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Like a taste of the holidays, every year for 20 years (and yes Paris-Plage is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year), the arrival of Paris Plage is the iconic event of the Parisian summer.For this new edition, the activities are concentrated on the two historic sites of the capital, the quays of the Seine from the Pont des Arts to the Pont de Sully and on the banks of the Bassin de la Villette.To blow out its candles with us, the City of Paris has gone all out. From July 9 to August 21, many summer activities take over the capital.On the program: free swimming, kayaking, shaded relaxation area, mist garden, petanque…Something to enjoy sunny days.Since 2002 and the publicized example of Paris, many French cities and foreign capitals have taken up this idea, such as Metz, Toulouse, Brussels and Jerusalem.

The 126th Rolland Garros French Tennis Tournament will start on Sunday May 22, 2022.Since 2006, Rolland Garros has traditionally opened on a Sunday with single matches over the first three days. Then the double matches will take place from Wednesday May 25, 2022 and the double mixes on Friday May 27, 2022.In total, the competition brings together 128 players, 64 double teams and 32 mixed teams.The men’s final will take place on Saturday June 4th and the women’s final is scheduled for Saturday June 12th.Price: from 40 eurosLocation: Stade Rolland-Garros, 3 Avenue Gordon Benett, 75116 PARIS.Line 9: Michel-Ange Auteuil, Michel-Ange Molitor stationsLine 10: Porte d’Auteuil, Michel-Ange Molitor, Boulogne Jean-Jaurès or Pont de Saint-Cloud stations

La Villette presents “Pop Air”, produced in collaboration with the Ballon Museum in Rome.After “Beyond the Limits” in 2018, a monumental exhibition by the Japanese collective teamLab, La Villette returns to an immersive and playful art project.Monumental works by more than fifteen international artists gathered for 5 months for a unique inflatable experience.The 5000 square meters of the Grande Halle are transformed and invite you to live an extraordinary experience at the heart of monumental works, from the most inflated to the most colorful.“Pop Air” is an innovative and tailor-made format in which art, artist and public coexist.“Pop Air” promises to be the unmissable event for young and old, curious and keen on unusual experiences.From April 14, 2022 to August 22, 2022Location: the Great HallOpen every day from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.Price: 20€Metro: Line 5 Porte de Pantin stationTram number 5 Porte de Pantin station

Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) is an architect and creator of genius, who left his mark on Spain at the turn of the 20th century.For the first time in fifty years in France, and at the Musée d’Orsay, a large-scale exhibition is dedicated to this master of Art Nouveau.In an immersive museography, it will show the spectacular creations of this singular artist, notably presenting sets of furniture never exhibited in France.Through the few surviving drawings by the artist, models and numerous works of furniture, the exhibition will reconstruct what characterizes Gaudi.The exhibition will also endeavor to show the creative process of the architect in the midst of an exceptional local artistic profusion linked to “Modernism” or the Art Nouveau movement in Spain, supported by distinguished sponsors, anxious to distinguish the Catalonia, identity land of Mediterranean nature.Date: until July 17, 2022.Orsay Museum1 rue de la Legion d’Honneur 75007 ParisPrice: 12€Bus 73, Musée d’Orsay stationRER C station Musée d’OrsayLine 12 Solferino station

A major figure in the art of our time, the American sculptor Charles Ray (born in 1953), is making cultural headlines: in dialogue with the artist, the Bourse de Commerce-Pinault Collection is devoting a major exhibition to him.The works of Charles Ray are part of a deep knowledge of the history of classical art and Antiquity.Whether the work is produced in steel, cement, fiberglass, polished steel, or aluminum, Charles Ray’s practice calls upon various processes, between artisanal work and cutting-edge industrial technology, always concealing its sometimes dizzying complexity. and the often very long time of its elaboration.His artistic practice places the question of space at the center of his research and offers the viewer an experience of the relationship to reality, more complex, more mysterious.The artist also has fun “making us look twice”. Even more: as much by their « strange familiarity », their ambiguity, as by their unspeakable precision that looks like prowess, Charles Ray’s works destabilize, as if under the effect of a hallucination, almost managing to shake the space around them. they, reality itself, silently bringing the observer into a form of fiction.The exhibition will end on June 06, 2022Trade exchange: 2 rue Viarmes 75001 ParisHours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Closed Tuesdays and May 01Price: 14€Metro: line 1 station Louvre6Rivoliline 4 station Les Hallesline 7, 11 and 14 Châtelet station

