Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For some sights, you can prebook tickets online and print a receipt (either from
home or at your hotel) that serves as your entry pass. This works great at the Eiffel
Tower (though you must choose an entry time), Monet's gardens at Giverny, and the
Jacquemart-AndréMuseum,aswellasforactivitiesliketheBateaux-Mouchescruises
and Sainte-Chapelle concerts. Increasingly, other sights are adding this helpful ser-
vice. However, it is not worth the cost or hassle to buy Paris Museum Passes and cer-
tain tickets online because you have to either pay dearly to have them shipped to you
or print vouchers and redeem them in person at a Paris TI.
Daily Reminder
Sunday: Many sights are free on the first Sunday of the month, including the
Louvre,Orsay,Rodin,Cluny,Pompidou,QuaiBranly,andDelacroixmuseums.
When it reopens in 2014, the Picasso Museum may be free on the first Sunday.
During the winter, the Arc de Triomphe (Oct-March) and all the sights at Ver-
sailles(Nov-March)arealsofreeonthefirstSunday.Thesefreedaysatpopular
sights attract hordes of visitors.
Versailles is more crowded than usual on Sunday—but on the upside, the
garden's fountains are running (April-Oct).
Look for organ concerts at St. Sulpice and possibly other churches. The
American Church often hosts a free concert (usually classical piano and vocals,
generally Sept-June at 17:00—but not every week and not in Dec). Summer
brings puppet shows to Luxembourg Garden and the Champ de Mars park.
MostofParis'storesareclosedonSunday,butshopperswillfindreliefalong
the Champs-Elysées, at flea markets, and in the Marais neighborhood's lively
JewishQuarter,wheremanystoresareopen.Manyrecommendedrestaurantsin
the Rue Cler neighborhood are closed for dinner.
Monday: These sights are closed today: Orsay, Rodin, Marmottan, Carnavalet,
Catacombs, Petit Palais, Victor Hugo's House, Quai Branly, Paris Archaeolo-
gical Crypt, Deportation Memorial, and Versailles are closed. The Louvre is
morecrowdedbecauseoftheseclosings.FromOctoberthroughJune,theArmy
MuseumisclosedthefirstMondayofthemonth;fromSeptemberthroughMay,
Napoleon'sTombisclosedonthefirstMonday.MarketstreetssuchasRueCler
and Rue Mouffetard are dead today. Some banks are closed. It's discount night
at many cinemas.
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