Paris
Paris
+ Exploring Paris
Sights
* Pont Alexandre III
* Arc de Triomphe
* Art Moderne de La Ville de Paris, Musée d'
* Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Musée national des
* Arts Décoratifs, Musée des
* Arts et Métiers-Techniques, Musée national des
* Assemblée Nationale Palais-Bourbon
* Baccarat, Musée
* Balzac, Maison de
* Bastille
* Bibliothèque Nationale De France
* Carnavalet, Musée
* Cernuschi, Musée
* Chaillot, Palais de
* Cognacq-Jay, Musée
* La Conciergerie
* Concorde, Place de la
* Eugène Delacroix, Musée National
* Faubourg Saint-Germain
* Faubourg St-Honoré
* Fragonard, Musée
* Gobelins, Manufacture nationale des
* Grand Palais
* Grands Boulevards
* Les Halles
* Hôtel De Ville
* Institut De France
* Institut du Monde Arabe
* Jacquemart-André, Musée
* Jeu de Paume, Galerie nationale du
* Madeleine, Eglise de la
* Maillol, Musée
* Le Marais
* Marmottan, Musée
* Mode et du Costume, Musée de la
* Montmartre
* Montparnasse
* Moyen-Age, Musée National du
* Musique, Musée de la
* Nissim de Camondo, Musée
* Opéra Garnier
* Orangerie, Musée National de l'
* Palais-Royal
* Panthéon
* Père-Lachaise, Cimetière du
* Petit Palais, Musée du
* Picasso, Musée
* Plantes, Jardin des
* Rodin, Musée
* Sacré Coeur, Basilique du
* St-Germain-des-Prés
* Saint-Louis, Ile
* St-Sulpice, église
* Sainte-Chapelle
* Tuileries, Jardin des
* Vendôme, Place
* Vosges, place des
Vicinity
+ Vicinity
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
This is more than just another historic building, it is a pleasant, relatively peaceful area with the Jardin du Palais-Royal in its centre. Here, cultural institutions occupy a prominent place, next to charming arcades and picturesque old streets. The palace built by Richelieu and bequeathed to the king on the cardinal's death now houses the ministry of culture and two important constitutional bodies, but the gardens are accessible through archways situated all round. Enclosed by arcading on three sides and an elegant double colonnade along the fourth, they are a haven of peace, where Parisians working in the area love to window-shop during their lunch hour along the row of quaint little boutiques hidden under the arcades.
An 18th-century addition to the original building houses the Comédie-Française, France's National Theatre, where all the classics are performed. From the place André Malraux in front, the Opéra Garnier can be seen at the top of the avenue de l'Opéra.
To the east of the Palais-Royal, off the rue Croix des Petits Champs, the Galerie Véro-Dodat is one of several elegant arcades in the area. Further up the street, the place des Victoires, designed by Mansart in the 17th century, is worth a detour for its classical architecture and for its fashion boutiques.
Address: Place du Palais-Royal, 75001 Paris
Open: Jardin: daily 8am-11pm (midnight in summer)
Restaurant: In the gardens (Moderately priced)
Metro: Palais-Royal
Admission: Jardin: free access
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