Tourist Attractions & Monuments Paris

The buildings of this factory date back to the seventeenth century, whereas its Saint-Louis chapel dates back to the eighteen century. As for Galerie des Gobelins, it was built in 1914; the word Gobelins is simply derived from a family of dyers, the Gobelin - with no s! - who settled there in the fifteenth century in the Saint-Marcel neighbourhood that had already specialized in this activity. The weavers finally settled under the reign of Henri IV in the premises belonging to them. During the reign of Louis XIV, Colbert who was the minister at the time decided to make this site a real factory with a mission to produce exceptional quality curtains for royal palaces and embassies. Attached to the administration of Mobilier National in 1937, this factory is still set at the highest level in terms of quality and creativity. One of the traditions of this factory is to reach out to the greatest visual artists of the moment in order to imagine new patterns. A visit accompanied by the speaker of the factory, will enable you discover the history and operation of the site in details. Note that Galerie des Gobelins offers temporal exhibitions where you can see treasures woven some years back or today.

This museum offers a real trip back to childhood for parents or grandparents. Children will be delighted with this amazing visit. Many dolls dating back to 1800 to our days are exposed through permanent and temporary exhibitions. Porcelain, papier-mâché, fabric, celluloid or plastic, all these dolls are exhibited with accessories, furniture and many toys of yesteryear. If you want appraise your antique dolls or your toys, a "clinic" is specialized in estimating their values ​​or restoring them. The permanent rooms presenting the Odin collection in 4 rooms, with 40 windows housing over 600 dolls dating back to 1800 to 1959 were refurbished.

The mission of this tourist office is to welcome, inform and promote tourism in Greece. The people who work here are experts on the destination, and can provide a wealth of quality information on the country. They can also suggest personalized activities and itineraries for visitors.

The first building erected here dates from the life of the century, and it was demolished in the thirteenth century to accommodate a new construction. When a fire fell victim a few decades later, the church was rebuilt in a flamboyant Gothic style (xve century). The ornamental elements come mostly from other Parisian places of worship. Sumptuous stained glass windows, set up during the restoration of the building in the nineteenth century, adorn the windows. The most recent dates are from the twentieth century, the oldest of the xive. Not to miss in the chorus: the species of mineral forest formed by the torsaid pillars and the veins of the vault. Note that in the seventeenth century the Great Lady (aka the Duchess of Montpensier) financed as a member of the parish the creation of an oval chapel built on Jules Hardouin Mansart's plans. This includes "Miserere", a series of engravings of Georges Rouault (1913).

Halle Saint-Pierre is an old market, built by one of Baltard's students.

Contemporary popular art, rough art, naive art, unusual art and "outsider" art are discovered here! The collections of Max Fourny, a publisher, a great collector and promoter of Naive Art, are over six hundred works including more than five hundred paintings, paper works, marquetry, textile works and others beneath fixed under glasses. If you wish to occupy your children a little bit, animations and storytelling tours are organised for kids.

It is a symbol of this district, and whose dome can be seen from very far away, since it is more than 80 meters high. Built relatively quickly, between 1860 and 1871, Saint-Augustin Church was the first to use mainly iron and cast iron for its construction. Over a length of about a hundred metres, with no pseudo-Byzantine representations on its sides, it has taken the shape of the land dedicated to it, thus displaying a relatively narrow façade and an immense choir. In recent years, it is precisely the facade that has been renovated, and we are waiting for work to be done on the rest of the building, particularly the chevets.

It is known that Saint Louis came to request in a church preceding this one with the same campsite. It took there even the Croix with its knights in 1269 to leave to deliver Jerusalem. The current church was inaugurated in 1679. It was sold like national good with the Revolution, then repurchased, its current decoration with baroque tonality dating from the 19th century. The church offers to the public a wide access to the sacred music: Schola Saint-Louis, taking part in the liturgy of the parish and proposing a hearing at the end of the year is opened to any person wishing to look further into the Gregorian chant. Various concerts of spiritual music are organized and one can regularly hear the large barrel organs held per MM Alard and Rigot.

Paris authentic proposes you to see Paris in a different way. On board the mythical 2 CV, a driver takes you to explore the city according to thematic routes. On the programme: an unusual visit to the heart of the Marais and village Saint-Paul, the behind the scenes of the Eiffel Tower, a wine tasting, a romantic visit to the summit of Montmartre, Versailles… It is possible to visit Paris at night accompanied by a bottle of champagne for a pure moment of relaxation! You can also combine the 2 CV and a cruise by night with or without dinner. The car comes to pick you up at the bottom of your hotel and takes care of everything. A real plus, the driving team know Paris as their pockets: the opportunity to discover tasty anecdotes. For more unique events, it is also possible to rent the vehicles for bachelor parties, weddings or other team building events!