Around the area
Paris's 14th district is a very Parisian neighborhood where you can do beautiful tours and strolls. For an initial overview, watch this :
Around your flat, you can also quickly get to (thanks to the tramway) those wonderful places :
- The Porte de Versailles, where you will find dozens of exhibitions all year long (Paris's fair, the auto show, the chocolat show, the sailing show...),
- The cité Universitaire, Located in the south of Paris, in front of the Parc Montsouris, in the 14th district, the park of the university residence remains a preserved spot, away from the urban unrest, where you're sure to get a change of scenery. Every year, this exceptional setting hosts 10 000 residents of 140 different nationalities. It's opened to everyone, every day, from 7am to 10pm.
Access : RER B - Cité universitaire, Tram 3,
Subway : Line 4 - stop Porte d'Orléans
Vélib in front of the 6 et 15 boulevard Jourdan
(see explanations on the route here, section Tramway).
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The magnificent Parc Montsouris
One Tramway stop away from Porte d'Orléans, this public park is located in the evenly named district.
In the south of the Park des Buttes-Chaumont, this English park converted in the end of the XIX's century runs over 15 hectares. Quiet place, you'll find there plant species as well as many bird species. A very pleasant place that you should visit during your stay. Or a place where you can run in the morning...
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Finally, three stops away from the Porte d'Orléans, you can visit Paris's catacombs ! Genuine underground maze in the heart of Paris, catacombs were adapted in old quarries's tunnels. 20 meters underground, the ossuary gathers the remains of millions of Parisians, transferred there between the end of the XVIII's century and the middle of the XIX's century, following the closure of the capital's cemeteries, because of insalubrity. A unique and spectacular tour !
