Museums, good to know Cognacq-Jay, Palais Galliera – Musée de la Mode, Vie Romantique, Zadkine, the Museums open around 10am and close Maison de Balzac, the Catacombes, the around 5pm or 6pm. Many offer a late-night Archaeological crypt of the Île de la Cité, opening one evening a week. The majority the Musée de la Libération de Paris – are closed on either Monday or Tuesday Musée du Général Leclerc – Musée Jean and some public holidays. Ticket desks usu- Moulin, the Petit Palais – Musée des ally close half an hour before the sites. Beaux-Arts and the Maison de Victor Hugo. Admission to these sites is free for every- one, except for temporary exhibitions, the Paris Passlib’: get around, Catacombes, the Archaeological Crypt and the Palais Galliera. visit, explore! www.parismusees.paris.fr Get the official city pass for Paris: the Paris Passlib’, from the Tourist Office’s informa- tion centres or website, PARISINFO.com! This pass gives you access to numerous culturalsites and sightseeing opportuni- ties in Paris (open-top bus, cruise on the River Seine) and gives you free and unlim- ited access to the public transport net- work. Option to visit the Eiffel Tower. The places included in the pass are indi- cated in this guide by the pictogram EATING OUT Restaurants and cafes are required to dis- play their prices on the inside and outside of their premises. Prices must be shown as inclusive of VAT (service is included), and you should be given a bill or a till receipt when you pay. Tipping is optional and at the customer’s discretion. National museums Some restaurants serve food all day, but normal service hours usually last from and monuments 12 noon to 3pm at lunchtime, and from Admission to permanent collections 7pm to 10pm in the evening. of national museums and monuments There are no cover charges, and bread (Musée du Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Centre and a jug of tap water are provided free Pompidou, Musée d’Orsay, Panthéon, etc.) of charge. Children’s menus with smaller is free for certain public and on certain and less expensive dishes are also often days, see ‘Free admission’ p.5. available. Smoking inside public places is prohibited. City of Paris museums Cafes and restaurants are therefore com- pletely non-smoking, with the exception Art, history, literature … the City of Paris of open terraces. boasts exceptional collections, the sec- Finally,establishments selling beverages ond most important in France after those are not allowed to permit entry to under of the State! 14 sites and museums belong 16s unless they are accompanied by an to the Paris City Council: the Musées adult, or serve alcohol to under 18s. d’Art Moderne, Bourdelle, Carnavalet – The abuse of alcohol is dangerous for Histoire de Paris, Cernuschi – Arts de l’Asie, your health. 100 NOITAMROFNI LACITCARP