In 2001, Olivier packed his bags and left for the United States. He obtained a 6-year visa, and quickly became Maître d’Hôtel in one of the most prestigious hotels on the East Coast, in Palm Springs, Florida.With his professional experience on the other side of the world, Olivier was passionate about the cultural differences he observed between the French and the rest of the world.He then decided to write a show about Parisians because his American clients always asked him the same question: “Why are Parisians so arrogant?” “. This show is written all in English, and will be interpreted as such.After two years of writing, he presented his project to many entertainment professionals to obtain their support. Unfortunately his project is cataloged as doomed to failure. No one wants to bet on him, a choice is then necessary: ​​to create his own production company “La French Arrogance Production”.The show attracts both French and international spectators.Date: until June 30, 2022Venue: New Arrivals TheaterAddress: 24 Boulevard des Poissonnières 75009 ParisPrice from 24€Metro: line 6 and 9 Grand Boulevards stationsBuses: 85, 74, 48, 39 and 20

The band was formed in 1962, and hail from London, England.The original band was made up of guitarist and frontman Brian Jones (now deceased), pianist Ian Stewart (also sadly deceased), vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.Today the group is made up of Mick Jagger, still on vocals, as well as his sidekick Keith Richards, on guitar, and Ron Wood, also on guitar.Today March 14, 2022, the legendary group announced a major European tour called Sixty, to celebrate the group’s 60th anniversary.With two dates in France. The first date will take place on July 19, 2022 in Lyon, and the second date in Paris at the Paris Longchamp racecourse on July 23, 2022, just after the Lollapalooza festival.The tour will pass through 10 countries, for a total of 14 concerts. It will begin on June 1, 2022, and end on July 31, 2022 in the mythical city of Liverpool, where another great rock group, the Beatles, is from.Places: Longchamps racecourse in Paris.Address: 2 Routes des Tribunes 75016 Paris.Price: from 56.50€ to 342.50€Bus line 43 – Hippodrome de Longchamps station.2 shuttles will be available: one leaving from Porte Maillot and one from Porte d’Auteuil.

For the first time, the City of Architecture and Heritage is exhibiting 190 original pieces, on loan from one of the largest museums in Peru.You will be able to discover frontal headdresses, funerary masks, imperial outfits, silver crowns and one of the most impressive collections of gold ever exhibited.Beyond the traditional exhibition of remarkable archaeological objects, the exhibition is a real immersive experience in the universe of the societies of ancient Peru, which for more than 3000 years shaped the great history of the Andean civilization.The City of Architecture and Heritage also offers augmented reality, which allows you to integrate visual and audible digital content (texts, images, videos, 3D animated objects). It also makes it possible to combine virtual and real objects, while reality literally allows the visitor to enter a monumental and virtual environment.The experience thus offers the very first expedition to Machu Picchu in virtual reality.From April 16, 2022 to September 04, 2022City of Architecture and HeritagePalais de Chaillot, 1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre 75116 ParisMetro lines 6 and 9, Trocadéro station.Opening: Wednesday to Monday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.La Cité is closed on January 1st, May 1st and December 25thPrice: 9€

On the occasion of the bicentenary of the decipherment of hieroglyphs, the François Mitterrand Library offers you an exhibition which focuses on the figure and discoveries of Jean François Champollion (1790-1832), father of Egyptology.Barely 32 years old at the time, the young scientist exhibited his luminous interpretation of the graphic system of the ancient Egyptians.Champollion thus offers the world knowledge of the names of the pharaohs who built the pyramids, the deciphering of the books of the dead found in the tombs and the understanding of a lost language and literature.The exhibition includes nearly 350 pieces (manuscripts, prints, photographs, papyri, etc.), from the collections of the BNF and from exceptional loans, in particular from the Louvre Museum and the Egizio Museum in Turin. They will introduce the public to the “Champollion method”, and bring life back to a civilization that still fascinates today.The exhibition also reveals the figure of the father of Egyptology but also of the man who was Champollion, his ardor, his immense curiosity, his temperament as well as his literary qualities.From April 12, 2022 to July 24, 2022.Francois Mitterrand LibraryQuai Francois Mauriac 75706 ParisLine 6 station Quai de la GareLine 14 Library François Mitterrand station.RER C station Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand.Price 9€

From March 11, 2022 until July 25, 2022, the Jacquemart-André museum is honoring the works of the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). Nearly seventy works will be presented there. From private and public collections, including exceptional loans from the Gallen-Kallela Museum in Espoo, Finland.This time, the exhibition will retrace his entire career, on the theme of nature and the Finnish landscape.The last major exhibition dedicated to him, in 2012, was organized by the Musée d’Orsay, which allowed the Parisian public to discover his entire career, thus contributing to the dissemination of Finnish art outside its borders.The exhibition aims to reveal in greater depth the question of man’s relationship with nature.Price: 30€Address: Jacquemart-André Museum – 150, Boulevard Haussmann75008 ParisHours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.Metro: lines 9 and 13 stations Saint-Augustin, Miromesnil or Saint-Philippe du Roule.

