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Chateau de VersaillesThe Sun-king palace in Versailles is half an hour

by train from Paris

The largest in Europe, the palace of Versailles housed 20 000 nobles. It was thecenter of the French monarchy until the 1789 revolution which overthrew King Louisthe 16th.

Its facade on the park, 70 meters long hall of mirrors, the king and queen luxuriousapartments and the Le Notre French style park owe the palace of Versailles auniversal reputation as the perfect incarnation of French classicism.

The palace of Versailles was copied many times by monarchs throughout Europeduring the 18th century.

Versailles can be reached in half an hour by train from Paris. We recommend youthe "Grandes Eaux Musicales", a fountain and music show in the marvellous settingof the park.

The CastleThe Chateau proposes two itineraries: either a guided tour or not. Apart from thestate apartments of the king and queen and the Galerie des Glaces (the Hall ofMirrors, where the Treaty of Versailles was signed to end World War 1), which youcan visit on your own, most of the palace can only be viewed in guided groups, andwhose times are much more restricted. Long queues are common.

Unfortunately, only a small part of the palace can be visited : the State Apartmentsof the King and Queen, and the Hall of Mirrors. The worst time to visit the Chateauis on Sunday when the entrance fee is reduced and the queues are interminable. Aguided tour, for an extra charge, takes you in the King's Private Bedroom, the RoyalOpera, and the rooms occupied by Madame du Barry. And, for a little more, youmay visit the pavilions of the Grand and Petit Trianons.

Don't set out to see all the palace in one day for it 's not possible. Quite apart fromthe size, tours of both Mme du Barry's apartments and of the Dauphin andDauphine's apartments take place at the same time : 2 pm.


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HistoryOne of the most visited monuments in France, amongst the three most visited, isthe Palace of Versailles. Wanting to escape the busy life in Paris, and to keep thenobility under his control, Louis XIV built this chateau in which he set up home andinstalled the government. Louis Le Vau was commissioned to renovate and extendan old hunting lodge, Le Notre created the gardens from swamp land, and Mansartmasterminded the hydraulic display of the fountains.

Beginning in 1664, the construction of the chteau lasted virtually until Louis XIV'sdeath in 1715. the Palace of Versailles was never meant to be a home, kings werenot homely people. Second only to God, and the head of an immensely powerfulstate, Louis XIV was an institution rather than a private individual. His instability,comings and goings, were minutely regulated and rigidly encased in ceremony,attendance at which was an honour much sought after by courtiers. Versailles wasthe headquarters of every arm of the state. After the death of Louis XIV, thechteau was abandoned for a few years. Then Louis XV moved in in 1722. Itremained the residence of the royal family until the Revolution of 1789, and at thistime the furniture was sold and the pictures dispatched to the Louvre. Thereafter itfell into ruin and was nearly demolished by Louis-Philippe. And in 1871, during theParis Commune, it became the seat of the nationalist government, and the Frenchparliament continued to meet in Louis XV's opera building until 1879. Therestoration only began between the two world wars.

The many buildings attached to the castle form a small town. The whole complex is

a magnificent monument. The garden facade is 575 metres long with variousannexes dotted here and there in a park which is several kilometres in both lengthand width. The park shows the skill of Le Notre in making good use of the naturalresources on the site.

The ParkIf you just feel like taking a stroll, the park is free (except on Sunday) and thescenery is better the further you go from the palace. There are even informal groupsof trees near the lesser outcrops of royal mania : the Italianate Grand Trianon,designed by Hardouin-Mansart in 1687 as a "country retreat" for Louis XIV, and themore modest Greek Petit Trianon, built by Gabriel in the 1760s. More charming andrustic than either of these is Le hameau de Marie-Antoinette, a play-village and farmbuilt in 1783 for Louis XVI's queen to indulge the fashionable Rousseau-inspiredfantasy of returning to the natural life.The park is extremely large. If you find that you cannot manage them by foot, asmall train shuttles between the terrace in front of the castle and the Trianons.

There are also bicycles for rent by the Grand Canal, itself a good fifteen minutes'walk across the formal gardens, and boats for rent on the canal.

Not to be missedAfter you have had a chance to take a look at the Chateau and the gardens, do notleave without taking a walk in the town, where everything leaves the visitoroverwhelmed by the excellent taste, as well as the power and wealth, of the man forwhom it was all built.

