around 3-5 square de l’Opéra – Louis Jouvet (9th). M Opéra.o 01 40 06 10 09. Daily: 9am- Palais Garnier 6pm, except Sun, 1 Jan, 1 May and 25 Dec. Free guided tour. https://musee-parfum-paris.fragonard.com 11Église de la Madeleine 13Le Manoir de Paris Do you know Paris’s darkest legends? For you, the Manoir de Paris brings to life the story of the Phantom of the Opera, the crocodile in the Paris sewers and the bloodthirsty bar- ber! In a listed townhouse, 35 professional actors re-enact the dark hours of the history of the capital. After all the excitement, you Situated in the Haussmanian centre of the can brush shoulders with the dark forces French capital, the Madeleine Church has once again by stepping through the doors the unusual appearance of a Greek temple of the Royal Hôtel Paradis, an establishment without a cross or a bell tower on its exterior. that welcomes rather singular customers, or Before entering through the two monumen- by taking part in Skeleton Key, the Manoir’s talbronze doors, visitors may admire the escape game! Corinthian columns that surround the edifice. 18 rue de Paradis (10th). M Gare de l’Est.o Inside are sculptures, pai ti gs,the famous 06 70 89 35 87. Fri: 6pm-10pm. Sat and neo-Byzantine-style mosaic by Charles- Sun: 3pm-7pm. Closed from Christmas to Joseph Lameire and the magnificent organ mid-Jan. Full rate: €29. created by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. Throughout www.lemanoirdeparis.fr the year, the church boasts a programme of first-rate classical music. Surrounding the 14Choco-Story Paris – church, on the Place de la Madeleine, are Le Musée du Chocolat plenty of restaurants, shops and exclusive delicatessens making the area a popular spot. Place de la Madeleine (8th). M Madeleine.o 01 44 51 69 00. Daily: 9.30am-7pm. www.eglise-lamadeleine.com 12Musée du Parfum – Fragonard Fragonard occupies a magnificent 19th- century building situated between the Madeleine Church and the Palais Garnier. Choco-Story tells the 4,000-year-old history This historic place, which had been suc- of chocolate from its Mexican origins to cessively a theatre, a bicycle carousel and chocolate making today. At this museum, an English furniture shop, today offers an spread over 850 m, visitors get to discover2 olfactory, sensory and interactive journey the secrets of the cocoa bean in a fun and into the history of perfume and the famous interesting fashion, from its beginnings to Fragonard perfume house. A guided tour contemporary production techniques. Daily reveals precious perfume bottles, videos, a demonstrations provide an insight into the cabinet of curiosities, a unique collection of different stages of production, before end- objects (from antiquity to the present day), ing with a much anticipated chocolate tast- as well as the secrets of perfume making. ing. Workshops are also available, enabling visitors to make their very own chocolate. 28 bd de Bonne Nouvelle (10th). M Bonne Nouvelle.o 01 42 29 68 60. Daily: 10am-6pm, except 1 Jan and 25 Dec. Full rate: €12. www.museeduchocolat.fr 22 HISTORIC HEART