Vacation Flats Paris and Rental Flats Paris from Pad-A-Terre
The Left
Bank
When deciding between vacation flats and rental flats
in Paris, it is important to get a feel for different areas.
Parisians refer to areas of the city in two different ways, by name -
the Latin Quarter, the Marais etc - and by arrondissements. Whilst the
boundaries of the former become blurred, the latter make up 20 fixed
administrative districts that spiral out, clockwise and in ascending
order from the Louvre (1st). Together they make a jigsaw
puzzle and each piece has its connotations. 5th: intello.
6th: chic. 16th: affluent and stuffy. 18th, 19th,
20th: lively and multicultural. Like it or not, residents are
often assessed, at least at the outset, by their postcodes yet the city
is evolving fast and such connotations follow suit. Our rental flats
are dotted all over Paris.
The
Islands - Ile de la Cité, oldest part of the city, home
to Notre-Dame cathedral and the Ile St-Louis with its shops,
restaurants and unique charm. These islands are unlike other
parts of the city and are not to be missed. All within easy
reach of a number of our rental flats during your vacation in
Paris.
Star attraction of the affluent (and often
stuffy and institutional 7th and Western
Paris area is the Eiffel Tower, the monument that for
many first springs to mind when they hear the word Paris.
Always elegant, it is prettiest after dark, when every hour, on the
hour, tens of thousands of flashbulbs give it the effect of a
shimmering sequin dress. Nighttime is also the best time to
head out of your vacation flats Paris to ascend the Eiffel Tower,
otherwise teaming with tourists during the day.
St-Germain-des-Prés (6th) is, in popular
mythology, the intellectual part of Paris, famous for Sartre and
co. These days, it's more a pillar of fashion and the cafés
are too expensive for impecunious brainiacs. So if you're on
a budget, eat in your rental flats before heading our into the Paris
night. Within there you will find Paris' most beautiful park,
the Jardin du Luxembourg (it's free!) and the Musée D'Orsay overlooking
the Seine. To the east, the Latin
Quarter (5th) is where several of the city's academic
institutions are based - and, in pleasant contract, home to some of
Paris's jazz institutions. South of here is
Montparnasse, no longer the artistic
stronghold of the 1920s, but good for cafés and the Cimetière
Montparnasse which is home to some of France's illustrious
deceased.
We hope that this information will help
you to better enjoy one of our rental flats in Paris and make your Paris vacation
more hassle-free!
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