Practical InformationHow to get there ?RER C : Versailles Chantiers, Versailles Rive Gauche.Bus : 171

OpeningNovember to March: 9am to 5pm.

April to October: 9am to 6pm.Closed on Monday


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Notre-DameThe major french religious building, masterpiece of gothic architecture.

Proceeded by a Gallo-Roman temple to Jupiter, a Christian basilica, and a Romanesquechurch, construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began in 1163 during the reign of LouisVII. Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone. Construction was completed roughly200 years later in about 1345.

In 1991, a 10 year program of general maintenance and restoration has begun, andsections of the structure are likely to be shrouded in scaffolds for the foreseeablefuture.

During its history, Notre Dame has been the site of numerous official and other

ceremonial occasions. In 1430, Henri VI of England is crowned here. The 2ndDecember 1804, after the anointing by Pius VII, Napoleon seizes the crown from thepontiff and crowns first himself, then Josephine. The 31st May 1980, after theMagnificat of this day, Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass on the parvis in front of theCathedral.

Not to be missed !Before leaving, do not forget to walk round to the public garden at the east end for aview of the flying buttresses supporting the choir, and then along the riverside underthe south transept, where you can sit in springtime under the cherry blossom.

And in front of the cathedral, in the square separating Notre Dame from Haussmann'spolice Headquarters, is what appears to be and smells like the entrance to anunderground toilet. In fact, it is a very well-displayed and interesting museum, thecrypte archeologique, in which are revealed the remains of the church which predatedthe cathedral, as well as streets and houses of the Cite dating as far back as the

Roman era.

On the pavement by the west door of Notre-Dame is a spot known as kilometre zero.This is where all of the main road distances in France are calculated. For the Ile de laCite is the symbolic heart of the country, or at least of the France that in the schoolbooks fights wars, undergoes revolutions and launches space rockets.

Practical informationHow to get thereMetro line 4 : Cit, St-MichelRER B or C : St-Michel

Opening hours8 am to 6.45 pm

FeesCathedral : freeVisit of the towersmaximum persons by visit: 20Full: 7,00 eurosReduced: 4,50 eursGroup: 5,50 eurosSchool: 30,00 euros


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Champs-ElyseesThe triumphal way which leads to the Arc de Triomphe.

The glamour of the Champs-lyses, particularly its upper end, may not be quite whatit was, dominated as it is by airline offices, car showrooms, and bright lighted shoppingarcades. But there's still the Lido cabaret, Fouquet's high-class bar and restaurant, andplenty of cinemas and outrageously priced cafs to bring the punters in. At Christmastime, this is where the fairy lights go, and on December 31st everyone happily jams in,in their cars, to hoot in the New Year.

The new landscaping project has removed the avenue's side lanes where cars used toprowl in search of parking spaces, and now pedestrians have an equal share of theavenue's width, with shade from more trees. Cultural centers, deluxe hotels and other

activities that participate in the tradition and prestige of the Champs-Elyses areencouraged to return by the municipality.

The stretch between the Rond-Point roundabout - whose Lalique glass fountainsdisappeared during the German occupation - and Concorde is bordered by chestnuttrees and municipal flower beds, pleasant enough to stroll among, but not sufficientlydense to muffle the squeal of accelerating tyres. The two massive buildings risingabove the greenery to the south are the Grand and Petit Palais, with their overloadedNeoclassical exteriors, rail station roofs and exuberant flying statuary. They house anumber of museums and the Grand Palais is the address for major cultural exhibitions,curtailed at the moment due to major restoration works.

On the north side, combat police guard the high walls round the presidential Elyseepalace and the line of ministries and embassies ending with the US in prime positionon the corner of place de la Concorde. On Thursdays and at weekends you can see astranger manifestation of the self-images of states in the postage stamp market at thecorner of avenues Gabriel and Marigny.

Practical InformationHow to get thereMetro line 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12 or 13: Charles-de-Gaulle-toile, George V, Champs-Elyses-Clmenceau, ConcordeRER A : Charles-de-Gaulle-toile

Eiffel TowerParis just wouldn't be Paris without the Eiffel Tower. Designed by Gustave

Eiffel for the 1889 World Fair, at 300m it was then the world's tallestbuilding. Not everyone was happy when it was first built but today it is oneof the world's most visited monuments. The Eiffel Tower remained thehighest monument in the world until the construction of New York's ChryslerBuilding in 1930.

