From Opera, Champs Elysee or the Eiffel Tower, take your bike and reach by your own to Montmartre with your Paris Velib Map.
Details on Paris Velib bike system :
Rental price: €1,70 1-day ticket / €8 for 7-day ticket
Credit card only : Follow the screen’s instruction. Choose english for language. Get a ticket with your pin number.
You must agree for a €150 guarantee .
The firt half-hour is free. Put the Velib bicycle back before this time and just get another right after : no extra-charge… And you can cycle for more than 30 minutes for free…
Take a Velib bicycle and get it back where ever you want in a Velib Station.
Stop riding when you want, take some pictures and have fun…
Velib’s green light
A green light appears when you put it back correctly.
A red light appears when the Velib bicycle doesn’t interlock well in a Paris’ Station. In this case, don’t forget to declare on the screen that your bike is returned. Otherwise, your €150 will be debited.
You can’t take another Velib bike with your pin number as long as your bike return hasn’t been checked (less than 24 hours).
You have to take another number. It’s not very useful.
Velib Station
Special tips :
it’s dangerous by wet weather.
Can’t be used with babies or young kids. It’s only available from 14 years old.
Sometimes, it’s difficult to park the Velib bicycles where you want, especially in the crowded area (city center).
For more information about Velib in Paris : find english Velib brochures, the Paris Velib’s map, reservation by Internet. If you need more informations, you can also call the customer service and get help in English : (+33) 1 30 79 79 30.
Subway (metro) and RER are quick and easy way to travel around Paris. The city metro has around 300 stations and 5 RER’ lines.
The bus by day of by night is a great way to discover the city. There are a lot of roads which go though the city centre, along the Seine River banks or through historical areas.
Go throught Paris (zone 1and 2) by subway or by bus costs the same price : single ticket €1,70 for one journey, including all connections.
It’s cheaper to purchase a book of 10 tickets (“carnet”) for €13,30 at tickets machines in subway stations. Transports are free for kids under 4, half price for children between 4 and 11 years old.
The Subway (metro) operates every day including public holidays from around 6 a.m. to 0.30 a.m. Times of the first and last trains depend on the stationalong the line where you are. Trains are less frequent on Sundays and public holidays.
Illuminated signs above the platform indicate the length of time until the next train arrives. Fast and fully automated, the newest line 14, also known as Météor, offers a regular service throughout, Sundays and public holidays included. On this line, a verbal announcement indicates the name of each stop.
Your white-coloured ticket remains valid for 2 hours until you leave the metro by going though the exit barriers. If you then take a bus, you need to use another ticket. If you happen to have kept some old green or yellow tickets from an earlier trip, you can still use them.
Find metro or RER
To find where catching public transport, follow special signs :
All RER lines are letters (A to E), all Metro lines are numbers (1 to 14). Each one has his own color. Each line has two directions, indicated by the terminus station at each end (the last station of the line). Every train and metro platform will mark which line you’re on and which direction the train is going, which is the terminus station.
Buy a ticket
Use the ticket machines at your disposal in the stations. Choose your language to follow indications in english.
You can also ask for information to a metro worker at the ticket offices in the stations.
« Aller-Retour » means two single tickets.
Tickets are valid and usable every day. Your white-coloured ticket remains valid for 2 hours until you leave the metro by going though the exit barriers. If you then take a bus, you need to use another ticket.
You can pay by cash or €30 minimum for non-chip bank cards (like North American credit cards). Regular bank card with chip (CB, Visa, VPay, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Maestro) can be use from €1.
Find the platform and board on train
Once past the turnstiles, follow the overhead signs and wall signs which indicate the terminus station (the last station on the line) of the line you are interested in. Each train and metro platform will mark which line you’re on and which direction the train is going, which is the terminus station.
On a same platform, many trains can go to differents directions. Take only train which indicate the direction and the terminus station you are interested in. As long as the terminus station is not before the station you want, you can take the line since it’s going in the right direction.
