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Tours of the City Walks on a variety of themes are offered by Paris Walks (tel: (01) 4809 2140; fax: (01) 4243 7551; ), including ‘Hemingway’s Paris’, ‘the Village of Montmartre’, ‘Historic Marais’ and many more. ‘Historic Marais’ departs every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; ‘Hemingway’s Paris’ every Friday and the ‘Village of Montmartre’ every Wednesday and Sunday. These last two hours and cost &Euro;10. Specialist tours include Promenades Gourmandes, 187 rue du Temple, 3rd (tel: (01) 4804 5684; ), for tours of markets, food shops and restaurant kitchens. Details of most tours are in the weekly Pariscope magazine (). Bus Tours The Balabus is an ordinary city bus that is marked Bb on the front. It operates from stops marked ‘Balabus’ from mid‐April to the end of September, passing key sights between the Grand Arche de la Défense and the Gare de Lyon. Details can be obtained from any métro station. Several companies offer coach tours around Paris, with Les Cars Rouges (tel: (01) 5395 3953; ), using distinctive red London double‐decker buses. Tickets cost &Euro;21: there are nine stops at main tourist attractions and a recorded commentary in English. Passengers can get on and off at will, with tickets valid for two days. L’Open Tour hop‐on‐hop‐off buses (tel: (01) 4266 5656; ) operate daily throughout the year, offering three different routes with running commentaries in French and English passing all the major tourist sights in the city. One‐ or two‐day passes cost &Euro;24 or &Euro;26 and are available from tourist offices, RATP offices and also from some hotels and travel agencies. Buses run May‐October every 15‐30 minutes from 1000‐1800 and November‐March every 25‐30 minutes from 1000‐1800. Boat Tours The city’s bâteaux‐mouches and vedettes are a popular and instantly recognisable feature of the River Seine. Many companies offer cruises – some with lunch or dinner – including Bâteaux Vedettes de Paris (tel: (01) 4418 1950; fax: (01) 4705 7453; ), Les Vedettes du Pont‐Neuf (tel: (01) 4633 9838; fax: (01) 4329 8619) and Bâteaux Parisiens (tel: (01) 4411 3344; fax: (01) 4556 0788; ). Bicycle Tours Various maps and cycle guides, available at tourist offices, bookshops or bike hire outlets, detail cycle routes in the city. In addition, there are also routes in the Bois de Boulogne, the Bois de Vincennes and a popular Sunday trip by the River Seine (closed to cars 1000‐1600). Paris à Vélo, C’est Sympa!, 37 boulevard Bourdon (tel: (01) 4887 6001; fax: (01) 4887 6101; ), organises half‐day bicycle tours for &Euro;30 (concessions available) and Paris by night tours in the summer months for &Euro;30 (concessions available). |