Few cities in the world deliver such excitement and romance in such a compact area. Paris beguiles with its broad tree-lined boulevards, iconic monuments, chic boutiques and elegant stores, colourful markets and remarkable museums. The food is worth the journey alone, with some of the finest gastronomic restaurants, wonderful traditional brasseries and an astonishing array of mouth-watering markets. No two visits to this wonderful city need ever be the same.
Paris Excursions
The Kirker Concierge can recommend and book a wide range of excursions including city tours, visits to Versailles and Monet’s home at Giverny. He can also book dinner cruises on the Seine and famous cabaret shows such as the Moulin Rouge, the Lido and the Crazy Horse. In addition, he can provide expert local guides to escort you around any of the city’s museums.
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This is a truly wonderful and intimate hotel, hidden away just off the Place des Vosges (the oldest square in Paris) in the heart of the fashionable Marais district and five minutes’ walk from the new Bastille Opera House.
Dating back to the 17th century and built on the ruins of the 13th century
Grands-Augustins Abbey, this beautiful hotel has an excellent location right
in the heart of St. Germain-des-Prés, just a few minutes’ walk from Notre
Dame
The Balzac recently reopened after a multi-million-Euro renovation, re-establishing itself as one of the most luxurious and romantic boutique hotels in Paris.
Perfectly located in a quiet side street by the Comédie Française and within a few minutes’ walk of the Louvre. This excellent hotel is an imposing 18th
century building that has been restored to its former glory and combines
classical architectural features with stylish, modern design.
Originally built in 1758, Hôtel de Crillon enjoys an unrivalled position overlooking Place de la Concorde. Commissioned by Louis XV, the Neoclassical façade is a Parisian landmark, long-owned by the illustrious family of the Counts of Crillon.
Just a stone’s throw from the Champs-Elysées and Arc de Triomphe, the Rond-Point reopened in 2018 after a complete renovation, preserving the Art Deco style of the building while bringing in contemporary interior design elements with all the modern touches.
Located close to the Elysées Palace on the Faubourg St.Honoré, Le Bristol is richly decorated with fine furnishings and original artwork; the lobby alone has 23 Baccarat crystal chandeliers.
One of the most elegant new hotels in Paris, Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain
is located in the heart of the Left Bank, in the lively and historic district of
Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Built in 1926, the Hotel Montalembert is in the heart of Saint-Germaindes-Prés, a short walk from the Musee d’Orsay and a stone’s throw from the Boulevard Saint-Germain.
Located in St. Germain-des-Prés, Le Sénat is a really stylish boutique hotel.
Built in the 19th century, it was home to the writer Emile Zola in 1866 and
is located next to the Luxembourg Gardens, and a stone’s throw from all that
the artistic Left Bank has to offer.
Discover the foundations of the modern science of medicine in Paris, where the ‘Paris School’ of hygiene and hospital teaching flourished. From mummified écorché figures to bone-lined catacombs, the early history of medicine is sometimes gruesome but always fascinating.
The Opéra de Paris presents an extraordinary range of operas and ballets each
season – casting, repertory and musical depth are of the highest international
calibre.
Christmas is an excellent time to visit Paris with the Champs-Élysées dressed in festive lights, atmospheric Christmas markets and all the cultural attractions open as usual, but with far fewer visitors. We will visit in the company of art historian and Paris-resident Patrick Bade.
Our new tour to Paris has been designed to introduce you to secret corners of this great city, as well as a varied collection of museums and galleries which we think will come as delightful surprises, even to those who already feel they know the city well.
Impressionism was born in Paris where young adventurous artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre Renoir and Edgar Degas developed a new style of painting that would capture and transform the modern, the urban and the everyday. The streets, cafés and bars of the city became vital subjects for their new avant-garde art.
Join Hugh Macdonald-Buchanan as he traces the story of one of history’s most important events. The French Revolution burst on the scene at Versailles where Louis XVI had convened the Estates General in 1789, then spread to Paris and the rest of France. It also provoked a world war that lasted 23 years.
This flight-free itinerary combines high-speed Eurostar and TGV to reach Basel in around 6 ½ hours via Paris. Visit one of the many art galleries before continuing to Lucerne, from where you may ascend mountains, cruise the crystal-clear waters or meander the mediaeval streets.
8 nights from £3,698 per person
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Eurostar
Rail tickets
Transfers in Paris
Accommodation in Basel
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