Passage Jouffroy — Attraction in Paris

From the gardens of the Palais Royal begins the Gallerie Vivienne, then the Passage des Panoramas, then the Passage Jouffroy and finally the Passage Verdeau. Exiting the Passage des Panoramas into the noise and traffic of the Boulevard Monmartre, one of the beautiful boulevards that designed by Baron Haussmann in 1860, you will see Passage Jouffroy across the street. Passage Jouffoy was built in 1846 and stood out for its fine boutiques and iconic shops with their wonderfully tuned, wooden toys. There is also the Grevin Museum of wax figures, the French equivalent of Britain's Tussauds. The entrance to the museum is not inside the gallery but on Boulevard Monmarte, a few steps away from the entrance of the gallery. However, the exit of the museum is inside the Passage, as is the museum shop. At the end of the Passage is the historic Hôtel Chopin Paris, a well-known downtown hotel named after the great Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin, who spent much of his...

Still with it's original 19th century glass ceilings, chipped floor tiles and huge clock above the entry arcade, walking through this passage is like stepping back in time. Best place to avoid hordes of tourists. Here you can browse leisurely through art shops, old school toy stores, and interesting hobby shops.Our lunch at Le Valentin (which is actually best known for its great selection of tea and matching pastries) was a real...

Lovely place, beautiful art moderne architecture, lots of cozy shops where you can buy old books, crystals, but also fancy leather notebooks and other parisien souvenirs. Lots of cafés and a good tea spot with delicious sweet treats. There are around other galleries, like the Vivienne one. You can visit all of them in...