The 100 Best Free Things to Do in Paris
Jul 21st, 2008, 04:31 PM
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Free weekend concerts here:
Accueil Musical
Église Saint-Merri
76 rue de la Verrerie
75004 Paris
France
www.accueilmusical.com
Tél/Fax : + 33 (0)1 42 71 40 75
Accueil Musical
Église Saint-Merri
76 rue de la Verrerie
75004 Paris
France
www.accueilmusical.com
Tél/Fax : + 33 (0)1 42 71 40 75
Jul 22nd, 2008, 06:22 AM
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Then there is the Marche des Fleurs and, on Sundays, the Marche des Oiseaux, the markets of flowers and birds, respectively, on the Iles de Cite. (sorry there should be 'accents' on all these words, but I still don't know how to do that.)
These are free, colourful and very different from what you will see in other parts of the world. Bring your camera!
These are free, colourful and very different from what you will see in other parts of the world. Bring your camera!
Jul 22nd, 2008, 09:04 AM
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Michel_Paris: I went to the website you were telling us about (www.taillevent.com) and was unable to find out anything more than there are wine tastings on Saturday from 10am to 6:30pm. Do you need a reservation?
There was nothing that I could find to mention the calendar of events. Do they post the "theme announced in advance" on the website? We will be in Paris Saturday, September 27th and this sounds like a fun activity to check out.
Thanks for all the great tips for free activities in Paris.
There was nothing that I could find to mention the calendar of events. Do they post the "theme announced in advance" on the website? We will be in Paris Saturday, September 27th and this sounds like a fun activity to check out.
Thanks for all the great tips for free activities in Paris.
Jul 23rd, 2008, 07:04 AM
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Seems as no one has mentioned the Velib' bikes where the first 30 minutes of rental are free i believe
Unfortunately American tourists may not have credit cards that will free up the bikes but Europeans at least will.
Unfortunately American tourists may not have credit cards that will free up the bikes but Europeans at least will.
Jul 24th, 2008, 11:18 AM
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In August there is a free beach - the Paris Plage set up along the Seine
and in August i believe parking is even free everywhere in the city - during the annual month holiday that many Parisians take and get out of town
and in August i believe parking is even free everywhere in the city - during the annual month holiday that many Parisians take and get out of town
Sep 21st, 2008, 11:09 AM
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Having just returned from Paris, I loved reading all of these suggestions and agree with all of them.
I thought I'd quote from my report(Paris again, beginning report on 9/18).
Paris is like a Faberge Egg. The first time you rush around, but all you see is the outside of the egg. Then every time you return, you unfold another layer inside. You go a bit slower and find something new around every corner.
When I tell people that we don't spend much money during the day in Paris, they find it hard to believe. But there are so many things to enjoy that are free, and this thread gives you a good idea of them.
I thought I'd quote from my report(Paris again, beginning report on 9/18).
Paris is like a Faberge Egg. The first time you rush around, but all you see is the outside of the egg. Then every time you return, you unfold another layer inside. You go a bit slower and find something new around every corner.
When I tell people that we don't spend much money during the day in Paris, they find it hard to believe. But there are so many things to enjoy that are free, and this thread gives you a good idea of them.
Sep 23rd, 2008, 10:10 AM
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Free wine tasting at Le Dernier Goutte wine shop on Saturday mornings in St Germain de Pres.
Free band playing in Jardin du Luxembourg and they often have art exhibits in L'Orangerie free too.
Read the messages about the feet on the chairs. These selfish people tend to take two chairs, one for their butt, one for their feet leaving other visitors looking for chairs and not finding any spare.
Same as when people go to the cinema when their is a popular movie and put their jackets on the spare chair next to them. Totally selfish!
Oh before I forget, anyone under 18 years of age are free in most museums.
Free band playing in Jardin du Luxembourg and they often have art exhibits in L'Orangerie free too.
Read the messages about the feet on the chairs. These selfish people tend to take two chairs, one for their butt, one for their feet leaving other visitors looking for chairs and not finding any spare.
Same as when people go to the cinema when their is a popular movie and put their jackets on the spare chair next to them. Totally selfish!
Oh before I forget, anyone under 18 years of age are free in most museums.
Dec 8th, 2008, 11:22 AM
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Does anyone know if Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is still free? I found it listed on a 2006 post, but I'm curious for an upcoming trip.
I'm interested in a Raoul Dufy installation, so it might be a situation where there is a charge anyway for that specific exhibit. I'm more curious about the entrance to the actual museum.
Thanks!
I'm interested in a Raoul Dufy installation, so it might be a situation where there is a charge anyway for that specific exhibit. I'm more curious about the entrance to the actual museum.
Thanks!
Dec 8th, 2008, 03:08 PM
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Sorry for being a bit off-topic, but Kyliebaby3, if you are a Dufy fan you may be interested in a reference in a book about western Provence I have just mentioned in another post. In Alexander Maitland's <i>Wild Thyme and Saladelle; Journeys round western Provence</i> he mentions (at p.100) "Perhaps the most attractive edition of [Alphonse Daudet's Quixote-like] <i>Les Aventures prodigieuses de Tartarin de Tarascon</i> was published in 1937, illustrated by seventy superb lithographs from drawings by Raoul Dufy made over six years from 1931." (And just btw, a Dufy graces the cover of Robert Kanigel's <i>High Season: How One French Riviera Town [Nice] has Seduced Travellers for Two Thousand Years</i>.)
