Paris Essentias - Evening tourist attractions in paris - Metro - Monument

METRO

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For your convenience, an English-speaking driver will await you on your arrival at the airport to take you to your hotel. After a few moments of rest and a good shower, we will bring you for a half-day visit through the capital to allow you to discover the principal monuments. If you wish a more specific visit, a guide will accompany you and, for a few hours, transport you through the centuries for a short but enthralling initiation to French history. You could take advantage of our cars to visit Normandy, discover Honfleur and Deauville or visit the landing beaches. If the duration of your stay allows it, you could spend a day in Brittany and to visit the Mont Saint Michel. If you like wine and champagne we can show you the Champagne and Burgundy regions, the Loire Valley …

The Paris metro is fast and efficient, though it can involve a lot of walking and climbing stairs. Paris is crossed by 14 metro lines. There are five RER (express suburban) lines.
Each trip on the metro requires only one ticket no matter how many changes, though you must buy an extra ticket for the RER if you leave the city limits. Keep your ticket until you exit metro. The first metro leaves at 5.30 am and the last train leaves the terminal at 12.30.
One ticket costs 1,30 € and a book of 10 9.60 €. The same tickets are used on the metro and on the bus. They can be purchased at metro stations and in some tobacconists (look for the "tabac" sign).
Special rates are applicable on the RER; the tickets prices are therefore different after zone 2.

Carte MUSEES et MONUMENTS (Museum and Monuments entrance pass)
Obtainable at the Paris Tourist Office, museums and metro stations 1, 3 and 5 day passes for 80F, 160F and 240F, enables you to enter 70 museums without paying the admission or waiting line.

PARIS VISITE
A pass for unlimited travel on public transport in Paris, including the metro, RER, bus and SNCF Ile-de-France trains. Pass good for 1,2,3 or 5 days, costing 8.38 €, 13.72 €, 18.29 € and 26.68 € respectively. Paris Visite also offers exclusive reductions on admission to numerous places of interest around the capital. Paris Visite offers one reduced price to children aged 4 to 11. Available from the Paris Tourist Office and the main metro and RER stations. For further information click here: www.ratp.fr

PARIS VISITE

A pass for unlimited travel on public transport in Paris, including the metro, RER,
bus and SNCF Ile-de-France trains. Pass good for 1,2,3 or 5 days,
costing 8.38 €, 13.72 €, 18.29 € and 26.68 € respectively.
Paris Visite also offers exclusive reductions on admission to numerous places of interest around the capital. Paris Visite offers one reduced price to children aged 4 to 11. Available from the Paris Tourist Office and the main metro and RER stations.
For further information click here: www.ratp.fr

TAXIS
It can be difficult to find a cab in Paris, especially on weekend nights. Hail one when the white light on top written "taxi" is on. Taxis line up at stands near intersections and metro stations. Your hotel doorman can also hail one. If you're out at peak hours, it is prudent to order a cab by phone. The meter starts at 1.98 € - 2.29 €, more if you call in advance. Fares are more expensive at night. It's not obligatory to tip, but many people leave about 10% of the meter price. Note the drivers often refuse to take more than 3 passengers at a time. Passengers are rarely allowed to sit in the front passenger seat. Drivers can charge a supplement for baggage, a fourth passenger, or an animal. A receipt (reçu) is provided upon request. When at the airport, be sure to take a taxi with a meter, for there are also more expensive chauffeur-driven cars.

TAXIS

It can be difficult to find a cab in Paris, especially on weekend nights. Hail one when the white light on top written "taxi" is on. Taxis line up at stands near intersections and metro stations. Your hotel doorman can also hail one. If you're out at peak hours, it is prudent to order a cab by phone. The meter starts at 1.98 € - 2.29 €, more if you call in advance. Fares are more expensive at night. It's not obligatory to tip, but many people leave about 10% of the meter price. Note the drivers often refuse to take more than 3 passengers at a time. Passengers are rarely allowed to sit in the front passenger seat. Drivers can charge a supplement for baggage, a fourth passenger, or an animal. A receipt (reçu) is provided upon request. When at the airport, be sure to take a taxi with a meter, for there are also more expensive chauffeur-driven cars.

