Explore Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, Ile de France

A bucolic stroll in the discovery of canals and edges of the Marne, the paradise of rowings, nautical ski, sails and other canoeings, lined with heterogeneous and often built houses on piles to protect itself from floods. Thatched roof, buildings in white stones, wooden chalets, architect's houses, all the styles mix and we guess the pretty gardens and the generous lawns behind certain high walls... This stroll invites you to discover the famous Edges of the Marne, a natural heritage protected a few kilometers away from Paris, but also the house of the famous madman singing Charles Trenet. A walk (with cycle track open to all the modes of soft traffic: bike, rollers, jogging, and walk) is situated at the top of the bank, whereas a path of bank allows the walkers to walk as closely as possible to the water.

A stroll in a piece of heaven just a step from Paris: the edges of the Marne. They inspired the painters (Pissaro, Cézanne), the writers, ( Zola), the photographers ( Willy Ronis), the directors (Duvivier, Meat-based) and the singers. This place in the crazy charm, also possesses a rich past, in which it is difficult to escape. A bucolic stroll right in the heart of the city of Créteil, in the discovery of islands in the name suggestive: island of the Devastating, saint-Catherine, Breeze-bread and Swiss cheese (île des Ravageurs, Sainte-Catherine, Brise-Pain et Gruyère).

GO AND MEET THE 180 ANIMAL SPECIES PRESENT AT VINCENNES ZOO! On the edges of Paris, Vincennes Zoo is the home to nearly 180 species and over 2,000 animals spread across 5 zones on 14 hectares of land. The architectural constructions were designed with respect for the animals' origins. The park has recently been renovated with conserving the well-being of the animals always in mind. All year long, you can discover the animals in their natural spaces, and you will be able to witness numerous shows that are held in the zoo. As a family or between friends, offer yourself a getaway far from the hustle and bustle of Paris!

Discover the French National Museum on the history of immigration Eleven important dates to understand the history of immigration in France... Based on a historical approach through major migratory events of the last three centuries, the exhibition takes you on a chronological journey in 11 milestone dates by focusing on key moments in the French history.

Also known as "Coronation City", the town of Reims has a rich cultural and gastronomic heritage. Reims played a significant role in the history of the French monarchy, but it's also renowned for its exceptional wines and champagnes.  ALSO KNOWN AS "CORONATION CITY", THE TOWN OF REIMS HAS A RICH CULTURAL AND GASTRONOMIC HERITAGE. Reims played a significant role in the history of the French monarchy, and it's also renowned for its exceptional wines and champagnes. This excursion gives you the chance to sample unique flavors whilst you soak in the region's historic charm! Your day trip to the Champagne region starts in Paris, where you will board a coach for Reims. Upon arrival, you will be taken on a tour of the famous 13th-century Gothic cathedral, which hosted the coronations of many French kings, including Louis IX and Charles VII. Next, you will be treated to a champagne tasting session at the Mumm champagne cellar (replaced by Taittinger Cellar on Mondays). After an independent lunch, you will take to the road again and travel through the vineyards of Reims Mountain. Your final stop will be Epernay, site of the champagne cellar of Moët & Chandon, the world-famous Maison de Champagne founded in 1743. You will have the chance  to see the cellars and of course to taste their prestigious champagne for yourself! Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health. Please drink responsibly

Come and discover the magical world of Disneyland Paris and its theme parks! Young and old alike will enjoy a day packed with fun and amazement! Choose the park you'd like to visit and experience all the activities it has to offer... COME AND DISCOVER THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEYLAND PARIS! YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE WILL ENJOY A DAY FUN-PACKED DAY OF RIDES AND FAIRYTALE ADVENTURES! Choose which park you'd like to visit: Disneyland or the Disney Studios. Both offer a fantastic range of rides and activities! After an hour-long journey from central Paris, your coach will drop you off near to the entrances of both parks. This way, you can easily make your way to the Disneyland Park or Walt Disney Studios Park, depending on your preference. Disneyland Park includes attractions such as  Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Main Street USA, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Discoveryland. Walt Disney Studios Park, created in 2002, contains 16 attractions around the theme of cinema, including the Tower of Terror and Toy Story Playland. At around 7pm, another coach will collect you from the place where you were dropped off, and you will be taken back to Paris for around 8pm. 

Set off from Paris to discover Bruges, the “Venice of the North”, on this full day trip. SET OFF FROM PARIS TO DISCOVER BRUGES, THE “VENICE OF THE NORTH”, ON THIS FULL DAY TRIP. Departing from Paris at 7:15am, a coach will drive you to the city of Bruges, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Upon arrival at around 11am, you’ll start the day with a guided walking tour lasting roughly 90 minutes during which you’ll discover the medieval old town, the Grand-Place, Les Halles (historic market place), Notre-Dame Cathedral, Le Béguinage Benedictine monastery and the town hall. After your tour, you will have some free time to explore the city, its museums and its eateries until 4:30pm. You will then regroup to make the return journey, arriving back in Paris for around 9pm. A full day trip departing from Paris to visit one of Europe’s most charming historic cities!

