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Seasonal & Cultural Highlights
5 GOOD REASONS TO COME TO PARIS!
1 - SHOPPING / FASHION / ART - WHAT'S NEW?
* Within walking distance:
Swarovski - 146 avenue des Champs Elysées – Paris 8
Swarovski unveils a breathtaking new boutique design for the first time in France in Paris on December 9, 2009. Since 1895, Swarovski has been driven by its three core values: creation, innovation and perfection. This constant quest for modernity is not only expressed through jewellery, accessories and decoration but also through boutique architecture. ‘Crystal Forest’ – a unique concept. In order to create a new boutique identity that combines modernity and enchantment, Swarovski enlisted the help of renowned Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The ‘Crystal Forest’ theme was born. It showcases the infinite possibilities of crystal and illustrates Swarovski’s strong affinity with nature.
And always… on Avenue Montaigne, the most elegant and elite fashion avenue in Paris, its 46 fashion shops.
www.avenuemontaigneguide.com
2 - CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS / EXHIBITION - WHAT'S ON?
* Within walking distance:
Théâtre des Champs Elysées
15 Avenue Montaigne – Paris 8
January Program:
- March 1st: Orchestre philarmonique de Vienne / Lorin Maazel
- March 2nd: Veri: Falstaff
- March 5th - 6th - 7th: Les Saisons Russes du XXI siècle
- March 9th: Ensemble orchestral de Paris / Frans Brüggen
- March 10th: Orchestre de chambre de Cologne / Christian Ludwig
- March 11th: Orchestre national de France / Dlitri Liss
- March 17th: Barbara Hendricks
- March 18th: Orchestre national de France / Mikko Franck
- March 24th: Philarmonia orchestra / Ricardo Muti
- March 25th: Orchestre National de France / Kurt Masur
- March 29th - 30th - 31st: Orchestre philarmonique des 100 violons tziganes
From 12 March to 1 August 2010
From El Greco to Dalí. The great Spanish masters. The Pérez Simón collection
Musée Jacquemart André - 158 Bd Haussmann - Paris 8
www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
The Musée Jacquemart-André will host the exhibition “From El Greco to Dalí: the great Spanish masters from the Pérez Simón collection”. Fifty masterpieces and more than twenty-five great masters, brought together through the sure and discerning taste of a great collector, present a remarkable overview of creative art in Spain over the last four hundred years.
From 24 February to 24 May 2010
Turner and his painters
Les Galeries nationales du Grand Palais - 3 avenue du Général Eisenhower - Paris 8
www.grandpalais.fr/en
Throughout his very long career, the deeply original British landscape painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) drew inspiration from works by both old masters and contemporaries. Turner was often uneasy, fussy and even deliberately competitive, but these relationships with his predecessors and peers was always productive, fuelling his progress along his most demanding path.
* Even more
From 13 January to 18 April 2010
Robert Doisneau " Du métier à l'oeuvre "
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson - 2 Impasse Lebouis - Paris 14
The exhibition invites you to a fresh look at the work of Robert Doisneau (1912-94). One of the post-war favourites, Doisneau photographed the suburbs, the handicrafts and the city of Paris with an undreamt of scope and modernity.The Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson offers a new reading of his work through a selection of around one hundred often-unknown antique prints.Recognised as one of the principal representatives of humanist photography, Doisneau is probably still the most well known French photographer in the world.
From 17 February to 24 May 2010
Patrick Jouin - The Substance of Design
Centre Pompidou -
www.centrepompidou.fr
One of the most prestigious design agencies reveals all in this highly original exhibition in the Pompidou Centre. The agency is that of Patrick Jouin, created ten years ago, which has taken part in numerous urban projects commissioned by the City of Paris, such the Vélib’ stations. By showing the general public the objects, texts, drawings, prototypes and models that make up the creative process, the designer aims to reveal the work behind the scenes in his agency. Using twenty or so representative projects, (urban planning, architecture, industrial design, decor, urban furniture...), you can discover the methodology behind a work in the making in a recreational way by diving into two scenographic devices.
From 19 February to 18 July 2010
Edvard Munch ou l’anti – cri
La Pinacothèque de Paris - 28 place de la Madeleine - Paris 8
http://www.pinacotheque.com
For the first time in twenty years in France, take a new approach at reading the work of Edvard Munch (1863-1944). This new exhibition in fact goes back to his artistic career’s foundation through some sixty paintings and forty graphic works produced between 1880 and 1890.