BUSES
If you can't make out which line goes where, don't worry - most Parisians can't either. Route maps are available in metro stations and at the Tourist office, 127, avenue des Champs Elysées,8th. Buses run from about 7a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Use the same tickets as for the metro and one per ride. You must punch it in the machine as you get on.

BATOBUS
An original and seasonal means of transport on the Seine (from April to November every year) to discover Paris in six stopovers; most of the monuments, museums and prestigious sights are easily accessible. Fares passengers pay 3.05 € at the 1st stop, then 1.52 € per additional stop, 9.15 € for the day Stopovers Tour Eiffel (Port de la Bourdonnais) Musée d'orsay (quai de Solférino) Saint-Germain-des-Pres (quai Malaquais) Notre-Dame (quai Montebello) Louvre (quai du Louvre)

BATOBUS

An original and seasonal means of transport on the Seine (from April to November every year) to discover Paris in six stopovers; most of the monuments, museums and prestigious sights are easily accessible. Fares passengers pay 3.05 € at the 1st stop,
then 1.52 € per additional stop, 9.15 € for the day
Stopovers
Tour Eiffel (Port de la Bourdonnais)
Musée d'orsay (quai de Solférino)
Saint-Germain-des-Pres (quai Malaquais)
Notre-Dame (quai Montebello)
Louvre (quai du Louvre)

COACHES
Parking for tourist coaches is not allowed in the streets of Paris except for short-term parking, for boarding or getting out of the coach and loading or unloading luggage when the regulation permits it. Coaches must park in areas reserved especially for them, furthermore, regulations order the switching off the engine.

CARS
Rules of the road As in the rest of continental Europe, vehicles travel on the right, with overtaking on the left. Seat belts : Seat belts must be worn by every body. Children under 10 are not allowed to sit in the front seat of the car. Priority : In general priority at road junctions belongs to traffic coming from the right, and warnings are often given by the sign priorité a droite. Important main roads are given priority over sides roads, indicated by the sign Passage protégé before junctions. On roundabouts traffic on the roundabout has priority over traffic entering it : this is changed introduced within the last few years, and there is frequently a reminder before roundabouts, vous n'avez pas la priorité. Parking : In most of Paris you must pay to park generally at parking meters. The maximum stay is 2 hours, and rates vary between 0.76 € and 2.29 € per hour. Car parks : There are a large number of car parks throughout Paris which cost between 1.22 € and 2.29 € per hour.

CARS

Rules of the road
As in the rest of continental Europe, vehicles travel on the right, with overtaking on the left.
Seat belts : Seat belts must be worn by every body.
Children under 10 are not allowed to sit in the front seat of the car.
Priority : In general priority at road junctions belongs to traffic coming from the right, and warnings are often given by the sign priorité a droite. Important main roads are given priority over sides roads, indicated by the sign Passage protégé before junctions. On roundabouts traffic on the roundabout has priority over traffic entering it : this is changed introduced within the last few years, and there is frequently a reminder before roundabouts, vous n'avez pas la priorité.
Parking : In most of Paris you must pay to park generally at parking meters. The maximum stay is 2 hours, and rates vary between 0.76 € and 2.29 € per hour.
Car parks : There are a large number of car parks throughout Paris which cost between 1.22 € and 2.29 € per hour.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Look for the bureau de change sign when changing foreign currencies in either banks or exchange offices. Rates and commission charged vary American Express............................11 rue Scribe, 9th....................01.47.77.77.58 Thomas Cook.....125, avenue des Champs Elysées, 8th...............01.47.20.25.14

BANKS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICES
Banks Generally open daily from 9am to 4h30pm except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Some branches are open on Saturdays. Foreign Exchange offices You can change currency in train stations, international airports, in all major banks, at the foreign exchange offices (often open late at night) and at the Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau. For those who have a credit card (Visa international or Master/ Eurocard) you can withdraw money from most bank cash dispensers 24h/24h

