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1 Viaduc des arts (12th) Place d italie (13th) Bercy (12th), tolbiac (13th) Bois de Vincennes (12th) the south-east of Paris is undergoing a renaissance. the disused former railway line has been landscaped, and benches and skater ramps installed. the futuristic portico of the Ministry of finance straddles the quay and is reflected in the water. artistic creation and rehearsals take place at the frigos, the former Paris-ivry refrigerator station. UnDiscoVereD PARiS the tramway is back in service. the diderot university is open to students on the site of the former grands Moulins flour mills. a shopping centre now flourishes on the paving stones of abandoned covered markets, and pagodas dot 1970s tower blocks. you won t believe your eyes! flowering palisades, workers housing blocks standing shoulder to shoulder with skyscrapers, organic vegetable gardens on the waste ground of warehouses that back on to smoked-glass offices. and to go from one side of the seine to the other, there are lush green tunnels, bridges of spindle-shaped steel, and an undulating footbridge between the four book-shaped towers of france s national library the Bibliothèque nationale de france and the contemporary cinema since the time of the medieval tanners on the banks of the river Bièvre, nothing has been lost, everything has metamorphosed!

H Jussieu Place Monge Censier Daubenton Gobelins Campo- Formio St-Marcel Gare d Austerlitz Quai de la Rapée H Chevaleret i Quai de la Gare Gare de Lyon Bercy PALAIS OMNISPORT DE PARIS-BERCY Reuilly-

new zoo was designed with animal well-being, the preservation of endangered species and biodiversity conservation in mind.

2 H Jussieu Place Monge Censier Daubenton Gobelins Campo- Formio St-Marcel Gare d Austerlitz Quai de la Rapée H Chevaleret i Quai de la Gare Gare de Lyon Bercy PALAIS OMNISPORT DE PARIS-BERCY Reuilly- Diderot Montgallet PARC ZOOLOGIQUE DE PARIS Cour St-Émilion MUSÉE DE L HISTOIRE DE l IMMIGRATION AQUARIUM TROPICAL UnDiscoVereD PARiS Place d Italie Nationale Don t Miss Parc zoologique de Paris The new zoo was designed with animal well-being, the preservation of endangered species and biodiversity conservation in mind. Discover the five biozones and a whole host of wonderful animals: lemurs, Grevy s zebras, giraffes, wolves, lions, wolverines, manatees, etc. intersection of avenue Daumesnil and the route de la ceinture du Lac (12th). m Porte Dorée. tel: mid-oct to mid-mar: 10am-5pm. mid-mar to mid-oct: 10am-6pm (wk), 9.30am-7.30pm (w/e, public hols and school hols) yrs: 14. Under 3s: free. Bibliothèque Fr. Mitterrand Place d Italie (lines 5, 6,7) Gobelins (line 7) Gare de Lyon (lines 1, 14) Cour Saint-Émilion (line 14) Bercy (lines 6, 14) Bois de Vincennes 995 hectares of trees, lakes, islands and grass! This royal hunting ground, now Paris s largest green space, is crisscrossed with 32 km of car-free roads, some 20 km of cycle paths and a similar number of bridle paths. And what s more, the wood also has a zoo, a race track, an ornithological reserve, a theatre, a Buddhist temple, and more. 12th. m Porte Dorée. Parc floral de Paris city of Paris botanical garden in summertime, jazz and classical music concerts fill the air of the park, with its little vales, water features, patios, pine wood, cedars and beeches. in the orchard, the Jardin insolite cultivates exotic species and vegetables from the past, while the hothouses of the Butterfly garden are mostly home to cocoons and chrysalises. Don t miss the Dahlia garden, the Valley of flowers, etc. did you know? This working organic farm enables young city-dwellers esplanade du château (12th). to explore country life through m château de vincennes. the seasons. tel: La Ferme de Paris. route du sept to June: free. Pesage (12th). June to sept, Wed, sat and sun: 5.50 rr: 2.75.? 73

Half fortified castle, half classic palace, it is a wonderful ensemble! av. de Paris. vincennes. m château de vincennes. tel: 01 43 28 15 48. 21 may to 22 sept: 10am-6pm. 23 sept to 20 may: 10am-5pm.