Have a different shopping experience when you discover La Vallée Village! More than 120 well-known French and international brands with reduced prices are available! OPT FOR A DAY OF SHOPPING AT THE VALLÉE VILLAGE OUTLETS, A UNIQUE LOCATION IN FRANCE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE CAPITAL! Close to Paris, La Vallée Village offers you a pleasant, open-air experience, its small streets lined with shops and several food outlets. Get your shopping fix with collections from over 120 prestigious fashion and home décor brands at reduced prices: Armani, Calvin Klein Jeans, Diesel, Gérard Darel, Guess, Jimmy Choo and many more! Be one of the privileged few and reserve your tickets for a shopping experience with a twist!

Chambord, Chenonceau, Cheverny: discover the world-renowned Loire Châteaux! Dating back to the Renaissance, the Loire Châteaux were often frequented by the French kings and their courtiers... CHAMBORD, CHENONCEAU, CHEVERNY: COME AND DISCOVER THE WORLD-RENOWNED LOIRE CHÂTEAUX! DATING BACK TO THE RENAISSANCE, THE LOIRE CHÂTEAUX WERE OFTEN FREQUENTED BY THE FRENCH KINGS AND THEIR COURTIERS. Due to the vast number of remarkable monuments in the Loire Valley, the entire region has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So come and explore these exceptional historic landscapes! A coach will take you from Paris to Chambord. Upon arrival, you will go on a tour of the royal residence and its estate. After the tour of Chambord you will explore the Château of Cheverney, which was the comic-book illustrator Hergé's inspiration for the Château of Moulinsart in Tintin. You will be able to access its various rooms, notably the private drawing rooms. After lunch your afternoon will be spent visiting the Château of Chenonceau, famous for its remarkable art collections.  PLEASE NOTE: on Saturdays and Mondays between April and October, the tour will include the châteaux of Amboise, Chenonceau and Chambord (apart from October 3, 5, 10 and 12, when Chambord is closed and will be replaced by a a visit to Cheverny).

Wander through the heart of Père Lachaise Cemetery and discover, thanks to your guide, the stories of the great artists, writers and musicians from all over the world buried there. WANDER THROUGH THE HEART OF PÈRE LACHAISE CEMETERY AND DISCOVER, THANKS TO YOUR GUIDE, THE STORIES OF THE GREAT ARTISTS, WRITERS AND MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BURIED THERE. Through this 48-hectare labyrinth of crypts and greenery, your guide will tell you about the eccentricities of this cemetery, which welcomes more than 3.5 million visitors every year. Discover Oscar Wilde's grave, which is covered in kisses from admirers. Your guide will tell you the love story of Héloïse and Abélard, who lie side by side today after years of separation. You will, of course, see the most visited grave in the cemetery: that of Jim Morrison, covered in his many fans' graffiti. But this is not all: through your walk you will see the graves of Balzac, Molière, Proust and many more! Make the most of this guided tour to relive the stories about these world greats.

Explore the famous Père Lachaise cemetery through an out-of-the-ordinary and story-filled treasure hunt! Work together as a team and apprehend the murderer in the heart of Paris’s most visited cemetery. EXPLORE THE FAMOUS PÈRE LACHAISE CEMETERY THROUGH AN OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY AND STORY-FILLED TREASURE HUNT! WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND APPREHEND THE MURDERER IN THE HEART OF PARIS’S MOST VISITED CEMETERY. A murder has been committed in the heart of the prestigious cemetery. Lina Garlène, a young literature student, has been found dead on Jean de la Fontaine’s grave. Several clues point to a suicide, but your role is to prove otherwise. Follow your theatrical guide for more than 2 hours as you try to solve this mystery. Your investigation will lead you to many famous tombs, such as that of Molière, Jean de La Fontaine or even Edith Piaf.  While respecting the site and those around you, make the most of this fun activity to explore the most famous cemetery in the capital. And, with the help of your team, unmask the killer and win the game!

