{"id":7771,"date":"2018-01-07T22:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingturks.wpenginepowered.com?p=7771"},"modified":"2018-01-17T23:31:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T20:31:22","slug":"lesser-known-attractions-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Known Attractions In Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paris is worth to spend your valuale time in terms of non tourist attractions as well.\u00a0Beyond the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, the French capital hides more stories and landscapes to discover. If this is your second or third visit to Paris, this page is just to remind you that you have many interesting non touristy attractions in Paris;<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#1-_Cementerio_del_Pere_Lachaise\" >1- Cementerio del P\u00e8re Lachaise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#2-_Chateau_Vincennes\" >2- Chateau Vincennes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#3-_Molino_de_Montparnasse\" >3- Molino de Montparnasse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#4-_Cripta_de_Notre-Dame\" >4- Cripta de N\u00f4tre-Dame<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#5-_Photo_Studio_Harcourt_Paris\" >5- Photo Studio Harcourt Paris<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#6-_Viaducto_de_las_Artes\" >6- Viaducto de las Artes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#7-_The_Floral_Park_of_Paris\" >7- The Floral Park of Paris<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#8-_The_Catacombs\" >8- The Catacombs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#9-_The_Paradise_of_Chocolate\" >9- The Paradise of Chocolate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/en\/europe\/france\/paris-en\/lesser-known-attractions-paris\/#10-_The_Tropical_Aquarium\" >10- The Tropical Aquarium<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/skip-the-line-eiffel-tower-louvre-ticket-and-cruise-t48670\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Enter Eiffel &amp; Louvre Without Waiting In The Lines<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/paris-3-course-lunch-at-the-58-tour-eiffel-restaurant-t51027\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunch at 58 Tour Eiffel Restaurant<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.tr.html?city=-1456928&amp;nflt=class%253D4%253Breview_score%253D80&amp;aid=845954&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Price-Quality Hotels in Paris<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/searchresults.tr.html?city=-1456928&amp;nflt=review_score%253D80%253Bht_id%253D201&amp;aid=845954&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Price-Quality Apartments in Paris<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-_Cementerio_del_Pere_Lachaise\"><\/span>1- Cementerio del P\u00e8re Lachaise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> 16 rue du Repos 75020 Paris. Metro P\u00e8re Lachaise. <strong>Opening Hours:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">November 6 to March<\/span> 15, 08:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday and\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>08.30-17.30 on Saturdays and 09.00-17.30 on Sundays and public holidays.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March 16 to November<\/span> 5 08:00-18:00 from Monday to Friday. 08:30-18:00 an Saturdays and 09:00-18:00 on Sundays and holidays. <strong>Entrance Fee<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>:<\/strong> Free admission<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Eastern cemetery, commonly called <strong>P\u00e8re Lachaise<\/strong>, is the most visited necropolis in Paris and some claim that receives more than two million visitors a year. In terms of the number of visitors this interesting cemetery is only surpasses by Cathedral de Notre-Dame, Louvre Museum and Eiffel Tower. Interestingly, when the cemetery opened its\u00a0doors in 1804, the Parisians were very reluctant to bury their relatives at this place. In 1815, there were only 2,000 tombs. But now, the number is about 70,000 including many famous people and making it the largest cemetery in Paris (44 hectares). Among the celebrities who are buried in this holy field are; Honorato de Balzac, Guillaume Apollinaire, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Champollion, Jean de La Fontaine, Moli\u00e8re, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jim Morrison, Alfred de Musset, Edith Piaf, Camille Pissarro, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-_Chateau_Vincennes\"><\/span>2- Chateau Vincennes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> Avenue de Paris 94300 Vincennes. Metro Chateau de Vincennes. <strong>Opening Hours:<\/strong> 10-17 h (from September 23 to May 20) and 10-18 h (from May 21 to September 22. <strong>Entrance Fee:<\/strong> 8.50 euros.