Mon été à Paris, the key to unforgettable discoveries

PRLog (Press Release) - May 23, 2012 - For the second successive year, the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Tourist Board will be revealing the secrets to a successful summer in the world’s leading tourist destination in its new Mon été à Paris (My Summer in Paris) guide as well as on its website at www.nouveau-paris-idf.com: great ideas, exhibitions, festivals, practical information, unique visits and much, much more...
Whether you’re on a short break or a longer holiday in Paris this summer, make sure you follow the guide!

In the Paris Ile-de-France region this summer you’ll be spoilt for choice with a sparkling array of festive and cultural events on offer! However, the city is also a destination where life can be enjoyed to the full by taking the time to stroll along its streets and delight in the unexpected sights that await you as you exit the city’s Métro or RER stations.

From festivals to exhibitions, street performances to the most beautiful café terraces, and from the best picnic spots for people watching to great suggestions for excursions around Paris, our Mon été à Paris guide is a veritable mine of information!
And new for this year, the guide also contains a calendar of events (from June to September) to ensure that visitors won’t miss a thing during their stay.

A guide teeming with unique ideas...
Less than an hour from Paris, Auvers-sur-Oise is the setting for the most stunning landscapes painted by the Impressionists, the medieval town of Provins plays host to spectacles of chivalry, and cartoon characters come to life in a new magical show at Disneyland Paris.

Firework displays will illuminate the night sky above the gardens of Versailles and Vaux le Vicomte, outdoor film shows will be screened in the Parc de La Villette and the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, the Tour de France cycle race will take over the Champs-Elysées, while the River Seine, Canal de l’Ourcq and the Bassin de la Villette will be transformed into beaches for the summer. Meanwhile, some of the region’s most beautiful heritage sites will play host to festivals and opera events, such as Rock en Seine at the Domaine National de Saint Cloud, and a performance of Aida at the Château de Vincennes.

Mon Eté à Paris also showcases a number of unmissable cultural events such as the Bob Dylan exhibitions at the Cité de la Musique (until 15 July), Tim Burton at the Cinémathèque Française (until 5 August), and Robert Crumb at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (until 19 August).

Since 2 May, the www.new-paris-idf.com/ website has taken on a new summer look, and to get in the mood before you have the chance to flick through our 52-page guide (to be published in early June) full of great ideas*, why not click on this link to view our Mon été à Paris videos?

On the Paris Tourisme facebook page, visitors can already share the very latest news on the city – and over the coming months, the page will feature even more information on the city’s exciting summer events!

* The guide, which will be published in several languages from early June onwards, will be mainly available at the nine Tourist Information Desks at Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports, Versailles and Disneyland Paris, at the tourist information office at Monet’s house in Giverny, as well as via the network of almost 1,000 hotels in Paris and its surrounding region. It will also be available online.