FRANCE - Best of Europe 2014 - page 286

to the Louvre, the first museum ever opened to the common rabble of humanity. The good
thingsinlifedon'tbelongonlytoasmall,wealthypartofsociety,buttoeveryone.Themotto
of France is Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité —liberty, equality, and the brotherhood of all.

Paris at a Glance

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Notre - Dame Cathedral Paris' most beloved church, with towers and gar-

goyles. Hours: CathedralMon-Fri8:00-18:45,Sat-Sun8:00-19:15;towerdailyApril-
Sept 10:00-18:30, Sat-Sun until 23:00 in July-Aug, Oct-March 10:00-17:30; Treasury
Mon-Fri 9:30-17:40, Sat-Sun 9:30-18:10. See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Sainte - Chapelle Gothic cathedral with peerless stained glass. Hours: Daily

March-Oct 9:30-18:00, Wed until 21:30 mid-May-mid-Sept, Nov-Feb 9:00-17:00.
See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Louvre Europe's oldest and greatest museum, starring Mona Lisa and Venus

deMilo . Hours: Wed-Mon9:00-18:00,WedandFriuntil21:45,closedTue.See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Orsay Museum Nineteenth-century art, including Europe's greatest Impres-

sionist collection. Hours: Tue-Sun 9:30-18:00, Thu until 21:45, closed Mon. See
here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Eiffel Tower Paris' soaring exclamation point. Hours: Daily mid-June-Aug

9:00-24:00, Sept-mid-June 9:30-23:00. See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Champs - Elysées Paris' grand boulevard. Hours: Always open. See here .

▲▲▲ ▲▲▲ Versailles The ultimate royal palace (Château), with a Hall of Mirrors, vast

gardens, a grand canal, plus a queen's playground (Trianon Palaces and Domaine
de Marie-Antoinette). Hours: Château April-Oct Tue-Sun 9:00-18:30, Nov-March
Tue-Sun 9:00-17:30, closed Mon year-round. Trianon/Domaine April-Oct Tue-Sun
12:00-18:30, Nov-March Tue-Sun 12:00-17:30, closed Mon year-round; in winter
only the two Trianon Palaces are open. Gardens generally open April-Oct daily
9:00-20:30, Nov-March Tue-Sun 8:00-18:00, closed Mon. See here .

▲▲▲ Orangerie Museum Monet's water lilies, plus works by Utrillo, Cézanne, Ren-
oir, Matisse, and Picasso, in a lovely setting. Hours: Wed-Mon 9:00-18:00, closed
Tue. See here .