3 74 château de Vincennes PMP The Capetian kings established their hunting manor in the surrounding forest in the 12th century. Two centuries went by, Charles V had a keep built here along with ramparts and a Holy Chapel. in the 17th century, Louis Xiii grew up here and Louis XiV stayed here. Half fortified castle, half classic palace, it is a wonderful ensemble! av. de Paris. vincennes. m château de vincennes. tel: may to 22 sept: 10am-6pm. 23 sept to 20 may: 10am-5pm. Daily, except 1 Jan, 1 may, 1 and 11 nov and 25 Dec rr: Under 18s, yrs eu and 1st sun of the month (nov to mar): free. Viaduc des arts and promenade plantée The walk begins in mid-air, on avenue Daumesnil. A staircase leads up to the viaduct of a former railway line. Brick mansions DiscoVer la Butte-aux-cailles arts and crafts This churchless village, which witnessed popular uprisings in 1871, owes its name to a certain Monsieur Caille, who planted vines here around Although the libertarian spirit has disappeared with time, good humour remains among the little houses with flowers, and the small, cobbled alleyways such as the rues de l Espérance, des Cinq-Diamants, and de la Butte-aux- Cailles. Discover its small and co-op run cafes with walls tattooed with poetic Miss.Tic stencils. over 50 craft workers and designers have their ateliers under the vaults of the viaduc des arts. Wood, leather, copper, bark, thread, gouache, marble, moss, straw, clay, paper, pigments, and glass are transformed before your eyes. 1 to 129 av. Daumesnil (12th). M Ledru-Rollin Gare-de-Lyon. Tel: eventually give way to the former residence of the Merovingian kings, now the Jardin de Reuilly, with its half-moonshaped lawn. A footbridge, a tunnel, and that just about sums up this stretch of greenery that was once Paris s circular railway line. in total, 4.5 km of pure delight. 12th. m bastille. Bercy Village Like the neighbouring Bercy Park, the village is reserved for pedestrians. Themed restaurants, cinema, shops for good wine and good living, Zen culture for the mind and body occupy these former 19th-century wine storehouses with their pointed roofs and stonework. cour saint-émilion (12th). m cour saint-émilion. tel: ( 0.15/min). Daily: 11am-9pm. restaurants: 11am to 2 in the morning. did you know? This village is 6,500-yearsold! in 1990, the building site for the renovation of the storehouses and creation of the park unearthed three piogues and artefacts from the neolithic period. Manufacture nationale des Gobelins, de Beauvais et de la savonnerie Around 1440, Jean Gobelin, a scarlet dyer came to live on the banks of the River Bièvre. Later in 1667, Colbert grouped together tapestry, ebony, gold and silversmith workshops to form the Manufacture Royale des Meubles de la Couronne. At the rate of 1 m 2 of tapestry per year and using the high warp technique, tapestry-making goes on with respect for this traditional art. 42 av. des gobelins (13th). m gobelins. tel: Daily during temporary exhibition periods: 11am-6pm. closed: mon, 25 Dec, 1 Jan and 1 may. 6 rr: 4. Free: 1st sun of the month.

cinémathèque française musée du cinéma PMP optical instruments, cameras, magic lanterns, legendary costumes, posters, documents from film shoots and cult objects all make up the collection of this

mon to sat: 12-noon to 7pm. sun: 10am-8pm. tues, 1 Jan, 1 may, 25 Dec: closed. 5 rr: 4. Under 12s: 2.50. www.cinematheque.

4 cinémathèque française musée du cinéma PMP optical instruments, cameras, magic lanterns, legendary costumes, posters, documents from film shoots and cult objects all make up the collection of this museum. film buffs will find the greatest names in cinema including Charlie Chaplin, fritz Lang, Buñuel and Alfred Hitchcock. 51 rue de bercy (12th). m bercy. tel: mon to sat: 12-noon to 7pm. sun: 10am-8pm. tues, 1 Jan, 1 may, 25 Dec: closed. 5 rr: 4. Under 12s: Bibliothèque nationale de france site françois-mitterrand once upon a time, there were four towers in the shape of open books, dominating the Seine on a wooden square and set around a garden. Since 1996, they have been the repository for books while the Haut-de-jardin and Rez-de-jardin levels devote their reading rooms red carpet, steel and natural wood to all fields of knowledge, printed material as well as multimedia and many fine exhibitions. Quai François-mauriac (13th). m bibliothèque François mitterrand. tel: guided tours: tues to Fri, 2.30pm; sat and sun, 3pm les frigos A city of artists. This is the name given by its tenants to the former Paris-ivry refrigeration station built in An industrial wasteland, due to be demolished, it was transformed into workshops for artists as part of the Paris Rive Gauche project. Contact for information and then go and visit them! 19 rue des Frigos (13th). m bibliothèque François mitterrand. les Pavillons de Bercy This site boasts one of the world s biggest collections of merry-go-rounds, fairground stalls and attractions, which have been completely restored and are now fully functioning. Visitors in small groups can chinatown in Paris neon lights flash in chinese ideograms. even Uncle sam s fast food restaurant has a pagoda roof! below the tower blocks on the olympiades paved area, you ll find guavas, silk tunics, tonkinese soups and karaoke DvDs in the shopping arcades. and here, new Year is celebrated a good month after 1 January! since the 1970s, dragon dances, kites, gongs and flowers have been parading in the triangle of avenue d ivry, avenue de choisy and boulevard massena, which form the heart of this asian quarter in the 13th arrondissement. discover the Musée des Arts forains, the Théâtre du Merveilleux, the Salons Vénitiens or the Théâtre de Verdure. Quite simply magical! 53 av. des terroirs de France (12th). m cour saint-émilion. tel: guided visits by appointment only. Palais de la Porte Dorée Musée de l histoire de l immigration aquarium tropical The Palais de la Porte Dorée, a listed building, was built for the 1931 international Exposition Coloniale. A symbol of art deco style, it houses a tropical aquarium with clown fish, turtles, crocodiles, rockfish and piranhas The Musée de l histoire de l immigration shows the role played by immigrants in the economic development, social changes and the cultural life of the country. The permanent exhibition Repères allows visitors to discover accounts and personal stories of immigrants, video or film excerpts, ancient and contemporary works of art. 293 av. Daumesnil (12th). m Porte Dorée. tel: tues to Fri: 10am-5.30pm. sat and sun: 10am-7pm. mon, 1 may, 25 Dec and 1 Jan: closed. aquarium: 5/7 rr: 3.50/5. museum: 6/4.50. Under 26s and 1st sun of the month: free. UnDiscoVereD PARiS 75