The show is an outlet for confinement and loneliness, inspired by the health crisis.In a late-night atmosphere, Séverine Chavrier and the fifteen circus artists from the 33rd promotion of the Center National des Arts du Cirque, immerse us in an often dark universe, but which questions “How to resume the course of a normal life, when we were constrained in our individual and collective freedoms?Chinese mat, hand to hand, acrodance, fabrics, swinging trapeze, fixed trapeze, flexible wire, Cyr wheel and acrobatic lifts, we will embark on an air show with raw energy punctuated by a rock’n’roll soundtrack.Marquee area at La Villette.From January 19 to February 13, 2022.Wednesday to Friday at 8 p.m.Saturday at 7 p.m.Sunday at 3 p.m.Price: 26€Metro: line 7 Porte de la Villette stationBus: number 139, 150 and 152 Porte de la Villette stationsTram: line 3b station Porte de la Villette.

The Carnavalet museum commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Marcel Proust (1871-1922).The exhibition is devoted to the relationship between Marcel Proust and the city of Paris, where most of his existence takes place.The first part of the exhibition explores the Parisian universe of the writer. Marcel Proust’s life took place in the heart of a very small space, a quadrilateral stretching from Parc Monceau to Place de la Concorde, from Concorde to Auteuil, from Auteuil to Bois de Boulogne and to Etoile. Thanks to Paris, this brings him a decisive dimension in the awakening of his vocation. In addition, his discovery of artistic and social circles in Paris, the friendships and loves that arise there, strengthen the personality of the writer and lead him to the revelation of his vocation.The second part of the exhibition opens onto the fictional Paris created by Marcel Proust. By following the architecture of the novel “In Search of Lost Time” and through emblematic Parisian places, it offers a journey into the work and the history of the city, by focusing on the main protagonists of the novel.Around 280 works (paintings, sculptures, graphic works, photographs, architectural models, accessories and clothing), manuscripts and archival documents, from public and private collections, French and foreign, will evoke the Parisian universe of Marcel Proust, oscillating between reality and reinvention.The exhibition is open until Sunday April 10, 2022Carnavalet Museum: 23 rue de Sévigné 75003 ParisOpen: Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Museum closed on January 1, May 1 and December 25.Price: 11 €Line 1: St Paul station

Who did not grow up with this magnificent play, Molière’s Avare?The opportunity has come to discover or rediscover this great classic, written by Molière in 1668.Molière portrays with humor, his contemporary society and himself.Molière deals with several subjects in this play: greed in the first place, as well as domestic tyranny, selfishness and what today is called sexism.Story line: Harpagon, an old father, who loves money more than his own family, to the point that he suspects everyone of wanting to steal it. He imposes on his son Cléante, to marry a rich widow, and for his daughter Elise, a rich Noble much older than her. He does all this to get rid of them and to be able to marry Mariane, a beautiful young girl, much younger than him and penniless, with whom he has fallen in love.The play is being performed at the Théâtre des Variétés from January 15, 2022 to April 10, 2022.Address: 7 Boulevard Montmartre 75002 Paris.Metro: line 8 and 9 Grand Boulevard stations.Price: from 14 €

The Prix d’Amérique is a horse race taking place on the last Sunday in January at the Vincennes racecourse.It is one of the three biggest international events with the Eliteloppet in Sweden and the Hambletonian Stakes in the United States.The race is an International Group race reserved for horses from 4 to 6 years old.The first edition took place in 1920 and ran over 2500m.During the Second World War, the Prix d’Amérique never took place. He was resumed on liberation in 1945.Currently, the race is run over 2700m.This year, the Grand Prix d’Amérique (celebrating its 100th anniversary) will take place on Sunday January 26, 2020, at the Vincennes racecourse.

The new digital exhibition of the Atelier des Lumières, offers an immersion in the paintings of Vincent van Gogh (1852-1890), genius ignored during his lifetime, which has upset the painting. Marrying the entire space of the Atelier, this new visual and sound creation, traces the tormented life of the artist, who painted during the last 10 years of his life, more than 2000 paintings, today scattered through the world.Vincent Willem van Gogh, was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, the Netherlands. His work full of naturalism, inspired by Impressionism and Pointillism, announces Fauvism and Expressionism. Van Gogh grew up in a family of the old bourgeoisie. He first tries to make a career as an art dealer. Refusing to see art as a commodity, he is fired. He then aspires to become a pastor, but he fails the theology exams. At the approach of 1880, he turned to painting. During these years, he left the Netherlands for Belgium, then France to settle there. He then explores painting and drawing both as an autodidact and as a student. However, his life is peppered with crises that reveal his mental instability. One of them causes suicide, at the age of 37.$The exhibition ends on January 05, 2020. The Atelier des Lumières – 38 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris.Discover and rediscover this artist and our City Light by staying at the hotel Pastel Paris.

