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Paris 16e Arrondissement

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349 places catalogued in Paris 16e Arrondissement so far.

Practical information
Language spoken
French
English is understood in tourist districts and rarely outside them
Dialling code
+33 1
Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
Cards accepted almost everywhere; markets prefer cash
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type C and E · 230 V
European two-pin; type E adds an earth pin in the socket
Tap water
Safe to drink
Held to the European drinking water directive

Planning a visit

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Top things to see

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Category

Historic monuments 82 Museums 1 Places of worship 33 Nature sites 63 Viewpoints 3 Food and drink 10 Markets and shopping 16 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 79 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 287 1 to 2 hours 52 Half a day or more 2

Interests

History 116 Art 112 Museums 80 Nature 66 Sea and beach 63 Viewpoints 3
  1. Arc de Triomphe
    01 1 hour

    Arc de Triomphe

    The Arc de Triomphe is Napoleon's victory monument and it took thirty years, by which time he was dead.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Chaillot Palace
    02 30 min

    Chaillot Palace

    The Palais de Chaillot is the curved, colonnaded building on the hill of Trocadero facing the Eiffel Tower across the Seine, built for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques on the site of the demolished 1878 Palais du…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Jardin des serres d'Auteuil
    03 1 hour

    Jardin des serres d'Auteuil

    The Jardin des serres d'Auteuil is a municipal botanical garden built around a set of glasshouses, on the western edge of Paris beside the Bois de Boulogne.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Maison de Balzac
    04 45 min

    Maison de Balzac

    Maison de Balzac is the house where the novelist Honore de Balzac lived from 1840 to 1847, on rue Raynouard in what was then the village of Passy and is now the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  5. Petite Ceinture du 16e
    05 45 min

    Petite Ceinture du 16e

    The Petite Ceinture du 16e is a surviving stretch of the Petite Ceinture, the circular railway built between 1852 and 1869 to link Paris's mainline terminus stations for freight and passengers around the edge of the city.

    • Must see
    • Nature site

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