Discover the historical background of the Parisian fountains from the Roman Era to nowadays! Thanks to the Pavillon de l’eau, there won’t be any secret for you anymore. From the Wallace fountains, the name is a reference to Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), that are more than one thousand in Paris, to the Albien fountains, rich in iron and poorly mineralized (Square Lamartine, Paris 16^th), you will notice that Parisian water has many virtues. One of the best things: The sparkling fountain at the Jardin de Reuilly in the 12^th District. This sparkling water is unique in Paris, and is obtained adding CO₂ in fresh water. That will sparkle your taste buds!

 «A boire, à voir. A la découverte des fontaines Parisiennes» Exhibition, from September 13 2012 to March 2^nd 2013.
Open hours: from Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm, on Saturday from 11am to 7pm.
Free entrance.

Access to the Jardin de Reuilly: at the Avenue Daumesnil, at rue de Charenton, at rue de Montgallet, ou at rue de Reuilly.

Photo credit © Maurice-Louis Branger / Roger-Viollet

Photo credit © Eau de Paris / Emile Luider

Photo credit © Eau de Paris / Emile Luider

Pavillon de l’eau
77, avenue de Versailles
75016 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 42 24 54 02
pavillondeleau@eaudeparis.fr

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At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, 5 minutes walking from the Gavarni and the Eiffel Trocadero hotels, there’s the first eco-friendly merry-go-round located in Paris. Equipped with solar panels, set up on the roof, and with LED lights, it consumes 12 times less than a classic merry-go-round, which means approximately 10 tons of CO2 less per year. This merry-go-round is innovating and permits children to participate to the environment protection, making them ride bikes or wooden horses pedaling to create energy themselves. A good action that will please children and adults.

Photo credit: The Trendy Girl

The Carrousel Montgolfière
At the foot of the Eiffel Tower, going out from the Pont d’Iéna
Price: 3 euros the ride.

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For this 29^th edition, the European Heritage Days invite you to discover the hidden heritage in Paris (with FREE admission), but also all through France. Behind doors, in basements or in right front of us, the testimonies of our history are in the palm of our hands! In the 16^th district, near the Gavarni Hotel, several museums and monuments of which we’ve talked to you about these last months, will be part of this original event! From the Musée Clemenceau to the Musée National de la Marine, from the Maison de Balzac to Pavillion de l´eau , they all will open their doors the 15 and 16 of September 2012.

The program of the 16^th Parisian district here. 

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine, 29^th édition,  September 15-16^th  2012.

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The Musée Clemenceau is now welcoming director Olivier Guinard for the shoot of his TV film “Clemenceau” with Didier Bezace, that will be broadcasted on France 3 at the end of 2012. But before being a film set, the museum is above all a place of history!

Clemenceau, the tiger
Classified as a historic monument, it includes the apartment of Georges Clemenceau commonly knick named “the tiger” for his courage. The French statesman lived here for 34 years, until his death in 1929. The museum also contains a documentary gallery retracing his life, his struggles and his memories, his career as a journalist, his passion for travel and art. Conserved exactly as it was since his death, his apartment still has a glimpse of his aura, where you can even see his coat and the gaiters he wore in the front of the First World War. High point of the visit: the famous garden where he loved to take fresh with the company of his dogs. A charming place to discover for all of those that dream of being a politician…

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Full rate: 6€ / Reduced rate: 3€ (-25 years old)) /Free for children under 12.

Musée Clemenceau
8, rue Benjamin Franklin
75016 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 45 20 53 41
musee.clemenceau@wanadoo.fr

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We recently talked to you about Parc de Bagatelle, where nature claimed its rights. Today, it’s the home of one of the marvels in the Parisian west: la Roseraie de Bagatelle (or Bagatelle’s Rose Garden).

A century old rose garden
A work from the French landscape architect Jean-Claude-Nicolas Forestier (1861-1930), Bagatelle’s Rose Garden opened in 1907. At the time, he was the “Parks and gardens from the City of Paris“ curator, in the role of city planner. Afterwards, this place became one of the most reputable and well-known rose gardens in the world. It shelters 1 100 types of roses.

An international competition
Every year in June, the international competition of new roses is organized, dedicated to new types of rose bushes. In 1983, a second rose garden was built in the north part of Parc de Bagatelle, designated for landscape rose bushes. Another competition takes place for that matter in order to reward these rustic rose bushes.

Roseraie de Bagatelle / Parc de Bagatelle
42, route de Sèvres à Neuilly
75016 Paris
France

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Two steps away from Hotel Gavarni, in the heart of Trocadéro´s gardens, hides one of the most wonderful places in the west of Paris… Covering over 3.500 m^2, Paris’s aquarium, Cinéaqua, offers visitors the chance of discovering over 10 000 different fishes and invertebrates! From the Atlantic Ocean to the Tahitian coral reef, every ocean is present here making children and adults very happy.

The shark tunnel
Submersed in a submarine cathedral 10 meters tall and 33meters long, visitors tremble in front of 24 sharks from 4 different species. Which one would you fear the most? The gray shark, the zebra shark or the blacktip one? A mystery!

Petting in the tank
If there’s a section that children love the most, is this one. After somewhat behaving throughout the journey, your little ones will be able to pet the fishes swimming on this freshwater tactile tank. A new and playful experience for coming across the majestic kois.

The biodiversity sphere
On this particular room, you’ll discover all the unbelievable inventions of nature, from seahorses to clown fishes, from garden eels to leaf fishes that camouflage themselves within the vegetation.

Good to know: Cinéaqua counts with 2 theater rooms showcasing sea-related films.

Open everyday of the year (except July 14^th) from 10a.m. to 9p.m.
Rates: 19,90€ for an adult, 15,50€ for the 13-17 years, students, and seniors (60 years and over), 12,90€ for children from 3 to 12 years.

Aquarium de Paris – Cinéaqua
5, Avenue Albert De Mun
75016 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 40 69 23 23
info@cineaqua.fr

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In the rue Reynouard, among an ocean of modern buildings, there is a little porch and a blue portal. Here, a small house differs with its garden full of flowers and its green shutter in the heart of Paris, perfectly located opposite to the Eiffel Tower. We are in front of the Home Sweet Home of Honoré de Balzac. It’s full of his personal memories, paintings, engravings, and a lot of original editions. Exhibitions are regularly organized. Ideal occasion to discover Balzac as you have never seen him.

The house of Balzac is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Free entrance for current exhibitions, from €2 to €4 for temporary exhibitions.

La Maison de Balzac
47, rue Reynouard
75116 Paris
France
T.: +33 (0)1 55 74 41 80
F.: +33 (0)1 45 25 19 22

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Ecovisit Paris, is one man’s smart idea for taking care of the planet: an environmentally-friendly transport service using a hybrid Toyota Prius in the streets of France’s capital. Take a revolutionary step by choosing this means of getting around Paris! Forget about taxis, buses and other more traditional transport alternatives. Go for a chauffeur-driven car that doesn’t pollute. Just the right thing for tackling pollution problems in major cities.

Ecovisit Paris enables you to enjoy an environmentally-friendly guided tour of Paris, as well as travel to airports and stations, and can provide chauffeur-driven transport for your shopping and professional transport needs. It’s just right for airport transfers, too. A night-time “Best of Paris” guided tour costs €150; airport transfers cost €40 – €90. The hourly rate for the chauffeur-driven car is €60.

Ecovisit Paris
6, quai Henri IV
75004 Paris
France
T. : +33 (0)1.77.13.79.99