Gros caillou district - activities

The Eiffel Tower doesn’t light up Paris at 80km

Don’t worry, the Eiffel Tower still sparkles but its beacon will be out of service until October 10, 2017. For the first time in 18 years, the light of the Iron Lady will be off on modernization grounds.

Bateaux Parisiens on the Seine: restaurant cruises menu 2017

Restaurant cruises Bateaux Parisiens offer two new menus to make the best of your magical and gourmet cruise on the Seine by day or by night. Is there anything more beautiful than discovering Paris along the water and along a romantic dinner or a meal with your family and friends?

Marcel et compagnie, the friendly brunch spot in the 7th arrondissement

Marcel et Compagnie is the cool new address in the 7th arrondissement! With its large dining room and top location, just off the Ecole Militaire metro station, Marcel et Compagnie treats us on Sundays and public holidays to a gourmet, all-inclusive brunch for just €21... The perfect way to recharge your batteries after a night out!

La Pierre Sacrée des Maori, the exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly

The Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac accommodates a lovely exhibition in its eastern mezzanine entirely dedicated to jade, the sacred stone of the Maori (New-Zealand). From Tuesday, May 23 to Sunday, October 1, 2017, the exhibition will present all the facets of the green gold from the other end of the world.

Pertinence, the French-Asian restaurant

Pertinence is Ryunosuke Naito and Kwen Liew's pretty new restaurant in the 7th arrondissement. A small and refined restaurant, which serves plates as beautiful as good, we love it!

Special Valentine's dinner at 144 Petrossian

Caviar, tarama, king crab and sublime poultry? Tempted by this exceptional menu for a memorable Valentine's evening? Then don't wait any longer, head to Petrossian's chic 144 restaurant!

Galette des rois 2017 at Gâteaux Thoumieux

For its 2017 galette des rois, an epiphany staple, Gâteaux Thoumieux pastry shop is focusing on galabé sugar and walnut.

The ice rink on the Eiffel Tower 2016-2017

The Eiffel Tower Christmas Ice Rink is back again this year for the holiday season, from December 15, 2016 to February 19, 2017. This year, the rink is honored by Hockey in view of the World Ice Hockey Championship. Parisians and tourists are invited to enjoy a real ice hockey rink (in smaller of course) at 57 meters above Paris.

Holiday brunch at Thoumieux

If you don't feel like cooking the day after Christmas and New Year's Eve, why not head to Brasserie Thoumieux, where double Michelin-starred chef Sylvestre Wahid has prepared a brunch featuring exceptional products!

Christmas log 2016 at Gâteaux Thoumieux

This year, for their first Christmas log, Sylvestre Wahid, Creative Director of Gâteaux Thoumieux, and Pastry Chef Alexis Lecoffre, have chosen to revisit the Black Forest!

Mariage Frères Eiffel Tower, the boutique-tea room

Mariage Frères, the famous and historic tea house, opened a few months ago the doors of a new tea shop in Paris, just a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower. We discover a very chic and colorful decoration, a vast choice of teas and exceptional teapots and in the background a large lounge area where you can relax from lunch to dinner, all overlooking a green patio. A great place to take a gourmet break and fill up on all kinds of teas.

EURO 2016: David Guetta Free Live Concert at the Eiffel Tower

What would you say to a FREE David Guetta concert? Guetta, one of the most famous French DJ’s of today, is this year’s “musical ambassador” for the UEFA Euro 2016 European Football Championship. That means you can see him play a huge and FREE concert at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Thursday, June 9th, 2016!

A Muse concert at the Eiffel Tower :

The info has been confirmed ! Muse will give a unique and paying concert at the feet of the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday june 28th, right in the Euro 2016 fan zone located at the Champ-de-Mars.

Fable de la Fontaine Restaurant Terrace, a Taste of Provence!

With the sun timidly peeking out its head, the Fable de la Fontaine Restaurant is opening its beautiful terrace, a little piece of heaven that will make you forget that you’re not in the South of France!

The Patio of the Hotel Le Cinq Codet reopens its doors

Looking for a place that is both cozy and intimate, a hidden and discreet terrace? Then head to the Parisian Hotel Le Cinq Codet to rediscover, from Thursday, May 12, 2016, its magnificent patio.

A behind-the-scenes tour of the Eiffel Tower with Cultival

Do we really know the Eiffel Tower? What if we told you that there are wind turbines on the 2nd floor? That traces of its military use remain and can be visited all year round? It's worth paying the Iron Lady a visit on one of Cultival's guided tours.

La Verrière : the vegetarian restaurant, gallery and health space

La Verrière is the brand new healthy and fresh spot in the 7th district. Bringing together a vegetarian restaurant, an art gallery and a health space (with an osteopathy office, massage and Japanese sauna), La Verrière is a very original place... which will become our HQ!

Summer brunch at Ombres, the Quai Branly Museum restaurant

What if we took advantage of the fine weather to discover the sublime rooftop of the restaurant Les Ombres? This summer, the Musée du Quai Branly's restaurant is offering a vitamin-packed brunch, to be enjoyed with family or friends.

Le Cinq Codet, a charming 5* hotel near Les Invalides

Le Cinq Codet is a charming 5-star hotel on the Left Bank. Located in the 7th arrondissement, a stone's throw from Les Invalides.

Gateaux Thoumieux, Jean François Piege's patisserie

Jean François Piège has opened a new shop in Paris, in the 7th arrondissement, and we're crazy about it! Just a stone's throw from his restaurants, you might want to try his Kouign-Amann, Saint-Dominique or the fabulous Chou Chou.