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Day Four
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Montmartre's slinking streets and steep staircases lined with crooked ivy-clad
buildings are enchanting to meander, especially early morning when tourists are
few. Head to the hilltop
Sacré-Cœur
basilica, then brush up on the area's fabled
history at the
Musée de Montmartre
.
Lunch
Locals' favourite
Le Miroir
offers fantastic lunchtime
menu
specials.
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Stroll the shaded tow-paths of cafe-lined
Canal St-Martin
, and visit the futuristic
Parc de la Villette
, the kid-friendly
Cité des Sciences
museum and the instrument-
filled
Musée de la Musique
, within the
Cité de la Musique
. Sailing schedules per-
mitting, hop on a
canal cruise
to Bastille.
Dinner
Sublime 'small plates' at
Le 6 Paul Bert
.
Bastille & Eastern Paris
The Bastille neighbourhood calls for a cafe crawl: classics include the cherry-red
Le
Pure Café
and absinthe specialist
La Fée Verte
. Salsa your socks off at the 1936
dance hall
Le Balajo
on nightlife strip
rue de Lappe
or catch electro, funk and hip
hop at
Badaboum
.