Things to see and do Ile-De-France

This Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesh is the starting point of the procession that takes place in this district near the Eastern Station, every year in August, to celebrate the Ganesh festival.

This church was built in 1859 thanks to the personal funding of Napoleon III. She has the first name of his wife. The exterior of the church is harmonious, in the image of the village, and its appearance is typical of a country church. Its ochre color breaks with the other places of worship in the region, allowing it to be distinguished without problems. The porch is overcrowded with a square bell, which is built. Inside, the nef is rectangular and ends with an abside in the oven. The stained glass windows were created by the master rod Lorin and installed in 1909. For the anecdote, note that the emperor often resided in Villeneuve-l 'Étang, where Pasteur then installed his laboratory.

Stéphanie Collardeau's visits are directed to tourists staying in Paris, but also to Parisians who want to see or revisit the high places of their beautiful city. Holder of the Professional Map of National Conférencière n ° 1475011 P, Stéphanie is empowered to conduct commented tours of historical monuments, national museums and exhibitions for groups as well as for individuals and she does so with such charm, kindness and availability that you can only recommend it, Foi...... Stéphanie Collardeau speaks well of Paris because she is the one.' love, living for more than 15 years at the foot of Montmartre. With her, you will discover the history of Paris and its neighborhoods, not forgetting the daily Parisian daily. Stéphanie will share his knowledge and his good addresses and coups. Some walking goals: Montmartre, covered passages, Paris on the Seine, Ile de la Cité, Saint-Germain-des-Prés…

The permanent exhibition of this small museum exposes the story and customs of tobacco, hemp or opium smokers throughout the world, thanks to a collection of objects (pipes, hookahs, snuffboxes, cigarette-holders etc.) and iconographic documents (pictures, sketches etc.). A temporary and thematic sales-exhibition and, a bookshop and a shop all contribute to the beauty of this amazing museum. From American Indians to Bob Marley, Chinese dignitaries to Jimi Hendrix, dive into the history of smokers of all centuries!

Located a dozen kilometres east of Ferté-sous-Jouarre, this "remarkable" garden, elected "Garden of the Year" a few years ago, will delight families looking for a pleasant walk and amazing natural discoveries. Created by Françoise and Christian Bougnoux, true enthusiasts, it combines a park with beautifully landscaped plants (trees, flowers, flower beds), and a nursery, tea room, exhibition room, cathedral, patio, greenhouses, vegetable garden, "antique theatre", orchard, pond, walking path, etc., all in a totally rural atmosphere that must be enjoyed on sunny days. Garden lovers will also not remain insensitive to the shop offering many beautiful things for sale.

In this impasse, at the end of this small briard village, the birthplace of the great inventor reveals the objects relating to his life and work. Born on January 4, 1809 in this small briarde house, Louis Braille invented the alphabet that bears his name, a writing and reading system for the blind. As a victim of tuberculosis, he died in 1852. His remains will be transferred to the Pantheon on 21 June 1952, on the occasion of the 100 th anniversary of his death, the year of the opening of the museum. Blind since the age of three, Louis Braille enters the Blind Institute seven years later. Later, he became a professor and developed a reading system from 1825, composing books to facilitate his teaching. Writing in relief that reads easily to touch, it is used worldwide. On the floor of the house, a library brings together many old books, some of which are in braille. Access disabled.

The main stages of the history of the Parisian hospitals are detailed in this museum found in the Miramion hotel (seventeenth century), beautiful building which was once a hospital for the poor, then the headquarters of the Central Pharmacy. The collections consist of pieces of great variety (paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, furniture, processed, medical instruments ...), the oldest dates back to the Middle Ages. They include the "Livre de Vie active", an illuminated manuscript of the late fifteenth century, and a nice set of pharmaceutical jars made of earthenware. A highlight of the tour is passing through the garden of medicinal plants, which is organized in the medieval manner. One can discover about sixty varieties. Unfortunately, the place just closed. The hotel Miramion was sold and normally no one can occupy the premises. The museum should thus reopen within two years in a new place.

