Tourism in Paris

·         Since 1848, Paris is a popular destination by rail network, with Paris at its centre. Among Paris' first mass attractions drawing international interest were the above-mentioned Expositions Universelles that were the origin of Paris' many monuments, namely the Eiffel Tower from 1889. These, in addition to the capital's Second Empire embellishments, did much to make the city itself the attraction it is today.

·         Paris' museums and monuments are among its highest-esteemed attractions; tourism has motivated both the city and national governments to create new ones. The city's most prized museum, the Louvre, welcomes over 8 million visitors a year, being by far the world's most-visited art museum. The city's cathedrals are another main attraction: Notre Dame de Paris and the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur receive 12 million and eight million visitors, respectively. The Eiffel Tower, by far Paris' most famous monument, averages over six million visitors per year and more than 200 million since its construction. Disneyland Paris is a major tourist attraction for visitors to not only Paris but also the rest of Europe, with 14.5 million visitors in 2007.

·         The Louvre is one of the largest and most famous museums, housing many works of art, including the Mona Lisa (La Joconde) and the Venus de Milo statue. Works by Pablo Picasso and Auguste Rodin are found in Musée Picasso and Musée Rodin, respectively, while the artistic community of Montparnasse is chronicled at the Musée du Montparnasse. Starkly apparent with its service-pipe exterior, the Centre Georges Pompidou, also known as Beaubourg, houses the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Art and artifacts from the Middle Ages and Impressionist eras are kept in Musée Cluny and Musée d'Orsay, respectively, the former with the prized tapestry cycle The Lady and the Unicorn. Paris' newest (and third-largest) museum, the Musée du quai Branly, opened its doors in June 2006 and houses art from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

·         Many of Paris' once-popular local establishments have come to cater to the tastes and expectations of tourists, rather than local patrons. Le Lido, the Moulin Rouge cabaret-dancehall, for example, is a staged dinner theatre spectacle, a dance display that was once but one aspect of the cabaret's former atmosphere. All of the establishment's former social or cultural elements, such as its ballrooms and gardens, are gone today. Much of Paris' hotel, restaurant and night entertainment trades have become heavily dependent on tourism.

City of Paris

• Place de la Bastille (4th, 11th and 12th arrondissements, right bank) is a district of great historical significance, for not just Paris, but also all of France. Because of its symbolic value, the square has often been a site of political demonstrations.
• Place de la Concorde (8th arrondissement, right bank) is at the foot of the Champs-Élysées, built as the "Place Louis XV", site of the infamous guillotine. The Egyptian obelisk is Paris' "oldest monument". On this place, on either side of the Rue Royale, there are two identical stone buildings: The eastern one houses the French Naval Ministry, the western the luxurious Hôtel de Crillon. Nearby Place Vendôme is famous for its fashionable and deluxe hotels (Hôtel Ritz and Hôtel de Vendôme) and its jewellers. Many famous fashion designers have had their salons in the square.
• Champs-Élysées (8th arrondissement, right bank) is a seventeenth century garden-promenade-turned-avenue connecting Place de la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe. It is one of the many tourist attractions and a major shopping street of Paris.
• Les Halles (1st arrondissement, right bank) was formerly Paris' central meat and produce market, and, since the late 1970s, is a major shopping centre around an important metro connection station (Châtelet-Les Halles, the biggest in the World). The old Les Halles was destroyed in 1971 and replaced by the Forum des Halles. The central market of Paris, the biggest wholesale food market in the world, was transferred to Rungis, in the southern suburbs.
• Le Marais (3rd and 4th arrondissements) is a trendy Right Bank district. It is architecturally very well-preserved, and some of the oldest houses and buildings of Paris can be found there. It is a very culturally open place. It is also known for its Chinese, Jewish and gay communities.
• Avenue Montaigne (8th arrondissement), next to the Champs-Élysées, is home to luxury brand labels such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Dior and Givenchy.
• Montmartre (18th arrondissement, right bank) is a historic area on the Butte, home to the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur. Montmartre has always had a history with artists and has many studios and cafés of many great artists in that area.




Champs-Élysées


• Montparnasse (14th arrondissement) is a historic Left Bank area famous for artists' studios, music halls, and café life. The large Montparnasse - Bienvenüe métro station and the lone Tour Montparnasse skyscraper are located there.
• Avenue de l'Opéra (9th arrondissement, right bank) is the area around the Opéra Garnier and the location of the capital's densest concentration of both department stores and offices. A few examples are the Printemps and Galeries Lafayette grands magasins (department stores), and the Paris headquarters of financial giants such as BNP Paribas and American Express.
• Quartier Latin (5th and 6th arrondissements, left bank) is a twelfth-century scholastic centre formerly stretching between the Left Bank's Place Maubert and the Sorbonne campus. It is known for its lively atmosphere and many bistros. Various higher-education establishments, such as Sciences Po Paris, the École Normale Supérieure, TELECOM ParisTech, and the Jussieu university campus, make it a major educational centre in Paris.

Faubourg Saint-Honoré (8th arrondissement, right bank) is one of Paris' high-fashion districts, home to labels such as Hermès and Christian Lacroix

How do we get to Disney World Paris?

Getting to Disneyland Paris

From Paris All roads lead to an unforgettable experience!
The two Disney® Parks can be quickly and easily reached both by public transport and car.

• By public transport
• You are only at 35 minutes to the Magic with the RER A , it's easy and direct! The RER A (Regional Express Train) drops you off just 100 metres from the entrance to the Disney® Parks - and it only takes 35 minutes*! There is a frequent service to and from the Resort all day long.
  
  *From Nation train station

·         Good to know

·         Where to buy your ticket
In RATP outlets
Get 20% off on your 1 Day 2 Parks Ticket if you have a Paris Visite travel pass  

·         The journey:

·         Get on the RER A, heading towards Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, and get off at Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, which is the terminus.
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·         Fares:  
The RER A leaves the Paris zone to take you to Disneyland Paris, which means you have to pay a special fare. Reduced fares for children.

·         Times:
Trains run every 10 minutes. The first train to Marne-la-Vallée Chessy leaves at 5.38am. The last train back to Paris leaves at 00.21am.

·                     By car Disneyland® Paris is just off the A4, the "Autoroute de l'Est" (Eastbound Motorway)
For the Disney® Parks, take exit 14, signposted "Parcs Disney® & Bailly - Romainvilliers". To join the A4 from Paris
Leave the périphérique (Paris ring road) at the "Porte de Bercy" exit (in the south-east of Paris), following signs to "Metz/Nancy", on the A4 motorway.

·                     From the A6 motorway
You can join the A4 motorway via "La Francilienne" (A104-N104), following signs to "Metz/Nancy".

The Eiffel Tower

Baguette recipe

Some delicious thin and elongated rolls for snacks or to accompany meals.

What ingredients need to prepare baguette?
• 300 cc water
• 1 teaspoon of fat
• 1 teaspoon malt extract
• 500 gr flour
• 10 gr fresh yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt

How to prepare baguette?

First pour water into a bowl and threw the fat and malt extract. Now add 400 grams of flour and knead it. What we stand for and minutes, then sprinkle with salt dough.On the other hand shelled baking flour that we have and add it to the dough. Continue to knead until the dough is very soft, we will cover and let stand for about 10 minutes.Then cut the dough into rolls of 200 grams of dough, stretch rolls, the cover and let stand for one hour.We then cross sections on the masses, put them on the baking sheet, and re-let stand 20 minutes.Finally preheated oven at about 240 degrees, then went down to 200 degrees and let bake for about 25 minutes.