3 - FOOD AND WINE - Best bistros
L’Epi d’Or – 25 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau – Paris 1
A traditional bistro and a French cuisine since 1902.
Aux Lyonnais – 32 rue Saint Marc – Paris 2
This is a Parisian restaurant dedicated to the cuisine of Lyon, overseen by the Chef Alain Ducasse.
Le Frenchie – 5 rue du Nil – Paris 2
Chef Gregory Marchand worked in the UK with Jamie Oliver and immediately got the nickname: Frenchie. He thought about it when he opened his restaurant in Paris.
L’Ami Louis – 32 rue du Vertbois – Paris 3
This bistro restaurant has kept the decor and the traditional cuisine of the 30s.
Allard – 1 rue l’Eperon – Paris 6
The restaurant serves a French cuisine in a 1900 decor.
La Fontaine de Mars – 129 rue Saint Dominique – Paris 7
La Fontaine de Mars opened at the same address in 1908. It became the establishment of the 7th arrondissement and is now one of the oldest Parisian bistros.
Chez Thoumieux – 79 rue Saint Dominique – Paris 7
This 1923 bistro has been taken over in 2009 by Jean-François Piège and Thierry Costes and offers a traditional and modern cuisine!
Les Cocottes – 135 rue Saint Dominique – Paris 7
No booking, just good fresh food all day when you want it. An army of chefs, headed by the talented Philippe Cadeau, in state-of-the-art kitchens, produce soothing, simple dishes.
Chez André – 12 rue Marbeuf – Paris 8
Located in the Golden Triangle, Chez André is the meeting place of business men and prestigious clientele. The Bistro opened in 1936 and kept a decoration remembering the 30s.
Le Petrelle – 34 rue Petrelle – Paris 9
Charming little neighbourhood restaurant in which to discover simple and good cuisine.
Le Chateaubriand – 129 avenue Parmentier – Paris 11
This bistro is a not a classical one, nevertheless it offers a very creative food thanks to a chef native of the Basque country.
L’Entredgeu – 122 boulevard Berthier – Paris 17
This restaurant proposes a bistro cuisine served in a traditional atmosphere
4 - FAMILY
Circus in Paris!
Until March 7th
Cirque Alexis Gruss – Bois de Boulogne – Paris 16
The new show « Pampa » invites the spectators to share with the team a trip to South America.
Until March 7th
Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione – 110 rue Amelot – Paris 11
This is a great place to steep yourself in a traditional circus atmosphere, including breathtaking acrobatic performances, comedy routines and diamond-sharp choreography.
Until March 7th
Darshan – Aubervilliers
Darshan is an equestrian show created by Bartabas, famous horse rider and choreographer.
Register children and teens on our online private club, called
VIC, a website dedicated to our young VIPs! After registration, a personal membership card is offered at check in.
www.VeryImportantChildren.com
5 - ECO FRIENDLY
The Champs-Elysees in Paris is being spectacularly illuminated with low consumption energy range light bulbs. A total of one million lighting points have been used to create a unique lighting scene along the 2.4km from the Arc de Triomphe to Concorde. More than 415 trees, including for the first time the two rows of trees lining the avenue, will light up to create a 'sparkling forest' effect. The display also includes 300 trees adorned with crystals, which throw off streaks of light. Additionally, a second line of 120 trees in the inner row have be decorated with 30,000 dynamic flashbulbs to represent the 'light fallen from the stars'.
Ballon Air de Paris – Parc André Citroën – Paris 15
The balloon Air de Paris takes you, during 10 minutes, 150 meters above Paris and offers a breathtaking view of the Capital. Since 2008, it is a quality air indicator as its colour varies depending on the quality of the air: from green (good) to red (bad). This is the less polluting aircraft in the world as it works with an electrical winch.
Mercedes Hybrid
Make your transfer to the Plaza Athénée a sustainable action by choosing the Hybrid Mercedes Class S with our Concierge. Limousine service with a hostess welcoming our guest upon exiting the plane and helping them at customs & luggage pick up. Email: concierge@plaza-athenee-paris.com – Direct line: + 33 1 53 67 64 99
Don’t forget our Plaza Athénée red bicycle to enjoy the ride!
Visit Paris differently.
Make your trip to Paris an Ecovisit in 2009! Take an ecofriendly guided tour of Paris! Do you know where the very first office building in the world exclusively lit with LEDs is located, bulbs of the future? And how Paris helps preserve bees? How many trees has Paris, the most afforested European capital?
www.ecovisitparis.com