The
main tourist office
is at 127 avenue des Champs-Élysées,
8e (April-Sept Mon-Sat 9am-8pm,
Sun 11am-7pm, closed May 1;
Oct-March Mon-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun
11am-6pm; tel 08.36.68.31.12,
fax 01.49.52.53.00, ; Mº
Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile).
There is a
branch offices
at Gare de Lyon (Mon-Sat
8am-8pm; tel 01.43.43.33.24) and
also at the Eiffel Tower
(April-Sept daily 11am-6pm; tel
01.45.51.22.15). Each gives away
plenty of brochures and
leaflets, as well as maps.
For recorded tourist
information in English ,
phone 01.49.52.53.56.
Alternative sources of
information are the Hôtel de
Ville information office, Bureau
d'Accueil , at 29 rue de
Rivoli, 4e (Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; tel
01.42.76.43.43; Mº Hôtel de
Ville), and electronic
billboards dotted around town.
Within the new Carrousel du
Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, 1er,
below the triumphal arch at the
east end of the Tuileries,
you'll find the Espace du
Tourisme d'Île de France
(10am-7pm; closed Tues; tel
01.44.50.19.98), with stylishly
presented information on
attractions and activities in
Paris and the surrounding area.
For what's on
information, one of the best
sources is the free monthly, Paris
Le Journal , published by
the mairie and available at the
Bureau d'Accueil, as well as in
museums and shops. Also good for
museum and other cultural
information are Paris's two
listings magazines, Pariscope
(with a small section in
English) and L'Officiel des
Spectacles , available at tabacs
and métro stations.
