The neighborhood

Designed around the church from which it took its name, Place de la Madeleine is one of the flagship places of Parisian shopping. Historic restaurants and chic addresses are grouped together, revealing storefronts that rival each other in elegance. But how can we not think of "those short and plump little cakes" that Marcel Proust made famous many years after living at n ° 9, with his parents? In fact, the square now seems dedicated to gourmet devotions. There you will find the shops of famous brands specializing in gastronomy.

The collection, an exceptional collection of more than 10,000 works by nearly 350 artists, consists of paintings, sculptures, videos, photographs, sound works, installations and performances. The artists whose works François Pinault collects come from all countries and represent all generations. They explore all areas of creation and bear witness to the special attention paid by the collector to emerging trends.

La Rue de la Paix forms the junction between Place Vendôme and the Opéra Garnier. Located in a prestigious and affluent district of the capital, it mainly includes high jewelry houses such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Fred, or Mellerio, luxury stores.

The Grévin Museum is a private wax museum in which are grouped wax reproductions of famous people.

There are no less than two hundred wax characters ranging from Albert Einstein to Mahatma Gandhi to Michael Jackson or Alfred Hitchcock. Many scenes from the history of France are also reconstructed, such as the captivity of Louis XVI at the Temple or Joan of Arc at the stake.

Regularly, new personalities enter the Musée Grévin.

Accessible by metro lines 8 or 9, Grands Boulevards station.

The Drouot auction house or hotel Drouot is the largest auction house in the world with 10,000 m2 of space and 500,000 items sold per year. With 15 auction rooms grouped into two specialized venues, the Drouot Hotel is a hub of the French and international art market.

Sales are held daily from Monday to Saturday, mainly from 14h to 18h.

Located 10 minutes walk from the hotel Opéra d'Antin.

These galleries pierced in the middle of the buildings and surmounted by glass windows are considered as an architectural curiosity typical of Paris. You will reach inside some boutiques, tea rooms or restaurants. Paris has about twenty, located near the Grands Boulevards.

THÉÂTRE MOGADOR, 25 rue de Mogador 75009 Paris.

THÉÂTRE EDOUARD VII, 10 place Edouard

THÉÂTRE DE LA MICHODIERE , 4 bis rue de la Michodière, 75002 Paris.

CASINO DE PARIS, 16 rue de Clichy 75009 Paris.

L'OLYMPIA, 28 Boulevard des Capucines, 75009 Paris.

Place de l'opéra, 75009 Paris.

The Opéra national de Paris invites you to discover, during an independent visit, the wealth of public spaces of the Palais Garnier, a masterpiece of theatrical architecture of the 19th century.

Price: € 14.00 (excluding the exhibition period).

Each visit to the capital is worth a visit to the Louvre, as the largest museum in Paris is full of treasures. It brings together works of western art from the Middle Ages to 1848, ancient Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, graphic arts and Islamic arts civilizations.

Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris.

Located in the first district of Paris, near the Tuileries Garden, the Place Vendome is one of the most chic stages during a visit of the French.

The 44-meter high Vendôme column, which still stands in the center of the octagonal square despite its eventful history, was erected by Napoleon and cast in the 1200-gun bronze of enemy armies. It is impregnated with its eventful history and strolls from jewelers to luxury hotels, over the mansions that surround it.