In the United States, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. It traditionally marks the start of the end-of-year shopping period. Merchants take advantage of this moment to offer significant promotions.In France, Black Friday, mainly takes off on the internet. These sales, are valid only 24h (traditional duration of Black Friday) or during all the following weekend.This commercial approach is becoming stronger in the French territory. This is a French characteristic, because in the United States, during Black Friday, the big promotions take place directly in the stores. It’s only the following Monday, called Cyber ​​Monday, that merchants offer discounts on their website.Take advantage of this shopping weekend to discover Paris and come and stay at the hotel Victor Hugo Paris Kléber located a few steps from the Champs-Elysées.

“Beaujolais Nouveau” or “Beaujolais Primeur” is a wine of primeur produced in the Beaujolais vineyards, within the appellations of origin controlled Beaujolais and Beaujolais-villages.The wine is essentially the Gamay grape variety.On September 8, 1851, a decree in the Official Journal indicates that the wines of appellation of origin can not be sold from December 15. November 13, 1951 specify the conditions of sale of your contracts. This note was created with the name “Beaujolais Nouveau”.For 15 years, the date has been changed, and this is only done from 1967, but it was set to November 15 until 1985, when it was made on the third Thursday of November .This is due to two reasons: the first for the reasons of timing, it fell too close to the holiday of November 11 (anniversary of the Armistice of 1918), the second for practical reasons, there was only weekend.Come stay at the hotel Pastel Paris, where we will have the pleasure of making you taste the Beaujolais Nouveau in our lobby. 

The Moulin Rouge blows this year its 130 candles.This famous cabaret opened its doors on October 06, 1889, under the direction of Mr Oller and Mr Zidler, who launched a bold bet, to make the Moulin Rouge “the Palace of the Dance and the Woman”.This new cabaret is more luxurious, bigger and more elegant, compared to other cabarets that existed then.Successful bet for the cabaret of Butte Montmartre, become a Mecca of the Parisian party, immortalized by Toulouse-Lautrec.Who says Moulin Rouge, also says French Cancan furious, always performed by the Doriss Girls, and Doriss Dancers with impressive acrobatic flexibility. Today, the cabaret has no less than 60 artists from around the world, who perform twice a night, in the greatest French tradition of Music Hall.Come and spend a typical Parisian night and stay at the Hotel Pastel Paris , located just a few metro stops with line 2.

Halloween is a traditional folk and pagan festival from the Anglo-Celtic Islands, celebrated on the evening of October 31, the eve of the Christian holiday of All Saints.Despite its English Christian name, the vast majority of sources present Halloween as a legacy of Samain’s pagan festival, which was celebrated by the Celts early in the autumn and was a kind of New Year’s Eve party for them.Halloween is known until now as Oiche Shamhna in Gaelic. It is a very popular holiday in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales where there are many historical records of its existence.It was from the eighth century, under Pope Gregory III (731-741) and, in the following century, under Pope Gregory IV (827-844), that the Catholic Church moved the feast of All Saints, who could to celebrate until then after Easter or after Pentecost, on November 1st, christianizing the feast of Samain.Halloween is introduced in the United States and Canada after the massive arrival of Irish and Scottish emigrants following the Great Famine in Ireland (1845-1851).It is gaining popularity since the 1920s. Halloween is today celebrated mainly in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and, to a lesser extent, many other countries. The best-known modern tradition is for kids to dress up in frightening costumes like ghosts, witches, monsters or vampires and go door-to-door asking for treats.Come and enjoy this holiday weekend in Paris by staying at the hotel Pastel Paris.

The wine event returns to the Butte Montmartre for an 86th edition, from 9 to 13 October 2019.The program: Music, Shows, Walks, Exhibitions and novelties such as the Neon Night Race and the Chromatic Ascent of the Butte Stairs. Since 1934, Montmartre celebrates its winemaking tradition every second weekend of October.This year, the beautiful red dresses of the 2018 Clos Montmartre vintage are in the spotlight.All around the Butte Montmartre, the colors will interact with dance, music, street art, photography, fashion and gastronomy.Come and discover this original event and stay at the hotel Pastel Paris this weekend, located only a few metro stops by line 2.

