Hotels in the neighborhood
23 rue Brey, 75017 Paris
Hotel Tilsitt Champs Elysees
3 star hotel in Paris near the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe.
41 avenue Marceau, 75016 Paris
Hotel Elysees Regencia Paris
4 star design hotel located avenue Marceau between the Champs Elysees and the Eiffel Tower.
44 rue de l'Amiral Hamelin - 75116 Paris
Hotel Elysees Union Paris
3 star hotel at the Trocadero, located between the Champs Elysees and Eiffel Tower
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The Champs-Élysées
It’s not the widest or the longest avenue in the world, but almost everyone agrees that it’s certainly the most beautiful avenue in the world… and one of the most expensive too, for businesses. Famous brand names fights relentlessly to have their own space there, and the selection process is ruthless (H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch and Dolce & Gabbana have only just got the OK, and probably won’t open until 2010).
But there’s more to ‘Les Champs’ (as Parisians call it) than just shopping – although here you can do it in amazing style. With its wide leafy pavements, numerous cafés and cinemas and the most amazing view from the Arc de Triomphe straight down to the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysées is luxurious and stunning like nowhere else in the world. And don’t forget that nearby there are all the restaurants you could ask for, bars, nightlife and the Lido.
It’s also one of the city’s most popular meeting spots and often used for popular events. The Bastille parade that marches down it on 14th July is always impressive, it’s the venue for the last leg of the Tour de France and New Year’s Eve there is a rowdy but good-natured night with almost everyone holding a bottle of champagne!
Basically, if you visit Paris and miss the Champs Elysees, you haven’t really seen Paris…
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Champs-Élysées news
from the 2010-03-12 until the 2010-08-01
From Du Greco to Dalí exhibition
at the Jacquemart-André museum
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This exhibition of Spanish masters is a rare showing of the Pérez Simón; 50 paintings by 25 great Spanish artists, spanning four centuries.
You probably already know Goya, Picasso, Dalí and Miró, but perhaps you'll also discover that you like Sorolla, Gris and Tàpies?
And for the technically proficient amongst you, an audioguide can be downloaded from the official site, and an iPhone app is also available.
Musée Jacquemart-André, 158, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris
10€
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