On the metro or RER platform you’ll see overhead signs along side the rails which show a lot of station names, each possibly lit with a yellow square before the name. If the name is marked with a yellow square, the next train that arrives will stop at that station. Look for the station that you want.
If the name of the station that you want is not on the board, check the other side of the platform, which is going in the opposite direction.
When train arrives, doors will not open automatically. Someone in the train, or you, must press the green or silver button on the door to open it.
After arriving at the terminus station, look for blue « Sortie » signs which mark exits for the station.
Paris’ bus offert 59 ways to go throught the City. It’s a great complements of the subway (metro). Buses operate from Monday to Saturday: 7 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Some special bus lines operate in the evening from 8.30 p.m. until 0.30 a.m. Half of the buses run on Sundays and public holidays. Paris’ bus plan is available in subways’ stations.
Find the bus station
Bus stops can be either glass-covered shelters or simply poles.
To find where catching public transport, follow these special signs.
Paris’ bus shelters
Paris’ bus stop
Bus shelters display the numbers of the buses that stop there and the itinerary of each. There are also details of the first and last departures, and the average waiting time between buses. In some bus shelters, electronic displays show the number of minutes before the next bus.
The number and terminus are displayed on each bus. Raise your arm to indicate to the driver as he approaches that you wish him to stop. You must get on the bus at the front and get off by the middle or back doors. Punch your ticket in the machine as you get on or show your pass to the driver.
Within each bus there is a network map and the detail of the route. When your stop is approaching, press one the red buttons inside the bus. The sign “arrêt demandé” (stop requested) will light up at the front of the bus above the driver’s cabin.
This section tells about different Visa for France (and for Palace of Versailles) and France visa requirements (excluded overseas departments and french territories), depending on wich country you travel from, the purpose of your trip and the length of your stay.
Do you need visa to France from Uk or USA ?
A visa from Inde to France?
The Schengen area includes the territory of the following European Union countries and associated countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
Visa
France Visa Information
Several factors determine whether a visa is waived:
• If you come from an Europeen country or from the Economic Area (EEA) you don’t need a visa :
• All foreign citizens who wish to come to France must be able to present:
* a valid passport (at least 3 months after the date of the requested visa)
* a valid visa
* proof of the purpose of their stay (support and accommodation). In some cases, they need a visa to enter France.
Tourist Visa for France : Short stays
A short stay (In Palace of Versailles for example) is a stay in the Schengen area under 90 days or multiple stays totalling less than 90 days in a period of six months.
A visa is waived for:
Citizens of the following countries (and the list above for europeen citizen) :
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Holy See, Honduras, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Holders of passports from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Special Administrative Region of Macao of the People’s Republic of China.
A long stay is a stay in the Schengen area over 90 days or multiple stays totalling more than 90 days in.
No need a long-stay visa to France for : Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA) (list of EEA), Switzerland, Monaco and Andorra.
All other country need a Schengen visitor visa for France.
Getting a Visa for France
If you are entering in France as a tourist it will be very easy to get a visa.
• France Visa requirements, French visa fees and application in the Official website of the government. The France Visa is called Schengen Visa.
Eiffel Tower was built by the architect Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exhibition (Exposition Universelle), which celebrated the 100th year anniversary of the French Revolution.
After 20 years, the Tower had to be destroyed, but it was saved by the installation of the first radio transmissions in 1898 on the top of the Tower. In 1903, it served as a military radio post and it transmitted the first public radio programm in 1925, and then broadcast television up to TNT.
Illuminated Tower Eiffel
Each night until 1a.m., the Tower is illuminated each hour during 5 min.
Eiffel Tower opens every day and every evening,
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and in July and August from 9:00 a.m. to 00:00.
There are 2 possibilities to visit Eiffel Tower :
– access to the Summit (324 m/10,62 ft)
– access to 2nd floor (115 m/3,77 ft)
Rate :
€15,5 per Adult
€13,5 per Youth 12-24 years old
€11 per Kid 4-11 years old
Free for Kids under 4 years old
From Palace of Versailles walk to Versailles-Chateau-Rive Gauche Station, during only 7 min. Take RER C (yellow line), in Direction «Paris». The Arrival Station is «Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel». It’s 26 min long.
