Wip and Co - Paris Sightseeing Tours

- Place de la Bastille - Place Saint-Paul - Palais du Louvre @ Rue de Rivoli - Place de la Concorde - Ave des Champs-Elysées - Arc de Triomphe @ Place Charles de Gaulle-Etoile - Ave de la Grande Armée - Palais des congrès @ Place de la Porte Maillot

- Porte Dauphine - Avenue Foch - Arc de Triomphe @Place Charles de Gaulle-Etoile - Avenue Kléber - Trocadero - Iena Bridge - Eiffel Tower

- Quai Branly - Alma - Invalides - Pont Alexandre III (Bridge) - Grand Palais - Avenue des Champs-Elysées - Concorde - Assemblée Nationale - Boulevard Saint-Germain - Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Paris Squares

We start with my favorite Place de la Bastille and continue with Place de la Concode, Place Charles de Gaulle and finally Place de la Nation. Enjoy!

Place de la Bastille

The square straddles 3 arrondissements of Paris, namely the 4th, 11th and 12th. The square and its surrounding areas are normally called simply Bastille.

The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) which commemorates the events of the July Revolution(1830) stands at the center of the square. Other notable features include the Bastille Opera, theBastille subway station and a section of the Canal Saint Martin. Prior to 1984, the formerBastille railway station stood where the opera house now stands.

The square is often home to concerts and similar events. The north-eastern area of Bastille is busy at night due to many cafés, bars, night clubs, and concert halls.

As a consequence of its historical significance, the square is often used for political demonstrations, including the massive anti-CPE demonstration of 28 March 2006.