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Located on the east of Paris, the Ch\u00e2teau de Vincennes is the largest royal fortified castle of France and also one of the best preserved in Europe. It was built between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries and it is striking to see<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7781\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7781 size-full\" title=\"Chateau Vincennes Paris\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes.jpg\" alt=\"Chateau Vincennes\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chateau-de-vincennes-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lesser known attractions in Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>it through its high tower (52 meters). This authentic fortified citadel consists of long enclosure walls, flanked by\u00a0three gates and six towers which are 42 meters high. The tower of homage was designed to be the residence of the king of France in case of immediate danger, because it was protected by wide moats, a small fort and two drawbridges, but was relegated as a royal residence when Louis XIV settled at Versailles on May 6, 1682. The great tower of the homage of Vincennes then became a state prison for highborn prisoners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-_Molino_de_Montparnasse\"><\/span>3- Molino de Montparnasse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> 3, boulevard Edouard Quinet 75014 Paris. Metro Edgar Quinet or Raspall. <strong>Opening hours:<\/strong> The interior of the mill is not visited, but the Paris City Council may organize two-hour guided tour by calling +33 (0) 1 71 28 50 82. The mill&#8217;s visiting hours coincide with those of the cemetery: 8-18h (Monday to Friday); 8.30-18h (Saturdays) and 9-18h (Sundays and public holidays).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the center of Paris, inside the Montparnasse cemetery, there are not only the tombs of very famous people from France and the whole world (Jean-Paul Sartre, Charles de Baudelier, Jean Seberg, Andr\u00e9 Citro\u00e9n, Julio Cort\u00e1zar&#8230;)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7784\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7784 size-full\" title=\"Molino de Montparnasse\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1.jpg\" alt=\"Lesser known touristic sights of Paris\" width=\"644\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Molino-Montpanarsse-1-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molino de Montparnasse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Visitors are surprised by the presence of an authentic 17th century mill, since before the cemetry was founded the land was by farms. Some of these parcels were belonged to the <strong>Brothers Charity<\/strong>, who built the mill in the west part and named it &#8220;le Caridad&#8221;. Today we see the mill without the blades, surrounded by graves in the middle of a cemetery where 1,200 trees grow: maples, ash trees, linden, conifers etc. Since its opening in 1824, 300,000 people have been buried in Montparnasse Cemetry, but today there are only 35,000 graves and around a thousand people are buried here each year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-_Cripta_de_Notre-Dame\"><\/span>4- Cripta de N\u00f4tre-Dame<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> 7 Parvis de Notre-Dame &#8211; Place Jean-Paul II 75004 Paris. Metro Cit\u00e9. <strong>Opening hours:<\/strong> 10-18 h (except on Mondays that remain closed). <strong>Entrance fee:<\/strong> 4 euros (crypt and exhibition). Free under 14 years.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1980 under the atrium of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame on the Ile de la Cit\u00e9, the crypt of the magnificent Gothic temple shows the archaeological remains discovered in the excavations carried out between 1965<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7787\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Notre-Dame-Crypt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7787 size-full\" title=\"The Crypt Cathedral de Notre Dame Paris\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Notre-Dame-Crypt.jpg\" alt=\"religious touristic sights of Paris\" width=\"644\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Notre-Dame-Crypt.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Notre-Dame-Crypt-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Crypt Of Notre Dame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/quick-entrance-to-notre-dame-tower-and-ile-de-la-cite-tour-t10511\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guided Visit of Notre Dame and Ile de la Cit\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and 1972. The visitor goes back in time and can stroll through the ancient ruins among the medieval and classic remains which were placed here during the construction of the church. In a word, you will see the 2,000 years old architectural evolution of Island Of Cite (that captures the urban and architectural evolution of the \u00cele de la Cit\u00e9 (Island of the Cit\u00e9) which was the core of Paris. The crypt, which is considered as the most important in Europe, has a length of 117 meters long and 28 meters wide.