BANKS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICES

Banks
Generally open daily from 9am to 4h30pm except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Some branches are open on Saturdays.
Foreign Exchange offices
You can change currency in train stations, international airports, in all major banks, at the foreign exchange offices (often open late at night) and at the Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau. For those who have a credit card (Visa international or Master/ Eurocard) you can withdraw money from most bank cash dispensers 24h/24h

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Pay Phones Most pay phones in Paris operate with a phone card (50 or 120 units) (télécarte) which can be bought at post offices or at a " tabac " (a café that sells cigarettes) French telephone numbers have 10 digits. The country is divided into five zones, each with its own two-digits prefix (01 in Paris)

MAKING LONG DISTANCE CALLS
Within France......Dial the 10 digit numbers Abroad......00 + country code + city code +number Int'l information, U.S./ Canada......00.33.12.11 Int'l operator......00.33.12+ country code Local directory information......12 (they speak only French)

CALLING CARDS
AT & T : Call the U.S or 120 countries from France by dialing 0.800.99.00.11 free of charge to make direct calls or receive assistance from an English-speaking operator at AT & Tinternational rates. MCI : Dial 0.800.99.00.19 to reach an English-speaking Sprint operator SPRINT : Dial 0.800.99.00.87 to reach an English-speaking Sprint operator.

POST OFFICE
Post offices are open from 8 am to 7pm Mondays to Fridays, and Saturday mornings from 8am to 12 noon.

LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS
Lost or stolen passports Whatever the circumstances are, make an official declaration at the nearest police station. You will need a receipt for any further steps you wish take. Lost or stolen credit cards or cheque-books: - Carte bleue Visa : 08 36 69 08 80 (2,23F/mn) - Carte Diner's Club :01 49 06 17 50 - Carte American express : 01 47 77 72 00 - Mastercard Eurocard : 01 45 67 53 53 - Banque de France chéquiers /Chequebooks : 08 36 68 32 08 (2,23F/mn) Lost property : Préfecture de Police 36, rue des Morillons 75015 Paris Métro : Convention - tél. : 01 55 76 20 20 Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30am to 5pm Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 8pm

LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS

Lost or stolen passports Whatever the circumstances are, make an official declaration at the nearest police station. You will need a receipt for any further steps you wish take.
Lost or stolen credit cards or cheque-books:
- Carte bleue Visa : 08 36 69 08 80 (2,23F/mn)
- Carte Diner's Club :01 49 06 17 50
- Carte American express : 01 47 77 72 00
- Mastercard Eurocard : 01 45 67 53 53
- Banque de France chéquiers /Chequebooks : 08 36 68 32 08 (2,23F/mn)
Lost property : Préfecture de Police 36, rue des Morillons 75015 Paris
Métro : Convention - tél. : 01 55 76 20 20
Open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8.30am to 5pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.30am to 8pm

EMERGENCIES
- SAMU 24/24 hour ambulance : 15 - Police : 17 - Fire brigade :18 - Emergency Doctors 01 47 07 77 77 - Dental emergency 01 43 37 51 00 - Anti-poison centre : 01 40 05 48 48 - Children's burns unit : 01 44 73 62 54 - Adults' burns centre : 01 42 34 17 58 - Centre for sexually transmitted diseases : 01 40 78 26 00

FOREIGN HOSPITALS
- The American Hospital in Neuilly 63, bd Victor Hugo 92202 Neuilly metro Pont de Neuilly + bus 82, Pont de Levallois tel. : 01 46 41 25 25 - The franco-British Hospital 3, rue Barbes 92300 Levallois-Perret métro : Anatole France tel. : 01 46 39 22 22

CHEMISTS OPEN LATE AT NIGHT
- Pharmacie Dhéry (24h/24) 84, avenue des Champs Elysées Galeries des Champs Elysées 75008 Paris tel. : 01 45 62 02 41 - Pharmacie Internationale 5, place Pigalle 75009 Paris tel. : 01 48 78 38 12 - Pharmacie Opéra Capucines 6, boulevard des Capucines 75009 Paris tel. : 01 42 65 88 29 - Pharmacie des Arts 106, bd du Montparnasse 75014 Paris tel. : 01 43 35 44 88

