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Some ideas for budget outings - sometimes even free of charge!
Try them out!
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Museums
On the 1st Sunday of every month over 23 museums in the Ile de France region open their doors free of charge.
Full details available at www.culture.gouv.fr
Cinémas 3 jours
On 20, 21 and 22 August you will pay the same price at all cinemas.
Full details available at www.paris.fr
Free permanent collections
Some permanent collections at the museums of the City of Paris are free (Musée Carnavalet, Maison de Balzac, Victor Hugo, Musée d'Art Moderne, etc.)
Full details available at www.paris.fr
Cinéma Plein Air à la Vilette (open-air cinema)
Lounging in a deckchair or on just a blanket, enjoy the films shown on a giant screen each summer (July/August).
Full details available at www.villette.com
Theatres
Every week websites offer a selection of the best cultural events on offer (theatres, local cinemas, exhibitions) whatever your budget or personal taste.
Full details available at www.artistikrezo.fr or
www.billetreduc.com
Paris goes to the Beach!
Every summer (20 July - 20 August) the banks of the Seine turn into a beach. Everything's there!
Fine sand, palm trees, deckchairs, climbing walls, a floating pool (admission free except for pool).
Full details available at www.paris.fr
The cheapest shop in Paris: TATI
Tati, the shop where you can find everything - at very low prices (Tati for weddings, travel, fashion etc.)
Access: Metro Barbès - Rochechouart (lines 2 and 4)
Full details available at www.tati.fr
The cheapest restaurant in Paris
Listed as a historic building, Le Chartier is remarkable not merely for its furnishings but also for its architecture of the previous century.
Access: Metro Bonne Nouvelle (line 9).
Le marché aux puces de St Ouen
From old furniture to highly unusual pieces, at the St Ouen flea market you can find everything. Nowhere else in the world are there so many antique and second-hand goods dealers per square foot!
Open from Saturday to Monday from 9.00 am - 6.00 pm.
Access: Metro Porte de St Ouen (line 13)
Forum des Images - Moonlight cinema
Every evening a film is screened outside free of charge, allowing the audience to (re)discover the great old classics or modern-day comedies (giant screen used depending on the arrondissement).
Full details available at http://clairdelune.forumdesimages.fr/
Kiosk at Montparnasse
On the concourse of Montparnasse station, this kiosk sells half-price tickets for the same evening (tickets must be picked up here).
Access: Metro Montparnasse Bienvenue (line 13).
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