Summertime in Paris

1/ THE MARAIS & MUSEUM GARDENS

Journey to Paris. Discover the Marais district on foot: the Place des Vosges, the narrow alleys, the Jewish Quarter, the Marché des Enfants Rouges, the Saint-Paul Village… Free time for lunch. Unaccompanied visit of a museum garden: the interior garden of the Petit Palais, or the French-style courtyards at the Carnavalet museum, or the 19th century garden of the Museum of Romantic Life, or the doll’s house garden with expressionist sculptures at the Zadkine museum, or the rural charm of the terraced garden at the House of Balzac. Evening meal at the MIJE refectory. Open-air cinema session at La Villette Emblematic Festival. Night in a youth hostel.

2/ FESTIVE SUMMER PARIS

Breakfast. Unaccompanied visit of the ‘largest market in the world’: the Paris/Saint-Ouen flea market (open Saturday, Sunday and Monday) or the Aligre market (open every day except Monday) in the working class district of Faubourg St-Antoine. Picnic lunch in the Tuileries garden. Guided tour of the covered passages of Paris. Ancestors of today’s shopping centres, the unique charm of these covered passages will immediately transport you back to the 19th century. Departure.

3/ SEE PARIS BY BALLON AT THE ANDRÉ CITROEN PARK