Page 12 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Paris

10  INTRODUCING P ARIS

GREAT DAYS IN PARIS

Paris is a city packed with treasures and but the selections can also be dipped into
wonderful things to see and do. Here are for ideas. All sights are reachable by public
itineraries for some of the best of the transport. Price guides on pages 10–11 are
attractions, arranged first under themes and for two adults or for a family of two adults
then by length of stay. Sightseers should and two children, including admission
manage everything on these itineraries, charges and meals.

the Louvre courtyard. Revel
Artistic Treasures
in the cosy red velvet and gilt
of the interior or, on warm days,
Two adults sit in the outside gallery.
allow at least €220
• Fabulous art at the Louvre Afternoon
Choose from three destinations
• Lunch at chic Café Marly
for the afternoon. If you’re in a
• A visit to the Musée Rodin, contemplative mood, head to
the Musée Picasso or the the Musée Rodin (p191) for a
Pompidou Centre soothing stroll in the sculpture
• Dine at classy restaurant garden and a pensive moment
Mini Palais next to The Thinker. For modern
masterpieces, visit the superb The entrance to Fauchon, a gastronomic
Pompidou Centre (pp110–13), temple on the Right Bank
Morning an intriguing inside-out building
Begin with the Musée du housing works from 1905 to the Food Lovers’ Paris
Louvre (pp122–9), one of the present day. Fans of Picasso
world’s most impressive shouldn’t miss the superb Musée
museums. Beat the crowds by Picasso (pp100–101), set in a Two adults
using the little-known entrance gorgeous mansion in the Marais. allow at least €260
at the Carrousel du Louvre • Buy gourmet treats at
(99 Rue de Rivoli). You could Evening La Grande Epicerie
easily spend a whole day here, The Palais de Tokyo (p205) is • Lunch at an inventive
but if time is limited, pick up one of Paris’s most adventurous modern bistro
a floorplan and choose a few exhibition spaces, and its
choice works to concentrate on. multimedia displays are open • Dine at Frenchie
until midnight. Round off the
Lunch evening with dinner at Le
There are many eateries nearby, Mini Palais (p301), a classy Morning
but the smart Café Marly (p299) contemporary brasserie with One of the best one-stop shops
offers an unbeatable setting in a superb colonnaded terrace. for gourmets is La Grande
Epicerie at Le Bon Marché
(p191), in St-Germain, stocking
a superb range of delicious
edibles. Other specialist shops
in the area include Poilâne,
renowned for its bread,
chocolatier Richart, and Pierre
Hermé (for all, p327), which
makes the best macaroons
in Paris. Don’t miss one of the
local morning markets, such
as atmospheric Place Monge
(Wed, Fri & Sun am), or head
down Rue Mouffetard for the
buzzing street market.
Lunch
St-Germain-des-Prés has some
wonderfully inventive modern
bistros, few better than
Pyramide du Louvre, from across the fountain pools Kitchen Galerie Bis (p304).
View of the market at Fontaine des Innocents by John James Chalon

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