The ticket costs €4,20 for adult / €2,10 for kids under 10 years old / free for kids under 4. Be careful, Ticket t+ is not available for this travel.
Young under 26 years old can travel unlimited during Saturday, Sunday and Days off after having buy the ticket. For Versailles to Paris (zone 1-4), it costs €8,10.
Tower Eiffel from the Seine
Come to Eiffel Tower by car
From Palace of Versailles, the traffic sign to catch the A13 (E05) free motorway [Direction : Paris].
Then, follow the direction : « Paris-Centre / Paris-Porte de Saint-Cloud / Périphérique Sud ».
When you see : « Paris-Centre / Voie George Pompidou », follow it, in direction « Pont d’Iéna ».
It’s about 30 min long, if there is no traffic jam…
Eiffel Tower address :
Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris
GPS Coordinates :
Latitude : 48.858409 | Longitude : 2.294685
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Théâtre des Nouveautés
24 boulevard Poissonnière 75009 Paris
Métro Grands Boulevards
+33 (0)6 98 57 45 98 Map to go to Théâtre des Nouveautés
From 24th September 2016 to 2nd February 2017.
Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Sunday at 6 p.m. and Monday at 8 p.m.
July and August : Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Duration 1:10, without intermission.
Theater with air conditioning.
If you visit Palace of Versailles in Winter, you can also enjoy get a trip in Paris.
This page provides information about Christmas fun and entertainment family in Paris. There are lots of special events at Christmas time for kids and adults that make this an extra magical time of year with lots of fun and special moments together.
The spectacular Christmas Lights in Paris are an awaited event for Parisians and tourists .
Luminous arches, incandescent flames, sparkling projections of light and Paris’s finest monuments illuminated at nightfall transform the avenues of the French capital. Paris become the ‘City of Light’ for 2 months.
From November to the beginning of January, the Christmas illuminations on the avenue des Champs-Élysées, on avenue Montaigne, in Place Vendôme, the Montmartre district, Bercy Village and in many other places across the city make Paris more magical than ever.
Paris : Champs Elysée’s lights
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
From Thursday 20 November 2014 to Thursday 8 January 2015
Metro: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile / RER: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile
Avenue Montaigne
From Thursday 27 November 2014 to Sunday 21 December 2014
Metro: Alma – Marceau / RER: Pont de l’Alma
Place Vendôme
From Thursday 20 November 2014 to Monday 05 January 2015
Faubourg-Saint-Honoré
From Tuesday 18 November 2014 to Wednesday 14 January 2015
Forum des Halles
from Tuesday 25 November 2014 to Sunday 04 January 2015
Metro: Les Halles / RER: Châtelet – Les Halles
Ice Rink in front of the Hôtel de Ville (Paris City Hall)
from Friday 19 December 2014 to Sunday 1st March 2015
Paris City Hall’s square
Metro: Hôtel de Ville / RER: Châtelet – Les Halles
Ice skating at the Grand Palais (Le Grand Palais des Glaces)
from Saturday 13 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Grand Palais, Avenue Winston Churchill , Paris 75008
Metro: Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau / RER: Invalides
Charléty on snow : skating, skiing, sledding, zip lines, trampolines and climbing walls for 3-16 years old
from Wednesday 24 December 2014 to Saturday 3 January 2015
Stade Charléty, 99 boulevard Kellermann, Paris 75013
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousels and The Big Wheel in the districts (arrondissements) of Paris
Big Wheel in Paris
The Big Wheel on Place de la Concorde
from Friday 14 November 2014 to Sunday 15 February 2015
Place de la Concorde, Paris 75008
Metro: Concorde / RER: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile
Carousel (Manège) Square Bonsergent
from Sunday 21 December 2014 to Monday 5 January 2015
Square Bonsergent, place Bonsergent, Paris 75010
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Square Willette
