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France
Dialling Code
+33
Currency
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Time Zone
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Chez Marianne
€15
(2 Rue des Hospitalières
St-Gervais, 4th) Find authentic Sephardic
mezze at this stalwart favourite.Themenu’s got all
the usual suspects (falafel, fried aubergine, artichoke
salad, olive tapenade and hummus).Thewood-panelled
venue is small and about 50 years out of date, but it
does a roaring trade.
Ambassade d’Auvergne
€30
(22 Rue du Grenier St-Lazare, 3rd, tel: 01 4272 3122)
If you’ve never tried
aligot
and are on good terms
with your cardiologist, run to this friendly, family-run
restaurant serving specialities from theAuvergne
region.
Aligot
ismashed potatoes with butter, cream
and huge dollops of meltedTomme cheese, giving it an
elastic consistency.
L’Arpège
€70
(84 Rue deVarenne,
tel: 01 4705 0906)With threeMichelin stars and placed
as the 16th best restaurant in the world, L’Arpège is fit
for a special occasion. It serves no redmeat but with
dishes like white asparagus with geranium, there’s no
need for it anyway.
NewMorning
(7–9 Rue des Petites Ecuries,
10th, tel: 01 4523 5141 ) Everyone from
Chet Baker and Dizzy Gillespie to Bob Dylan and Pat
Metheny have performed here. People call it a jazz club,
Paris
but it’smore of a worldmusic club. InJuly, check out
Cuban rap outfit Gente d’Zona on the 9th.
LeWAGG
(62 RueMazarine, 6th, tel: 01 5542 2201) LeWAGG
is a small venue with a focus on style and fun under a
vaulted ceiling, that appeals to a slightly older clientele.
Colette
(213 Rue Saint-Honoré, 1st, tel:
01 5535 3390) If you like your frock shops
“eclectic”,“selective”or even“curated”, thenmake a
beeline for the three floors of fashion-forward clothing,
books and gadgets (not tomention 100 brands of
bottledwater) of Colette.
King Kong Theorie
(Manufacture des
Abbesses, 7 RueVéron, 18th, tel: 01 4233
4203) One for those who speak French, this one-
woman showbyVirginie Despentes is a great watch.
La
Villette
Once the city’s slaughterhouse district, now it’s
home to the Cité de laMusique, a cluster of buildings
dedicated tomusic (
pictured
).There’s amuseumof
music, an amphitheatre, a concert hall and various
music workshops, all on the edge of the lovely Parc de
laVillette.
Auvers-sur-Oise
Apretty town on the Oise
river and the final resting place of bothVincent and
Theo van Gogh, who remain in its history.
Alex Gilly
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FromtheAirport
ORLY
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.The fare to the city
centre is €35.
Bus
The Orly bus goes to Place
Denfert-Rochereau every 12
minutes from5.45am–11.30pm.
Tickets: €6.90.
Train
The RER B4 travels fromOrly
to Châtelet in 30minutes.Trains
run every eight minutes from
6am–11pm.Tickets: €10.75.
CHARLESDEGAULLE
Taxi
The fare to central Paris is
about €45.
Bus
The Roissy Bus goes to
Opéra every 15minutes from
5.45am–11pm.Tickets: €10.
Train
Take the RER B3 on a
half-hour journey to Gare du Nord.
Trains leave every 15minutes from
5.24am–11.58pm.Tickets: €9.40.
Car Hire
Visit the Europcar desk
for special rates.
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