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-_Photo_Studio_Harcourt_Paris\"><\/span>5- Photo Studio Harcourt Paris<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location:<\/strong> 10 Rue Jean Goujon, 75008 Paris. Metro Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es &#8211; Clemenceau. Telephone: +33 (0) 1 42 56 67 67<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Created in 1934 by the brothers Lacroix and Robert Ricci, the Harcourt Studio Paris quickly became an indispensable place in Paris where writers, painters, singers, sportsmen and actors passed by. Famous celebrities such as Marlene Dietrich, Salvador Dal\u00ed, Brigitte Bardot, Carole Bouquet, Zinedine Zidane and John Gallian have posed at this Harcourt Photographic Studio, located in the center of Paris. The study proposes other activities to visitors, such as taking photograph with some celebrities or portraying in the center of a work of art.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-_Viaducto_de_las_Artes\"><\/span>6- Viaducto de las Artes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Location: Daumesnel. Avenue 12th arrondissement. Metro: Arr\u00e9t, Bastille and Gare de Lyon. Open during hours.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The arches of the viaduct of the old railway linking the Bastille with the Bois de Vincennes, now no longer operational and have been occupied by antiquarians, cafes, craft and design shops with glazed surfaces<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7790\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7790 size-full\" title=\"Viaduct Of Paris\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes.jpg\" alt=\"non touristic famous sights of Paris\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/viaducto-de-las-artes-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viaduct Of Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>that have given a new air to this neighborhood. Many young artists have also settled on this Viaduct of the Arts that will surprise shoppers (there are more than fifty shops), not only because of the lively cafes, bars and businesses here but also because above the arches a four kilometers long, garden-promenade <strong>&#8220;Promenade Plant\u00e9e&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0is to enjoy here.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-_The_Floral_Park_of_Paris\"><\/span>7- The Floral Park of Paris<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> Esplanade du ch\u00e2teau de Vincennes &#8211; Route de la Pyramide, 75012 Paris. <strong>Visiting Hours:<\/strong> 9.30-18.30 h (winter) and 9.30-20 h (summer). <strong>Entrance Fee:<\/strong> 5.50 euros. On Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays between June 6 and September 21 entrance fee applied. Access to the park is free for the rest of the year.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Parc Floral de Paris is a unique place to enjoy and to have a rest where is surrounded by plants and flowers in the center of the Bois de Vincennes, very close to the castle of the same name. The Floral Park of Paris, completed in 1969, occupies 28 hectares and forms part of the Botanical Garden of the French capital, next to the other gardens of<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7793\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7793 size-full\" title=\"Parc Floral de Paris\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris.jpg\" alt=\"natural attractions of Paris\" width=\"644\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/El-Parc-Floral-de-Paris-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Floral Park of Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Greenhouses of Auteuil&#8221;, &#8220;Parc de Bagatelle&#8221;, the &#8220;Arboretum of the School of Breuil&#8221; and &#8220;Bois de Boulogne&#8221;. The park is decorated in the style of the Japanese, has a space of sculptures and shows a unique collection of over six hundred different irises. As for the services of the venue, there are two restaurants, an entertainment space, a theater, a puppet show theatre and a large play area for children.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-_The_Catacombs\"><\/span>8- The Catacombs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> 1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy (place Denfert-Rochereau) 75014 Paris Metro Denfert &#8211; Rochereau. Telephone: 01 43 22 47 63. <strong>Information and reservations:<\/strong> 01.44.59.58.31. <strong>Visiting Hours:<\/strong> 10-17 h (from Tuesday to Sunday). <strong>Price:<\/strong> 3 euros. There are audio guides in French, English and Spanish.