Location -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 3 star Molière hotel is close to the theatres of the famous Grand Boulevards and Opéra. The hotel is located on rue Molière, which is 5 minutes walk from the Louvre Museum and the Jardins des Tuileries, and 10 minutes walk from place Vendôme.
Hôtel Molière 21, rue Molière (Avenue de l'Opéra)
75001 Paris
The hotel is located at the very core of the area : Louvre, Opéra.
Musée du Louvre - Palais Royal (line 1)
Pyramides (lines 7 & 14)
3 min from the nearest underground station.
2 min from the nearest bus stop.
5 min walk from the nearest RER (train) station:.Auber (RER A).
On foot:
1 minute from the hotel: avenue de l'Opéra.
4 minutes from the hotel: Palais Royal.
4 minutes from the hotel: Comédie Française.
5 minutes from the hotel: Bibliothèque Nationale, rue de Richelieu, Louvre Museum, rue de Rivoli, rue Saint Honoré.
8 minutes from the hotel: Opéra.
8 minutes from the hotel: Jardin des Tuileries.
10 minutes from the hotel: The Seine. 10 minutes from the hotel: Place Vendôme.
10 minutes from the hotel: Bourse (Stock Exchange).
By underground, bus, RER:
1 minute: Opéra
1 minute: Place Vendôme
5 minutes by metro/underground: Jardin des Tuileries.
5 minutes by metro/underground: Champs Elysées.
5 minutes by metro/underground: Orsay Museum.
5 minutes by metro/underground: Notre Dame.
5 minutes by metro/underground: Department stores (Printemps, Galeries Lafayette).
10 minutes by metro/underground: Saint Germain des Prés.
10 minutes by metro/underground: Marais.
15 minutes by metro/underground: Eiffel Tower.
15 minutes by metro/underground: the Arc de Triomphe.
HOW TO FIND US?
From the airports:
From CDG airport
Take the RER B (train) direction Paris
From Roissy:
RER B, direction Robinson/Orly to Châtelet, then take line 1, direction La Défense, or line 14, direction Saint Lazare, then get off at Palais Royal or at Pyramides or get on the Roissy bus up to Opéra
From Orly airport :
RER B, direction Mitry/Charles de Gaulle to Châtelet, then take line 1, direction La Défense, or line 14, direction Saint Lazare, get off at Palais Royal or Pyramides.
From the train stations:
From Gare du nord station: Take line 4 (metro), direction Porte d'Orléans to Châtelet, then take line 14, direction Saint Lazare to Pyramides or bus number 48 to Palais Royal
From Gare de l'Est station: Take line 7 (metro) direction Villejuif, to Pyramides or bus number 39 to Palais Royal.
From Gare d'Austerlitz station: Take line 5 (metro), direction Bobigny to Bastille, then take line 1, direction La Défense, get off at Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre or RER C via Bibliothèque Mitterrand, then take line 14 direction Saint Lazare to Pyramides.
From Gare de Montparnasse station: Take line 12 (metro), direction Porte de la Chapelle to Madeleine, then take line 14, direction Bibliothèque Mitterrand, get off at Pyramides or line 4, direction Porte d'Orléans to Châtelet, then take line ____ , direction La Défense, get off at Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre. Bus 95 to Palais Royal.
From Gare Saint-Lazare: Take line 14 (metro) direction Bibliothèque Mitterrand, get off at Pyramides. Bus 21 or 27.
From Gare de Lyon station: Get on line 1 (metro), direction La Défense, get off at Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre or line 14, direction Saint Lazare, get off at Pyramides.
By car: Take the A86 motorway.
Our favorite addresses:
Musée du Louvre: 99, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris - medieval Castle, palace of the kings of France, a museum for 2 centuries, the architecture of the Louvre Palace has developed through 800 years of history.
