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Paris News from the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau n°3 - September 2006
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Inaugurations
This autumn, symphonic concerts will once again be performed on the stage of the legendary concert venue, the Salle Pleyel. On the shopping and leisure front, the well-known ready-to-wear brand Cacharel introduces a new concept of designer boutiques while the Lucien Barrière group opens an upmarket well-being centre near Paris.
Trends
Contemporary art flourishes in the city. Each and every day, Paris puts its artistic temperament on display: some forty contemporary art works are spread through the city’s streets and squares. And this autumn more than ever, international contemporary art fairs - such as Fiac, Diva, Slick and Show Off - are placing the spotlight on the pick of today’s artistic output.
In the spotlight
Fashion and lifestyle itineraries in Paris. All eyes are on Paris during Fashion Week and the professional style trade shows. Especially for the occasion, shopping devotees seek out the company of specialist guides who take the wraps off the French capital’s top addresses. Others prefer fashion shows far from the madding crowd, in the major stores and at the Bristol hotel.
Classics
The Opéra-Garnier in all its splendour. A flamboyant example of 19th-century architecture, the Opéra-Garnier reveals its sumptuous facade from the standpoint of the avenue de l’Opéra. Designed in the style of Italian palaces, with its loggia and green copper dome, it stands out as one of the jewels of Parisian architectural heritage.
Affordable Paris
Complimentary visits of the city’s historic buildings and medieval gardens, usually inaccessible to the general public… this is what is on offer during the European Days of Heritage and the Gardens Festival. Equally extraordinary, the city’s Nuit Blanche initiative welcomes the contemporary art world and invites visitors for a nocturnal stroll.