French Vision

On 27 July 2008, the avenue des Champs-Elysées will become the final scene of a drama in 3 acts (3 weeks). Who will be the winner of the last contested stage of the 2008 Tour? Who will proudly take away the 105^th edition winner’s trophy? Contador? Evans? Valverde? Place your bets.

Around the same time each year, since the creation of the Tour, Paris offers tourists, Parisians and all sports fans a unique occasion: the spectacular and last stage of this tour, affectionately called the Grande Boucle.

If you’re lucky enough to witness this special moment, like these thousands of cycling fans, you will no doubt feel the thrill and the excitement in the crowd as the leaders cycle onto the Champs-Elysées.

The pride of France in terms of a sports event, the Tour de France is a veritable institution! It is the top cycling event to win in order to become a cycling legend. For where other than here could we find so many famous names — Coppi, Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Armstrong — all in the same list? The arrival of the Tour on the Champs-Elysées is a truly memorable occasion!

Description :

Final stage of the tour: Étampes - Paris Champs-Élysées (143 km).

Metro :Charles de Gaulle Etoile

Website: www.letour.fr

Paris City Hall pays tribute to Grace of Monaco by hosting the exhibition presented at the Grimaldi Forum in summer 2007. It looks back at the private life of Grace Kelly, an actress who became a Princess, her encounters in Hollywood?

From Hollywood star to the Princess of Monaco, it is the itinerary of a magnificent woman, with a remarkable destiny.

A tribute exhibition that leafs through a photo album compiled by the greatest names in photography (Howell Conant, Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, among others), an exhibition that unveils Grace Kelly’s correspondence with her Hollywood friends and the greats of this world (Jackie Kennedy, Alfred Hitchcock, Maria Callas, Cary Grant and so on), her dresses, her jewellery, and more.

Les années Grace Kelly - Princesse de Monaco (The Grace Kelly years, Princess of Monaco)
Hotel de Ville (Paris City Hall) - Salle Saint-Jean
5, rue de Lobau (4th arrondissement)
Metro: Hôtel de Ville
From 10 June to 16 August.
Free of charge and open every day except Sundays and public holidays from 10am to 7pm.
Admissions end at 6.15pm.