LINKS

Below is a selection of websites (most of them in English) that you may find useful and interesting as you prepare for your trip to Paris, France.

- official websites
- general information, city guides, travel guides
- practical information
- landmarks, museums
- guided tours
- night life
- Paris surroundings
- vacation rentals

- our favorite websites

OFFICIAL WEBSITES

The website of the City of Paris.
The website of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau,
The tourist website of Paris Ile-de-France.
The website of the French Government Tourist Office
A site published by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, which provides a complete overview of cultural events in France and also includes a comprehensive guide of cultural internet sites.

GENERAL INFORMATION, CITY GUIDES, TRAVEL GUIDES...

The number one information website for travellers in the world !
Paris Internet city guide and portal.
Paris accommodations, directory, travel and tourism.
Paris city guide featuring Paris tourism information.
Hotel and vacation guide to Paris
Travel guide, including many photos of Paris.
Articles and reviews about Paris hotels and attractions.
Paris travel guide.
Online travel guide to family holidays in France Online travel guide to family holidays in France.
Everything about the French speaking countries.
France Magazine: the best of culture, travel & art de vivre.
Secrets of Paris by Heather Stimmler-Hall (a professional travel writer, journalist, and private tour guide).: alternative Paris information for both residents and visitors...

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Paris airports.
The Parisian transportation system (metro and bus).
A lot of practical services for the traveler. For instance, the page on electric plugs in France…
Paris’ premier English-speaking concierge service.
Paris weather.

LANDMARKS, MUSEUMS...

Guide for the Parisian museums.
The Paris Museum Pass, a direct access to over 60 sites.
The Eiffel Tower.
The Notre Dame Cathedral.
The Sacred-Heart Basilica of Montmartre.
The Louvre museum.
The Pompidou center. (Beaubourg)
Carnavalet museum (in French) - History of the city of Paris
The Orsay museum
The Rodin museum.
Orangerie Museum (Tuileries garden) - Just re-opened on May 17, 2006

GUIDED TOURS

 Paris Muse: private guided art tours in the great art museums of paris france
Private guided art tours in the great art museums of Paris.
Guided tours in Paris, dinners with Parisian hosts...a wonderful idea to discover French culture and gastronomy.
Paris walking tours, an insider’s look at the most popular areas of the city.
Personalized walking tours in Paris.
Explore Paris with "Paris A Pied" walking tours. Visit the historic Left Bank Latin Quarter, the Right Bank Marais and Montmartre.
Luxury exclusive tours across France with your own driver-guide.

NIGHT LIFE

The Famous Cabaret "LIDO de Paris"
MOULIN ROUGE : the Montmartre cabaret well-known for the French Cancan.
The CRAZY HORSE beautiful artitic nude show.

PARIS SURROUNDINGS

The great palace of Versailles.
The castle of Chantilly with the Condé museum
The castle of Vaux Le Vicomte

VACATION RENTALS

If none of our Paris Style Apartments corresponds to your wishes, maybe you will find what you are looking for on the following sites :

Unique and romantic vacation apartment rental aboard luxury Parisian house boat moored at the Eiffel Tower in the heart of Paris.
vacation rentals at ovrentals.com Ovrentals.com for vacation rentals all over the world
A site specializing in private homes and by owner vacation rentals.
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Sale of apartments in Paris
Van Gogh Worldwide Vacation Rentals
 
Holiday Home Pages :
the directory of cottage, villa and apartment holiday rental suppliers.
Vacation Rentals By Owner, holiday rentals, home exchange, vacation home sales.
Over 50 Vacation Rentals in Paris city.
Holiday-rentals.com advertises over 18,200 privately owned vacation and holiday homes from all over the world.
Exclusive Vacation Villas in Italy, France, Indonesia and Morocco.
Holiday rentals worldwide - thousands of vacation villas and apartments for rent direct from owners.
Vacation rentals and holiday rentals directly from the owner. Choose from 4567 vacation rentals all around the world!
PerfectPlaces.com has 1000's of vacation rental homes, villas, condos, and Bed and Breakfasts worldwide

We have also listed some of our personal favorite websites, in various fields of interest : photos, precious stones, colors, modern art...

If you like surfing, in the spirit of the Web, discover our "coups de coeur".


International colored gemstone association : all about colored gemstones.
A forum to have your photos published and commented about.
About...French language.
A list of French terms which are commonly used in English.
A captivating site about colors ! ( in French only)

International telephoning made easy.
Some very useful tools such as the reverse phone lookup for any country.

Tumbleweed is a wonderful small shop of handmade, quirky art toys and accessories in Paris, France.
Post your pic and help them reach their goal of being "the most visited site"...

If you have a site to suggest for this list, please send the URL and description of the site to
contact@paris-style-apartments.com

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