The office of the National Tourism Office of China is able to provide, for the curious as well as for future travellers, all information relating to China, such as tourist documentation, complete maps of the provinces... He or she can also provide you with some useful addresses (hotels, taxis in particular...), help you organise your itinerary, and even advise you on language stays. He will also advise you on Visa applications. A very busy place, well thought out and where the welcome is really excellent. This is the best address for advice on a visit there.

This atypical and quite exceptional museum has finally been reopened after many adventures and regional establishments! It is the result of the work since 1957 of a few enthusiasts grouped together in the Association for the Museum of Urban, Interurban and Rural Transport (AMTUIR), saddened at the time by the scheduled abolition of tram networks (the current development of the tram in many cities of the country will have proven them right). The work has been long to buy, recover and repair trams, Paris metropolitan railway cars, trolleybuses, buses, coaches and operating equipment, complemented by scale models, models, documents, videos, and images from the past. For several decades AMTUIR also had difficulty finding a site to house the museum and serve as a repository for engines and bulky parts... Malakoff, Saint-Mandé, Colombes followed one another until the decision of the city of Chelles to definitively promote the place. The large hall that houses most of the exhibition is not heated, so this museum is only open on sunny days, only one Saturday per month: watch for the opening dates on the association's website and schedule a full day for the visit accordingly.... You will not be disappointed.

This is one of the cardinal points of every tourist passing through Issy. The tourist office proposes to discover all the facets of Issy-les-Moulineaux through several visits such as the historic heart of the city, the Saint-Sulpice seminary, the chalk quarries (only in group visits). Also organized are thematic courses (architectural or year 1930) and day trips in cities in the region. Please note that individual outputs are offered on the brochure available in this site. Finally, visitors will find here what to do with a lot of information about accommodation or travel in the cities of the Arc de Seine.

His neo-Gothic form may suggest that it dates from the Middle Ages. In fact, the Church Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile was built in the 1850 s. It is the work of the architect Louis-Auguste Boileau, who used materials such as iron and iron for building the building. The interior is rich in stained glass windows - by Antoine Lusson and Eugène Oudinot from Gérard Séguin's boxes - and in chandeliers.

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Louis Vuitton (1821-1892) has acquired a great reputation by creating trunks and travel accessories under the Second Empire, so as to become, as everyone knows, one of the global standards of French luxury. The Vuitton family house today houses a valuable collection of th-century baggage in a luxurious environment. Not far away, workshops are still in operation. We manufacture specially commissioned parts at this world-renowned company. Once a year, workshops are open to the public for a visit as surprising as informative.

This is a place of worship located in an unusual place, a bit like the ones you can see at airports and places of passage. Opened in 2001, this church house is a place not like others. Designed to accommodate the believers of the Defense Business District, it is closed at weekends. All year round, it opens its doors for masses and religious ceremonies, but also for exhibitions, conferences and concerts. The exterior and interior architecture of this building is adapted to its hyperurban environment. Behind a large wall with a cross, you discover a cubic building.

La Maison des Arts is located in the old Bourdeau property. This charming residence built under the Second Empire is surrounded by a shady park, where remarkable centenary trees are admired such as silver linen and giant redwoods. It is a place of various exhibitions (painting, drawing, sculpture, engraving, photo) and the headquarters of Antony's museum-museum, which presents a collection of objects on the history of the commune. Programming level, each season is rhythmic by several ad hoc events: highlighting the artistic creation of a country, focusing on major artistic trends, contemporary exhibitions… Finally, children between the ages of 5 and 15 can be taught plastic arts, whether it's drawing, painting, modeling, burning or photography - you've understood it, difficult not to find out what the creative passion of your offspring is!

The Villa Saint-Cyr is one of these beautiful properties that make the charm of Bourg-la-Reine. This residence, now owned by the city, has three levels accessible to the public. On the ground floor you will find temporary exhibitions dedicated to contemporary art. On the first floor is a superb collection of ceramic pieces from Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844-1910). The latter is known mainly for the famous "Dalpayrat red" color obtained from copper oxide and then never obtained. Finally, in the basement, rooms are designed to accommodate receptions. The villa is surrounded by a pleasant square where it is good to walk. The Villa Saint-Cyr can also be rented for your receptions, offering your guests a framework that they will not be prepared to forget. For any information about this, you will need to contact the city hall of Bourg-la-Reine.

