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Customs Regulations
Residents of non-EU countries must adhere to the following limits:
Alcohol
4L of wine and 1L of spirits
Perfume
50g of perfume and 250cc of eau de toilette
Tobacco
200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 250g of loose tobacco
For visitors from EU countries, limits only apply for excessive amounts; see
Discount Cards
Almost all museums and monuments in Paris have discounted tickets
(tarif réduit)
for stu-
dents and seniors (generally over 60 years), provided you have a valid ID. Children often get
in for free; the cut-off age for 'child' is anywhere between six and 18 years.
EU citizens under 26 years get in for free at national monuments and museums.
TOURIST INFORMATION
Paris Museum Pass
(
http://en.parismuseumpass.com
;
2/4/6 days €42/56/69)
Gets you into 60-odd venues in and around Paris; a huge advantage is that pass holders
usually enter larger sights at a different entrance meaning you bypass (or substantially re-
duce) ridiculously long ticket queues.
DISCOUNT CARD
Paris City Passport
(
www.parisinfo.com
;
2/3/5 days €71/103/130)
Sold at the
Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau
and on its website, this handy city pass cov-
ers unlimited public transport, admission to some 60 museums in the Paris region (aka a
Paris Museum Pass), and a 1hr boat cruise along the Seine. Three- and five-day passes in-
clude a hop-on-off open-top bus sightseeing service around central Paris' key sights with
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