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The Odéon Théâtre de l’Europe, a major theatre venue sometimes staging plays in English

a person in their party cannot to make sure or look on
come and they will simply sell en.parisinfo.com, which has
the ticket on at face value. It is a full list of theatres, cinemas
fine to buy these tickets, but do and other venues that are
watch out for touts and be sure accessisible. As far as public
you don’t buy a counterfeit or transport is concerned, much
overpriced ticket. of the Metro, due to its long
stairways and age, is not
accessible to wheelchairs.
Cut-Price Tickets
However, the newer line 14,
Half-price tickets to current which runs from Olympiades
plays are sold on the day of to Gare Saint-Lazare and
performance at Kiosque serves many prime sights The Grand Rex cinema (see p346)
Théâtre. Credit cards are such as the Opéra National de
not accepted and a small Paris Garnier, offers full DIRECTORY
commission is charged per accessibility to wheelchairs.
ticket. There is a booth on the All bus lines are equipped Carrefour
Place de la Madeleine (see with ramps to make them Tel 01 4157 3223.
p218), on the Parvis de la Gare wheelchair-accessible, but ∑ spectacles.carrefour.fr
Montparnasse and on Place a few bus stops are not yet FNAC
des Ternes. All are open from fully equipped: check with Forum des Halles, 1 Rue
12.30 until 8pm on Tuesday Infomobi (see p360) to find Pierre-Lescot 75001.
to Saturday and from 12.30 out which these are. Map 13 A2.
until 4pm on Sunday. The Tel 0825 020 020.
kiosque is a Parisian institution 26 Ave des Ternes 75017.
and often has tickets for the Map 4 D3.
season’s top shows. Tel 0825 020 020.
Check the listings magazines Kiosque Théâtre
for free concerts in parks and
churches in summer. Pl de la Madeleine/opposite
Montparnasse station/
Place des Ternes.
Disabled Visitors’ ∑ kiosquetheatre.com
Facilities
Office du Tourisme
Where facilities do exist, they 25 Rue des Pyramides 75001.
are very good. Many venues Map 12 E1.
have wheelchair space, but ∑ parisinfo.com
always phone in advance Pétanque players

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