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LES BAINS DU MARAIS
31 rue Blancs Manteaux / 01 4461 0202 / www.lesbainsdumarais.com
Step into this full-service oasis on a side street in the Marais for the famous gommage (salt scrub) and hammam/sauna package (€70). Call ahead to find out which days are for men and which are for women or come on Sunday when it’s open to both genders. Swimsuit obligatory. A sweet mint tea after your treatment is a must.
SPA NUXE 32 MONTORGUEIL
32 rue Montorgueil / 01 5580 7140 / www.nuxe.com
From the creators of the chic Nuxe skincare line, this elegant and cavernous oriental-inspired spa offers facials (from €45, including a special men’s facial), massages (from €75), and their famous “Reve de Miel” treatment, using their line of honey-infused products (€140).
L’APPARTEMENT 217
217 rue St Honoré / 01 4296 0096 / www.lappartement217.com
New kid on the block Appartement 217 is the first organic spa in Paris, run by Colette’s former beauty guru. The spa offers treatments using the skincare line Dr. Hauschka in a feng-shui inspired Paris apartment.Museums & Sights
The best-known sights in Paris hardly need an introduction, nonetheless we’ve included them on the map: Musée d’Orsay; Sainte Chapelle; Eiffel Tower; The Louvre; Arc de Triomphe; Notre Dame; Sacre Coeur; Champs Elysées
FONDATION CARTIER POUR L’ART CONTEMPORAIN
261 blvd Raspail / 01 42 18 56 50 / www.fondation.cartier.fr
Contemporary art rules this space founded by Cartier’s CEO and designed by famed Frenchie Jean Nouvel. Recent hits include Jean Paul Gautier’s famous 2004 expo on fashion and bread.
GALERIES NATIONALES DU GRAND PALAIS
3 av du Général-Eisenhower / 01 4413 1717 / www.rmn.fr/galeriesnationalesdugrandpalais
Built for the 1900 world’s fair the recently renovated Grand Palais proudly boasts its art nouveau architecture. The museum holds big-name (Turner-Whistler-Monet, Renoir) exhibits on painting, sculpture, and more.
MUSÉE NATIONAL EUGÈNE DELACROIX
6 rue de Furstenberg / 01 4441 8650 / www.musee-delacroix.fr
Tucked away in the tiny but charming Place Furstenberg, Delacroix’s final maison displays his lesser-known works and personal collections of Moroccan objêts.
MUSÉE JACQUEMART-ANDRÉ
158 blvd Haussmann / 01 4562 1159 / www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com
Step into this 19th-century mansion to get a glimpse into the gilded lifestyle and view this elegant private collection of works by Botticelli, Rembrandt, David and others.
MUSÉE NATIONAL D’ART MODERNE-CENTRE POMPIDOU
19 rue Beaubourg, Place Georges Pompidou / 01 4478 1233 / www.centrepompidou.fr
Brightly coloured pipes and ducts outline the exterior of this famous eyesore. Inside, the collection includes a great collection of modern art.
MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA MODE ET DU TEXTILE
MUSÉE DES ARTS DÉCORATIFS
MUSÉE DE LA PUBLICITÉ
107 rue de Rivoli / 01 4455 5750 / www.ucad.fr
In the same building as the Louvre, these three smaller museums dedicate themselves to more modern day passions - fashion and textile, decorative arts, and advertising. D2
MUSÉE RODIN
77 rue de Varenne / 01 4418 6110 / www.musee-rodin.fr
Rodin’s final home-turned-musée holds many of his famous works including “The Kiss” and “The Thinker”. Don’t miss the sculpture garden. The outdoor café is a lovely place for a casual lunch.
PETIT PALAIS – MUSÉE DES BEAUX-ARTS
Av Winston Churchill / 01 5343 4000 / www.petit-palais.paris.fr
Reopened and expanded after extensive renovations, the Grand Palais’ little sister exhibits a wide range of art from antiquity to the present day alongside temporary expos.
PALAIS DE TOKYO – SITE DE CRÉATION CONTEMPORAINE
13 av Président Wilson / 01 4723 5401 / www.palaisdetokyo.com
In a warehouse-like interior, the Palais de Tokyo is as famous for its anti-establishment look and feel as it is for its innovative collection of modern and up-and-coming artists. Check out the gift shop’s eccentric souvenirs.Views, Walks & Parks
THE ISLANDS: ILE ST-LOUIS & ILE DE LA CITÉ
These little islands in the middle of the Seine offer a great afternoon walk, with some shopping and sightseeing thrown in. Ile de la Cité, the very centre and beginning of Paris from the middle ages, is home to Notre Dame, Ste Chapelle and the Conciergerie. Don’t miss the fragrant Marché aux Fleurs. Ile St. Louis, the other island, is a quiet, charming antique-shop-filled refuge from the crowds. Stop by Berthillon (31 r St Louis en l’Ile / 01 4354 3161) for Paris’ most famous sorbet.
CANAL ST. MARTIN
Made famous in the classic French film l’Hôtel du Nord (1938) and in the recent hit Amelie (2001), the area surrounding Canal St. Martin was formerly blue-collar and is now young and hip. A great place for a stroll along the canal’s banks or window-shopping in some of its unique shops.