TOP 10 Things to Do in PARIS in 2019 | France Travel Guide
In this video we’ll show you 10 best things to do in Paris, France.
Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France
A twenty-minute visit to the world's most famous cemetery, Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. More than a million people have been buried at Père Lachaise, and its tombs are among the most artistic and varied that you'll find anywhere. It's also a quiet, pleasant place for a stroll or a rest—if you don't mind being surrounded by dead bodies.
This video shows how to reach the cemetery, and shows examples of some of the many varied tombs within. It also shows a random handful of celebrity tombs, and a selection of memorial monuments. It's not an inventory of famous dead people or funereal art, just a sampler of what you can see at the cemetery—enough to show why it is such a popular tourist destination.
I've included some very simple narration in the closed captions, but it's not very interesting. The actual audio in the video is sound from the cemetery—and the cemetery is very quiet most of the time, so you'll have to crank it if you want to hear anything (mostly wind in the trees).
Contents: Getting There 00:10, Tomb Aesthetic 02:28, Celebrities 07:20 (Musset 07:26, Colette 07:32, Balzac 07:38, Morrison 07:42, Wilde 08:06, Bernhardt 09:10, Signoret / Montand 09:32, Héloïse / Abélard 09:42, Kardec 10:00, Piaf 10:16), Ashes 10:58, Memorials 12:24, The Undead 14:58, Strolls 15:38
[Music credit: Dan Phillipson (PRS - CAE: 552254857) / Lynne Publishing (PRS - CAE: 541626758)]
PARIS – 48 hours in Paris France | JOEJOURNEYS
Details are lost of first visits to Paris since there is so much to be overwhelmed by the old world elegance of history all around the streets of Paris.
A three day visit hardly gives enough time to dig deep into the city of Paris, so my focus will remain on two or more subjects with a plan so i get the most out of my filming and shots for the day.
PROJECT PARIS – see
Arc de Triomphe A unique viewpoint. From the top of the panoramic terrace, your eyes sweep over the whole of Paris. Standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l’Étoile — the étoile or “star” of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.
Eiffel Tower a wrought iron lattice tower named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
Notre-Dame de Paris is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and best-known church buildings in the Catholic Church in France, and in the world.
Père Lachaise Cemetery The cemetery extends 44 hectares and contains over 70,000 burial plots. A mix between a park and a shrine. All funerary art style are represented: Gothic graves, burial chambers, ancient mausoleums, etc.
Centre Pompidou AN ICON OF 20TH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE opened 2 February 1977, becoming one of the most popular cultural venues in the world.
Louvre Museum The Louvre or the Louvre Museum is the world’s largest art museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine. Approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited. The Louvre is a former royal palace in Paris, and possibly the greatest museum on earth.
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FAMOUS GRAVE: Visiting Football Player And Actor Merlin Olsen At San Gabriel Cemetery, CA
Merlin Olsen
Birth: September 15, 1940, Logan, Utah, USA
Death: March 11, 2010, Duarte, California, USA
Age: 69
Profession: Professional Hall of Fame NFL football player with the Los Angeles Rams, sports broadcaster and actor.
San Gabriel Cemetery
Address: 601 W Roses Rd, San Gabriel, CA 91775
Phone: (626) 282-2764
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50 Things to do in Paris, France | Top Attractions Travel Guide
Earlier this summer we spent a whole 10 days in Paris and we decided we wanted to highlight some of the best attractions and activities around the city. Over the course of our visit we came up with 50 things to do in Paris, but of course, there are plenty more things you could experience here. We hope this guide will you plan your trip to Paris, and let us know if there's anything else you would add to this list. Now let's get started!
