Special places to visit in Paris - other than the big...

Do anyone know where to go in Paris if you already have seen the most famous places? I%26#39;m for example interested in places like %26quot;the oldest pub/winebar/café%26quot;, a nice jazzrestaurant/place, a different kind of museum or a beautiful place where you can have a picnic... / Nina

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Hi Ninis

If you are there on a weekend I like the markets at Porte de Vanves - flea markets that are nice and relaxed - but get there in mid morning as they pack up around lunch time.

Have you been to the Parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th? Very beautiful.

Also consider exploring the Batignolles area - there is a lovely park in the square and it is an interesting area out of the common run in the less expensive part of the 17th,

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There are many special guides written on this subject.

Paris secret, Paris insolite...

One of the oldest cafes is le Procope and it is bound to be full of tourists.

My best advice would be to go to the less visited arrondissements. The 13th around Buttes aux Cailles or Cite des fleurs. The 9th around Place Saint Georges and then walk to Montmartre.

The 14th around Denfert Rochereau etc.

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Thank you very much! Now I have a few places to choose from. I%26#39;m going to Paris in may for 4 days. I%26#39;m really looking forward to it! Does anyone of you know about where you can get a nice cheese fondue? I have been to a place in Montmartre before, and i was very nice and cosy, but it%26#39;s nice to try something new!

/ Nina

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Go to the Latin Quarter, St Michel metro stop, for places selling cheese fondue, as well as another good dish, raclette.

I think the Art %26amp; Metiers Museum is very different as well as the Cluny, more intimate and not so over-whelming.

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Two of my favorites

Walk around the Canal St Martin

Congac-Jay Museum in the Marais

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Ninis,

See my post and Kasthor%26#39;s to you in your fondue thread. I believe the LUX bar on r Lepic in Montmartre is one of the oldest bars in Paris. Read the info in the fondue thread, as the restaurant we mention is very close to this bar. Both adjacent to the BLANCHE metro station.