{"id":9664,"date":"2013-11-13T13:03:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T12:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=9664"},"modified":"2022-11-20T10:36:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T09:36:06","slug":"paris-christmas-activities-for-2013-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2013\/11\/paris-christmas-activities-for-2013-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Christmas Activities for 2013-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Printemps<\/a><\/p>\n

Department Store Sunday Openings and Their Windows<\/strong>
\nGaleries Lafayette, Printemps, Bon March\u00e9 and BHV\/Marais are open Sundays December 8, 15 and 22.<\/p>\n

If you want to give a Lego architecture gift, I found this idea at  Bon March\u00e9  Lego Architecture: <\/strong>Eiffel Tower, Tower of Pisa, United Nations, Tower Bridge, Villa Savoye \u00e0 Poissy<\/a><\/strong> (Le Corbusier) or the Imperial Hotel (Tokyo, Frank Lloyd-Wright).<\/p>\n

L\u00e9a Seydoux and Andr\u00e9 Dussollier inaugurated the Galeries Lafayette 2013 Christmas window theme Beauty and the Beast (“La Belle et La B\u00eate”). Gwyneth Paltrow illuminated the Christmas windows at Printemps Haussmann. Each year, Printemps chooses a designer for their decorations. Prada has specially decorated eleven of the windows for Printemps with about 80 bears. Prada joins past Christmas window decorators, Karl Lagerfeld and Dior.<\/p>\n

La\u00ebtitia Casta<\/a><\/strong>  flips on the lights for the annual illuminations of the Avenue des Champs-Elys\u00e9es November 21 at 6 pm. The switch is turned off on the evening of January 8, 2014.<\/p>\n

The illuminations will be the same as last year. Garlands of lights around the 200 tree. The color of the lights change every thirty minutes. Illuminating the Champs-Elys\u00e9es costs about one million euros, of which the City of Paris contributes 220,000 euros.<\/p>\n

Ice Skating (patinoire)<\/strong>: H\u00f4tel de Ville – Friday, December 20 to Sunday, March 2, 2014 – free if you bring your own skates. Five euros entry fee includes skate rental. Plan to leave a piece of ID for the skates as a deposit. For safety reasons, you must wear gloves while skating.<\/p>\n

Carrousels (Free) around Paris<\/strong>  for a complete list of locations – Saturday, December 21 to Sunday, January 5, 2014 Free from 10 am to 7 pm<\/p>\n

Jours de f\u00eates at the Grand Palais<\/strong> – Saturday, December 21 to Sunday, January 5, 2014 (Closed December 24 and 31). Otherwise, every day from 11 am to midnight.<\/p>\n

Skiing in the middle of Paris – Charl\u00e9ty sur Neige – for kids 3-16 – December 25 to January 4, 2014<\/p>\n

March\u00e9s de No\u00ebl (Christmas Markets)<\/strong> – Champs-Elys\u00e9es Village<\/p>\n

Open everyday November 15 to January 5, 2014
\nSunday to Thursday: 10 am to 11 pm
\nFriday and Saturday: 10 am to midnight<\/p>\n

Between Rond-Point des Champs-Elys\u00e9es and the Place de la Concorde over 160 Christmas ch\u00e2lets for a festive holiday atmosphere<\/p>\n

Buy a Christmas tree beginning at 10 euros<\/strong> and help the association, “Dessine moi un Sourire”. The trees come from the Morvan area of France.
\nWhere: In front of Saint-Eustache church
\nPlace Ren\u00e9 Cassin 75001 Paris
\nTuesday November 26 to Sunday December 22, 2013 (Every day 10 am to 7:30 pm)<\/p>\n

A quick glance at the Paris Christmas Markets:
\nTHE CHAMPS-ELYS\u00c9ES
\nFrom 15 November 2013 to 5 January 2014 \u2013 10h-18h
\nAvenue des Champs-Elys\u00e9es \u2013 Metro : Champs Elys\u00e9es \u2013 Clemenceau<\/p>\n

Father Christmas\u2019 Village in SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES
\nFrom 15 November 2013 to 6 January 2014 \u2013 10h-19h
\nEglise Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s de Paris \u2013 Metro : Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s<\/p>\n

ARCH AT LA D\u00c9FENSE IN PARIS
\nFrom 27 November to 28 December 2013
\n11h-20.30. 11h-21h on Friday. 10h-21h on Saturday. 11h-18h on 24 December. 11h-20:30 on 26 December. 11h-21h on 27 December. 10h-21h on 28 December.
\nParvis de la D\u00e9fense \u2013 Metro : La D\u00e9fense
\n350 stands and a 400 m\u00b2 tent with Christmas decorations<\/p>\n

