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The Paris La Défense Arena is a multi-use domed stadium that is located in Nanterre, which is a western suburb of Paris. It is one of the two multi-use domed stadiums to be built in Europe, along with Telenor Arena.


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1 - La Défense

La Défense is a major business district located three kilometres west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of the Paris metropolitan area in the Île-de-France region, located in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in the communes of Courbevoie, La Garenne-Colombes, Nanterre, and Puteaux.

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2 - Bois de Boulogne

The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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3 - Rock climbing in Paris

Enjoy a 1h free access session to Hapik Nanterre near Paris and discover 100% fun climbing! Hapik Nanterre near Paris isn't your traditional climbing gym... it's a one-of-a-kind venue combining leisure and sporting challenge. Whether you're looking t...

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4 - Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the étoile or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues.

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5 - Trocadéro Gardens

The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast.

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6 - Evening | Paris Hop-on Hop-off Tours

Combine two of Paris's best contributions to the country: fabulous food and breathtaking architecture. On this bus tour of the city, you'll wine and dine on a several course menu that's plated to perfection. The double-decker bus will take a leisurely ride through Paris and let you admire the City of Lights, all the way from the banks of the Seine to the city's beating heart – the Arc.

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7 - Eiffel Tower

   6 km away

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

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8 - Champs-Élysées

   6 km away

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9 kilometres long and 70 metres wide, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located.

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9 - Surfen in Paris

   6 km away

Discover indoor surfing in the heart of Paris, in the 15th arrondissement. Learn or improve your skills for 1 hour on a 16-metre long wave. Ride the only wave in the capital and enjoy an incomparable experience! You will be welcomed on site by the te...

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10 - Pont Alexandre III

   6 km away

The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city. It is classified as a French monument historique since 1975.

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11 - Sacré-Cœur

   8 km away

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France.

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12 - Surfing in Paris

   6 km away

Discover indoor surfing in the heart of Paris, in the 15th arrondissement. Learn or improve your skills for 1 hour on a 16-metre long wave. Ride the only wave in the capital and enjoy an incomparable experience! You will be welcomed on site by the te...

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13 - Tuileries Garden

   8 km away

The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France.

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14 - Palais Garnier

   8 km away

The Palais Garnier or Opéra Garnier, is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l'Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III.

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15 - Scooter in Paris

   7 km away

Discover the freestyle scooter, the urban sport of the moment, in Paris near the famous spot of the Saint Honoré market between the Rivoli park and the Opera Garnier. This sport, which comes from BMX, is super fun and accessible to everyone fr...

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16 - Montmartre

   8 km away

Montmartre is a large hill in Paris's 18th arrondissement. It is 130 m high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Right Bank in the northern section of the city.

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17 - Moulin Rouge

   8 km away

Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, France. The original house, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia.

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18 - Les Invalides

   8 km away

Les Invalides, formally the Hôtel national des Invalides, or also as Hôtel des Invalides, is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose.

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19 - Musée d'Orsay

   8 km away

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900.

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20 - Place de la Concorde

   8 km away

The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.

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21 - Passage des Panoramas

   8 km away

The Passage des Panoramas is the oldest of the covered passages of Paris, France located in the 2nd arrondissement between the Montmartre boulevard to the North and Saint-Marc street to the south.

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22 - Conciergerie

   8 km away

The Conciergerie is a building in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, formerly a prison but presently used mostly for law courts.

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23 - Jardin du Palais Royal

   8 km away

The Théâtre du Palais-Royal is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais.

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24 - Saint-Germain-des-Prés

   9 km away

Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

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25 - Saint-Eustache, Paris

   9 km away

The Church of St Eustache, Paris is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1632.

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Located northwest of Paris, the La Défense district is known as one of the largest business districts in Europe, with three million square metres of office space and 71 towers. However, this is not the only facet of the district, which is a highly cosmopolitan place. Let's go together to discover its hidden secrets. What to visit in the La Défense district? 1 Go up to the roof of the Grande Arche Also known as the Grande Arche de la Fraternité, this office building, inaugurated on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, is a must-see in the La Défense district. You can access the 110-metre high roof via one of the four panoramic lifts. Once up there, you can admire the streets of the capital as you have never seen them before. The 100-metre-long promenade bridge crosses the roof, following the historical axis of Paris. You will be able to see the Arc de Triomphe, the Obelisk of Concorde, the Tuileries Gardens and the Louvre in a row, while contemplating the Eiffel Tower, the Montparnasse Tower in the background. view of the Arch There is also a hanging garden on the roof, as well as a cultural space hosting four exhibitions per year. Prices: €15 for adults, €7 for children aged 3 to 18 Open every day from 10am to 7pm*. *last admission at 6.30pm 2 Visit the Defence Art Collection It is not the first idea that pops into your head when you think of the La Défense district, yet it is a real open-air museum. No less than 63 works of art from the 20th and 21st centuries are on display, freely accessible if you know where to look. You can discover Caesar's Thumb, Joan Miro's figures, Yaacov Agam's Monumental Fountain, a fragment of the Berlin Wall, as well as frescoes, statues and installations of all kinds.













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