Avenue des Champs-Elysées
- Address: Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris
- Hours: Open 24 hours a day
- Admission: Free
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Good Place to Drink,
Good Place to Eat,
Good Place to Shop,
Popular with Locals,
Street / Avenue
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.
Latest Reviews
Review by Ronald P, January 2013
Doing what: Seine River Cruise, Paris Illuminations and Dinner on the Champs-Elysees
This trip was well worth the money! I have been on tours before and this was right there. Excellent bus tour with various languages available, hitting numerous key sites, a long boat ride up and down the Seine picking up key sites with incredible views of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame in particular, and then a very nice meal that was all set up and ready to go at Chez Clement restaurant, one of my favorites on the Champs-Elysees. A colleague was with me from work on this trip and he too was very pleased with the helpfulness of the staff, the tour itself, and especially the dinner at the end. Great job!
Review by Brian C, December 2012
Doing what: Seine River Cruise, Paris Illuminations and Dinner on the Champs-Elysees
Arrived at address you gave for meeting point panic ! office closed had to go furthur down the road all is well Paris tour by night good River cruise good but alas all food and drink machines on board not working. Restaurant and meal on the Champs Elysee
excellent
Review by MAUREEN SHARON G, United Kingdom, May 2012
Doing what: Seine River Cruise, Paris Illuminations and Dinner on the Champs-Elysees
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.
