***********How about Paris in the Spring************ Grand Hotel Francais April 2-5, 2015 $475.00 per person double occupancy 3 Nights accommodations All Taxes Breakfast Passports are required Airfare is NOT included Pay in full at time of booking Member may chose up to 2 additional rooms based on availability at an additional cost Le Grand Hôtel Français is situated place de la Nation, one of Paris biggest crossroads. We are a few minutes away from Bastille, Le Marais and Saint Paul (Underground station Rue des Boulets or Nation). The great variety of public transport modes, such as underground lines (1,2,6,9) and RER A line, puts the Grand Hotel Français only 10 minutes away from Paris main points of interest. In this lively district, where you can find many shops and café terraces, the Grand Hotel Français shelters a certain art de vivre. Grand Hotel Francais Overview: Grand Hotel Francais is an elegant 3-star property offering modern accommodation near the heart of Paris. It boasts free Wi-Fi and an excellent location within walking distance of the Bastille Opera. Location: The hotel is situated on Boulevard Voltaire, just south of the famous Pere Lachaise Cemetery. The Bastille area is predominantly residential, encompassing Place de la Bastille and Gare de Lyon. Nearby places of interest include the Bastille Opera and the fashionable cafes, restaurants and bars that surround it. Rue des Boulets metro station is located in the vicinity, providing fast and easy access to other popular Paris destinations. Exterior: The hotel is housed in a mid-rise townhouse featuring a classic facade with wrought iron faux balconies. The hotel has a 24-hour reception. Guest Room: Standard rooms are 10sqm and feature a modern and stylish decor. Amenities include air-conditioning, a flat-screen satellite TV and a mini-bar with free soft drinks. The en-suite bathrooms feature a bathtub or walk-in shower. Onsite Dining: Restaurants and Bars - Guests can enjoy a range of drinks at the welcoming lobby bar. A buffet breakfast is provided every morning and there are plenty of dining opportunities in the vicinity. Place de la Nation Louis XIV will make his triumphal entry into Paris passinbg by the Throne Square, which will have that name from 1660 to 1680. It is called Reverse-throne Square during the Revolution. The City of Paris will install the guillotine after the complaint of the inhabitants of the Rue Saint-Honore, who did not want to see the carts of the condemned in their windows. Place de la Bastille The current Place de la Bastille was founded in 1803 ... the location of the fortress of the Bastille fell July 14, 1789. In 1989 the bicentenary of the revolution was inaugurated Bastille Opera and now the Mecca of Parisian night where plenty of restaurants, lively pubs with music and dance venues. Place des Vosges The Place des Vosges was named Place Royale in the original, then Place of Federated, August 19, 1792; Place indivisibility, July 4, 1793, Place des Vosges, 26 Fructidor VIII Place Royale, 27 April 1814,Place des Vosges, March 14, 1848, and Place Royale, 1852-1870. The area north of the garden, called Rue des Vosges, by arr. Pref. 22 January 1862, was again held in place by the district. Pref. 26 December 1893. The garden in the middle of the square was created in 1866. Origin of name: Given in the year VIII because the Vosges department had been the first to pay all of its contributions. Victor Hugo resided nearly 16 years at No. 6 Place des Vosges. Today the fashion district of Paris where you can rub top designers. Pere Lachaise Cemetery The Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the most famous and largest cemetery in the capital. Located in the 20th arrondissement, it now covers an area of 44 hectares .... Originally, the estate had been bought by the Jesuits in the seventeenth century to make it a place of convalescence. It was especially by François dAix de la Chaise, said The Father La Chaise, confessor of Louis XIV. The brother of Father La Chaise was subsequently enlarge the field before having to sell it to pay a debt. First abandoned, the gardens were later purchased by the Prefect of the Seine in eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, under the leadership of Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, several new cemeteries were established to mitigate the lack of intramural burials: the cemetery of Montmartre and Montparnasse were built along the outside of the city. In 1803, the Prefect of Paris who asked the architect Brongniart transform the area that became the cemetery east of the city. The cemetery was officially opened on 21 May 1804 with the first burial. At the heart of the site, the famous Wall, marked the 147 Commune fighters were shot in 1871 against the wall, represents the symbol of the struggle for ideas and for freedom. Over the green path, you will come across the graves of famous men and women based in the cemetery. Here are some names: Honore de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Jean-Francois Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Molière, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro, Oscar Wilde. Marais Trendy neighborhood of the capital, is the favorite haunt of parisian bobos . Truly festive and relaxed atmosphere of this district will charm you ... During the day and evening, the Marais is constantly crowded, there is always something to do, a walk, go shopping or enjoy the spectacle of the street, sitting on a terrace. Young, old, Parisians and foreigners stroll through the lively streets and pleasant. Its a real pleasure .... all worlds come together.
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