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The free Xmas 2012 merry-go-rounds in Paris from 22nd December 2012 – 6th...
All around town, you’re going to be able to take your kids for a spin on an old-style merry-go-round for the princely sum of zero euros! Here are all the details and an interactive map. photo de Renaat...
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The street illuminations for Xmas 2012 in Paris
We all know that the Champs-Elysées is lit up like a bloomin’ Xmas tree for, er, Xmas, but what about the rest of town? Well, as it happens, seventy groups of shop owners have also got together to...
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Xmas 2012 mass at Notre Dame cathedral
Tonight is the kick-off for Notre-Dame’s 850th anniversary celebrations (that continue right through to 24th November 2013!). You’ll be able to hear the grand organ for the first time since restoration...
View ArticleCharléty sur neige, a ski resort for kids in Paris from 24th – 31st December...
Charléty is a sports stadium most of the year round, but for a week around Xmas it is filled with real snow and transformed into Charléty sur Neige, a Parisian ski resort for 3-16 year-olds. And it’s...
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A giant Xmas tree on place de la Concorde until 3rd January 2013
Xmas 2012 in Paris wouldn’t be Xmas without Xmas trees, and this year kids channel Nickelodeon has paid for the biggest natural Xmas tree in Europe (35 metres high) to be installed on place de la...
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Special Xmas opening of the Fairground Arts museum from 26th December 2012 –...
Usually only open for groups and by appointment, the Musée des Arts Forains is an unusual Xmas visit that kids will love and adults will get all misty-eyed over…With its old fairground rides and...
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A fun trail to follow with your iPad / iPhone (or other device) for the...
With the Patrimap app, in French or English, follow a special trail with six questions and win prizes, while having fun and discovering some of Paris’ most beautiful buildings!…What a great way to...
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Merry Xmas 2012 from Hôtels Paris Rive Gauche!
Click the photo to see all our articles about what to do in Paris over Xmas 2012 (ice skating, Xmas markets, the illuminations and much more…) photo by Nuno Lopes used under cc licence
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Free public transport in Paris for New Year’s Eve 2012
No need to rely on a taxi to get you safely home after celebrating New Year’s Eve 2012 in Paris. Six metro lines will be running throughout the night, as well as RER lines, trains and buses for the...
View ArticleXmas is over. The biggest Xmas tree in Europe gets the chop.
We’ve already told you the epic tale of how a 30-metre high Xmas tree arrived at place de la Concorde for the holiday season. Everything went like clockwork. But how does one remove such a monster,...
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