About the Area for SilverDoor Serviced Apartments in Paris - Montmartre

Charles de Gaulle Airport is situated 14 miles north-east of Paris where the three terminals are connected via free shuttle buses. The quickest and cheapest way to get from the airport to Paris city centre is via the TGV. This takes 45 minutes and is signposted from the airport terminal. It is just a short walk to the station. Even if you have never used the French rail system before this is certainly the way to go as a Taxi would be very expensive.

The easiest way to get around Paris is on the Metro. There are Metro stations close to every public attraction and they serve the surrounding suburbs too. The best way to use the Metro is to buy a "carnet" - this is a set of 10 tickets which have virtually no expiry date and each ticket is valid for as many changes as you like on the Metro so long as you don’t exit and go above ground. For example you need two tickets for the outgoing and return journeys.

The main business sector of Paris is surrounding "La Grande Arch de La Defence" otherwise known as La Defence. This is the large grey arch visible over the road from the Arc de Triomphe. There is also an extensive shopping area here.

The most reasonable area in which to eat in central Paris is called the Latin Quarter and is close to Notre Dame. This is not as "touristy" as other areas and therefore has more reasonably priced menus. The most economic way to eat in restaurants is to buy a "menu a XX Euros", these will normally be a starter or dessert and main course off a set menu for a discounted price.

Montmartre is Paris' highest hill and a much visited tourist area. Formerly a town of wine growers and plaster miners centred around a 15th-century monastery, it became a major tourist attraction around the time of the construction of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in 1919.

The Sacre-Cœur Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica located at the summit of the butte Montmartre.

Much of Montmartre's "old village" charm had already been destroyed when Paris' tourist boom began, but developers rebuilt it anew. All the same, Montmartre is a very picturesque place to visit, andoffers panoramic views of Paris. On a clear day you can see up to 30 miles. Some of its former charm can be found to the rear of the hill, as well as a windmill or two, and it has even the remains of its former vineyards at the summit. There used to be 50,000 acres of vineyards in 18th century, now it produces 1000 bottles annually which are sold for charity.

The boulevards below Montmartre, also called "bas-de-Montmartre", were once highly popular with mid-19th century Parisians for their cabaret shows, as at the time they were in rather rural open-air scenery. The Moulin Rouge is all that remains of the many such saloons and dance-halls that lined the north side of the boulevard, but today this establishment is a somewhat gaudy tourist-tailored mirror of what it once was. The nearby Pigalle area is filled with establishments offering shows of a slightly "warmer" nature than the traditional can-can.