laupäev, 27. september 2014

La Madeleine

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destination/france/paris/136765/Paris-free-things-to-do.html

La Madeleine (8)

Begun by Louis XV before being converted by Napoleon into a monument to the glory of his army and finally consecrated (long after his death) in 1842, this is church as antique temple. It always amazes me for its sheer pomp, both outside with its colonnade and sculpted pediment, and inside where the side altars appear to be manned by Roman centurions. The half dome in the apse is filled by a vast mural of the history of Christianity, with Napoleon at its centre. The church is a favourite for fashionable weddings and funerals. The surrounding square is a magnet for foodies, with gourmet deli Fauchon, La Maison de la Truffe, Caviar Kaspia and chocolatier Patrick Roger.

This is church as an antique temple.
This is a church as an antique temple.
Address: Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris
Getting there: Metro Madeleine
Contact: 0033 1 44 51 69 00; eglise-lamadeleine.com
Open: daily, 9.30am-7pm

Tasuta muuseumid

http://about-france.com/paris-free.htm

Free for all - The permanent collections of museums owned and run by the City of Paris tend to be free. This may require obtaining a free ticket from the "Accueil" or ticket office before you can get in. The best free Paris museums are :
  • View of the Seine by Monet
    View of the Seine, by Monet, in the Petit Palais 
    Petit Palais, City of Paris museum of fine arts; a large collection of great master paintings including Rembrandt, Monet Sisley and many more, plus a fine collection of artefacts. Located just off the Champs Elysées. An excellent general collection museum and art gallery.
  • City of Paris Museum of Modern Art, at the Palais de Tokyo, near the Trocadéro. A large collection of late 19th and 20th century art, including works by Picasso, Bonnard, Bracque, Dérain, Dufy, Modigliani, Rouault, Utrillo and many more
  • Maison de Balzac, devoted to France's great 19th century novelist.
  • Musée Carnavalet - the museum of the history of Paris
  • Musée Cognacq-Jay - A fine Paris 16th century private residence with a collection of 18th century art, sculpture and crafts. Located in the 9th Arondissement.

reede, 26. september 2014

Sandeman's free Paris tour

http://www.newparistours.com/daily-tours.html

11:00 AM & 1:00 PM by the fountain  at Place St Michel


Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil - tasuta botaanikaaed Boulogne metsa külje all

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destination/france/paris/136765/Paris-free-things-to-do.html

Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil (16)

Also known as "the municipal gardener", these elaborate, late 19th-century greenhouses were built to cultivate plants for municipal parks. The ensemble is grouped around a magnificent central tropical greenhouse, filled with steamy palms, an aviary and pools of Japanese carp. Other greenhouses are devoted to orchids, azaleas, succulents and ferns, while the formal gardens contain many rare trees. Get there before the site is decimated: there are plans to demolish some of the greenhouses to allow room for more tennis courts for Roland Garros next door.
These elaborate, late 19th-century greenhouses were built to cultivate plants for municipal parks.
These elaborate, late 19th-century greenhouses were built to cultivate plants for municipal parks.
Address: 1 avenue Gordon Bennett, 75016 Paris
Getting there: Metro Porte d'Auteuil
Contact:
 equipement.paris.fr/jardin-des-serres-d-auteuil-1780
Open: 
daily, varying between 8am-5pm in winter to 8am-8.30pm in summer

http://equipement.paris.fr/jardin-des-serres-d-auteuil-1780

Pildi allikas: paris.fr

  • 09h00 à 19h30, gratuit
  • Métro
      M° Porte d'auteuil, ligne 10



esmaspäev, 15. september 2014

Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/en/hours-admission
Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Friday: from 9 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.
Closed on Tuesdays
Rooms begin closing 30 minutes before museum closing time.
From October to March: access to the permanent collections is free for all visitors on the first Sunday of each month.
 
http://www.louvre.fr/en/how-use-louvre

Tours of the garden are scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, from late April to late October. Tours depart from the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.

