Tips & Tricks
Piscine d’Auteuil (Bois de Boulogne, 1 Route des Lacs à Passy, Allées des Fortifications, Paris) (Metro: Ranelagh) – this indoor public pool, located by the Auteuil race track within this popular park, is a good place for relief from Summer humidity within the city, since there are no beaches in the Paris area. Admission: €3.00 […]
Tennis Luxembourg (Jardin du Luxembourg, Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris) (Metro: Rennes; RER Luxembourg) – for those interested in playing a couple of rounds of tennis (as opposed to watching it on a stadium), this municipal court lets one play on a first-come, first-serve basis. Price: €7.50/hour. Call for more details: +33 01 43 25 79 18.
Roland Garros Stadium (2 avenue Gordon Bennett, Bois de Boulogne, Paris) (Metro: Porte d’Auteuil, Michel-Ange-Molitor) – tennis fans all over the world are familiar with this venue – the site of the annual French Open tennis tournament, held here very June. Located on the southern boundary of the Bois de Boulogne, this 21-acre complex contains […]
Parc Zoologique de Thoiry (Parc et Château de Thoiry 78770 Thoiry) — this was Europe’s first wildlife park and is situated in the Ile de France region, only 35 minutes from Paris and is home to uncaged animals that include species such as giraffes, elephants, zebra and antelopes, that can live an almost perfect life […]
Théâtre du Châtelet (1 Place du Châtelet, Paris) (Metro: Châtelet) – housed within a 19th century châtelet (or small castle) in the center of town, this is a theater & opera house that currently holds various productions and events. This 2,500-seat venue was acoustically remodeled in the late 1980s, and is currently the home of […]
Paris Canal / Cruises on the Canal St-Martin (departure points from the Musée d’Orsay/River Seine and Parc de la Villette – near Canal St-Martin) – this service provides morning and afternoon cruises from these two point into the four-kilometer-long Canal St-Martin, which was originally built by Napoleon to provide Parisians with fresh drinking water. Factories […]