Champs Elysees District

Paris France Tourist Information and City Guide

The Champs Élysées District of Paris is situated northwest of the city centre. It encompasses the region on or near the Champs Élysées Boulevard, the city's iconic shopping street. (Map)

Champs Élysées Avenue runs on the north side of the Loire River (right bank) between the Arc de Triomphe in the west and the Place de la Concorde in the east.

There are many wonderful theatres, restaurants and hotels in this luxurious area of Paris.

Champs Elysees as seen from the Arc de Triomphe
Boulevard Champs Élysées

Popular tourist attractions and landmarks in the Champs Élysées district of Paris included the following:

Champs Elysee Gardens (Jardin des Champs-Élysées)

Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris)

Galeries Lafayette (1893 department store)

Grand Palace (Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées)

Luxor Obelisk (Obélisque de Louxor)

Opera de Paris Garnier

Orangery Museum (Musée de l'Orangérie)

Place de la Concorde (iconic city square)

Pont des Invalides (bridge)

Pont de la Concorde (bridge)

Presidential Palace (Élysée Palace)

Saint-Augustin Church (Église Saint-Augustin)

Saint-Lazare Train Station (Gare Saint-Lazare)

Science Museum (Palais de la Decouverte)

 

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