This district is completely situated on the old Park of the castle of Polangis, provided gradually with the end of 19 ° century until 1929.
 In 2012, the inhabitants of this part(party) trained an association " Réunissons Polangis ", to ask for their fastening with the municipality of Joinville-le-Pont, historic and unique cradle of the district of Polangis, and so reunite the whole district on the location of the old park of the castle of Polangis. A petition collecting 411 inhabitants on 700 asked expressly for this fastening: the association put down as such, in April, 2013, a file in the Prefecture of Val-de-Marne. After the municipal elections of March, 2014, the Prefect will engage the procedure of fastening. This site possesses the famous open-air dance hall " Chez Gégène ", the "Petit Robinson" (neglected for several years, in the course of rehabilitation and of enlargement since April, 2013) and the old open-air dance hall become "Pomme d'Api" restoring of the ANAS (association of the national police force). This place is steeped in history. The linen produced on the lands of the Brie was of use to the Middle Ages to make fibers for clothes and to produce some oil for the food and the lighting. In the xiie century, a tub allows the passage of the Marne, in the current location of the bridge of Joinville. In 1205, the monks of the abbey of Saint-Maur build the first bridge on the Marne to connect their lands of Portus Longini, who will become Poulangis (xixe century) then Polangis. A tub is created to connect the district in Nogent-sur-Marne: it existed to 1970s. The small arm of Polangis, also called river or canal of Polangis or the same brook of Polangis, is an artificial channel dug in 1886 and 1.500 meters long, to sell better the surrounding plots of land to the Parisians followers of the boating. Then the flood of 1910, considered since as a centennial floods, the Marne reinstalls in its old alluvial plain and both thirds of the district of Polangis are covered with water. The floods of 1924 flood again the district.

The island Fanac counted, in 1999, 98 inhabitants on 3,9 hectares (119 in 1990). She was partially urbanized from the end of the xixe century and shelters about forty buildings. Having been reserved for a long time for the agriculture, she keeps another natural character. Indeed, although the bridge of Joinville the crossbar, it harms her only by a staircase accessible to the pedestrians, completed by an elevator installed in 2010. Situated in flood-risk area, the island Fanac may be covered by waters during the floods of the Marne. The island Fanac is a site protected by an order of the prefect of September 3rd, 1965 on the basis of the law of May 2nd, 1930 in conformance with places of interest. Artists' important proportion lives there.
 The island welcomes cultural activities (municipal Hector Berlioz music school, school of plastic arts) and sportswomen (club of canoeing Joinville Eau vive, Rowing club the Marne and Joinville). The building of the Rowing the Marne and Joinville, built in 1883, was a victim of a fire in October, 2005. Its reconstruction as before was realized in 2007. The music school is installed in the old open-air dance hall " Guinguette chez Jullien " described by the writer Émile Zola.

Tunnel of Saint-Maur on 1809-1825: drilling of the canal. Charles Nodier, historian, member of the Académie française, describes the drilling of the canal in his New History of Paris. The purpose is there to abbreviate of three leagues the navigation on the Marne. The canal has two parts: a subterranean section of 600 meters, and open-air 500 meters. Louis Bruyère is in charge of his execution. Having cost 1 760 000 francs, it is opened to the navigation on October 10th, 1825.

Bridge of Petit Parc called also Bridge of Saint-Maur is a road bridge which crosses the Marne and connects the municipality of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (on the right bank) with the left bank in the limits of the municipalities of Joinville-le-Pont and Champigny-sur-Marne. It is a metallic work of two symmetric spans of 46 meters trained each of five parallel bows.

The first bridge inaugurated in 1841 emplace ancestral system of tub is a suspension bridge of a single span of uncertain reliability. To finance this work, a toll is set up until 1870. By that time, the bridge is destroyed during the French-Prussian war. A second bridge is built between 1872 and 1874 on the plans of the architect Joret. This second bridge is demolished and replaced by the current in 1962.

Located on the outskirts of Paris and accessible by public transport, this historic hunting wood for French kings is today a perfect place to get some fresh air or to do some sport. Various marked trails allow you to discover Parisian flora on a hike or bike ride. With its Maison du Bois et du Parc, the Bois de Vincennes plays an active role in raising awareness about the preservation of natural spaces. A boat trip on the Minimes lake is a romantic experience for two. Children are made very welcome in the woods, with pony rides and play areas. The Ferme de Paris allows them to discover the world of a small farm. The Parc Floral hosts various events for families and keen gardeners. The château de Vincennes, dating from the middle ages and former royal residence, is at the entrance to the wood and is open to visitors.

Paradises of flowers, fruits and vegetables, cristoliennes plots of land of family gardens are places of relaxation and user-friendliness very appreciated by the inhabitants. While allowing the families to devote to a constructive pastime and to save on their purchases of fruits and vegetables, the family gardens contribute to tighten the social links and improve the environmental quality of the places of house.

 The first allotments in France were doubtless created in Sedan, in the Ardennes, by Félicie Hervieu. Around this initiative, an organization establishes in 1893, under the name of work of the reconstruction of the family. It groups then 145 people of 27 families. Five years later, this organization gathers 530 people of 125 families. One of its peculiarities is that it is exclusively managed by women. 