HistoryIn 1889, when the Tour Eiffel was completed, it was the tallest building in the world at300m. The Tour Eiffel was originally built as a tempory structure to commemorate thecentenary of the Revolution. And since, the Eiffel Tower has become an enduringsymbol of the city of Paris.


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The Tour was originally built for the 1889 Exposition. This steel construction defied alltraditional rules in architecture. It is now the television transmitter for the greaterParis region.

The Tour selected by a competition which was won by Gustave Eiffel, an engineer whohad experience of constructing high level railway viaducts. In the public eye, the towerhad many mixed opinions, celebrated and loathed in equal measure. Throughout its

construction, the residents became convinced that it would collapse, and Eiffel had toreassure them personally. The author Guy de Maupassant left Paris permanently toavoid looking at its 'metallic carcass' but others who espoused more self-consciouslymodern views championed the tower: Seurat and Douanier Rousseau were among thefirst to paint it, in 1889 and 1890 respectively. On a clear day, it is possible to seeChartres Cathedral from the high level viewing platform.

There are three floors. The first is at 57 m., the second at 115m., and the third at 276m. The top of the aerial is 320 m. above the ground. And on a nice day, you an seefrom the top of the platform, the whole of Paris and even the distant suburbs.The 12,000 steel girders are held together by 2,500,000 rivets to produce a smooth,curving profile. Its functional elegance heralded the dawn of Industrial Art, and hasmet with much sarcastic comment from more conservative observers ever since it wasfinished in 1889.And in 1986 the external night-time floodlighting was replaced by a system ofillumination from within the tower's superstructure, so that it now looks at its magicalbest after dark.

Practical InformationHow to get thereMETRO : Bir-Hakeim, Trocadro, Ecole MilitaireRER : Ligne C - Station Champ de Mars-Tour EiffelBUS : 42,69,72,82,87TAXI : Station Quai Branly, Pilier Ouest

OpeningFrom January 1 to June 18: 9:30 am - 18:30 pm (11:00pm via lift)From June 19 to August 29: 9:00 am - midnightFrom August 30 to December 31: 9:30 am - 18:30 pm (11:00pm via lift)Last admitance 1 hour before closing.

Fees:Stairs - all visitors: 3,80 euros

under 25 years old : 3,00 eurosAdultsLift to 1st platform 4,10 eurosLift to 2nd platform 7,50 eurosLift to 3rd platform 10,70 eurosChildrenLift to 1st platform 2,30 eurosLift to 2nd platform 4,10 eurosLift to 3rd platform 5,90 euros

Thoiry Castle and African ReserveThoiry African Reserve surrounding an elegant Renaissance castle is the

first african game reserve... out of Africa

The African Reserve of Thoiry (created in 1968) and its 1,000 exotic free-roaminganimals welcome visitors to a year long firework of unique attractions and events.Thoiry's involvment in the protection of endangered species is reinforced by "the firsttime in France presentation" of several rare reptile species and a European riverbiotope of otters, frogs, salamanders and fish. Kids "interactivate" along the new


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educational play circuit through the Zoological Gardens. With 'The Talking Trees'english audio guide and train tours in the botanical and zoological gardens, and GiantSpiderweb Playground, Thoiry offers hours of pleasure to all ages.

The 300 acre gardens are graced by formal parterres by Le Ntre and Desgot, abluebell wood by Var with gigantic rhododendrons, magnolias, prunus, an AutumnGarden, Flowering Meadow, roses, peony border, a labyrinth, and hortensias. Over10000 flowering trees and shrubs enchant the Botanical Gardens with many new

garden creations every year.

The castleThe Chateau de Thoiry is a unique listed monument of esoteric Renaissancearchitecture built in 1559 by the great architect, Philibert de L'Orme. Conceived to be atransparent bridge of light, the sun rises or sets in the Castle's central arch at thesummer and winter solstices.Family property of the Counts of La Panouse for 440 years, Thoiry has fine furniture,tapestries, portraits, and 950 years of family, national, and international archives. TheCastle's portraits, magically sonorized, reveal ancestors' secret joys and sorrows.