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50 Things to do in Paris, France Top Attractions Travel Guide:
1) Eiffel Tower - La tour Eiffel
2) Champ de Mars
3) Crêpe - Eat a crepe
4) Notre-Dame Cathedral (Notre-Dame de Paris)
5) Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph of the Star)
6) Avenue des Champs-Élysées
7) Have a Parisian picnic in the park
8) Bois de Boulogne
9) Rent a rowboat
10) Macaron - macaroon
11) Market Versailles
12) Marie Antoinette's Hamet - The Queen’s Hamlet
13) Palace of Versailles - Château de Versailles
14) Dance along the Seine at night
15) Love lock bridges
16) City views from the dome of Sacré-Cœur
17) Basilique du Sacré-Cœur - Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
18) Croque-monsieur - grilled ham and cheese sandwich
19) Éclair - pastry filled with cream and topped with icing
20) Panthéon - Pantheon
21) Cimetière du Père-Lachaise - Père Lachaise Cemetery
22) Jardin des Tuileries - Tuileries Garden
23) Musée du Louvre - Louvre Museum
24) Bateaux Mouches - boat ride down the Seine river
25) Vélib' bike ride
26) Segway Tour
27) Jardin des Plantes - Botanical Garden
28) Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle - National Museum of Natural History
29) Centre Georges Pompidou
30) Le Marais - The Marsh historic district
31) Bastille Day - La Fête nationale - Le quatorze juillet
32) Jardin du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Garden
33) Palais du Luxembourg - Luxembourg Palace
34) Les Invalides - L'Hôtel national des Invalides
35) Grand Palais 'Great Palace' - Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées
36) Petit Palais - Small Palace
37) Citroën 2CV - deux chevaux
38) Sainte-Chapelle - Holy Chapel
39) Trocadéro
40) Parc de Princes - Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
41) Moulin Rouge
42) Cimetière de Montmartre - Montmartre Cemetery
43) Moulin de la Galette
44) Le Consulat Restaurant
45) Musée de Montmartre - Montmartre Museum
46) Mille-feuille French pastry - 'a thousand leaves'
47) Tarte au Citron - Lemon tart
48) Galeries Lafayette - French Department Store
49) L'église de la Madeleine - Madeleine Roman Catholic Church
50) Métro de Paris - Paris Metro
We're confident our travel video guide covered some of the top attractions in Paris along with some suggestions that wouldn't necessarily be found in a tourism guide book including information on festivals, arts, entertainment and dining along with French cuisine. Most of the French foods we sampled would be found at any kind of local French bakery (pâtisserie).
50 Things to do in Paris, France | Top Attractions Travel Guide Travel Video Transcript:
Hello, and welcome to Paris. This week we are exploring the city of love, city of lights and city of art. This video will be showing you the top 50 things to do while you visit Paris.
So we're wrapping things up here. What would be your one tip for visiting Paris? Well, I have recently spent a whole ten days here in summer. I would say that if you really want to visit the art galleries, the museums and all of the main attractions you should probably avoid summer and like either come in the spring or the fall or even winter. Because the lines are insane and sometimes you have to wait like an hour and a half or two hours.
So how about you? What are your final thoughts on Paris? So my finals thoughts is obviously Paris is one of the top cities in the world in terms of attractions. There is going to be garbage, there is going to be lines, there is going to be some areas that are a bit of an eyesore. But there is also a lot of beauty and there is also a lot to do here.
And that concludes our guide of the top 50 things to do and see in Paris. We hope you enjoyed watching, and let us know if there are other places you would add to this list.
This is part of our Travel in France series showcasing French culture, French arts, French foods & French cuisine.
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Paris, France Travel Guide - Père Lachaise (Largest Cemetery in Paris)
Final resting place for many world famous personalities like Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison.
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16 Rue du Repos
Phone/Contact Info
+33 1 55 25 82 10
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Free
Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris and one of the most famous in the world. Many, many famous people are buried here among these grand monuments and mausoleums. Everybody knows Carmen. Here is the man who wrote the music, the famous composer Georges Bizet. Here is the grave of French novelist, Honoré de Balzac. All the French students know him because they have to read his books in high school. His most famous work is La Comédie humaine, The Human Comedy. It is a collection of novels.