from Sunday 21 December 2014 to Monday 5 January 2015
Square Willette, Paris 75013
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Rue Belgrand
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 04 January 2015
rue Belgrand, Paris 75020
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Place du Bourg Tibourg
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
place du Bourg Tibourg, Paris 75004
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) square Saint-Médard
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Square Saint-Médard, rue Censier, Paris 75005
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Place Joffre
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place Joffre, Paris 75007
Metro: Porte d’Italie /RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Place Lino Ventura
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place Lino Ventura, Paris 75009
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Square du Père Chaillet
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Square du Père Chaillet, place du Père Chaillet, Paris 75011
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Place d’Italie
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place d’Italie, Paris 75013
Metro: Porte d’Italie / RER: Cité Universitaire
Carousel (Manège) Place du Trocadéro
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Trocadéro square, Paris 75016
Metro: Trocadéro / RER: Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel
Carousel (Manège) Place Armand-Carrel
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place Armand Carrel, Paris 75019
Metro: Laumière
Carousel in Paris
Carousel (Manège) Square du Temple
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Square du Temple, Rue de Bretagne, Paris 75003
Metro: Temple
Carousel (Manège) Esplanade de la Gare Montparnasse
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Gare TGV de Paris-Montparnasse, boulevard de Vaugirard, Paris 75014
Metro: Temple
Carousel (Manège) Place du Docteur Félix-Lobligeois
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place du Docteur Félix-Lobligeois, Paris 75017
Metro: Temple
Carousel (Manège) Place de la Mairie du 12e arrondissement
from Sunday 21 December 2014 to Monday 5 January 2015
Mairie du 12e arrondissement, avenue Daumesnil, Paris 75012
Metro: Temple
Carousel (Manège) Place de l’Odéon
from Sunday 21 December 2014 to Monday 5 January 2015
Place de l’Odéon, Paris 75006
Metro: Odéon / RER: Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame
Carousel (Manège) Place Saint-Sulpice
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris 75006
Metro: Saint-Sulpice / RER: Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame
Carousel (Manège) Place de la Madeleine
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place de la Madeleine, Paris 75008
Metro: Madeleine
Carousel (Manège) corner of rue Didot and rue d’Alésia
from Saturday 20 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Rue d’Alésia, Paris 75014
Metro: Madeleine
from Wednesday 05 November 2014 to Wednesday 07 January 2015
40 boulevard Haussmann, Paris 75009
Metro: Chaussée d’Antin – La Fayette / RER: Auber
Windows displays at the big department stores
According to the tradition, the facades of Parisian department stores (Printemps Haussmann, Galeries Lafayette, BHV, Le Bon Marché) are adorned with festive decorations. Just walk along the windows displays to see these scenes layout with toys.
Traditional and popular Christmas markets (marchés de Noël) are a major shopping event since November.
Originating in Alsace and Germany , Christmas markets have spread throughout Europe since the 1990s. You can find them all over the capital. Let’s have a hot spicy wine (vin chaud) for adults and hot chocolate for kids while walking in this magical Christmassy atmosphere.
It’s the perfect place to pick up Christmas decorations, festive objects, regional produce and arts & crafts … You will certainly find some original ideas for Christmas presents and ingredients to prepare a delicious Christmas meals.
