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Château de St-Germain
notable château
Place Charles de Gaulle, St-Germain-en-Laye • 01 39 10 13 00
www.musee-antiquitesnationales.fr
RER St-Germain-en-Laye Open 9-5:15 Wed-Mon (May-Sep:
10-6 Sat & Sun)
This imposing castle is set next to the River Seine, in
gardens that were designed by Le Nôtre in the 1680s.
Most of the building dates from the 1500s and now
houses an outstanding archaeological collection. Adm
Musée Départemental
Maurice Denis “Le Prieuré”
Nabi art
2bis rue Maurice Denis, St-Germain-en-Laye • 01 39 73 77 87
www.musee-mauricedenis.fr • RER St-Germain-en-Laye
Open 10-5.30 Tue-Sun (to 6.30 Sat & Sun)
An exceptional collection tracing the birth of early 20th-
century avant-garde art, the museum here includes
works by Denis and his fellow Nabi painters. Don't
miss the pretty sculpture-lined garden and chapel.
17 D3
Canal St-Martin Boat Trip
Paris from the water
Linking the Seine with the Canal d'Ourcq, the Canal St-Martin offers the
opportunity to cruise through northern Paris. Barges (www.canauxrama.
com) depart from Bastille's Port de l'Arsenal (9:45 & 2:30) and take two-
and-a-half hours to travel through attractive tree-lined alleys, tunnels
(look out for Keiichi Tahara's entrancing art installations), locks, and
under swing bridges before arriving at Parc de la Villette. This large,
modern park is also home to the Cité de la Musique
(see p108)
, Le Zenith
(see p124)
and Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
(see p108)
. Adm
4 E3
Musée de l'Erotisme
erotic assemblage
72 boulevard de Clichy, 18ème • 01 42 58 28 73
Open 10am-2am daily
The city's only museum that's open until 2am is, per-
haps unsurprisingly, dedicated to erotic art and located
in the red-light district of Pigalle. Ignore the tacky win-
dow displays; this is actually an intriguing collection
where sacred
objets d'art
sit next to temporary exhibits
by artists such as comic-book artist Robert Crumb. Adm
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