Père Lachaise is interesting because it has got a beautiful ambience. After you go to the galleries then you go to the final resting place of some of the great artists. In the cemetery, there are 5,000 trees. It is almost like a park! Not all people who are buried here are French. For instance, Jim Morrison, the singer of The Doors, is American, and he has his grave here because he died in Paris. This winged statue marks the site where Irish playwright Oscar Wilde is buried. As you can see, he has a lot of admirers who come and kiss his grave.
Père Lachaise was the first cemetery in France to have its own crematorium. It was built in the 1880s in Byzantine style. This is Mur des Fédérés, the Communards' Wall. In 1871, 150 people got shot here. Along this same wall are monuments dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Holocaust. For younger people who do not know a lot about the history behind it, it is really good learning. As a teacher, you can talk about the people and what they did and why they are important, and even if you do not know about them, you can make that sort of connection with the French culture. This cemetery is like a labyrinth, so before you get in, make sure you have got a map. I am Cécile, showing you Paris.
Aux Alpes Francais Gracielastanley's photos around La Grave, France
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Entry Title: Aux Alpes Francais
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Not surprisingly, a recent trip to the French Alps has totally reinvigorated and inspired me. It's amazing what nature can do for the soul, for the spirit. Four days in the Alps and I am a new woman. Bonnie used to work in a little town called Hope in Alaska. She was there for four summers in a row and made wonderful friends, some of whom I came to know as well. One of those friends is Jay, an American guy originally from Iowa, now living in Sunrise, Alaska who owns a white water rafting company and spends his winters skiing 7 days a week. For the last 20 years Jay has been coming to the tiny town of La Grave in the French Alps to ski its world-class mountains. This place draws serious skiers. I mean S-E-R-I-O-U-S skiers. These mountains aren't for beginners folks! But that didn't stop us of course... As lucky chance has it Jay's visit to France coincided with Bonnie's and we planned a visit to the small town in the high Alps to do some skiing ourselves. As an added bonus, two other friends of Bonnie's happened to be visiting Jay at the same time that we were so we were 5 in the tiny one-bedroom apartment in La Grave. But we were a hell of a group! Dave and Lana are also fellow Alaskans and die-hard skiers. They're married and I don't know that I've seen many couples who are as good together as these two are. It's sick. Anyway, I digress... Getting to La Grave from Montpellier involves a series of bus and train rides which take you through some beautiful country. I have to admit that as the last bus took us into the town itself, winding around sharp turns in the high Alps I couldn't stop thinking....What the hell have I gotten myself into? I'm going to attempt to ski in these mountains??? Let me point out that I am NOT a skier. I had only been once in my life, in Colorado about nine years ago and the little resort we went to back then was cake-meal compared to these massive peaks. I soon realized why a Welsh friend of mine asked me a few weeks ago, The Alps? Have you skied before, Graciela? when I told him where I was headed for the second ski experience of my life... Anyway, first night was easy enough. Arrived at Jay's apartment right on time and they were waiting to take us to a wonderful Indian dinner just 10 steps from our front door. Our first night in La Grave was spent feasting on wonderful Indian food, French red wine, and a local liquor called Génépi that feels like paint thinner running down the esophagus as it goes down. It was everywhere and no one takes non for an answer so you will likely find yourself imbibing lots of Génépi in the French Alps. At least it serves to warm your internal organs... Since Jay has been going to La Grave for more than 20 years he knows the locals well and has all kinds of connections. Bonnie and I each had all the gear we needed...for free. It was awesome. Got up on Tuesday morning, had breakfast and then headed over to Chazlet, the beginner resort. Jay was kind enough to give up one of his priceless skiing days to come over with us and give me a lesson, help get us going. Thank God for his help. Chazlet was a great place for me to start out. Still a lot bigger and more intimidating than anything I saw in Colorado but doable I guess. It was very painful in the beginning. I think both Jay and Bonnie thought I was a lost cause. It took me 30 minutes and 30 falls to make it to the first lift! In my defense, the stupid catwalk to get to this lift is treacherous! It's a steep, narrow, ice-packed slope. I hadn't worn skis in 9 years and ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Bonnie & Me, going up La Meije