Gourmet Christmas Fair
from Friday 19 December 2014 to Monday 22 December 2014
Palais Brongniart, Place de la Bourse – Rue Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris 75002
Metro: Bourse, Grands Boulevards
Christmas Market on the Champs-Elysées
from Friday 14 November 2014 to Sunday 04 January 2015
Avenue des Champs-Élysées , Paris 75008
Metro: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile / RER: Charles de Gaulle – Étoile
Marché de Noël de la Place Saint Sulpice
from Monday 01 December 2014 to Wednesday 24 December 2014
Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris 75006
Metro: Saint-Sulpice / RER: Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame
Christmas Market at Saint-Germain-des-Prés
from Saturday 6 December 2014 to Friday 2nd January 2015
Saint-Germain-des-Prés square, Paris 75006
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Christmas Market at Montparnasse
from Thursday 4 December 2014 to Wednesday 31 December 2014
Gare de Paris Montparnasse, place Raoul-Dautry, Paris 75015
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Christmas Market at Versailles
from Friday 5 December 2014 to Friday 26 December 2014
Town Center Versailles, avenue de Paris, Versailles 78000
Christmas Market at Boulogne-Billancourt
from Wednesday 3 December 2014 to Saturday 24 January 2015
Grand place, Boulogne-Billancourt 92100
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Christmas Market at Abbesses
from Friday 28 November 2014 to Wednesday 31 December 2014
Place des Abbesses, Paris 75018
Metro: Abbesses
Christmas’ Village at Vincennes
from Friday 5 December 2014 to Saturday 20 December 2014
Place Pierre Semard, Vincennes 94300
Metro: Abbesses
Solidarity know-how Fair (Foire des savoir-faire solidaires)
from Friday 19 December 2014 to Sunday 21 December 2014
Parvis de la Basilique royale de Saint-Denis, rue de la Légion-d’Honneur, Saint-Denis 93200
Metro: Abbesses
The Féeries d’Auteuil
from Saturday 6 December 2014 to Sunday 14 December 2014
Apprentis d’Auteuil, 40 rue Jean de La Fontaine, Paris 75016
Metro: Jasmin
Christmas Market at Montmartre
from Friday 5 December 2014 to Sunday 4 January 2015
Place du Tertre, Paris 75018
Metro : Abbesses, Lamarck – Caulaincourt
Christmas Market at La Défense
from Thursday 20 November 2014 to Sunday 28 December 2014
Parvis de La Défense, Courbevoie – La Défense 92400
Metro : Abbesses, Lamarck – Caulaincourt
Alsacien Christmas Market at Est Station (Gare de l’Est)
from Thursday 4 December 2014 to Friday 19 December 2014
Parvis de la Gare de l’Est, place du 11-Novembre 1918, Paris 75010
Metro : Abbesses, Lamarck – Caulaincourt
Nativity scenes are installed in Parisian churches. Figures range from small to life-size and these figurative and poetic scenes may be animated, inspired by local life are even be given a new look by contemporary artists.
Every year, Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, the Madeleine church, and Basilique Sacré-Coeur welcome new Nativity scenes. Whether they be traditional, baroque or modern, these veritable works of art welcome a large number of visitors.
The Fééries d’Auteuil invite visitors to see not just one but several Nativity scenes, which are all part of original exhibitions.
Christmas Nativity Scenes
Christmas Nativity Scenes in Saint-Joseph-Artisan
from Saturday 29 November 2014 to Sunday 11 January 2015
Paroisse Saint Joseph-Artisan, 214 rue La Fayette, Paris 75010
Metro: Louis Blanc / RER: Gare du Nord – Magenta
Christmas Nativity Scenes in basilique du Sacré-Cœur
from Monday 1st December 2014 to Saturday 10 January 2015
La Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, 35 rue du Chevalier de la Barre, Paris 75018
Metro: Anvers
Christmas Nativity Scenes in la Madeleine church
from Thursday 11 December 2014 to Sunday 1st February 2015
Eglise de la Madeleine, Place de la Madeleine, Paris 75008
Metro: Madeleine / RER: Auber
Christmas Nativity Scenes in Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris
from Monday 1st December 2014 to Monday 02 February 2015
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, 6 place du Parvis Notre-Dame, Paris 75004
Metro: Cité / RER: Saint-Michel – Notre-Dame
The Féeries d’Auteuil
from Saturday 6 December 2014 to Sunday 14 December 2014
Apprentis d’Auteuil, 40 rue Jean de La Fontaine, Paris 75016
Metro: Jasmin