Practical Information

How to get there ?By Road: 40 km west of Paris: Pont St Cloud, A13-A12, N12 to Pontchartrain, thenD11 to Thoiry.

By Rail: SNCF Trains from Paris-Montparnasse station to Montfort l'Amaury (8 km toThoiry)

Openingfrom 10 am to 6.30 pmCastle : individual from Easter to November 11 & groups year round by reservation.

La Villette ParkFor the architecture alone, you should not miss visiting this ultra-modern

museum. All glass and stainless steel, bridges and suspended walkways,transparent escalators and elevators, this museum has been designed sothat you feel like you are in a "city of the future".

The "Parc de la Villette" is located between the Porte de la Villette and the Porte dePantin. It is the largest Park Intra Muros of Paris. The place accomodates a completeurban project:* the city of sciences and industry,* the city of the Music,* the Large Market,* the room of spectacle of the Zenith.Located on old the abbatoirs of Paris, the Park of the Villette is an active space, a newdistrict of meeting, culture and leisures. Place of exhibitions, documentation,communication and search, the City presents the largestscientific, technological projections of our time. Using the most recent techniques ofaudio-visual and data-processing communications, it proposes multiple andcomplementary activities and offers a new way of learning, of listening and of beingmoved so that each one remains an actor of the future world.

The DesignFor the architecture alone, you should not miss visiting this ultra-modern museum. Allglass and stainless steel, bridges and suspended walkways, transparent escalators andelevators, this museum has been designed so that you feel like you are in a "city of thefuture".

What to seeThe permanent exhibition is called "Explora". This exhibit is divided into 3 main themes


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:- Water as a major link between the universe and life that's why the Cit des Sciencesis surrounded by water.- Vegetation coming in three bio-climatic- Light, source of energy of the livingworld,illuminates the exhibition space ofpermanent exhibitions thanks to two rotating cupolas.

The Cite des sciences allows the visitors to touch and play with various subjects of

experiences such as sounds, robots, computer science, expression and behaviour,oceans, energy, light, the environment, mathematics, space. With its interactivecomputers, multimedia displays, videos, holograms, animated models and games, thismuseum permits the visitor to "explore" and discover.An example of the chaos theory is displayed by a wheel of glasses rotating below astream of water and the control of motion is entirely unpredictable.Do not miss the hydroponic plants as well as the flight simulator.

Other activities at the MuseumYou can also discover the planetarium, the Cinema Louis Lumiere which plays a shortstereo-scopic film at 11:30am, 2pm, 3:30pm, 4pm, 4:30pm., and other excitingexhibits are the Geode, Argonaute, Cinaxe and the park itself.There are also several cafs.

The Argonaute

Discover a real 1957 french military submarine in which you can clamber about anddiscover masses of facts about underwater transportation.

The Geode and the CinaxeThe Geode shows films shot on the 180o Omnimax system, while the Cinaxe combines70mm film shot at 30 frames a second with seats that move.

The ParkBesides the permanent exhibits, throughout the park, you can discover the temporaryexhibits which talk about history and philosophy as well as science.Walkman guide in English is available at the counter in the main hall, and includesdetails of the architecture, explanations for Explora and the soundtrack for thePlanetarium shows.

The city of the Villette it is also:1 The Park Designed by Bernard Tschumi the park is organized in three systems: thebuildings or Madnesses mark the site and its reference marks, circulations give himwhich combine two perpendicular galleries, surfaces: 7 ha of meadows and sportsgrounds.2. The Grande HalleOld Market of cows of the cattle market of theVillette, it is reconverted since 83 in general-purpose room and can accomodate morethan 15 000 people3. The Zenith Inaugurated in 1984 it is particularly devoted to thevariety and the rock'n'roll.4. The theatre of the Villette Ancien house of the Stock Exchange itaccomodates primarily contemporary authors.5. the City of the Music. Built by Christian de Portzamparc like acontemporary village. It accomodates in the western part the AcademyHigher Main road of Music and Dance of Paris as well as the Museum ofthe M.