2. Bonnie & Me, on top of La Meije
3. Bonnie in Concert
4. Briancon, highest city in the Alps
5. Buying Morning Bread
6. Bzdok & Graciela
7. Bzdok & Graciela, Briancon, France
8. Cafe at the Top of the Mountain
9. Dinner at the Frenchies
10. First Ride to the Top
11. Fort Wall, Briancon, France
12. Getting Ready to head to the Slopes
13. Graffiti inside an old Military Fort
14. La Grave
15. Le Desert
16. Lunch
17. ME
18. Me Skiing, Chazlet, France
19. On the Ski Lift for the First Time
20. One of Many Wipe Outs
21. Right before the first Ski in the French Alps
22. Right Outside our Front Door, La Grave, France
23. Sampling local specialties
24. Skiers headed down the mountainside
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Antibes on the French Riviera
We are taking you to the wonderful seaside town of Antibes in the south of France. It's along the shores of Provence. This entire stroll through the village of Antibes only takes a couple of hours into this pedestrian zone of the Old Town of Antibes. And stroll about for an hour or two, maybe sit at a café, grab some lunch.
Montmartre, Paris ... Off the Tourist Track
This is a look at the hilly Montmartre area of Paris, with emphasis on the parts of the butte that are off the well-worn tourist track.
I've already made a video that shows the touristy parts of Montmartre, such as Sacré-Cœur basilica and the artists' square (place du Tertre). You can find that on my channel, or there's a link to it at the end of this video. This considerably longer video explores just about everything except those touristy areas. Of course, all of Montmartre (and all of Paris) attracts tourists, but the density of tourists declines by at least a factor of 100 once you are off the beaten track.
There is a great deal to see in Montmartre, and this video cannot do it proper justice in 38 minutes. It's much more interesting to walk through this neighborhood than it is to see a video about it. However, I've tried to capture as much of a reasonable cross-section of Montmartre as I could, for those who don't or won't have the opportunity to see it in person.
The video shows places like the rue Lepic, avenue Junot, place Dalida, rue Cortot, rue Saint Vincent, rue des Trois Frères, rue des Abbesses, rue Caulaincourt, rue Lamarck, the Suzanne Buisson garden, the two main cemeteries on the butte, assorted stairways, other gardens, and points of interest (such as several shooting locations from the movies Amélie and Ronin), and so on.
If this videos seems quiet, that's because Montmartre is a lot quieter than the rest of Paris, since the twisty little streets discourage through traffic.
Index:
00:09 Lepic Street (rue Lepic)
03:06 Moulin de la Galette
05:35 Marcel Aymé Place (place Marcel Aymé)
06:34 Dalida Place (place Dalida)
08:09 Suzanne Buisson Park (parc Suzanne Buisson)
09:16 Junot Avenue (avenue Junot)
09:36 Leandre Villa (Villa Léandre)
11:01 Saint Vincent Cemetery (cimetière Saint Vincent)
11:39 Montmartre Cemetery (cimetière de Montmartre)
14:36 Caulaincourt Street (rue Caulaincourt)
16:03 Joël Le Tac Park (parc Joël Le Tac / parc Constantin Pecqueur)
17:51 Abreuvoir Street (rue de l'Abreuvoir)
18:27 Cortot Street (rue Cortot)
20:10 Lapin Agile
20:20 Clos de Montmartre (vineyard)
20:40 Saint Vincent Street (rue Saint Vincent)
21:34 Mont-Cenis Street (rue du Mont-Cenis)
21:52 Chevalier de la Barre Street (rue du Chevalier de la Barre)
22:22 Carmel de Montmartre
23:35 Bleustein-Blanchet Park (parc Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet)
25:00 Lamarck Street (rue Lamarck) and Lamark-Caulaincourt
25:51 Trois Frères Street (rue des Trois Frères)
26:03 Ravignan Street (rue Ravignan)
28:14 Gabrielle Street (rue Gabrielle)
29:20 Montmartre Funicular (Funiculaire de Montmartre)
29:39 Foyatier Street (rue Foyatier)
29:53 Abbesses Alley (passage des Abbesses)
30:09 Abbesses Garden (jardin des Abbesses)
31:36 Abbesses Place (place des Abbesses)
32:04 Jean Rictus Square and I Love You wall (square Jean Rictus et mur des Je t'aime)
32:28 Abbesses Métro
32:34 Church of Saint John of Montmartre (Église St. Jean de Mont martre)
33:06 Abbesses Street (rue des Abbesses)
34:10 Charles Dullin Place (place Charles Dullin)
36:20 Utrillo Street (rue Maurice Utrillo)
Principal photography for this video was carried out in March, 2012.
