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This is a Non-Smoking Apartment.
Ideally situated in one of the most historic sections of Paris, MOULIN ROUGE lies in the 18th Arrondissement. As you stroll through the park-like settings & streets, you will soon discover the same kind of magic that captured the hearts of artists like Picasso, Toulouse Lautrec, Monet and Van Gogh. Esteemed photographers like Nadar, Cartier Bresson & Jacques Henry Lartigue also called this area home once upon a time.
Charming street vendors abound as well as notable restaurants, pastry, gourmet & other magnificent shops and galleries. Each twist & turn down a tiny cobbled street will lead to one piece of history after another. Montmartre fabled Sacre Coeur, La Place du Tertre and, La Place des Abbesses are all in walking distance.
You will feel right at home at «MOULIN ROUGE» apartment. One can only enter the building if one knows the secret digit code. This elegant building is only accessible to residents & invited guests. For those of you who might consider a longer stay in Paris, this is an ideal setting for children as well.
MOULIN ROUGE – The Apartment
The apartment’s décor is of very high-end contemporary furniture with piece from well-known designers, fine carpet & within a large open space. The apartment is 450 sq. ft. in size. Off the living room is a small balcony where one can place a chair to enjoy the view.
Located on the 3rd floor (American 4th) with a lift of a 19th century building, its corridor leads you to the bedroom, where there is a small balcony, bathroom, separated toilet living room & kitchen.
MOULIN ROUGE – The Amenities
- 1 large living room.
- 1 writing counter with a high speed Internet with a WiFi, a flat screen TV set, a radio, a DVD player, a telephone, etc.
- 1 bedroom with a double bed.
- 1 sleeping sofa.
- 1 bathroom with a washer/dryer, hair dryer.
- 1 toilet.
- 1 large walk in shower.
- Fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, microwave/oven, electric stove, Nespresso Coffee machine, blender, toaster,
Coffee pot, water, wine, & Champagne glasses, silverware, dishes, pots & pans, etc.
- Dyson Fans (two)
- Our guests are welcome with such items as a freshly baked baguette, milk, orange juice, bottle of spring water, yoghurts, camembert,
Tea, jam, a bottle of wine, etc.
- Linens, towels & bathrobes are included in the rental fee. So is your departure cleaning
Linens furnished, bath towels furnished
Cleaning departure included
We can arrange for a cellular phone rental with your private number for the length of your stay.
MOULIN ROUGE – The District
The 19th arrondissement is one of the most historically interesting quarters of Paris. Turn left on leaving the apartment & you arrive in rue LEPIC known all over Paris for his street merchants. The Montmartre area, with its narrow winding streets, colorful street markets & rich collection of cafés & restaurants.
Home of the Moulin Rouge (hence the name of the apartment), Sacre Coeur & the former residences of Picasso, Pissarro & an entire generation of French and expatriate artists, Montmartre has retained it’s uniquely village character.
Turn right on rue LEPIC & after a 15mn walk you’ll reach the elegant Palais Garnier Opera House, designed as part of the great Parisian reconstruction of the Second French Empire instigated by Emperor Napoleon III, & completed in 1875. The Opera House now features ballet & other concerts & has guided tours for visitors.
Within a few minutes walk of the Opera House are the quintessentially Parisian department stores, Galleries Lafayette & Le Printemps, with their colorful domed interiors & unrivaled selection of clothing & accessories.
Cultural attractions of the quarter also include three jewel-like museums: the Musée de Montmartre, which once housed the studios of Renoir & Suzanne Valadon; the Musée Gustav Moreau, the home & studio of the influential symbolist French painter; & the Musée de la Vie Romantique, with its attractive terrace & collection of the belongings of George Sand, the celebrated 19th century writer.
Our other services:
-Our Car Service can meet you upon arrival in Paris
-We can make meal reservations at your favorite restaurants or let us suggest a fun, local spot.
-If you are traveling with children we can arrange for a bilingual baby sitter.
Then you can enjoy a stress-free ‘couple’s night’ out
- If you need a little pampering we can arrange for a masseuse to come right to the apartment
- Fitness buffs can have a local trainer meet you at the apartment or we can find a club that is nearby.
- Day trips to Giverny, Versailles, the Loire Castle or on to Brussels, Bruges or Amsterdam can be arranged via chauffeured car
- Maybe French or cooking lessons are part of your Parisian dream, we can arrange for those classes as well
- Paris is the shopping capital of the world, we can arrange for a personal shopper to accompany you or we can give you a list of the
best places to peruse on your own.
- Antiques lovers will adore the exceptional guided tour we can put together to meet your specific decorating needs
- If entertaining at home is on your menu we can provide a first class chef to create a magical dining experience in the cozy setting
of your Parisian apartment
- Whatever your needs may be for a splendid stay we will do our best to make it happen
Set on a hill 130 meters high, the Montmartre area looks grandly over all of Paris. The name "Montmartre" comes from "Mont des Martyrs" (the bishop St. Denis, the priest Rustique, and the archdeacon Eleuthère were all decapitated there around the year 250). In the 12th century, Benedictine monks built a monastery near Rue des Abbesses. It later became the seat of a powerful abbey. The Montmartre area was the centre of a lot of activity during the Paris Commune in 1871. Despite the resistance of the people of Montmartre, the area remained under Federal control from March 18 until May 23.
The end of the 19th century saw Montmartre become the centre of artistic life in Paris and the model of a free, bohemian existence. Many artists, from Berlioz to Picasso, lived, worked, and played here. These creative spirits (and their café, the Lapin Agile) helped keep this area the city's intellectual and artistic centre up until the First World War. In 1873, the National Assembly declared its plans to erect this grand Romano-Byzantine Basilica dedicated to the Sacred Heart and intended for public usage. Construction began in 1876 on the plans of Abadie; he intended it to echo the Cathedral of St. Front in Perigueux, which he had restored.
Thanks to public donations, the building was completed in 1910 and consecrated in 1919. The Sacré-Coeur measures 100 m in length and 50 m in width, and is crowned by a distinctive 83 m dome. The 84-meter high bell-tower shelters an 18.5-ton bell with an 850 kg clapper. The interior of the church hides a lot of treasures of its own: marble sculptures, stained-glass windows, and mosaics. Standing on the stairs of the Sacré-Coeur, you can see a panoramic view that dominates Paris.
Around the Place du Tertre, you can see that Montmartre was once a small village within a big city.
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