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U R B A N I S M NEW The new Berges de la Seine (left & right banks): newly-redesigned Seine riverbanks, transformed into a 6-km pedestrian promenade for leisure activities, outdoor cafes etc. ONGOING PROJECTS Development of Paris Rive Gauche area: bold architecture, innovating & dynamic nightlife. Redesign and upgrade of Les Halles garden. Development of Batignolles ecodistrict and building of the new Court of justice by Renzo Piano.
A C C O M M O D A T I O N 1,974 hotels / 115,984 rooms 62 youth hostels / 8,833 beds NEW Renovation of the luxury properties: The Ritz***** (142 rooms), Hôtel de Crillon (125 rooms / 2017), The Lutetia**** (193 rooms / 2017) Opening of Cheval Blanc (72 rooms / 2019) A floating hotel! OFF Paris Seine**** (58 rooms) moored at Port d'austerlitz Opening of original boutique hotels: Le Roch Hôtel & Spa (37 rooms), Le Pigalle**** (40 rooms), Nolinski Paris***** (45 rooms), Square Louvois**** (50 rooms) Generator, the new-generation youth hostel (920 beds) off Canal Saint-Martin
C U L T U R E NEW Opening of Louis Vuitton contemporary art foundation, of Philharmonie de Paris. Reopening of Musée Picasso, Monnaie de Paris, Panthéon cupola, Musée Rodin, Musée de l Homme and Musée Maillol. UPCOMING Opening of the Grand Musée du Parfum in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré (16 December 2016) Opening of Seine Musicale on Île Seguin, designed by Shigeru Ban and Jean de Gastines (22 April 2017) Opening of Lafayette Anticipation, contemporary art foundation in the Marais (Fall 2017) Opening of Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris, in the historical headquarters of the couture house (Fall 2017)
G A S T R O N O M Y 8,738 restaurants & brasseries in Paris 91 Michelin-starred restaurants including 10 *** NEW Champeaux at Les Halles, new Alain Ducasse restaurant Ritz Escoffier cooking school Cordon Bleu campus & cooking school Ore, contemporary café by Alain Ducasse at Versailles palace L Ėtoile du Nord, contemporary brasserie by Thierry Marx, inside Gare du Nord New cuisine at Brasserie des Champs-Élysées at Publicisdrugstore, concept by Éric Fréchon (Dec. 2016)
S H O P P I N G NEW & UPCOMING 12 new tourist areas for 7/7 shopping. Inauguration of the new Forum des Halles shopping center under a spectacular glass canopy, with 150 shops. Opening after full renovation of the deluxe delicatessen & food store Hédiard (2017) Opening of a Galleria deluxe department store in place of Samaritaine department store (2017) Full renovation of Printemps (until mid 2017) Opening of Galeries Lafayette in a 9,000-m 2 store dedicated to fashion and luxury on Champs-Ėlysées avenue (2018)
EVENTS CALENDAR Paris main events calendar Top 10 exhibitions Sport
P A R I S M A I N E V E N T S C A L E N D A R Popular & cultural events Car-free Champs-Élysées (1 st Sunday of the month) Sales (11 January 21 February & 28 June 8 August 2017) European Night of Museums (21 May 2017) Bastille Day (14 July) Paris Plages (mid July to mid August) European Heritage Days (16-17 September 2017) Car-free Paris (24 September 2017) Nuit Blanche (7 October 2017) Fiac contemporary art fair (19-22 October 2017) Christmas festivities (mid November to early January)
P A R I S M A I N E V E N T S C A L E N D A R Music festivals and events Fête de la Musique (21 June) Weather Festival (June 2017) Solidays (24-25 June 2017) We Love Green (10-11 June 2017) Rock en Seine (25-27 August 2017) Pitchfork (October 2017)
T O P 1 0 E X H I B I T I O N S 1 The Shchukin Collection at Fondation Louis Vuitton (until 20 February 2017) 2 3 4 5 Cy Twombly at Centre Pompidou (30 November 2016 24 April 2017) Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting at Musée du Louvre (22 February 22 May 2017) Paris is a party; from Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec at Musée Jacquemart-André (10 March 24 July 2017) Auguste Rodin, the centenary retrospective at Grand -Palais (20 March 31 July 2017)
T O P 1 0 E X H I B I T I O N S 6 7 8 9 10 Picasso and primitivism at Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (28 March 23 July 2017) David Hockney at Pompidou Center (21 June 23 October 2017) Derain, Balthus, Giacometti at Musée d art moderne de la Ville de Paris (2 June 29 October 2017) Gauguin, the alchemist at Grand Palais (9 October 2017 2 January 2018) Rubens at Musée du Luxembourg (4 October 2017 15 January 2018) 10
S P O R T Recurring sporting events 8 th Saut Hermès at Grand Palais (17-19 March 2017) 41 st Paris Marathon (9 April 2017) 4 th Color Run (April 2017) 116 th tennis French Open (22 May 11 June 2017) 101 st golf French Open (June 2017) 4 th Paris Eiffel Jumping (July 2017) Finish of the 104 th Tour de France (23 July 2017) 96 th Prix de l Arc de Triomphe (1 October 2017)
S P O R T Upcoming International sporting competitions 25th IHF World Men s Handball Championship (11-29 January 2017) 81st IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship (5-21 May 2017) Paris & Cologne World Wrestling Championships (21-26 August 2017) 10th Gay Games (4-12 August 2018) 42nd Ryder Cup, in France (28-30 September 2018) 13th European Women s Handball Championship (30 Nov. 16 Dec. 2018) 8th FIFA Women s World Cup (June 2019)