The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is an equestrian grass race, considered as one of the most prestigious in the world and bringing together the best thoroughbreds horses on the planet of galloping, associated with the best international jockeys.This race takes place every first weekend of October on the Hippodrome de Longchamp. The first performance took place in October 1920. His name was chosen in honor of the monument in front of which the Allied parade celebrating the victory of the First World War took place.This competition has seen 66 French victories since its creation and is the most endowed in the world, with a prize pool of 5 million Euros.Come spend the weekend in Paris to discover this must-attend event and stay at the hotel Pastel Paris located 30 minutes from the Hippodrome and the Bois de Boulogne.Racecourse of Longchamp – Route des Tribunes – 75116 Paris October 05 and 06, 2019 – Rates from € 10 to € 64.

The 18th edition of the Nuit Blanche, whose principle is to bring art down the street, will take place Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Paris. This year entrusted to Didier Fusillier (President of the Park and the Halle de la Villette), which invited a hundred artists.Great parade from Concorde to Bastille and closed by a show signed Groupe F, Bal Blanc at the Town Hall, Night Race in the Museums, giant bike path on the Peripheral … and many other activities … the Nuit Blanche will make Paris shiver from 7pm to 6am!Stay at the Hotel Pastel Paris  *** to extend the pleasure of this artistic night.

The 2019 edition of the European Heritage Days will take place the 21st and the 22nd  of September, honoring Arts and Entertainment.More than 30 years ago, the ministry of culture and communication created the European Heritage days that invite you to discover or rediscover Parisian monuments for free. For a week end in the year, various animations are organized and allow for unusual tours and even visits in closed to public places like the Palais de l’Elysée.Discover unavoidable places like Matignon, the Orsay Museum or the Arc de Triomphe but also unconventional spaces like the bunker under Gare de l’Est or the backstage of the Parisian Metro !Discover the cultural and artistic charms of the French capital under a new face and share this moment in family or with friends at the Hôtel Pastel Paris.

Before the 30th of September 2019, discover the great exhibition of the Cité de la Mode et de l’Architecture.Destined to enlighten the modern architects, it is inspired by different artistic movements of recent years as Art Deco (discover it at the Hotel Victor Hugo as well !), artists of the Viennese Secession, the Bauhaus or the modern movement.Let yourself be inspired by major names of the sector as David Adjaye, Ron Arad, Charles & Ray Eames, Norman Foster, Sou Fujimoto, Franck Gehry, Toyo Ito, Jakob + MacFarlane, Michele de Lucchi, Jean Nouvel, Verner Panton, Rudy Ricciotti, Superstudio, Carlo Scarpa, Agapecasa, Alessi, Artemide, Cassina, Driade, Flos, Knoll, Living Divani, Memphis.Extend the experience reserving a couture inspired room at the Hôtel Pastel***Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris Métro 6 – station Trocadéro 15 minutes walking from the hotel

After two years of incertitude, the controversial artwork “Bouquet of Tulips” of Jeff Koons will finally be place on the Avenue des Champs Elysees around the Petit Palais’ gardens.Tribute to the victims of 2015’s attacks in Paris, it was offered by the American ambassador to the city of Paris but was never exposed since.Indeed, the location of the 12 meters high and 33 tons stainless steel and polychrome aluminium statue created the debate these last years.Stay at the Hôtel Pastel and be as closely as possible from this impressive industrial artwork as well as museums, monuments and shops of the most beautiful avenue in the world.Les Tulipes de Jeff Koons – Les Jardins du Petit Palais Avenue Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris Subway : line 1 or line 13 – Station Champs-Elysées Clémenceau Line 9 – Station Franklin Roosevelt

From December 16th to January 9th, Le Grand Palais open its doors for the 4th edition of Le Grand Palais des Glaces.Named the largest icerink in the world thanks to its 3000m₂ of ice, this incredible space welcomes adults and children looking for wintery games.Everything is done to offer a magic moment: a 7 meters ice bear at the center of the rink, an enchanting ambiance created by the Grand Palais glass roof, a giant dancefloor with lights and music at nightfall, dedicated spaces for children…Take advantage of this unique and limited experience by staying at the Hotel Pastel Paris, located only few minutes away by walk or by transports.Grand Palais, Galeries Nationales 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris Subway : line 1 or line 13 – Station Champs-Elysées Clémenceau Line 9 – Station Alma Marceau

