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Bank, the area around Odéon- and shorter Petites Randonneés from a selection of brochures.
St-Germain-des-Prés has taken cover France. The routes are Vacations are based on subjects
over from the Latin Quarter as clearly way marked, and vary in such as the French language,
the city’s heartland for art and difficulty, including long pilgrim wine appreciation, and cooking,
repertory movie theaters. routes, alpine crossings, and as well as craft activities and
tracks through national parks. organized nature trips.
Some routes are open to
Outdoor Activities
mountain bikes and horses.
A country as richly diverse in The mountains offer excellent Spectator Sport
culture and geography as skiing and mountaineering. The The main sporting action in
France offers an amazing variety Atlantic coast around Biarritz France revolves largely around
of sport and leisure activities. offers some of the best surfing football, rugby, tennis, and horse
Information on current activities and windsurfing in Europe. racing. There are various stadia
in a particular region is available Sailing and waterskiing are and circuits all over the country;
from the tourist offices listed popular across France, and the best are near major cities,
for each town in this guide. swimming facilities are particularly Paris. Here, the Stade
Golf is popular in France, generally good, although de France and the Palais Omni-
especially along the north and beaches in the south can be sports de Paris-Bercy host all
south coasts and in Aquitaine. crowded in August. the major events. Parc des
You will need to take your Princes is home to the top Paris
handicap certificate with you if soccer team, Paris St-Germain.
you want to play. Tennis is also a Specialist Vacations Cycling is also a very popular
favorite sport, and there are French government Tourist sport in France, and there is
courts to rent in almost every Offices (see p199) have extensive racing action across the country.
town. More than 30,000 km information on travel companies The most famous event is the
(19,000 miles) of Grandes offering special-interest annual Tour de France, held
Randonneés (long-distance tracks) vacations. Send off or download during July.
DIRECTORY
Booking Tickets Théâtre National Le Petit Journal Le Social Club
de la Colline St-Michel 142 Rue Montmartre,
FNAC 15 Rue Malte-Brun, 75020 71 Bld St-Michel, 75005 75002 Paris.
Forum Les Halles, Paris. Tel 01-44 62 52 52. Paris. Tel 01-43 26 28 59. Tel 01-40 28 05 55.
1 Rue Pierre Lescot, Salle Pleyel
75001 Paris. Music Cinema
Tel 08-25 02 00 20. 252 Rue du Faubourg
Cité de la Musique St-Honoré, 75008 Paris. La Géode
Kiosque Théâtre 221 Ave Jean-Jaurès, Tel 01-42 56 13 13. 26 Ave Corentin-Cariou,
Place de la Madeleine, 75019 Paris. Zénith 75019 Paris.
75008 Paris. Tel 01-44 84 44 84. 211 Ave Jean-Jaurès, Tel 01-40 05 79 99.
∑ kiosquetheatre.com Le Grand Rex
New Morning 75019 Paris.
Theater 7–9 Rue des Petites- ∑ zenith-paris.com 1 Bld Poissonnière,
Ecuries, 75010 Paris. Clubs and Cabaret 75002 Paris.
Tel 01-45 08 93 89.
Comédie des Tel 01-45 23 51 41.
Champs-Elysées Olympia Balajo Max Linder
Panorama
15 Ave Montaigne, 28 Bld des Capucines, 9 Rue de Lappe, 75011
75008 Paris. 75009 Paris. Paris. Tel 01-47 00 07 87. 24 Bld Poissonnière,
75009 Paris.
Tel 01-53 23 99 19. Tel 08-92 68 33 68. Folies-Bergère Tel 01-48 24 00 47.
Comédie Française Opéra Comique 32 Rue Richer, 75009 Paris.
1 Pl Colette, (Salle Favart) 5 Rue Favart, Tel 08-92 68 16 50. Spectator Sport
75001 Paris. 75002 Paris. La Java Palais Omnisports
Tel 08-25 10 16 80. Tel 01-42 44 45 40. 105 Rue du Faubourg- de Paris-Bercy
Palais Royal Opéra de Paris du-Temple, 75010 Paris. 8 Bld de Bercy, 75012
38 Rue Montpensier, Bastille Tel 01-42 02 20 52. Paris. Tel 01-40 02 60 60.
75001 Paris. 120 Rue de Lyon, Lido Parc des Princes
Tel 01-42 97 40 00. 75012 Paris. 116 bis Ave Champs- 24 Rue du Commandant-
Tel 01-40 01 17 89. Elysées, 75008 Paris. Guilbaud, 75016 Paris.
Théâtre National
de Chaillot Palais Omnisports Tel 01-40 76 56 10. Tel 01-47 43 71 71.
Place du Trocadéro, de Paris-Bercy Moulin Rouge Stade de France
75016 Paris. 8 Bld de Bercy 75012. 82 Bld de Clichy, 75018 La Plaine St-Denis, 93210
Tel 01-53 65 30 00. Tel 08-92-39 04 90. Paris. Tel 01-53 09 82 82. Paris. Tel 08-92 70 09 00.

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