Rick Steves' Pocket Paris
Rick Steves
Language: English
Pages: 240
ISBN: 1612385540
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Included in Rick Steves' Pocket Paris—
Sights: the Orangerie Museum, Rodin Museum, Army Museum and Napoleon’s Tomb, Left Bank Walk, Cluny Museum, Champs-Elysees Walk, Marais Walk, Pompidou Center, Carnavalet Museum, and Picasso Museum
Walks and Tours: the Historic Paris Walk, Louvre Tour, Orsay Museum Tour, Eiffel Tower Tour, Rue Cler Walk, and Versailles Day Trip
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days—separated from her 10-year-old son, and now widowed because the king had already been executed. The guard stands modestly behind a screen, while the queen psyches herself up with a crucifix. On October 16, 1793, the queen stepped onto the cart, and was slowly carried to Place de la Concorde, where she had a date with “Monsieur de Paris”—the guillotine. Back outside, turn left on Boulevard du Palais and head north. On the corner is the city’s oldest public clock, from 1334. Turn left onto
especially on Tue and Sun (it’s least crowded Thu eve). But if you have a Museum Pass or advance ticket, you can waltz right in through Entrance C (to the right). Advance tickets can be purchased online (musee-orsay.fr) for a small surcharge and printed at home, or you can buy them in person at FNAC department stores and TIs. Information: Tel. 01 40 49 48 14, musee-orsay.fr. The location of every painting is updated daily on the website: click “Collections,” then “Interactive Floor Plan.”
landscapes were in. The quick style and everyday subjects were ridiculed and called childish by the “experts.” They brashly took their name from an insult thrown at them by a critic who laughed at one of Monet’s “impressions” of a sunrise. Rejected by the Salon, the Impressionists staged their own exhibition in 1874. The public, opposed at first, was slowly won over by the simplicity, color, and vibrancy of Impressionist art. Let the Impressionist revolution begin. Among the colorful
Free, open Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat 8:30-18:00, Sun 9:00-18:00, closes at 17:30 in winter, last entry 15 minutes before closing. Buy grave-locator maps from shops near the entrance. The best entrance is Porte Gambetta near Mo: Gambetta (not Mo: Père Lachaise) and bus #69’s last stop. Tel. 01 55 25 82 10, map available at unofficial website: pere-lachaise.com. ▲Montmartre M Paris’ highest hill, topped by Sacré-Cœur Basilica, is best known as the home of cabaret nightlife and bohemian artists.
Budget Tips To get the best rates, book directly with the hotel, not through a hotel-booking engine. Start with the hotel’s website, looking for promo deals. Check rates every few days, as prices can vary greatly based on demand. Email several hotels to ask for their best price and compare offers—you may be astonished at the range. Some of my listed hotels offer a “Rick Steves discount” for readers of this book—it’s worth asking when you reserve. Hotels farther from the Seine are cheaper (but