my summer in Paris - Nouveau Paris Ile de France

FESTIVALS OUTDOORS
• 2 ND NUITS PHOTOGRAPHIQUES FESTIVAL
Fridays 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 June
Free entry for open minds. It all starts at 7pm with an aperitif at
the Pavillon du Lac in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, with DJ sets
provided by La Dame Noir. Then, from 10pm to midnight, it’s outside
on the lawns, where photo movies are projected onto a big screen.
There are three sections to the presentation: special guests, selected
photos and best artists of this emerging art form, somewhere
between cinema and photography. Finally, at midnight, it’s back to
the pavilion for more music and dancing!
Place Armand-Carrel entrance, Paris 19th arrondissement. Metro station:
Laumière. 7 pm – 1:30 am. www.lesnuitsphotographiques.com
• ET 20 L’ÉTÉ
16 to 24 June
The streets of the 20 th arrondissement have some
surprises in store you. This open-air arts festival
does what it says on the tin. It surprises you, with its
dozen or so wandering shows. Et 20 l’Été encourages
new companies and artistic productions and also
gives room to mobile shows where the audience
participates. It is all about the unexpected, mindblowing
experiences and mixing genres.
+33 (0)1 43 15 20 21. www.mairie20.paris.fr
• PARC DE BELLEVILLE
This park and its terrace overlooking the city are like a
little piece of heaven in the joyful disorder of this district
with its bars, bistros and music on every street corner. You
will also enjoy the giant wooden play area, the Maison
de l’Air air museum, a lawn-covered hill topped with one
of the biggest cascade fountains in Paris and the city's
fauna: blackbirds, tits of all kinds and (song) thrushes.
Would you expect anything less?
47 Rue des Couronnes, Paris 20th arrondissement.
Metro station: Couronnes.
• PARC DES BUTTES CHAUMONT
This has the steepest slopes of Paris' 426 parks and
gardens, and is undoubtedly the most “English-Chinese”
garden in style with its deliberate chaos. In the middle
of the lake in this skilfully created disorder of almost
twenty-five hectares stands a rocky island crowned with a
Temple of Sybil in the romantic style. Since 1867, people
have been admiring the thirty-two metre high waterfall,
the cave decorated with false stalactites and the beautiful
smells from exotic trees planted around the hillock. With
Honey locust, Turkish hazel, Cedar of Lebanon trees
and more, exploring the Buttes Chaumont is a genuine
adventure where you meet moorhens and ducks, play
areas and merry-go-rounds, sloping lawns and groups of
happy picnickers.
1 Rue Botzaris, Paris 19h arrondissement.
Metro station: Buttes Chaumont.
• ROSA BONHEUR
This is the place for a bite to eat, and a spot of dancing
(why not?), in the beautiful surroundings of Buttes
Chaumont. This café-cum-tea room which takes its
name from a pioneer of feminism in the 19th century is
loved by local residents and has served as the park’s
top-end eatery since 2008 with its mix of charm and
impertinence. Its terrace with panoramic views comes
highly recommended!
Ave de la Cascade, Paris 19th arrondissement. Metro station:
Botzaris. +33 (0)1 42 00 00 45. www.rosabonheur.fr
• FESTIVAL SILHOUETTE
1 to 9 September
In 2002, a group of cinema enthusiasts founded this festival of short films, which
has become the biggest of its kind in Paris - but entry is still free! Over one hundred
and thirty short films including fictional, animated works, documentaries and music
videos are screened under the beautiful starry sky of Buttes Chaumont. They are all
unique works that break the mould, the result of the producer’s absolute freedom
and a refusal to follow current conventions. During the daytime, Silhouette also
takes over the Centquatre for screenings and workshops.
Place Armand-Carrel entrance, Paris 19 th arrondissement. Metro station: Laumière.
www.association-silhouette.com. Centquatre, 5 Rue Curial, Paris 19 th arrondissement.
Metro station: Riquet. +33 (0)1 53 35 50 00. www.104.fr
free partly free to do as a family
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