ABBESSES IN PARIS (Montmartre)
\nFrom 29 November 2013 to 1 January 2014 \u2013 10h- 17h
\nPlace des Abbesses \u2013 Metro : Abbesses<\/p>\n

GARE SAINT-LAZARE
\nFrom 29 November 2013 to 2 January 2014
\nGare de Haussmann Saint-Lazare \u2013 Metro : Saint-Lazare<\/p>\n

PLACE DE LA NATION
\nFrom 1 to 24 December 2013
\nPlace de la Nation \u2013 Metro : Nation<\/p>\n

PLACE SAINT-SULPICE
\nFrom 1 to 24 Decemberre 2013 \u2013 10h-20h
\nPlace Saint-Sulpice \u2013 Metro : Saint-Sulpice<\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IN MONTMARTRE
\nFrom 6 December 2013 to 5 January 2014
\n10h-20h30. 10h-22h on Saturday and Sunday
\nParvis de la Basilique du Sacr\u00e9-C\u0153ur de Montmartre \u2013 Metro : Anvers<\/p>\n

PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE
\nFrom 7 to 15 December 2013
\n10h-19h. 10am-midnight on Saturday
\nPlace de la R\u00e9publique \u2013 Metro : R\u00e9publique<\/p>\n

FEERIES D\u2019AUTEUIL
\nFrom 9 to 15 December 2013 \u2013 11h-19h
\nFondation d\u2019Auteuil \u2013 Metro : Jasmin<\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IN JARDINS DU TROCADERO
\nFrom 12 December 2013 to 5 January 2014
\n11h-20h30
\nJardins du Trocad\u00e9ro \u2013 Metro : Trocad\u00e9ro
\n100 chalets and a skating rink<\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS MARKET ON QUAI BRANLY- on the esplanade Ben-Gourion along the Seine
\nFrom 16\/17 december 2013 to \u2156 January 2014 (information differs on different websites)
\n10h-19h Metro : Trocad\u00e9ro<\/p>\n

GOURMET CHRISTMAS SEASON \u2013 First time!
\nFrom 20 to 22 December 2013
\n11h-21h on 20 December. 10h-21h on 21 December. 10h-20h on 22 December
\nPlace de la Bourse (Palais Brongniart) \u2013 2nd arrondissement \u2013 Metro : Bourse
\n10 euros admission includes a beverage (\u201cun verre\u201d usually means a glass of wine)<\/p>\n

Nativity scenes<\/strong>
\n\u201cNativity scenes are installed in Parisian churches. Figures range from small to life-size and these figurative and poetic scenes may be animated, inspired by local life are even be given a new look by contemporary artists.<\/em>
\nEvery year, Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, the Madeleine church, and Saint-Sulpice church welcome new Nativity scenes. Whether they be traditional, baroque or modern, these veritable works of art welcome a large number of visitors.<\/em>
\nSaint Georges de la Villette church and the F\u00e9\u00e9ries d\u2019Auteuil invite visitors to see not just one but several Nativity scenes, which are all part of original exhibitions.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 ParisInfo (Convention and Visitors Bureau)<\/p>\n

Cath\u00e9drale Notre-Dame de Paris
\nParvis Notre-Dame, Paris 4th \u2013 Metro Cit\u00e9 \/ Saint-Michel<\/p>\n

Eglise de la Madeleine
\n14rue de Sur\u00e8ne, Paris 8th \u2013 Metro Madeleine<\/p>\n

Eglise Saint-Sulpice
\n2 rue Palatine, Paris 6th \u2013 Metro Saint-Sulpice<\/p>\n

Christmas Nativity Scene and Figurines from Provence
\nFrom 15 December 2013 to 8 January 2014
\nEglise Saint-Georges de la Villette
\n12 avenue Simon Bolivar, Paris 19th \u2013 Metro Bolivar \/ Jaur\u00e8s<\/p>\n

Exhibition of Nativity scenes created by members of the Apprentis d\u2019Auteuil foundation
\nFor the F\u00e9eries d\u2019Auteuil
\nFrom 7 to 15 December 2013
\nFondation Apprentis d\u2019Auteuil
\n40 rue Jean de la Fontaine, Paris 16th- Metro Jasmin \/ Eglise d\u2019Auteuil<\/p>\n

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