Le Grand Palais Paris presents until the 4th of February 2019 a retrospective of the technical and stylistic evolution of Joan Miro.Immerse yourself in the enchanted universe of theartist who managed to perpetually renew his art during his 70 years of creation. Poetic, unusual, the 150 works exhibited including some unseen in France – paintings, drawings, ceramics and sculptures – open the doors of are-enchanted, marvelous and intense in spite of the simplicity of the mediums used by the artist.The Hotel Pastel welcomes you in its art deco atmosphere only few minutes away of this hitherto unseen exhibition.Miro Grand Palais, Galeries Nationales 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris Subway : line 1 or line 13 – Station Champs-Elysées Clémenceau Line 9 – Station Alma Marceau

Whether it is to search for the ideal gift, to drink hot wine or to rediscover Christmas magic, young and old children will find what they look for in Paris. Christmas markets have invade the city: chalets, winter specialties, skating rinks… everything is planned to warm passerby’s hearts. Here is our – non exhaustive – list of the most beautiful Christmas markets this year.La Canopée des Halles MarketLocated on the Canopee of Chatelet Les Halles, this market stands out thanks to his 20 meter high fir tree. Around this natural monument, 50 stands propose decorations, artisanal manufactures, sweets…The Champs Elysées market relocated on Les TuileriesThe most famous winter market of the Capital left the most beautiful avenue in the world to install its gourmet cabanas and traditional regional Christmas products in the amazing Jardin des Tuileries.The impressive Christmas market of the Champs de MarsFeel Christmas magic literally at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower. You will have the possibility to buy local produces, artisanal manufactures and sumptuous Christmas decorations. You will also be able to ice-skate in the open air down the mythic monument and to combine Parisian and Christmas fairies. Only 15 minutes walking from the Champs de Mars, the cosy beds of the Hotel Pastel welcomes and warms you up during the cool winter temperatures.

Like every year, the most beautiful avenue in the world will be enlighten every night by sumptuous illuminations from 6pm to 2am and all night long for Christmas and New Years Eve. The theme chosen by the stakeholders of the event is “Flamboyance” and will be composed of a rain of shooting stars going up the 400 trees of the avenue. The town hall of Paris chose Karl Lagerfeld as the sponsor of the demonstration and will inaugurate this magical moment on the 22nd of November 2018 at 6pm ! The Hotel Pastel, located 10 minutes walking from the avenue and the Arc-de-Triomphe offers you the opportunity to participate to this magical event. CHAMPS ELYSEES ILLUMINATIONS Les Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris Accessible via line 1, 2, 6 and 9 of the subway and via RER A

Ground control invests a famous place of the Champs Elysees, “La Galerie 26”. This ephemeral space define itself as a lively place multidisciplinary, independent, a space of artistic creation and cultural diffusion, a place of experimentation and discovery around the city life and the “living together”. This new space has a capacity of 200 people and should open in December for a ten months duration. The concept is to offer a large variety of services and atmospheres and in particular a food offer driven by Stéphane Jégot. It will be composed of:An art gallery with a champagne lounge A grocery with quality products A coffe-shop with ongoing service A concert stage.Located fifteen minutes walking and at ten minutes in public transport, a stay in the Hôtel Pastel would allow you to discover this alternative place with a complete peace of mind. GALERIE 26 26 Av. des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris Line 1 or line 9 of the subway – François D. Roosevelt station

The 11th of November 2018, World War 1 ended with the Armistice signature, following four years of violent fights. One hundred years later, WWI French Soldiers, also called “Les Poilus” are not here anymore to testify. In order to commemorate this historical date, the city of Paris organizes events from the 6th of October until the 30th of November 2018. On the program, concerts, orchestras, musical readings, round-table discussions, movie-conferences, expositions, promenades, guided tours, ceremonies and the inauguration of the new Parisian war memorial. The details of the activities proposed are available on the city official website. During this period, the Hôtel Pastel*** welcomes you only few minutes walking from Le Petit Palais where two of the events will take place and near Charles de Gaulle Etoile station, real hub of the Parisian transports.

The Parisian Sleepless Nights made Paris dream. For this 17th edition, the event will take place on the 6th of October 2018 and will be directed by Gaël Charbau, independent curator and artistic advisor for Universcience. From 7 PM to 7 AM, Parisians and travelers have a date with Art in the city of lights, full artistic masterpieces and artists representations. At this occasion, public transports will be maintained all night long and various restaurants will stay open until dawn. Stay at the Hôtel Pastel and extend the artistic pleasure in a colorful, pop and cosy ambiance!    

