An "hôtel de charme" ideally located a few minutes' walk from the Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars, and the Rodin and Quai Branly Museums!
Bus: Ecole Militaire (lines 28, 80, 82, 87 and 92)
HOW TO GET HERE
Airports : Roissy-Charles de Gaulle :
Seven minutes by taxi from the shuttle bus serving the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport. Or take the RER B from the airport to St-Michel Notre-Dame, then RER C in the direction of Pontoise and alight at Pont de l'Alma.
Orly :
Four minutes by taxi from the shuttle bus serving Orly airport. Or take Orlyval to Antony then the RER B to St-Michel Notre-Dame then RER C in the direction of Pontoise and alight at Pont de l'Alma.
Railway (railroad) stations : Gare de l'Est :
Metro line 7 in the direction of Villejuif to Opéra then line 8 in the direction of Balard, alight at Ecole Militaire.
Gare d'Austerlitz :
RER C in the direction of Pontoise, alight at Pont de l'Alma.
Gare Montparnasse :
Metro line 6 in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Etoile to La Motte Picquet Grenelle then line 8 in the direction of Crétei and alight at Ecole Militaire. Or Bus 92 in the direction of Porte de Champerret and alight at Ecole Militaire.
Gare Saint-Lazare :
Metro line 14 in the direction of Olympiades to Madeleine then line 8 in the direction of Balard, alight at Ecole Militaire. Or Bus 28 in the direction of Porte d'Orléans, alight at Ecole Militaire .
Gare du Nord :
Metro line 4 in the direction of Porte d'Orléans to Strasbourg Saint Denis then line 8 in the direction of Balard, alight at Ecole Militaire. Or Bus 42 in the direction of Hôpital Européen George Pompidou, alight at Rapp La Bourdonnais.
Gare de Lyon :
Metro line 1 in the direction of La Défense to Concorde then Metro line 8 in the direction of Balard, alight at Ecole Militaire.
Motorway: Take the A1/E19 in the direction of Marne la Vallée Sarcelles Paris Est Bobigny then take the boulevard périphérique westwards and enter Paris in the direction of Pont de la Concorde, Quai d'Orsay, Avenue de la Motte Picquet and Avenue Bosquet. Consult www.Mappy.com .
EXPLORE THE DISTRICT
On foot:
1 minute away: Rue Cler (pedestrian precinct) which has a street market and restaurants
4 minutes away: the banks of the Seine
5 minutes away: UNESCO
8 minutes away: the Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Invalides, Musée Rodin, Musée du Quai Branly
10 minutes away: Avenue Montaigne with its famous couturiers, Saint Germain des Prés (the French parliament)
15 minutes away: Champs Elysées
By Metro/RER/bus :
10 minutes away : Louvre, Notre Dame, Opéra, Grands Boulevards and the department stores, Montparnasse
15 minutes away : Porte de Versailles
30 minutes away: bus 80 direct Montmartre
Our district
This is a middle-class residential district, containing a wealth of monuments and museums, but it is also very lively because of its typical little streets, its street markets and its excellent restaurants and shops.
We recommend:
7EME VIN at 68, avenue Bosquet 75007
Wine bar/restaurant
Open 7 days a week - Service from 9.00 a.m. to midnight
A rich and varied menu featuring French gastronomy in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Dav of sporting fun for all the family. Numerous activities: athletics, golf, fencing, archery, etc.
Source: allparisnews.com
Esplanade des Invalides
Published on: 2009-01-20
Sightseeing
The Esplanade des Invalides is a wide (250 meter, 810 feet) and long (490 meter, 1,410 feet) open lawn area on the north side of the Hotel des Invalides that extends to the Seine river.
The Avenue du Maréchal Gallieni runs north and south through the Esplanade, dividing it in two equal halves. Three other streets cross it from east to west before it reaches Quai d'Orsay at the river's edge.
Opposite Quai d'Orsay is the ornate, late-19th century bridge, Pont Alexandre III. This bridge leads to the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais and then on to the Avenue des Champs-Elysées.
The Esplanade was designed by Robert de Cotte who succeeded his brother-in-law, Jules Hardouin Mansart, as the king's architect in 1708. The Jardin de l'Intendant on the south end of the Hotel des Invalides was created using the designs of Robert de Cotte.
The Esplanade offers a wide, unobstructed view from the north of Hôtel des Invalides and across the Seine river. It is one of the more open spaces in Paris. The Esplanade is bordered by the French Foreign Ministry and the home office of Air France.