http://mini-site.louvre.fr/mantegna/acc/xmlen/section_7_0.html 
Andrea Mantegna (Isola di Carturo, circa 1431 - Mantua, 1506)
Madonna della Vittoria 

http://cartelen.louvre.fr/cartelen/visite?srv=car_not_frame&idNotice=13654&langue=en 
Denon
1st Floor Italian paintings

Grande Galerie (Room 5)Painting in Tuscany and northern Italy, 15th–16th centuryGhirlandaio, Perugino, Leonardo da Vinci, Mantegna, Giovanni Bellini, Carpaccio

reede, 12. september 2014

Jardin du Luxembourg

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destination/france/paris/136765/Paris-free-things-to-do.html

Jardin du Luxembourg (11)

The quintessential park in a city where most people don't have gardens is a hive of activity, with its pony rides, swingboats, sandpits and playground, tennis courts, chess players, early-morning joggers, and the round pond where generations of children have rented toy boats. Originally the gardens of the Palais du Luxembourg (built for Marie de Médicis, now the Senate), one side is French style with gravel paths, trimmed avenues, statues and bandstand, the other English style with rolling lawns (no walking on the grass). Best activity of all? People watching from a pale green Luxembourg metal chair.
This is the quintessential park in a city where most people don't have gardens.
This is the quintessential park in a city where most people don't have gardens.
Address: Place Edmond Rostand, 75006 Paris
Getting there: RER Luxembourg
Contact: senat.fr/visite/jardin
Open: daily, varying between 8.15am-4.30pm in December to 7.30am-9.30pm in late June

 http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/04/ten-great-things-to-do-with-kids/
The southwest corner of this Renaissance garden is devoted to kids, including acres of slides and swings. It costs 1,50 Euro to enter and espresso is another euro; but sitting in the shade of century-old plane trees while the kids run themselves ragged… priceless. There’s even a hundred-year-old puppet theater run by a crotchety old man. And, of course, the famous carousel.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/10/paris-with-kids-family-friendly 
Luxembourg is quintessential Paris with children, a place that makes it easy to idealise life in the French capital. ... Inside are a massive playground, Charles Garnier's carousel, puppet shows, pony rides and sailboats for hire. We usually stop at the unassuming Boulangerie Marc Rollot, 48 rue Madame before heading into the park. It's become our family favourite for pastries – especially the apricot-and-custard oranais and the pain aux raisins.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/travel/travel-guide-paris-for-kids.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 
Your children can mingle with the offspring of the French cognoscenti at the Luxembourg Gardens (Sixth Arrondissement, museeduluxembourg.fr/en/le-musee/jardin), a park that’s appealing to all ages. There’s an excellent enclosed pay-to-play area (with bathrooms), pony rides and toy sailboats in the central basin. The park’s storied puppet theater puts on shows, in French, daily at 4 p.m., and at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekends. 


Jardin de Tuileries

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/04/ten-great-things-to-do-with-kids/
Not only is this central and a great place to exhale after visiting the Louvre, but it’s a great place for kids. We love the fountain in the middle where you can rent a model sailboat. Also, in the summer time they set up a carnival with a ferris wheel, that gives the best views of Paris outside of the Pompidou’s rooftop bar.

http://www.lepetitparisguide.com/2009/05/jardin-de-tuileries-garden-of-tuileries.html
Little ones will also like riding the merry-go-round in the little wooded area of the garden.
One ride costs 2 euros, but since the tots under 3 are too small to ride alone, a parent/guardian is allowed to ride with them for free.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/travel/travel-guide-paris-for-kids.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

The Tuileries Garden (Place de la Concorde, First Arrondissement) is one of the most kid-friendly spots in Paris, and also one of the most beautiful. While you delight in its symmetry and designer lounge chairs, your children will enjoy the in-ground trampolines, merry-go-round and enormous sculptural playground. Before leaving, walk to the park’s western edge to see the Luxor Obelisk, a 75-foot column (my kids call it the “giant crayon”) that once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple in Egypt and now stands with an air of mysterious calm at the center of a swirling traffic circle.