Paris Apartments, France

An unforgettable stay in one of the most beautiful quarters of Paris. Among department stores, luxury shops and many cultural sites, the area of the opera is certainly one of the most magic of Paris. Explore the theater district, department stores, nightclubs and legendary cinemas. On the way your stroll, you will find imposing Haussmann avenues and small colorful walkways. The whole bathing in an atmosphere buzzing night and day. This area of the Opera, considered by the great German philosopher Walter Benjamin as "the capital of the nineteenth century, remains today one of the liveliest in Paris.

Start your walk on the Esplanade of the Metro Opera. Above the legendary Cafe de la Paix, admire the Grand Hotel and its sublime dome. In front of you, impossible to miss, the lavish Palais Garnier, with its gold, its marbles, its statues and its stairs where people regularly sit and lie. Recently renovated, the Paris Opera Ballet sparkles and deserves that you grant him a real visit. A flowering of theaters (including Atheneum Louis Jouvet, Edward VII) lies in the adjacent streets. At the junction Auber-Haussmann rises the very popular department store "Printemps de la Mode". The Galeries Lafayette are on the Boulevard Haussmann. "The Galleries", are famous for their creative space in the fashion and quality of the rays of Lafayette Gourmet, adjacent to Lafayette Men and Lafayette House and their animated shopwindows at Christmas.

On leaving the gallery, continue straight on the Boulevard Haussmann, build by the Baron Haussmann. This famous prefect of the Seine has left his signature architectural landmark on Paris, but particularly in the Opera district which bring more than any other the stamp of the Second Empire. In this sense, it is emblematic of a Paris erected as European capital of luxury. It is no coincidence that its splendor attracted the crowned heads of the whole Europe! Legacy of this light period, the Hotel Drouot, which hosts the famous auctions is a few hundred meters: at Metro Richelieu-Drouot, simply turn left into the Rue Drouot. Do not miss out especially a small stroll in the world of art and collectors: the sixteen showrooms are open to all, for free.

Go back now on the Boulevard Haussmann, which quickly became the Boulevard Montmartre. On the left, do not miss the waxworks, it will delight young and old with its parade of international stars reproduced in wax. The Opera district owes its name to the Opera Garnier. A central district, vibrant, luxurious and famous for its tourist spots and near the department stores, cafes, restaurants and boutiques. Its broad avenues leading straight onto the Champs-Élysées or towards the east of Paris. Around the Opera of Paris, there are many restaurants. Large restaurant tradition, new Japanese restaurants, bistros nice, the neighborhood of the Opera is rich in flavor. Around the Opera of Paris, there are many restaurants. Tradition restaurants, Japanese restaurants, nice bistros. The neighborhood of the Opera is rich in flavor.