Luminous arches, multi-coloured bulbs, incandescent flames and sparkling projections of light splendidly deck out the avenues of the French capital.
1/ Take a sightseeing bus and enjoy the Christmas lights
The ‘Illuminations of Paris’ sightseeing coach tour, organized by Open Tour, is an invitation to discover, from 30 November 2018 to 6 January 2019 (except 24 and 31 December), Paris’s finest places and monuments illuminated at nightfall (Opéra Garnier, Champs-Élysées, place Vendôme, place de la Concorde, the Eiffel Tower, Invalides, the Louvre Museum and les Grands Magasins). Tour with commentary in 9 languages.
2/ Christmas window displays at the big department stores
In keeping with tradition, the facades of Parisian department stores (Printemps Haussmann, Galeries Lafayette, BHV MARAIS) are adorned with the most stunning festive decorations.
Christmas window displays: BHV Marais
Le BHV Marais - 52 rue de Rivoli, Paris
Christmas window
displays at Galeries Lafayette :
Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann - 40 boulevard Haussmann, Paris
Printemps Paris Haussmann - 64 boulevard Haussmann, Paris
Window displays at Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche - 24 rue de Sèvres, Paris
Christmas decorations, enchanting, poetic and utterly magical scenes in the windows of the Bon Marché Rive Gauche.
3/ Shining a light on species
Le Jardin des Plantes - Muséum national d'histoire naturelle - Place Valhubert, Paris. A one-of-a-kind exhibition at Paris’s natural history museum.
4/ Other places :
Christmas lights on the Avenue des Champs-Elysées :
Avenue des Champs-Élysées - De l'Arc de Triomphe à la place de la Concorde, Paris.
High-tech lights on Boulevard Haussmann :
Boulevard Haussmann - Boulevard Haussmann, Paris
Christmas lights on and around Place Vendôme :
Place Vendôme - Place Vendôme, Paris
Christmas lights at Bercy Village :
Bercy Village - Cour Saint-Émilion, Paris
Christmas lights in Saint Germain-des-Prés :
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
Christmas lights, avenue Montaigne :
Avenue Montaigne - Des Champs-Elysées à la place de l'Alma, Paris
Christmas lights at Forum des Halles :
Forum des Halles - 101 Porte Berger, Paris
Christmas lights, Faubourg Saint-Honoré :
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is decked out in chandelier lights by famous crystal maker Baccarat.
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