Parisians favorite places in Paris

The french newspaper 20 Minutes published in november a study showing the most popular places in Paris according to the locals.

TOP 6 – Parisians favorites area

N°1- Le Marais (Stravinsky’s fountain)

N°2 – Saint Germain des près (Café de Flore)

N°3- Montmartre (Le Moulin Rouge)

N°4- Latin quarter

N°5 ex aequo- Grands Boulevards (Le Printemps)

N°5 ex aequo- Opera

Parisians favorite area in Paris is Le Marais!

TOP 6 – Parisians favorite monuments

N°1- Notre Dame de Paris

N°1 – Le Louvres museum

N°3- The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris

N°4- La Concorde

N°5- L’Arc de Triomphe

N°6- The Eiffel Tower

The most visited place in Paris is Notre-Dame de Paris -13 million visitors each year- followed by Le Louvres museum  (9,7 million visitors) and by the Eiffel Tower (7 million).

TOP 5 – Parisians favorite museums

N°1 – Le Louvres museum

N°2- Orsay museum

N°3 – Centre Georges Pompidou

N°4- Rodin museum

N°5- Grevin museum

The Louvres museum is the most visited museum in Paris (9,7 million visitors) followed by the modern art museum Centre Pompidou (4 million) and the Orsay museum (3,6 million).

from http://www.youscribe.com/fpe20minutes/

10 things to do during a week-end in Paris

You are planning a week-end in Paris and you think you have already seen it all? Take a look at our suggestions for a perfect trip to Paris!

FRIDAY EVENING

1) Have a dinner on a rooftop

Le Perchoir : The restaurant/bar is located on the 6th and 7th floor of a building in Menilmontant district.

The rooftop is absolutely perfect to get a first picture of Paris!

Le Perchoir
14 rue Crespin du Gast / 75011 Paris
Metro : Ménilmontant (line 2), Rue Saint Maur (line 3)
Booking is required : reservation@leperchoir.fr
About 50€ per people

SATURDAY

2. Go drink a hot chocolate

Le Grand Colbert : inside the gallery Colbert, the Grand Colbert was named after Louis XIV’s famous minister and turned into a restaurant in the 19th century. The restaurant is now an historic monument.

Le Grand Colbert
2 rue Vivienne / 75002 Paris
Metro : Bourse (line 3), Palais-Royal Musée du Louvre (line 1 & 7)
About 6,5€

3. Go Shopping 

BHV Le Marais was founded in 1856 and is a department store facing the Hotel de Ville. The store has been renovated in 2013 and became one the most fashionable department store in Paris.

BHV Le Marais
55 rue de la verrerie / 75004 Paris
Metro : Hôtel de Ville (line 1 & 11)

4. Have a crêpe

Crêperie Beaubourg is facing the Stravinsky’s fountain next to The Pompidou modern art museum. It’s an affordable place to try the french Crêpe and the cider.

N°1- Le Marais (Stravinsky’s fountain)

Crêperie Beaubourg
2 rue Brisemiche / 75004 Paris
Metro : Hôtel de ville ( line 1 & 11)

5. Participate to an auction sale

 Inaugurated in 1852, Hôtel Drouot is a famous french auction house known for fine art, antiques, and antiquities.

Hôtel Drouot
9 rue Drouot / 75009 Paris
Metro : Richelieu Drouot (line 8 & 9)
Take a look at the upcoming sales : Drouot
Free entrance

6. Hike up the rue Lepic 

Discover the famous Montmartre street and take a coffee at the Amelie Poulain’s coffee shop!

N°3- Montmartre (Le Moulin Rouge)

Rue Lepic / 75018 Paris
Metro : Blanche (line 2)

7. Go for a romantic dinner 

Hôtel Particulier is a restaurant and luxury hotel located in the 18th district. This private home transformed in 2007 into a five-suite, luxury hotel is surrounded by both an exceptional private garden landscaped by the architect Louis Benech and a turn-of-the-century pétanque court.

Hôtel Particulier
23, avenue Junot / 75018 Paris
Booking is required : +33 1 53 41 81 40
reception@hotel-particulier-montmartre.com

SUNDAY

8. Brunch in Le Marais