The Musée de l’Homme welcome you until September 7th of 2019 to make you discover Neanderthal men. The public is invited to discover their behaviors and habits through objects and fossils obtained from the Museum collections or landed by famous french and europeans institutions. A large majority of them are rarely exposed or even never presented in France. For the most curious ones, the museum also propose permanent collections focusing around 3 major themes: Biological anthropolog, Cultural anthropology and Prehistory. Spend a night in the Hôtel Pastel and take the opportunity to connect with your ancestors and to discover the roots of the human history. Musée de l’Homme 17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris Open from wenesday to monday from 10 AM to 6 PM 12 minutes walking – Line 6 Trocadéro station Tickets from 12.00 € Children tickets from 9.00 €

More than 30 years ago, the ministry of culture and communication created the European Heritage days that invite you to discover or rediscover Parisian monuments for free. For a week end in the year, various animations are organized and allow for unusual tours and even visits in closed to public places like the Palais de l’Elysée.   Discover unavoidable places like Matignon, the Orsay Museum or the Arc de Triomphe but also contemporary monuments like Paris’ Philharmonic, the Louis Vuitton foundation or the City of design and fashion.   For this 2018 edition that will take place the 15th and the 16th of September, the city of Paris honors Cultural Heritage and the art of sharing.   Share this moment in family or with friends at the Hôtel Pastel and discover the cultural and artistic charms of the French capital under a new face.

At the end of the XIXth century, the Franco-Prussian War, the fall of the second French Empire and Paris Commune encouraged a large diversity of artists to run away and to live in United Kingdom. The exilic life in the Victorian Era of artists such as Carpeaux, Tissot, Daubigny Legros, Dalou Pissarro, Monet or Sisley is well represented in this exposition co-organized with the Tate Britain Museum. Stay at the Hotel Pastel and discover this cultural and artistic mix only few minutes walking or by subway from your hotel room. You will also have the opportunity to discover the others emblematic collections of the Petit Palais.   Le Petit Palais Avenue Winston-Churchill 75008 Paris Tel : 01 53 43 40 00 Access Line 1: « Champs Elysées Clemenceau » station Line 9: « Franklin Roosevelt » station Rate : 13 € for the ticket only, 19 € with audio guide. Free for -18 years old. Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM, until 9 PM on Friday.

Each month, Paris’ city council closes the access to Champs Elysee for motorized vehicles and totally dedicates the avenue to pedestrians. This Sunday August 5th, discover the world’s most famous avenue under in a new light and enjoy shopping and sunny promenades in Paris. The Hotel Pastel welcomes you in the city of lights, only few minutes walking from the Champs Elysées and its luxury shops.   Access Line 6 et line 2 : station « Charles de Gaulle Etoile » Ligne 1 : stations « Charles de Gaulle Etoile » ; « Champs Elysées Clemenceau » or « George V » Rate : free Event schedule : from 11 AM to 6 PM

Since 1975, the Tour de France ends on the Champs –Elysees. This year the course ends in Paris on Sunday 29th of July.   You would like to observe the cyclists for their last step and enjoy the Parisian festive atmosphere?   Choose the Hotel Pastel and sleep at only few minutes walking from the  finish line !

The 14th of July is a special date in France as it the National Day that celebrates the nation’s freedom obtained after the French Revolution of 1789. A military procession is organized on the Champs Elysées, 10 minutes only from the Hotel Pastel and honors the French armed forces. This parade of the ground and air troops will take place from 9.30 AM to 12 A.M in presence of the French President. In the 16th district, other events are planned for this special occasion. A great concert will be given at the Champs de Mars from 9.30 PM by the National French Orchestra and the Radio France Choir. They will be playing pieces from Berlioz, Bizet, Puccini, Ravel, ou encore Verdi. This concert will be followed by a majestic firework near the Eiffel Tower. For the partiers, the Bal des Pompiers – Firefighters Ball – will be organized at the 15th district casern. This event will be free and open to everyone from 9 PM to 4 AM at the 1 rue Violet in Paris. Stay at the Hotel Pastel to celebrate French culture and history with us in one of the closest spot of the major events of this exceptional day!

The Museum of Modern Art presents an exhibition that marks the return of the artist Zao Wou-Ki in Paris. The exhibition “Space is silence” allows a re-reading of the artist’s works by highlighting large formats such as oil triptychs, gigantic Chinese ink on paper. This exhibition brings together several works made throughout his career. This is why you will begging by discovering his first abstract works of the mid-1950s and then his compositions of the 1960s where Chinese and Western traditions merge. We invite you to spend a few days to discover this exhibition that takes place just a few minutes walk away from our hotel Pastel.   Until January 06th 2019. Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 am to 06.00 pm (Thursday until 10 pm)   Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris 12-14 avenue de New York 75116 Paris Subway: Line 9, station “Alma-marceau” Rate : Full rate: 12 € ; reduced rate : 10 €, free for people under 18 years old 