Places to see in ( Royan - France )
Places to see in ( Royan - France )
Royan is a seaside resort town on France’s Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary. Its sandy beaches include the 2 km-long, south-facing La Grande Conche with its sheltered waters. The town also has belle epoque villas and modern, postwar architecture such as the concrete Notre-Dame de Royan church. The grand Cordouan Lighthouse stands on an islet in the estuary, accessible by ferry.
Located at the entrance to the Gironde estuary, the seaside resort of the Beauté coast became famous in the 19th century, when the fashion for sea bathing developed. Rebuilt after the bombardments of 1945, the town of Royan today offers many examples of modern architecture, including residential blocks and the Notre-Dame church. It is though still possible to admire charming villas of the Belle Époque period, especially in the prestigious district of Pontaillac. Beautiful fine sand beaches, among which the Grande Conche beach and the beautiful beach of Pontaillac, as well as the numerous activities on offer make Royan a renowned seaside resort.
Royan is a commune in the south-west of France , located in the department of Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region). Its inhabitants are called Royannais and Royannaises. Main city of the Côte de Beauté with 18,393 inhabitants in 2015, in the heart of an urban area of 48,982 inhabitants in 2013, Royan is primarily one of the main seaside resorts on the French Atlantic coast, with five beaches sand, and also a marina that can accommodate more than 1,000 boats and an active fishing port. Economic center radiating on the south-west quarter of the department (tertiary activities : shopping centers, crafts, banks and mutual, educational institutions) the city also lives at the pace of the university pole of Carel, specialized in language teaching.
Located in the peninsula of Arvert, on the right bank of the mouth of the largest estuary in Europe, the Gironde, Royan has always been a coveted strategic site costing him several seats and destruction. After the Germanic invasions (Visigoths in particular), and some incursions Viking, Royan, then small fishing port, is the seat of several priories during the Middle Ages. Under English rule during the Hundred Years War, the city becomes during the Religious war a Protestant stronghold that will be besieged and destroyed by Louis XIII.
It was only during the Restoration that Royan developed thanks to its sea baths and acquired a great reputation in the middle of the 19th century, especially from the Second Empire. It hosts many artists during the Roaring Twenties.
Destroyed by allied bombing during the Liberation fighting (headquarters of Royan, September 12, 1944-15 April 1945), the martyred city is declared a Laboratory of research on urbanism and has since a representative architectural heritage of the 1950s (Modernist architecture), which earned him to be classified Ville d'Art et d'Histoire (Towns of Art and History) in 2010. Today, Royan affirms more than ever its seaside vocation. It is a tourist and cultural center welcoming annually 90,000 inhabitants each summer season.
Alot to see in Royan such as :
Planet Exotica
Notre Dame de Royan
Royan Museum
Plage de la Grande-Conche
Pointe de Grave
Plage de Pontaillac
Le Train des Mouettes
caves of Regulus
Plage du Bureau
Casino Barrière
Plage de Foncillon
Plage du Chay
Phare de Terre-Nègre
Plage des Vergnes
Phare de Grave
Plage des Nonnes
Plage de la Grande Côte
Plage de Suzac
Plage Océane
Château de Didonne
( Royan - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Royan . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Royan - France
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