The Armenian Paper production site has been located in Montrouge for more than 120 years. After a major year of closure, due to a fire at the beginning of 2017, the site resumed its activity in June 2018. But her visit remains a great moment: she lets you discover the manufacturing workshops and craft techniques that are still in use. It was during a trip to the Ottoman Empire in 1888 that Auguste Ponsot discovered in Armenia that the inhabitants perfumed their houses by burning benzoin, the resin of a tree. Back in France, he developed this famous Papier d'Arménie with the pharmacist Henri Rivier. The principle: blotting paper is soaked with a solution composed of benzoin, from the styrax benzoin tree, and various herbs. Then, it's up to you to enjoy this very special scent, recognizable among all, and which has many followers!

At the end of a vast rehabilitation and development project, the English park offers a superb space of nearly 20 ha of walking with a wide variety of species (giant redwood, Atlas blue cedar) and 300 m of French perspective. The artist Xavier Veilhan, the architects Bona and Lemercier and the scenographer Alexis Bertrand have realized an exceptional and exciting project. The development of clearings now makes it possible to host various events on the art of gardens, as well as the trophy room and the Turkish baths, which become exhibition rooms. The castle museum is the highlight of this work! With its facades covered with ice and metalized panels, it enhances the park and fascinates visitors, especially on sunny days when it contrasts remarkably with the green spaces, bodies of water and the blue sky around it. Inside, the exhibitions on offer are often very original. An access to its panoramic roof allows you to have a nice view of part of the park.

The museum is installed in the former headquarters of the Compagnons Charpentiers du Devoir de Liberté. You will hear the story of companionship referring to the creation of its fraternities, their modes of operation, and their rites. You will also admire masterpieces, as well as tools that were used to realise them. The bookstore section allows you to acquire specialized literature on the subject. There are four other comrade museums in France (Arras, Tours, Limoges and Bordeaux).

The center aims to create a lasting understanding between these two countries. The Canadian Cultural Center is located within the Canadian Embassy and offers a program of contemporary art exhibitions at a rate of 3 to 4 exhibitions per year in its atypical gallery under the glass roof in the heart of the embassy. Regular guided tours and occasional evening events are offered. The program presents a selection of contemporary Canadian artistic production through concerts, literary evenings, conferences, performances and always accessible to the public free of charge.

The hotel Marcel Dassault owes its name to the aircraft manufacturer who acquired it in 1952. In particular, he hosted the French Days magazine. This 2002 th century building, reminiscent of the style of years earlier, was renovated by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte before opening in a place dedicated to auctions and exhibitions of art.

The surprising name of this church comes from the fact that it is located in the station of the station - it is its name administratively. Built under the Second Empire on the plans of Claude Nascent, it presents a néoroman style. His choir gives to see a starry vault and canvases of Anders Osterlind (1887-1960). The church also includes an organ of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

This church owes the architect Prosper Bobin. It was built between 1894 and 1912 in a Romano-Byzantine style. One of its peculiarities is that it is on ancrés stilts under the Bièvre remblaiement. Funded by a couple of chocolate makers named Lambert, its facade - known as the "chocolate facade" - presents two 55-metre high towers called Jules and Honorine in tribute to these donors.

Saint Marcel Church was inaugurated in 1966. It is made of concrete and glass according to the plans of architect Daniel Michelin. His facade, due to Jean Michelin, the son of the previous one, dates back to 1993. It takes the amazing form of a large triangle. Inside the building, you can discover a great tapestry reminiscent of the Pentecost that was woven in the workshops of the National Manufacture des Gobelins on a cardboard of the painter Troncin. In a chapel, Saint Marcel's relics are preserved.

The A.S.P.A.A.R. - Association for the Safeguarding of the Artisanal and Rural Heritage - was born here, in the former farriery of the village, on 23 September 1988. In 1984, Robert Mignot, the last blacksmith, retired. His son Gerard and some friends then decided to safeguard this place and the craft trades. A.S.P.P.A.R. preserves a rich heritage, restores it and enhances it. It has bought land and is currently rebuilding full-scale village houses. Every two years, a large thematic celebration brings together members and outside contributors for a trip into the trades of the past, farriery, cartonnage, inland navigation... Everything gets back on track thanks to these volunteers, the forge is rekindled, the blacksmiths meet, hit and work with metal. During these occasional events, a bread oven operates thanks to a baker from the association.