CYBERCAFES

NAME	ADDRESS	TELEPHONE	REMARKS

Easyeverything	31 bd Sébastopol 75001 PARIS	01 40 41 09 10

Cybercafé de Paris	15 rue Halles 75001 PARIS	01 42 36 76 69	07H-02H www.phonebookoftheworld.com

Cyber cube	3, rue Moliere 75001 PARIS	01 40 20 10 50	01 40 20 12 13 (fax) message : pyramides@cybercube.fr 10-22h sauf dimanche

Cybercafé de Paris	11 rue des Déchargeurs 75001 PARIS	01 42 21 17 17	01 42 21 15 15 (fax)

Cyber Square	1 place de la République 75003 PARIS	01 48 87 82 36	01 48 87 65 33 (fax) message: info@cybersquare-paris.com

Les Jardins de l'Internet	79 bd Saint-Michel 75005 PARIS	01 44 07 22 20

Luxembourg Micro	83 bd Saint-Michel 75005 PARIS	01 46 33 27 98	01 43 26 31 83 (fax) message : info@Luxembourg-micro.com

Cybercafé latin	23 rue Saint Jacques 75005 PARIS	01 43 25 04 35

Cyber cube	5 rue Mignon 75006 PARIS	01 53 10 30 50	01 40 46 80 46(fax) message : odeon@cybercube.fr 10h-22h sauf dimanche

Cyber service Duriez	3, rue de la Boétie 75008 PARIS	01 47 42 91 49	01 47 42 36 66 (fax) www.duriez.fr

A Accessnet	37 rue Lappe 75011 PARIS	01 40 21 01 03

Cyber Cube	12, rue Daval 75011 PARIS	01 49 29 67 6 7	01 49 29 06 66 (fax) message : bastille@cybercube.fr

Giscom	109 rue Saint Maur 75011 PARIS	01 43 38 05 29

	140 RUE Oberkampf 75011 PARIS	01 43 38 13 13

La Maison de l'internet	36 av Daumesnil 75012 PARIS	01 53 02 01 01	01 53 02 01 02 (fax)

Cyber Cube	9, rue d'odessa 75014 PARIS	01 56 80 08 08	01 43 20 03 52 (fax) message : montparnasse@cybercube.fr

Icare	5 rue Liard 75014 PARIS	01 45 80 52 24	message: icarephoto@wanadoo.fr

Cybercafé Naninet	43, rue Dutot 75015 PARIS	01 45 66 55 00	01 45 66 70 70 (fax)

Cyberbase	215 rue de Vaugirard 75015 PARIS	01 40 56 06 27	messagerie: cyberbase@cyberbase.fr

Voyage café	2 rue Alleray 75015 PARIS	01 45 33 63 63

Village web	6 rue Ravignan 75018 PARIS	01 42 64 77 70	01 42 64 78 23(fax) message : info@village-web.net

Asgard office	79 rue Louise Michel 92300 LEVALLOIS	01 47 30 11 02

SERVICES
RENT A CAR WITH BILINGUAL DRIVER ALL TRANSPORTATIONS : TRANSFER OR DISPOSAL Many types of vehicules, in order to accommodate every needs and every budget Sightseeing tours in Pars, Ile de France and France for tourism, holidays, affairs Leisure trip coach transport, business trip Medium to large size modern coaches Professional chauffered vehicule You can book a convenient shuttle service between the Parisian airports and any of the hotels inside Paris. It is possible to use this service from the hotel to the airport or from the airport to the hotel.

Metro \| Museum and Monument entrance pass \| Paris visite \| Buses \| Taxis \| Batobus \| Coaches Cars \| Currency exchange \| Banks and foreign enchange offices \| Telecommunications Making long distance calls \| Calling cards \| Post offices \| Lost or stolen items Emergencies \| Foreign hospitals \| Chemists open late at night \| Cybercafes \| Services