Tips 1 - 10 of 26 Paris Off The Beaten Path
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There is a miniature replica of New York's Statue of Liberty on an island in the middle of the Seine, at Pont de Grenelle, a bridge about 1km south of Eiffel Tower, in a quiet area of Paris. The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift from the French to the USA to celebrate the centenary of USA's independence and in acknowledgement of this gift, some Americans living in Paris put up this small replica. If you are interested in visiting the statue, I would advise you go along during the day. It's not in the nicest area of Paris, and in the evenings its very quiet and a little creepy here.
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One of the loveliest, quietest spots in Paris is le Square du Vert Galant, located at the Western end of Ile De La Cite. Vert Galant translates as "hearty gallant" and is a reference to Henri IV, well known for his love affairs. On a warm summers day this is a nice place to read or to have lunch or to just sit and watch the boats go by on the river.
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The peaceful Montparnasse cemetery is the resting place of many famous French men and women as well as some noted foreigners who made Paris their home. You can pick up a map at the entrance which points out the graves of Samuel Beckett, Baudelaire, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Baeuvioir and Man Ray among others. In the center of the cemetery is Horace Daillion's "Le Génie du Sommeil Eternel" (The Spirit of Eternal Sleep) which was donated to the city in 1902 by the artist. The cemetery is open daily and is located off the Boulevard Edgar-Quinet in the shadows of the Tour Montparnasse.
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You can enjoy a great view of Paris from Parc de Belleville, a small park almost hidden in the busy area of Belleville in the 20th district. Belleville is far from being one of Paris's nicer neighbourhoods though it does have a certain buzz to it. It is mostly populated by immigrants though the cheap rents have attracted French students and twenty-somethings. Other than the park there is little to see in this area though the different immigrant communities give it a bit of character. To get to the park take Rue de Couronnes from Boulevard de Belleville or Rue Piat from Rue de Belleville.
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One of the best things about Paris is that you often come across some great sights just by wandering aimlessly around. We were walking near the Eiffel Tower one day and came across this really cool doorway at No. 29 on Avenue Rapp. It's clearly Art Nouveau in style though there's otherwise nothing special about the buildings - its the entrance to a block of apartments. Avenue Rapp starts below Place de la Resistance at Pont de l'Alma.
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Atmospheric, and very photogenic, the only remaining vineyard in Paris is one of the hidden delights of the city. Few know about it but once it's been discovered, it will always draw you back. Its 2000 vines lie on a gentle slope behind the Museum of Montmartre, near the Lapin Agile nightclub. This area has to be one of the most beautiful in Paris. The opening shots of the movie Amelie were filmed on the street right beside this vineyard and the area is full of picture postcard images of Paris. Winding streets, steep staircases, prettty houses....don't miss it.
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Not one of Paris's better known parks, but certainly one of it's most beautiful, Parc des Buttes Chaumonts provides much needed green space in the rather dreary 19th arrondissement. Built on the site of a quarry in the 19th Century there's much to see in the park including a lake, high cliffs, a lookout tower and a waterfall. There is also a small bridge known as the "Pont des Suicides" which gained notoriety in the 19th century when rejected lovers used to throw themselves from the bridge.
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Ernest Hemingway is just one of the many famous writers to have lived in Paris. Hemingway came here in the 1920s, after serving in WW1, and his first house in Paris was in the Rue de Cardinal Lemoine. The house still stands today at No 73 and is a private residence. There is a plaque on the wall outside the house acknowledging that he lived here with a nice quote from "A Moveable Feast". This was one of his last books, and is a memoir of his early days as struggling writer in 1920s Paris.
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Many people have heard of Shakespeare and Company, George Whitman's famous English bookshop near Notre-Dame. The original bookshop was founded by Sylvia Beach, an American lady from Princeton, and in the 1920's it was a meeting place for writers, artists, and (mainly) American ex-pats. The shop is probably best known for publishing James Joyce's Ulysees. The site of the original Shakespeare and Company is more difficult to find. It's on Rue De l'Odean, in the 6th arrondissement, and there is a plaque on the wall, which my photo doesn't really pick up, commemorating the publication of Ulysees.
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alza Mon Sep 7, 2009 22:26 UTC
Excellent, tks Barry! Was looking for Viaduc des Arts in Paris but had forgotten the name... so I missed it. Should have checked here before the trip! :) | 11dana Mon May 18, 2009 19:42 UTC
nice red sand on your pic from Morocco | frenchlondon Wed Dec 12, 2007 00:27 UTC
Great pages. Your love for this city is obvious. We all have a very special we like to go back to every so often. I love the 'drunk' picture with 4 Eiffel towers in the back ground! | leecouk12324 Fri Aug 17, 2007 14:52 UTC
Great to see you can keep going back to the same City and finding different things to do - i did the same with Amsterdam - but last time also got away from City - went Beach - did some Sumo wrestling. Off the beaten track! |
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