The Guimet museum introduces an exhibition on rice. This exhibition focuses on the many human activities around the rice, from its cultivation to its consumption, but also on how it influenced the Asian population’s identity. Thanks to this beautiful photographies collection you will travel through Asian landscapes and rice fields. Objects such as pottery complete this magnificent collection. The Guimet museum is located a few minutes walk from our hotel Pastel where we invite you to come and enjoy the exhibition. Until October 08th 2018. Every day (except on Tuesday) from 10.00 am to 06.00 pm   Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet  6 place d’Iéna 75116 Paris Subway: Line 6, station Iéna   Rate : Full rate: 11.50 € ; reduced rate : 8.50 €  

The exhibition “Au diapason du monde” brings together 200 work of art and 25 contemporary artists under the theme of “the man’s place in the universe”. This exhibition questions the relationship between humans and their environment, highlighting the interconnections between humans, animals, plants and minerals. For this, the Louis Vuitton Foundation has built a path composed of 3 parts. In the first part of the exhibition, “The man who capsizes”, we find works of art representing the body in fantasized forms. Then comes the question of Man in History and his desire to dominate the world around him in the section “there infinitely”. And finally, the last stage, “irradiance”, stages a dialogue with the nature. From April 11 to August 27 2018. Monday to Thursday from 12 pm to 7 pm (Tuesday closed), Friday from 12 pm to 9 pm and the weekend from 11 am to 8 pm. The Louis Vuitton Foundation is located a few subway station away from our hotel Pastel where we invite you to come and enjoy the exhibition.   La Fondation Louis Vuitton 8 Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi 75116 Paris Subway : Line 1, station Les Sablons Tarifs Tarif plein : 14 € ; Tarif réduit : 10 € ; tarif famille : 32 €  

The Museum Night is a highly anticipated event that allows you to discover more than 1000 museums for free at night. Every year, different activities are organized such as light shows, night walks, concerts, shows. Go discover this Saturday, May 19, 2018, the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the Grand Palais, the Museum of Modern Art, Quai Branly, the Yves Saint Laurent Museum or the Louis Vuitton Foundation. You are welcome to the Pastel Hotel  to enjoy this museum night 2018

This exhibition brings together thirty art pieces under the theme, “Could a robot replace a painter or a sculptor? To what extent can we talk about artificial creativity? ” Here, artists want to transport the public into an artistic, virtual world where man and machine are linked. Therefore, the public is experimenting art pieces created by artists and robots. You are welcome to the Hotel Pastel, to discover this exhibition in the Grand Palais, located only 30 minutes away by foot or a few subway stations away. From April 5th to July 09th 2018. From 10.00 am to 08.00 pm (closed on Tuesdays) except on Wednesday until 10 pm. Grand Palais 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower 75008 Paris 8 Subway Line 1 and 9, station Franklin D. Roosevelt Rate : Full rate: 14 € ; reduced rate : 10 € 

As part of a partnership with the Palais de Tokyo, the Guimet Museum hosts an exceptional exhibition of 33 armor belonging to the Daimyos. The Daimyos were governors who reigned in Japan between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. These armor are presented at the 4th floor rotunda of the Guimet Museum as well as at the Palais de Tokyo and the Heidelbach Hotel. This exhibition also includes fabulous ornaments, textiles, helmets and weapons that are presented for the first time. The Guimet Museum and the Palais de Tokyo are located a few minutes walk from our hotel Pastel Paris where we invite you to come and stay to fully enjoy this exhibition … and all the monuments of our City of Lights. Until May 14th 2018. From 10.00 am to 06.00 pm except on tuesday. Musée National des Arts Asiatiques – Guimet : 6, place d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Hôtel d’Heidelbach : 19, avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris Palais de Tokyo. 13 avenue du président Wilson, 75116 Paris. Métro Line 6 Station Iéna.  Rate : Full 11,50 € – Reduced 8.50 €.

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Take advantage of the Buffet Breakfast included in this rate! Your room at the Best Guaranteed rate* Flexible rate, free cancellation up to 24 hours before the arrival date. Quis dis ad egestas sem eu interdum magna lacinia a a velit turpis a ridiculus parturient at. Ullamcorper per a non a condimentum aptent adipiscing et sem dictumst elit lectus parturient sem dapibus. Non magnis a integer ad nascetur scelerisque natoque mauris ut cubilia tincidunt adipiscing pharetra tellus per iaculis. Quis dis ad egestas sem eu interdum magna lacinia a a velit turpis a ridiculus parturient at. Ullamcorper per a non a condimentum aptent adipiscing et sem dictumst elit lectus parturient sem dapibus. Non magnis a integer ad nascetur scelerisque natoque mauris ut cubilia tincidunt adipiscing pharetra tellus per iaculis.