Church music in Paris

The best is to be heard at Saint-Gervais and Saint-Eustache on great festivals (tickets required). The organs and organists at Notre-Dame and St.-Sulpice are well worth hearing. See also special announcements for the Chanteurs de Saint-Gervais and for the Auditions de la Schola Cantorum.

Music In Paris

Those who care for music will find plenty in Paris, and are recommended to buy one of the little weekly guides to be had at any music shop. Classical concerts are given chiefly in the period October to April.

Tipping in Paris

In French restaurants and cafes, tips are always expected; in some hotels they are now included in the bill. A safe rule for visitors favored by rate of exchange is to give a minimum of 10% on the bill when gratuities are expected, and to err on the generous side.

Paris Tours – Tours to a City of Romance

There is a tingling feeling that you get when you know you are going to Paris. You reach there with a feeling of anticipation and longing. You have a limited time to see everything, and the best way to do it is to take guided tours of the city.

Paris tours take you on a charming ride on all the sights one would want to see. Taking tours is a great way to see everything but be able to relax in the journey as one does not have to drive, which can be hectic in a large city like Paris. Tours relieve you of the strain as well as tell you things you would normally not know about.

There is a charm that the city has to offer that you will not find in other towns. A feeling of history overwhelms everything. Romance is in the air and the little cafes by the roadside beckon you. You get to experience all this and more in Paris tours. They take you on a trip you do not expect and are charmed by the local people who seem so happy and relaxed.

You can take different tours of the city or surrounding areas and Isango.com can arrange it all for you, thus relieving you of tension. You travel with an assurance that you have somebody behind you to look after your needs and help you if there is any problem. Enjoy a good trip to the city famous for romance and culture.

Temperature in Paris

The climate of Paris is extremely variable but very healthy, the average barometric height is 756mm. This is due to the fact that the city is at the extremity of two climates, the Continental climate, with a high winter pressure, low in summer, and the Maritime climate, with inverse conditions. The average of rainy days is 189 per annum.

The mean temperature of Paris is 51'F.; by season the mean temperature is : winter 38'F.; spring 50'F.; summer 64.7'F.; autumn 51.8'F.

From 1801 to 1949, the highest temperature registered at the Parc Montsouris Observatory was 101'F. on July 20 1900, the lowest was 10'F., December 10, 1879. On the same day the minimum of Saint-Maur Observatory was 11'F.

The cold is not severe in Paris for more than an average of 20 days, generally in December, January, or February. Winter on the whole is humid rather then cold, the cold winters of 1917, 1940 , 1941 being exceptions. In summer, the heat is sometimes excessive, but spring is early in Paris and autumn generally agreeable. For the Seine to freeze over, the thermometer must on several successive days register at the most 14'F.

Population of Paris

In 1801, within the limits of the Town, Paris had 547,756 inhabitants. This figure, growing rapidly,passed the million mark at the 1846 census. Within its new walls, the city reached 1,696,141 inhabitants in 1861. Its increase continued to a maximum of 2,906,472 in 1921 (2,871,429 in 1926).

Square du Temple

Square du Temple

(No smokers, please)

Sleeps : 4
Metro : Arts et métiers, Temple 2 mins
third floor (elevator from 1st floor)
Double bed (queen), sofabed
TV, washing machine, cable TV (CNN, BBC World BBC prime) wifi

The Marais has become one of the most sought after quartiers of Paris, and needs no introduction ! Walk through the narrow medieval streets and each day another little treasure will be revealed – a splendid 17thC ‘Hotel particulier’, an open door onto an unsuspected cobbled courtyard awash with colourful flower pots, a half timbered house dating back to the 13th c, a bench under a lime tree in a tiny public garden. The sunny living room overlooks the Square du Temple, a small public park with flowers, lawns, children’s playground and even a band pavilion ! Morning practitioners of Tai Chi give way to office workers enjoying the sun during their lunch hour, while small children enjoy the play ground after school. The rue de Bretagne runs alongside the Square, where you will find the colourful Enfants Rouge market, open daily, and speciality shops, restaurants and cafés and a supermarket. A 5-10 minute stroll will take you to the Picasso Museum, the Pompidou Centre, the Musée Carnavalet and that jewel of 17th C architecture, the Place des Vosges. . Just a little further and you are on the banks of the Seine, the Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame, the Conciergerie, the Flower Market … The nearby metro will take you to many other sites within minutes. A truly prime Parisian location

This is a spacious sunny apartment of some 65m² on the third floor* of an 18th C building (one flight of stairs up to elevator). The apartment has recently been renovated to a good standard ! Don't be put off by the entrance and stairwell which is narrow, dark and has peeling paint! A reflection of Parisian attitudes to spending money on what they consider 'non essentials'! The apartment comes as an agreeable surprise - entirely redecorated, light and sunny !! To the right of the entrance hall is a fully carpeted Bedroom overlooking a quiet courtyard, with queensize double bed and an excellent en suite Bathroom with tub and shower attachment. Separate WC off hall. Large airy carpeted Living room with fine beams facing east over the Square du Temple , with high double glazed windows, comfortable double sofabed, dining furniture, flat screen TV. (Note : the Japanese style white blinds do not black out the living room at night.) The separate Kitchen has a window onto the dining area, and is well equipped with washer, dishwasher, microwave oven as well as classic oven and 3-burner cooker. Individual electric radiators. Initial linen included.

Rue du Bac

Saint Germain, Rue du Bac

(No smokers, please)

Sleeps : 4
Metro : bac 5 mins
second floor*, elevator
Double bed, two singles
TV, washer/dryer

In the heart of the coveted 7th arrondissement, with its elegant architecture and magnificent ‘hotels particuliers’, this neighbourhood is also unusually well endowed with wonderful boutiques, fine food shops, cafés and restaurants, and, of course, the irrisistable Bon Marché department store, with is renowned basement food hall ! Ideally situated for site seeing and within a comfortable stroll of the Boulevard St Germain, Rodin Museum, the banks of the Seine, Tuileries Gardens, the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, Napoleon’s tomb and the Invalides Museum, Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame, and not forgetting the Musée Maillol down the street (and the French Prime Minister lives just round the corner !). Three handy metro lines will take you further afield. Location, location, location !

We were honoured when the Italian owner asked us to manage this enchanting apartment (approx 90m²), furnished with that exquisite restrained elegance for which the Italians are famous ! On the second floor (with elevator) the apartment overlooks two quiet courtyards (see photo), and is thus protected from street noise. Entirely refurbished in 2007, including the shower rooms, to an excellent standard and furnished with the best modern design !

Polished parquet floors and creamy white paint feature throughout, together with generous flowing curtains. The rooms are well distributed off a principal corridor starting with an enviable eat-in Kitchen, with dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, classic and microwave ovens, etc. Next comes the Sitting room with rug, comfortable chairs, flat screen TV, decorative chimney (not in use), and arch to separate Dining room for 6. Finally, to the right is the Master bedroom with queensize double bed, en suite shower room with WC. To the left, Bedroom 2 : with two single beds, en suite shower with WC, and a small office area. Separate WC. Electric radiators. Initial linen supplied. Note ! No telephone for the moment (bring your cell phone ).

*Cultural note! In France we count ground floor, first floor, etc.

Extras: telephone, electricity, gas (if over 50 euro worth of use)