In 1904, there are only 48 allotments in Paris region for 3,5 million inhabitants. By means of the Company of the allotments of Paris and suburb, their multiplication is favored. In 1913, the Paris region possesses 1 515, among which half is implanted in suburb. Both world wars cause the putting in kitchen gardens of numerous parks and historic plots of land. At the end of the Second World War, one account 250 000 allotments in France.

With breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, there is something for everyone. In a simple and warm setting, (re) discover our pastry classics and other delicacies available only at our cafe. For lunch, there is a selection of quiches, revisited croque-monsieur, and toast with various toppings, all accompanied by baby leaf salads and roasted seeds. Tea is prepared according to the rules of the art to preserve the best of the tea leaf, it comes from the Parisian house Kodama. Brunch will be available soon, served on Sundays from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

Moored on the Autonomous Port of Paris on banks of the Seine, The LIBERTALIA is a Lounge Boat-restaurant club bar, trend where get involved user-friendliness, festivity and good mood.

FrogPubs began his life as a MBA project searches on the potential of an English pub and a micro-brasserie in the center of Paris.

Come to discover the wine differently. Our teams welcome you 7 days a week in a unique place

Open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 8:00 pm to midnight Our philosophy: a short card, fresh products, a chef who sublimates the flavors and the presentation... In this atypical and wooded frame, you can benefit of live concerts and of Dj the weekends an invitation the journey!

Quai de la Gare in front of the big library, the kiosk "Café fou" is a kiosk "café with live music" with a programming of blues, jazz, musics of the world or the classic concerts

Chez Lili et Marcel is a big retro café, just taken from the beginning of the last century is. The decoration is a real pleasure of eyes: watch over advertisements metallic panels, foldaway seats, boxes and jars … Armchairs and seats have the patina and the comfort of the furniture of this period.

On the island Saint-Louis, come to have a break in a typical bar, in a warm but courteous atmosphere, come to eat a rib steak, a Berthillon ice-cream or a just man have a drink between friends

Laurent Delarbre, age 39, one of the Best Workers of France 2004, was until now at the head of the Café) de la Paix where he knew how to develop an at the same time creative and rigorous cooking. This clermontois begins as apprentice to the Beautiful Miller to Royat in 1991.

Camping Paris Est in Champigny-sur-Marne offers a range of accommodation standards all year round. Ideally located between Paris and Disneyland Paris, there is plenty of public transport to get you there. Camping Paris Est is located just 10 km from Paris and 24 km from Disneyland® Paris. This location is ideal for travellers who want to explore the capital while enjoying the green and peaceful surroundings of the banks of the Marne and the remarkable gardens and parks. It offers a variety of accommodation, from classic to premium mobile homes, as well as pitches for tents, camper vans, caravans and buses. A restaurant, bar and takeaway service are available to travellers. Tickets for Disneyland® Paris and public transport can be purchased at reception.

Choose at first the color of your room according to your desires. Enter an uncluttered space, dive into a cosy bed and take advantage of the comfort and the good be of the Pullman Paris Bercy. Since the big plate glass windows Paris is in your feet

A welcome well-kept and personalized in a sophisticated frame waits you to the hotel Devillas, for 3 stars, in the 5th district of Paris.

L'Hôtel de l'Espérance welcomes you warmly in the Vth district of Paris. It's a small charming hotel and of peace of mind, just a step from the street Mouffetard. It is one of the most picturesque places of the Latin Quarter.

Situated at the heart of the Parisian party, the district Mouffetard in the 5th district will plunge you in centuries of history and into the excitement of a district in the trading alleys, to restaurants and in the bars in the typical charm.

The hotel Lounge Bar Paris is situated at the heart of the Marais and in a few minutes on foot of Notre-Dame. The hotel Duo marries perfectly the contemporary style and the design.

Esmeralda is doubtless one of the most original hotels of the capital. Created more than 60 years ago in a building of the XVIIth century, it bears the name of the gypsy which, by its grace illuminates Victor Hugo's novel.

Situated at the heart of the historic district of Marais, in pedestrian zone, a few steps away from the Hall of city, Notre-Dame, Carnavalet museums, Picasso and the Louvre, the holy Merry hotel, 3 stars, the old presbytery of the church Saint-Merry

Situated on the Left bank, in the Latin Quarter and in front of Sainte Chapelle, the Hotel les Rives de Notre-Dame is right in the heart of romantic Paris: all the charm for which you wish of a hotel of the city center. Only 10 rooms, which give all onto the cathedral of Notre-Dame and the Seine.

Situated between the Louvre and the Island of the City where dominate the towers of Notre-Dame, just a step from the Bridge of Arts and the Pont Neuf, The Relay of the Louvre welcomes you in the most attaching districts of Paris, where the history of the capital began.