Avenue des Champs-Elysées
- Address:Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris
- Hours:Open 24 hours a day
- Admission:Free
Good Place to Drink, Good Place to Eat, Good Place to Shop, Popular with Locals, Street / Avenue
8:35 PM Sunday, May 27
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The Avenue des Champs-Elysées (the name refers to the 'Elysian Fields' where happy souls dwelt after death according to Greek myth) links place de la Concorde with the Arc de Triomphe. The avenue has symbolized the style and joie de vivre of Paris since the mid-19th century and remains a popular tourist destination.
Basically a shopping strip, Avenue des Champs-Elysées is rue du Faubourg St-Honoré (8e), the western extension of rue St-Honoré. It has renowned couture houses, jewellers, antique shops and the 18th-century Palais de l'Elysée (corner rue du Faubourg St-Honoré & av de Marigny), which is the official residence of the French President.
At the bottom of Avenue des Champs-Elysées is an 11.8 ft (3.6m) tall bronze statue depicting General Charles de Gaulle in full military gear ready to march down the broad avenue to the Arc de Triomphe in a liberated Paris on 26 August 1944.
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Despite it being the night of the elections and the Champs Elysee being very busy everything went really smoothly .
This is the second time on this trip and it is worth it just for the meal in Chez Clement restaurant.
This worked well. The river cruise was very good with good commentary and the Illuminations tour was excellent. Dinner in Chez Clement on the Champs was very good with a surprisingly good menu especially for a tour trip, excellent food and a nice wine.
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A bus tour at night to see all the monuments, then a river boat cruise to see them again, then a delightful dinner at Chez Clement on the Champs Elysees -- what a wonderful evening. My granddaughters and I thorough enjoyed it.
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