the old walls around Paris were demolished and by about 1750 the Boulevard (the original name) had became fashionable where the nobility and rich built their homes and the Parisians would sit and watch the horse carriages and riders pass by. The east end, the Boulevard du Temple, became a center of theatres and dance halls, circuses, waxworks, puppets, dancers, acrobats, mechanical figures, cafes, restaurants, booths and barrows. This lasted for about 100 years.

Pigalle, stretching from the place de Clichy up to Montmartre, is a red light district with live peep shows, erotic videos, and sex shops. The famous Moulin Rouge is here and the Musee de l'Eroticisme, which is actually quite interesting. Further along on Boulevard de Rochechouart was the night-club Le Chat-Noir, made famous in the poster by Toulouse Lautrec.

Opera, Ballets

The Opera Garnier was the "piece de resistance" of Napoleon III and Baron Haussman. Its opulence, inside and out, its mixture of architectural styles, its red and gold decor some may think a little flamboyant, but for all that, it is magnificent. It was once the world?s largest theater and is famed for its 6-ton chandelier and Chagall painted ceiling depicting Parisian scenes and images from opera. Backstage is the Foyer de la Danse so often painted by Degas and beneath the cellars there lies an artificial lake, providing water for the city?s fire brigade, that was the fictional grotto of Lerous? Phantom of the Opera. The Opera Garnier mainly stages ballets now days, operas which have moved to the Opera Bastille.

Jazz

A jazzy atmosphere and first-class programming... The cellars in Saint-Germain-des-Pres or Saint-Michel have captured the hearts of jazz lovers ever since the Americans landed in France. The Black & White stages at the Quai du Blues, Duc des Lombards, New Morning and the Caveau de la Huchette, to name the best, invite the greatest names in Jazz.

France has around 1,200 museums which draws tens of millions of visitors each year. The Louvre, Versailles and the Musee d'Orsay alone welcome nearly 15 million people annually. In addition, more than 1,500 monuments are open to the public, with the Eiffel Tower the most popular attraction with 6 million visitors a year. Moreover, some 38,000 buildings are classified as historic monuments and as such are protected by the Ministry of Culture.

Museum Passes
Valid for 1, 3 or 5 consecutive days, the Paris Museum pass gives free and no waiting unlimited priority access to the permanent collections of 70 museums and monuments in Paris and the surrounding region including the worlds famous Louvre, Musee d'Orsay and the Chateaux de Versailles. Please note museums are generally closed on Monday or Tuesday. Order online or we can add it to any of the packages you purchase through us. There is no expiration date so the pass can be used anytime. Each pass comes with a list of attractions, including telephone numbers, addresses & hours of operation.