Practical InformationHow to get thereMetro line 5 or 7: Porte de la Villette, Porte de PantinBus : PC

OpeningOpen every day from 10am to 6pm,on Sunday: from 10am to 7pmClosed on monday, 1st May and 25th December


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Fees:- ExploraFull price: 7,50 eurosReduced : 5,50 eurosFree under 7- PlanetariumExplora +3 euros supplement- Cit des Enfants :

5 euros for anyone.- Gode :full fee: 8,75 eurosreduced fee: 6,75 euros- CinaxeFull price : 5,20 eurosReduced : 4,50 euros

You can also buy a daily pass.

Disneyland ParisDisneyland Paris, the first leisure theme park of Europe.

Meet Mickey, fly away with Dumbo and be carried away in the wild tea cups of Alice in Wonderland!Go on an adventure with Pinocchio, and discover 'its a small World". Find your characters of your favorite Fairy tales.Go and discover the Swiss Family Robinson's cabin hiding in the giant tree.

And, be careful not to be captured by the Pirates of the Carribean !

At Disneyland Paris, even the amateurs with strong emotions will be light years away of what is already known!Belt up... and propel towards the moon with Space Mountain. Pilot your own spaceship on Orbitron, participate in thelargest battle intergalactic of Star Wars.

Following, choose to come back to earth and follow the foot steps of Indiana Jones.

Main Street, U.S.A. Frontierland. Adventureland. Fantasyland. DiscoverylandThe party is just beginning as soon as you have put your first foot on Main Street, USA. Then, go directly to the WildWild West of FRONTIERLAND, Howdy! Keep going and enter Adventureland and be submersed by the charms of thetropics.Go, take your enthusiasm and jump into Fantasyland! The most beautiful castle where our dreams await us.At Discoveryland, you will be thrown into Space by Space Mountain - HOLD ON....!

Restaurants & Bars Amricains. Boutiques. Cinmas. Dners Spectacles. "Live" concertsJust when you are leaving the Park, dive into the effervescents of the Disney Village and let the fun continue.Do not miss the extraordinary Diner show of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, with Annie Oakly, the queen of thetrigger the big chief of Sitting Bull and his fighters, and even live buffalos. And, all of this while savoring the delicioustexan barbecue!There are several restaurants that propose everything from a hamburger to a gourmet dinner - you can findeverything on the menu!! Not to go home until you have had a chance to assist one of serveral "live" concerts. Afterdinner, take a stroll in the several themed stores, listen to the orchestras, dive into the fever of HurricanesNightclub, take a nightcap at the Sports Bar or go and see the latest films in the newest cinema. Whatever youdecide, you are guaranteed to pass the time of your life...

Practical Information

How to get thereBy carTake the highway A4 (highway east)For the Amusement Park and the hotels, take the exit 14 "Val d'Europe, Park Disneyland".For Camp Davy Crocket Ranch, take the exit 13 "Provins/Serris".


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From France you can take the following highways:- A1 coming from Lille, London, Brussels.- A4 if you live near Strasbourg, Metz, Nancy and Germany- A6 and A7 from Lyon, Marseille or Italy- A10 / A11 if you are coming from Bordeaux, Nantes or Spain- A13 if you are coming from Rouen or Le Havre.From the Airports Orly or Roissy Charles De Gaulle, you must follow the direction Marne-la-Valle and take theFrancilienne A104

By Mtro/RERThe Mtro will take you quickly to the heart of the Enchanted Kingdom : Take the RER, line A (direction Marne laValle). The journey lasts between 35 - 40 minutes. Get off at the last stop, "Marne la Valle-Chessy" and think totake the "Formule 1" Card. This is the ideal answer to get around with unlimited travel on the reseau RATP Ile deFrance (mtro, RER, bus). For around100 FF, Paris is at your feet for the day!Take advantage...

By trainLet the magic of the fast train (TGV) bring you to the Station Chessy/Marne la Valle, ideally situated between thePark and with walking distance to the hotels. With more than 34 trains daily, Disneyland Paris is tied directly withthe West, Sud-West, Midi-Mediterranean, South-East, and several liaisons with Northern part of France.

Airport ShuttlesA direct service and consistant every 45 minutes, daily, 7/7 days from 8:30am - 7:45pm, from both airports, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly to Disneyland Paris. The shuttles stop at the hotels of Disneyland Paris and the Train

station (with the exception of Camp Davy Crockett Ranch).Hours: every 45 minutes to and from the Airports Orly & Roissy-CDG between 8:30am and 7:45pm (every day)

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