Tourists flock to Paris to partake in the city's world-class museums, concerts, and exhibits. While all those admission charges can add up, budget travelers should take heart: Many of the city's cultural offerings are completely free.
Here are my 11 favorite free cultural things to do in Paris:
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Free maps and advice: Find out about more freebies at the Paris Tourism Office, 25 Rue des Pyramides, 1st Arr.
Under 18 years old? You're in for free at the Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Musée D'Orsay, Musée Rodin and many other top museums.
More budget tips: Find more free and cheap things to do in EuroCheapo's Paris guide.
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What are your favorite free things to do in Paris for free? Tell us about it in the comments section.
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makes me wish i could go right this second
how great for you to get to Paris...
there are many good suggestions from others posted...
hope you get to experience as many as your able
(think i will make use of them too - someday)
maybe you can post when you get back telling how it was
mon frère possède un gite en ceauce
he is renting it out if you ever get back to france and want to wander outside of the city : )
(he asks me to spill the beans...hehe)
here's to you and your family having a terrific time when you get there
how sad for you : )
funny X )
You need to get a guide to take you around Notre Dame, or you will miss an awful lot, Pere La Chaise (excuse my French) cemetery is certainly worth spending a morning wandering around.
A pet-peeve that disturbs me is how many Americans visit Europe running from one "attraction sight" to the next - treating it like a day at Disneyland: How much can we do and see in one day for the pleasure to be able to utter the most golden traveller's words cherished by many Americans: "I've been there".
If you want to test my theory - here's a good exercise for the next time you come to Europe or somewhere "famous": Don't bring a camera or buy souvenirs and when you get home don't brag to anyone where you've been unless specifically asked.
When it come to travelling: "Stop to smell the flowers along the way" is so true. The whole idea behind travelling is to learn and grow, to understand cultures, foods and other humans. Sometimes it's best to travel alone, testing oneself and finding out how self-sufficient you are and more time to stop and take it all in (rather than days filled with idle chatter). Learning a few key language phrases before leaving home ... Bonjour and Merci can go a long way and open up many new unexpected doors.
In the meantime - I and mates will be at the corner cafe being entertained by street-drama of Americans running here and there. Merci.
It's like the diet of those living in northern Italy is completely different to those living in the far south. Just like America ... the deep south as compared to the far north.
Kind of scary what those people up there live on ... certainly don't want any one from Alaska as President.
Can't wait to do it again.