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Finally, the streets around the centrally-located Place de l’Opera contain several good budget finds for older tourists. There are three such streets, which rıı list in my own order of …
Area of l’Opera, Paris Budget Hotels Read More
Most of the older readers of this post, however, will probably prefer to live in an area closer to the shopping districts of the Right Bank, and less infused with …
The Louvre Area, Paris Budget Hotels Read More
As our last Left Bank hotel area, we’ve chosen a locale for older readers who’d like to be near the excitement of the Left Bank, but who wish to stay …
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For families traveling with children, the top hotel section in Paris is just below the beautiful Luxembourg Gardens (still on the Left Bank), where there are enclosed playing areas, with …
The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris Read More
If you’d like to live cheaper (or if the hotels on Rue des Ecoles are packed), then keep walking up the Boulevard St. Michel for two more blocks until you …
The Pantheon, Paris Budget Hotels Read MoreOff and on the Boulevard St. Michel Only a few steps from the “St. Mich’,” on the tiny Rue Champollion, which runs off the Rue des Ecoles, the Hotel Central …
Off and on the Boulevard St. Michel Budget Hotels Read MoreA less expensive hotel street in the same neighborhood, and one with abit more charm, is the Rue du Sommerard, which runs parallel to the Rue des Ecoles, between the …
Rue du Sommerard Budget Hotels Read MoreTake the “metro” (Paris’ subway system) to the St. Michel station. Go up the steps and you’re on the Boulevard St. Michel-heart of Paris’ university area. The Sorbonne and the …
The Sorbonne Area Budget Hotels Read MoreThe prices of Paris are perhaps the most talked-about topic of European travel. Let’s put the matter in a little perspective. Been to New York lately? At their very worst, …
The Prices of Paris Read MoreOpen air opera at Baths of Caracalla, in Rome, is one of the great summer events of Europe. The opera stage is set amid the gigantic ruins of the former …
Terme Di Caracalla – Baths of Caracalla Read More