http://abcparis.com The essential travel guide of world's premier destination Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:09:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Paris Expo at the Porte de Versailles hosts the annual Salon du Livre, France's most important festival devoted to the humble book. Numerous events take place during this six-day fair, with scores of authors and illustrators participating in talks. 26 - 31 Mar 2010 Place de la Porte de Versailles 75015 Métro  Porte ... http://abcparis.com/salon-du-livre-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Parc des Princes is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, currently the home of football team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).  The name Parc des Princes ("Princes' Park") was given to the surrounding area during the 18th century, when it was a forest used by the royal family for hunting. ... http://abcparis.com/parc-des-princes-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Maison de Balzac is a house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). It is located in the 16th arrondissement at 47, rue Raynouard, Paris. Budget hotel best price guaranteed Passy, Paris, France. http://abcparis.com/passy-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, in Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondisement of Paris, is the biggest science museum in Europe. The Cité has a planetarium, a submarine (the Argonaute (S636)), an IMAX theatre (La Géode) and special departments for children and teenagers. http://abcparis.com/la-cite-des-sciences-et-de-lindustrie-de-la-villette-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Musée Rodin contains most of Rodin's significant creations, including The Thinker, The Kiss and The Gates of Hell. Many of his sculptures are displayed in the museum's extensive garden. Hôtel Biron, 79, rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris Budget hotel best price guaranteed Rodin Museum, Paris, France. http://abcparis.com/rodin-museum-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Place de l'Étoile is a large road junction in Paris, the meeting point of twelve straight avenues and at its centre stands the Arc de Triomphe. The twelve avenues, clockwise from the north, are the following: Avenue de Wagram, Avenue Hoche, Avenue de Friedland, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Avenue Marceau, ... http://abcparis.com/place-charles-de-gaulle-etoile-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The executions of the duc d'Enghien, in 1804, and Mata-Hari, in 1917, were effected at the château de Vincennes. The Château de Vincennes is a 14th and 17th century French royal castle in the town of Vincennes, to the east of Paris, now a suburb of the metropolis. Like other ... http://abcparis.com/chateau-de-vincennes-paris-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ The Musée Grévin is a waxwork museum in Paris, one of the oldest in Europe, located  in the IXe arrondissement  at 10, Boulevard Montmartre. The Musée Grévin now contains some 300 characters arranged in scenes from the history of France and modern life, including a panorama of French history from Charlemagne ... http://abcparis.com/grevin-museum-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ Rue de Vaugirard is the longest road in Paris, at 4.3 km. It spans the 6th and 15th arrondissements, from the Latin Quarter towards the edge of Paris at the Porte de Versailles. The road appeared in the fifteenth century, and led from Philip II's city walls towards the ... http://abcparis.com/vaugirard-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/ Les Halles is located in the 1er arrondissement, it was the traditional central market of Paris which was demolished in 1971 (the wholesale market was relocated to the suburb of Rungis) to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles.Beneath this is the underground station Châtelet-Les-Halles, ... http://abcparis.com/forum-des-halles-paris/budget-hotels-cheap-flights/