Musée d'Orsay Museum: 62, rue de Lille 75007 Paris. - this multidisciplinary museum located inside the former gare d'Orsay station is dedicated to the collection of artistic production from 1848 to 1914. Paintings, pastels, sculptures, furniture and object of art, photography, and documentary pieces of works express the richness and diversity of this period.
Gardens and arcades of the Royal palace - Place du Palais Royal
75001 Paris - These gardens, hemmed in by perfectly refurbished façades, are a real haven of peace in one of the most lively districts of Paris.
Le Louvre des Antiquaires - 2, Place du Palais Royal 75001 Paris - A site unique in the world that gathers more than 250 antique dealers.
Le Grand Véfour: 17, rue de Beaujolais - 75001 Paris. Voltaire loved this restaurant, that was known as the Café de Chartres of the XVIIIth Century. It is located at the rear of the garden, at the back of the Royal Palace Theatre.
Galerie Vivienne, , rue des Petits Champs, 5, rue de la Banque, 6, rue Vivienne, 75002 Paris - In this alley, more than any other, you will find many shops wherein you could stay hours.
Musée de l'Orangerie (Orangery museum) - Jardin des Tuileries 75001 Paris Gardens wherein you will find the tremendous series of eight "Nymphéas" compositions that Monet gave to France in 1922
Famous renowned sites nearby:
You will discover many historic sites and museums in this district. Musée du Louvre, Palais Royal.
Numerous theatres: Opéra, Comédie Française, Opéra Comique, Palais Royal theatre , Olympia.
This area is rich in history, culture, shopping, vintage shops and contemporary art galleries: Rue de la Paix, place Vendôme, rue Saint Honoré and department stores of the Boulevard Haussmann (Galeries Lafayette and Printemps...).
Jardin des Tuileries' is a typical French-style garden designed by Le Nôtre, who also conceived gardens of Versailles. This garden starts at the small Triumphal Arch next to the Louvre's pyramid and ends at the Place de la Concorde. You can have a cup of tea at the café, read on the bench next to the pond, or just have a stroll around the grounds. It's a very relaxing place. In the summer there is a temporary amusement park complete with a Ferris wheel!
Jardin des Tuileries
Metro : Tuileries line1/Concorde line1,8,12
Source: cahierdeparis.us
Musée de l'Orangerie
Published on: 2008-10-06
Museum
Completely reviewed and restructured, the museum was reopened to the public on May 17th, 2006 to our great pleasure. Thanks to the makeover, the glass windows of former orangerie have reappeared and they make the museum even more lovely and full of natural light. The MUST SEE' is, of course, the series of Monet's water-lily paintings, known as the Nympheas. Before the reopening, his paintings were arranged on the ground floor, in a slightly dark room. But, now they are in a new gallery where the sunlight from the ceiling shines softly upon the paintings. Monet, known as the painter of light', must feel gratified. Most of the time, there is a line to enter, since the museum regulates the number of visitors because of its small capacity. But, once you are in, there is no crowd to disturb you. The museum has made a smart choice to accept the group visitors only in the morning. For individuals, on the other hand, it's open from 12:30pm. Even though the queue can be long sometimes, the museum is still well worth the wait.
Principal artists and works: Monet Nympheas', 'Argenteuil', Renoir The Clown', Girls at the piano', Bather with Long Hair', Modigliani Portrait of Paul Guillaume', Cezanne Portrait of Mrs. Cezanne', Picasso The woman bather', Laurencin Mademoiselle Chanel', Utrillo La Maison Rose', Rousseau The Wedding', Derain, Sisley, Matisse, Gauguin etc.
Musée de l'Orangerie
Orangerie Museum
Jardin des Tuileries 75001
Area: Concorde
Tel : 01 44 77 80 07
Metro : Concorde line1, 8, 12
Open : Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun 12:30pm-7:00pm
Fri 12:30pm-9:00pm
Close : Tue, 1st May, 25th Dec.
Fees : 6.5 / Discount 4.5
Every 1st sunday of month is free.
Paris Museum Pass OK
http://www.musee-orangerie.fr