5 surrounding area there are plenty of ideas for places to go in the Val-de-Marne area. its proximity to Paris means you can easily spend a day exploring museums and losing all sense of time in wonderful gardens Paris km val-de-marne roseraie du Val de Marne The garden devised by Jules Gravereaux and landscaped by Édouard André in 1899 boasts 3,177 varieties of old roses. A work of art that has received the label of Remarkable Garden and been included in the list of historical monuments. 4 exploradôme A museum for exploring the sciences, multimedia and sustainable development and where it is prohibited not to touch! You can start a tornado, stick your shadow to the wall, etc. 18 av. Henri-barbusse vitry-sur-seine. m villejuif - Louis aragon, then bus 172. tel: contact for opening times. 6 rr: Depending on availability: workshop, 7; workshop and visit: rue albert-watel L Haÿ-les-roses. m Porte d italie, then bus 184. tel: (local council parks and gardens department). From 6 may to 21 sept 2014: 10am-8pm. 3 rr: Under 5s: free. guided visits: sun at 2.30pm (additional admission fee 0.75). 2 Musée fragonard de l École Vétérinaire de Maisons-alfort Situated in the park of the prestigious École nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, this cabinet of curiosities presents a unique collection devoted to pet animals: skeletons, moulds, natural anomalies and the famous Écorchés of Honoré fragonard ( ). 7 av. du général-de-gaulle maisons-alfort. m École vétérinaire de maisons-alfort. tel: Wed, thurs, sat and sun: 2-6pm. 7 with audioguide. Under 18s, yrs eu: free. 3 the Marne river bends There is nothing like a trip along the river for discovering the exceptional natural beauty of the Marne riverbanks. The guinguette (open-air cafes with dancing) synonymous with local popular culture and merriment, and Sundays at the water s edge during the belle époque combine well with water sports activities for nature enthusiasts. 5 Mac/Val This amazing museum of contemporary art boasts a rich collection of over 2,000 artworks that presents the art scene in france from the 1950s to the present. it is also a vibrant arts venue with exhibition spaces, a cinema, a documentation centre and art workshops. Place de la Libération vitry-sur-seine. m Porte de choisy, then bus 183. tel: tues to Fri:10am-6pm. sat, sun and public hols: 12pm-7pm. closed: mon, 1 Jan, 1 may and 25 Dec. 5 rr: Under 26s, students, 1st sun of the month: free. 6 Marché international de rungis The leading fresh-food market in the world, Rungis can be visited on the second friday of each month (except Aug), departing from the Place Denfert- Rochereau (Paris), at 4.30 in the morning. 1 rue de la tour. bp rungis cedex. tel: (entrance fee, coach and brunch). contact Val-de-Marne Tourisme & Loisirs 16 rue Joséphine de beauharnais champigny-sur-marne. tel: cdt94@tourisme-valdemarne.com

Walking tour along the river Bièvre

Walking tour along the river Bièvre Duration: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Arrondissements: 13 th and 5 th Length: 5,8 km Here is the first walking tour of Walking in Paris! It will take you along the Bièvre,