my summer in Paris - Nouveau Paris Ile de France

OUTDOORS
• BICYCLE RENTAL AND BIKE TOUR
WITH PARIS À VÉLO, C’EST SYMPA!
What better way to explore the heart of the capital
than to take a guided bike ride – either by day or by
night? Start with a quick spin around the Marais up to
the Place des Vosges, before reaching the modern,
open spaces of the Beaubourg-Les Halles district.
Then head for Montorgueil, a hotspot for fashion and
creativity. You’ll pass the backdrop of the Palais Royal,
then make your way around the outside of the Louvre.
You end up on the banks of the Seine, which you can
cross to get a closer look at Notre-Dame... If you
enjoyed this route, entitled Heart of Paris, why not try
Paris Contrasts, Unusual Paris and Paris At Dawn?
+33 (0)1 48 87 60 01. www.parisvelosympa.com
• PARIS TREASURE HUNT
(CHASSE AUX TRÉSORS DE PARIS)
7 July
What can bring together 20,000 people for a huge game spreading
over twelve arrondissements in Paris, as well as the town of Saint-
Ouen? The Paris treasure hunt, of course, offering over sixty trails.
Everyone participates; associations and traders, tourists and locals
passionate about their neighbourhoods... Following in the footsteps
of a love-struck couple, the teams discover the romantic side of Paris,
all alleyways, secret passages and clandestine trysts. At the end of
the quest, everyone gets back together for the prize-giving and welldeserved
refreshments.
Sign up free on www.tresorsdeparis.fr or in person on 7 July.
Leaving from the town hall of each participating arrondissement between
10 am and 1 pm.
• THREE WALKING TOURS WITH CITYRAMA
Take the time to look around and marvel at your surroundings, as well
as learn a whole host of things, accompanied by an English-speaking
tour guide. With Paris Left Bank Latin Quarter and Notre Dame, listen
to anecdotes and learn historical details as you follow in the footsteps
of the Sorbonne scholars, the great men laid to rest in the Panthéon
and the cathedral builders. Feel you can walk some more? Cityrama also
offers its walk exploring The Marais Area: A Village in Paris under the
colourful charms of the old Jewish quarter, private mansions, museums,
art galleries and trendy boutiques. You may even set off in search of the
Hidden Treasures of Paris from the Palais Royal to Opéra Garnier.
2 Rue des Pyramides, Paris 1st arrondissement. Metro station: Tuileries.
+33 (0)1 44 55 60 00. www.pariscityvision.com
free partly free to do as a family
FESTIVAL
• LES ÉTÉS DE LA DANSE
19 June to 21 July
See
p. 11
The breath-taking Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
will be headlining at the Châtelet theatre.
TAKE A BREAK
• PARIS EN SCÈNE DINNER-CRUISE
What’s on the menu? Choose between the “Formule
bistrot” (light option) or the gourmet “Chef étoilé”
meal. Prices are low and you pass Notre-Dame,
the Conciergerie, the Pont Neuf, the Passerelle des
Arts, the Louvre, the Place de la Concorde, the Pont
Alexandre III, the Musée du quai Branly, the Eiffel
Tower… As Paris unfolds before your eyes, enjoy the
on-board entertainment, with concerts, cabaret,
theatre evenings and much more…
Boarding at: 10 Quai des Orfèvres, Ile de la Cité,
Paris 1st arrondissement. Metro station: Pont Neuf.
+33 (0)1 41 41 90 70
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