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 1785 the French Council of State decided to move the Holy Cemetery of the Innocents (Cemetry de Les Innocents) which had become a source of infection, to old quarries of limestone where a well was dug to deposit the bones and the remains of the corpses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getyourguide.com\/paris-l16\/paris-catacombs-skip-the-line-ticket-t66985\/?partner_id=F2GZGY3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Catacombs Skip-the-Line Ticket<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7796\" style=\"width: 634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7796 size-full\" title=\"The Catacombs In Paris\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs.jpg\" alt=\"non famous sights of paris\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs.jpg 644w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-414x276.jpg 414w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-470x313.jpg 470w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/travelingturks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/paris-catacombs-187x124.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Catacombs In Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The blessing and the consecration of these remains occurred between 1786 and 1788 and from that moment it became the municipal ossuary of all the cemeteries Parisian. Even the emperor Napoleon III visited the place with his son in 1860. At present day anyone can do this visit since the catacoms opened to the public in 2005, although only a minimal part of the 300 kilometers of tunnels and passages can be seen. It is estimated that more than six million bodies may be buried in this place. This may be a chilling visit when you see bones and skulls piled up.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-_The_Paradise_of_Chocolate\"><\/span>9- The Paradise of Chocolate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> 28 boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle 75010 Paris. Metro Bonne Nouvelle. <strong>Visiting Hours:<\/strong> 10-18 h. <strong>Ticket Price:<\/strong> 9 euros<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>With mor<\/em>e than a thousand pieces of collection, this is a paradise of the cacao addicts. The Choco-Story Museum, which is distributed in three levels (850 square meters), reveals the secrets of the more than four thousand years of history of this delicacy that the Aztecs already venerated. There are, of course, tastings and workshops to make chocolate comparing, for example, the fruity flavors of Peru&#8217;s cacao and like the testing the aromas of Venezuela&#8217;s cacao. And at the final, a real temptation for chocolate lovers waiting at\u00a0the gift shop.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-_The_Tropical_Aquarium\"><\/span>10- The Tropical Aquarium<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>Location &amp; Entrance:<\/strong> Palais de la Porte Dor\u00e9e &#8211; 293 avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris. Metro Porte Dor\u00e9e. Hours: 10-17.15 h (Tuesday and Friday) and 10-19 h (Saturdays and Sundays). Closed Monday. <strong>Ticket Price:<\/strong> 4,50 euros.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you wanna feel yourself in the warm waters of tropical lands you have a surprising option in the Aquarium of the Palace of the Port\u00e9e of Paris <strong>(Aquarium Tropical du Palais de la Porte Dor\u00e9e)<\/strong>. The site, opened in 1931 on the occasion of the International Colonial Exhibition and houses 5,000 animals of 300 different species. From the primitive fishes of Africa and South American crocodiles, sharks and piranhas. At the beginning the aquarium was planned to show the aquatic fauna of the overseas territories, but after 1985, the place is reorganized with much more speices. Do not miss the &#8220;museum of fossils&#8221; where specimens of species that exist on the planet for 300 million years, the aquarium of extremophile fishes such as cichlids that put nine million eggs, a cephalopod mollusk called the <strong>Nautilus Of The Pacific<\/strong> and the limula or horseshoe crab, one of the oldest living creatures on the planet.<\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"bookingaff\" data-aid=\"1252008\" data-target_aid=\"845954\" data-prod=\"dfl2\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" data-lang=\"en\" data-currency=\"EUR\" data-dest_id=\"-1456928\" data-dest_type=\"city\"> <!-- Anything inside will go away once widget is loaded. --><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.booking.com?aid=845954\">Booking.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/ins><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    (function(d, sc, u) {\n      var s = d.createElement(sc), p = d.getElementsByTagName(sc)[0];\n      s.type = 'text\/javascript';\n      s.async = true;\n      s.src = u + '?v=' + (+new Date());\n      p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p);\n      })(document, 'script', '\/\/aff.bstatic.com\/static\/affiliate_base\/js\/flexiproduct.js');\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris is worth to spend your valuale time in terms of non tourist attractions as well.\u00a0Beyond the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, the French capital hides more stories and landscapes to discover. 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