Page 357 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Paris

CHILDREN ’ S P ARIS  355

Emergencies
Rue Mouffetard (see pp168 and
331), in the Jardin des Plantes Enfance et Partage is a free
Quarter, or Rue de Buci (see 24-hour child helpline (also
p331) in St-Germain-des-Prés. for adults). One of Paris’s
The biggest flea market, the largest children’s hospitals
Marché aux Puces de St-Ouen, is Hôpital Necker.
takes place at weekends (see
pp248–9 and 331). DIRECTORY
Aquaboulevard
Viewpoints and 4 Rue Louis Armand 75015.
Sightseeing Tel 01 40 60 10 00.
Top of the sightseeing list for Open 9am–midnight Mon–Sat,
children is a trip up the Eiffel 8am–11pm Sun & public hols.
Tower (see pp196–7). On a clear ∑ aquaboulevard.fr
day, spectacular views over Pain d’Epices
Paris will enable you to point A vintage-style carousel near the 29 Passage Jouffroy 75009.
out a number of sights, and Sacré-Coeur basilica, in Montmartre Map 6 F4.
at night the city is magically Tel 01 47 70 08 68.
lit up. If you are pushing a There is also the 59-storey ∑ paindepices.fr
stroller, bear in mind that the Montparnasse Tower (see p180), Parc Astérix
ascent is in three stages, using with shorter queues and, BP8 Plailly 60128. Tel 08 26
two separate lifts. arguably, even better views 46 66 26. Open mid-Apr–
Other interesting sights for than from the Eiffel Tower. Oct: 10am– 6pm daily.
children include Sacré-Coeur ∑ parcasterix.fr
(see pp226 –7), with its ovoid Other Interests Patinoire de l’Hôtel de Ville
dome (the second-highest Place de l’Hôtel de Ville, 75004.
point in Paris after the Eiffel Children can be quick to see Open mid-Dec–Feb:
Tower), and Notre-Dame the funny side of unusual 10am–10pm daily (from noon
cathedral (see pp82–5), on the Ile spectacles. Les Egouts (see Mon & Thu, to midnight Fri & Sat).
de la Cité. Children will enjoy p192), Paris’s sewers, offer a ∑ paris.fr
feeding the pigeons in the short tour of the city’s sewerage Patinoire Pailleron
cathedral square, visiting the system, while the Catacombs 32 Rue Edouard Pailleron, 75019.
gargoyles on the West Front (see p181) are a long series of Tel 01 40 40 27 70.
and listening to you recount quarry tunnels built in Roman Open noon–1:30pm & 4:15–
the story of the hunchback times and lined with ancient 8:30pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri (to
of Notre-Dame. There are skulls in the 18th century. midnight Fri), 12:30pm–midnight
incomparable views from the On the Ile de la Cité is the Sat, 10am–noon & 2–6pm Sun
towers. Children and adults alike Conciergerie (see p87), a (times vary during school hols).
will appreciate the enchanting turreted prison where many ∑ pailleron19.com
Sainte-Chapelle (see pp88–9), hapless aristocrats spent their Piscine Joséphine Baker
also on the Ile de la Cité. final days. The Musée Grévin Quai François Mauriac 75013.
Contrast ancient and modern (see p220), with its waxworks, Tel 01 56 61 96 50.
Paris with a visit to the is always a hit. The Revolution Open 7am–8:30pm Mon–Fri,
Pompidou Centre (see pp110– Rooms will especially appeal 11am–7pm Sat & Sun (times
13) and enjoy a ride on the to older children, with vary during school hols).
caterpillar-like escalators gruesome scenes and grisly ∑ carilis.fr
outside, or go to the café on sound effects, demonstrating Si Tu Veux
the roof terrace for the views. the reality of social upheaval.
68 Galerie Vivienne 75002.
Map 12 F1.
Tel 01 42 60 59 97.
∑ situveuxjouer.com
Emergencies
Enfance et Partage
Tel 08 00 05 12 34.
∑ enfance-et-partage.org
Hôpital Necker
149 Rue de Sèvres 75015.
Map 15 B1.
Tel 01 44 49 40 00.
∑ aphp.fr
Waxworks in an ornate room in the Musée Grevin

354-355_EW_Paris.indd 355 03/04/17 10:58 am