When you enter the splendid Pavillon de l'Empereur of the Opéra Garnier, you will be dazzled by the splendour of paintings, gilt and woodwork. The library is in a lounge, the museum, at the smoking room and temporary exhibitions in a rotunda. The museum traces the History of Palais Garnier, through the preparatory drawings of the scenery of Opera and some decors by themselves, antique photos, scale models, accessories, costumes, jewellery. And if you want to visit the Opera, you should know it is included in the price of the ticket!

Ancient furniture is a in recent times. The unfortunate man does not deserve such treatment! Having lived through the centuries without ambage, remained of a rare beauty at a time when you don't swear only by Ikea, should force a little more respect. The gallery François Léage has been working for generations now to maintain the aura of this furniture and art objects. Specialized in the th century, it will help you to see only high quality objects obtained by the best craftsmen of several trades. From the furniture marqueté to the hectic, laques panels applied to the finest porcelain, it is the century of French gold that resumes. We have to visit this gallery to appreciate all the refinement of such furniture, and even though the contemporary decorators do not lend themselves to play, the mixing of objects of that time to our contemporary interiors is not as unthinkable as one could imagine it… A small tour on the virtual gallery of the site may give you ideas!

This church of medieval origin and of sober appearance, whose white color is easily recognizable, was built from a chapel of the ninth century. The choir and bell tower dates from the xiith century and the nef of the late fifteenth century. The chapiteaux of the northern choir and the north side are admired by the famous ones, and the baptismal fonts (seventeenth century), the Virgin of Pierre, the neo-Gothic oak chair (xixe) and the carved Christ embellishment the interior of the building. The stained glass windows end a harmonious ensemble with the martyrdom of Saint Saturnin and the great glass of Christ King, located above the altar.

The castle Buchillot (eighteenth century) welcomes the work of the sculptor Paul Belmondo (1898-1982), a classic and figurative artist of his time. Hundreds of works are gathered on pure lines, fruits of donations from his three children, Muriel, Alain and Jean-Paul of course: sculptures, molds, medals, drawings and watercolors. In addition to these collections, there are numerous books from the personal library and the revival of the artist's workshop. Please note that a touch gallery is available to visitors: Here, it's no longer the view that is used, but touch - logical for a sculptor, but you have to think about it! Labellisé Museum of France offers a particularly careful museum: large gallery, touch gallery, design rooms or medals are all architectural successes that enhance the artist's works better than ever.

La Vitrine AM is part of these new generation exhibition sites. Since 2012, artists and businesses have been in contact in the centre of Paris. Pascale Cayla and Virginie Epry have fuelled this original concept: developing the relationship between art and trademarks. Here, there's nothing to buy, just to admire! La Vitrine regularly organises happenings around art, of course, which brings together contemporary artists, art experts and business. More than a gallery, La Vitrine AM is the perfect place to meet artists, patrons and important collectors.

The Cultural Service of the Turkish Embassy in Paris is a must for all lovers of Turkish culture. Located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, this tourist office offers a wealth of information on the different regions of Turkey, as well as on cultural events and tourist sites to visit. Don't hesitate to contact the Cultural Service of the Turkish Embassy to obtain accurate and reliable information on Turkey and prepare your trip in the best possible way.

In addition to the usual holiday proposals, the Châtillon initiative union is the body you need if you want to discover the city and its treasures. There are many activities that are offered here to discover the heritage of the city Châtillon. Here you can also take your tickets for cultural activities in the area. Please note that the information is not limited to the city and that you have a lot of information about the whole of Ile-de-France.

This art gallery mainly oriented towards painting exposes many artists. There is a wide choice of pictorial works complemented by a wide range of works engraved, multiple and sketches. Here you will find the achievements of Marc Ronet, Monique Tello, Joseph Choi, Antonio Segui, etc. You can also find out about the website to find the dedications sessions that interest you.