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PR A C TIC AL INFORM A TION  359

Opening Hours
The entrance fee to some is allowed in tourist areas. Many
national and municipal Most of the city’s museums shops close on Monday.
museums in Paris is waived on and monuments open from
the first Sunday of each month 10am to 6 or 7pm. Municipal Listings and Tickets
for their permanent collections museums run by the city of
(for example, entrance to the Paris are usually closed on The main listings magazines,
Louvre is free on the first Monday. The national museums available at all newsagents,
Sunday of each month from are closed on Tuesday, except are Pariscope and L’Officiel des
October to March). Visitors Versailles and the Musée Spectacles (see p332). Each
under 18 years of age and d’Orsay, which are closed on Wednesday, they publish full
European Union passport Monday. Most ticket counters information on the week’s
holders aged 18–26 years are close 30–45 minutes before theatre, cinema and exhibits,
usually admitted free of charge the official closing time. To as well as on cabarets, dinner
to museums, and there are avoid queues and packed clubs and some restaurants.
sometimes discounts for museums, take advantage of FNAC ticket agencies take
students and seniors who have the nocturnes (late­night bookings for all entertain­
ID showing their date of birth. opening) that many of the ment venues, includ ing
The Paris Pass gives the major mus­ temporary
bearer unlimited access to over eums offer museum
60 of the city’s attractions for or visit on shows. There
2, 4 or 6 days, without having to weekday are FNAC
queue (temporary exhibitions mornings. branches through­
are not included). It also offers Most Paris shops out Paris. For further
unlimited travel on the Metro, and business es are Kiosque Théâtre details, call one of
buses and RER within central open from 9 or 9.30am booking kiosk their branches (see p333).
Paris, and a ticket for a hop­on to 7pm. Some close For booking
hop­off bus tour. The pass must for an hour or two from the theatre only, the
be bought in advance through around 1pm. Smaller food Kiosque Théâtre sells same­day
the website (www.parispass. shops tend to open earlier, tickets at 50 per cent discount.
com) and is either posted around 7am, and take a There are kiosks at Place de la
(allow time for delivery) or longer midday break. Most Madeleine, the Parvis de la Gare
can be collected in Paris businesses are closed on Montparnasse and Place des
(see website for details). Sunday, but Sunday trading Ternes (see p333).
DIRECTORY
Customs Tourist Open 8am– 6pm Mon– Canada
Information Information Sat. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 35 Ave Montaigne 75008.
Map 10 F1. Tel 01 44 43
Centre des Office du Tourisme 25 Dec. 29 00. ∑ canadainter-
Renseignements et des Congrès Gare du Nord national. gc.ca/france
18 Rue de Dunkerque
de Paris
des Douanes 25 Rue des Pyramides 75010. Map 7 B2. Great Britain
Tel 08 11 20 44 44 75001. Map 12 E1. Open 8am–6pm daily. 35 Rue du Faubourg
or 01 72 40 78 40. Tel 01 49 52 42 63. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, St­Honoré 75008.
Open 8.30am–6pm Mon– Open 10am– 7pm daily 25 Dec. Map 5 C5.
Fri. ∑ douane.gouv.fr (May–Oct: to 9pm). Paris Expo Tel 01 44 51 31 00.
∑ parisinfo.com 1 Pl Porte de Versailles ∑ gov.uk/government/
Travel Safety Anvers (Montmartre) 75015. Tel 01 40 68 22 22. world/france.fr
Advice 72 Blvd de Rochechouart Open 11am–7pm during Ireland
75018. Map 7 A2. trade fairs. 12 Ave Foch 75016.
Australia Open 10am–6pm daily. Map 3 B4.
Department of Foreign Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, Paris Rendez-Vous Tel 01 44 17 67 00.
29 Rue de Rivoli 75004.
Affairs and Trade 25 Dec. Tel 01 42 76 43 43. ∑ embassyofireland.fr
∑ dfat.gov.au Gare de l’Est Map 13 B3. New Zealand
∑ smarttraveller.gov.au Opposite platforms 1 & 2, Open 10am–7pm 103 Rue de Grenelle
UK Pl du 11 Novembre 1918, Mon–Sat. 75007. Map 11 B3.
Foreign and 75010. Map 7 C3. Embassies Tel 01 45 01 43 43.
Open 8am–7pm Mon–
Commonwealth Office Sat. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, ∑ nzembassy.com/
france
∑ gov.uk/foreign- 25 Dec. Australia
travel-advice 4 Rue Jean Rey 75015. USA
Gare de Lyon Map 10 D3. 2 Ave Gabriel 75008.
US Opposite platforms L & M, Tel 01 40 59 33 00. Map 5 B5. Tel 01 43 12
US Department of State 20 Blvd Diderot 75012. ∑ france.embassy. 22 22. ∑ france.
∑ travel.state.gov Map 18 F1. gov.au usembassy.gov

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