2% of this – inflation. The cost of services in European hotels rises by such amount every year approximately.

The rest – a result of lack of accommodation for guests of the French capital in Parisian hotels. And since 2003 their number is only increasing – not only from countries, traditionally “supplying” thousands of tourists to Paris. In recent years the citizens of Spain, Russia, Brazil and Mexico discover France in quantity.

That’s why, as experts say, prices in hotels of any star level will rise. Hoteliers do not have time to satisfy trivial demand.

If you look at specific statistics, since 1990 the number of travelers, wishing to be absorbed in an atmosphere of the City of Love, increased by 40%, but the number of hotel rooms – only by 12%.

So, as we can see the city’s hotel infrastructure does not have possibility to give accommodation at a reasonable price all of 14 million visitors that Paris receives every year.

Fortunately, Paris rental apartments solve the problem. Being more flexible, the owners of private apartments can meet the needs of tourists, whose number increases every year. Meanwhile, what is especially pleasant, the rental fee of such Parisian accommodation increase with a slower speed.

Your assistant in this matter will be the company Les Etangs de l’Abbaye (Abbey Lakes), founded by fishing amateurs – Harlé d’Ophove family. The organization is the first specialized European center for carp and catfish fishing. For more than ten-year history the center got a great popularity among anglers from France and other countries. Les Etangs de l’Abbaye offers a large number of lakes where fishing fans can test their abilities. Among them there are such lakes as Fox Lake, Heron Lake, Attila Lake, Frog Lake, King Fisher Lake, Wild Boar Lake.

At Les Etangs de l’Abbaye you will meet fishermen from different European countries, get a lot of positive emotions from fishing and socializing with “colleagues.” If you are a first-time angler, so here you will get invaluable experience and new fishing skills from more experienced anglers.

The Les Etangs de l’Abbaye centre offers beer bar, restaurant, cozy general living room, equipped kitchen, parlour game, satellite TV, shop, secure car parking. The program includes breakfasts and dinners.

More detailed information you’ll find at official site of the center www.abbeylakes.com

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After the stunning success of the concerts in the USA and Canada the legendary rock musician returns to Europe. Parisian concerts of Sting will be held at the concert complex «Zenith» on March 13 and 14, 2012.

The Englishman, who sold over 100 million CDs and became one of the most popular rock musicians in the world, will perform live his most famous songs – starting from the debut hits of 1985 (for example, «The Dream Of The Blue Turtles») and ending with the compositions of the recent disks.

Among the songs, announced in the show, there are so loved by the fans hits like «Desert Rose», «Every Breath You Take», «Fields Of Gold», «Englishman in New York», «If I Ever Lose My Faith in You» and many others.

Guitarist and friend of the British musician Dominic Miller will be along with Sting on stage as well as Rufus Miller (guitar), Vinny Colaiuta (drums), Peter Tickell (electric violin) and Jo Lawry (vocals).

The concert will begin at 20.00 and will last three hours. Entrance to the complex «Zenith» will be open from 18.30. Tickets cost from 63 to 124 Euros.

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Fans of Guns N ‘Roses will have a great chance to see and hear the charismatic leader of the American hard-rock band Axl Rose and the new guitarist Daren Jay «DJ» Ashba.

Taking into account that the fans had to wait this disc long 15 years there is sense to stretch the pleasure to the next. Though a new guitarist says that Axl Rose has so many songs that they will be enough to record three great albums.

In June at the Paris Bercy we’ll hear as new songs as real classic hits – Don’t Cry, Sweet Child O’Mine, You Could Be Mine, November Rain, and a “compliment” to the great Bob Dylan – Knocking on Heaven’s doors.

By the way, Guns N ‘Roses will become the new members of the Rock’N'Roll Hall of Fame before the concert. The ceremony will be held in April 2012.

Date of the concert – 5 June, 2012. Place – Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The beginning of the show – 20.00. Tickets – 50 – 70 euros.

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The Museum continues to introduce Parisians and visitors the brightest representatives of visual art of the second half of the 19th century. The exhibition “Degas and Nude” will be next after large exhibitions of Edouard Manet and Claude Monet.

Edgar Degas (born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas) is considered one of the brightest and most talented representatives of impressionism. He turned to many topics in his art, in particular, a part of works was devoted to café chantant, dancers, horse races, nude. Bibliographers of his life hushed up often these details of biography of the painter, and members of his family even had destroyed some of the works. They were trying to protect the image of the artist from any negativity in this way.

Now the Museum d’Orsay offers for all comers this little known collection among even art lovers. The Museum will show guests drawings, paintings, etchings, engravings, photos, pastels, sculptures in the nude style by the master. Also during the exhibition you will have opportunity to take part in organized thematic tours “Degas and Nude”.

Tickets – 12 Euro.

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This is a long tradition to relate the taste and aroma of wine to the place where the grapes were grown and where it was produced. Actually, even within the same wine region such important natural factors as, for example, soil and climate can vary considerably.

It is significant that exactly the French introduced the world the concept of “terroir”, uniting all the conditions having an influence on the quality of grapes and, of course, the wine. Also French gave the majority of other wine terms.

Coteaux Bourguignons will replace in the French wine list of AOC (Appelation d’Origine Contrôlée) Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire. This decision has already been approved by the appropriate organization – the National Institute for origin and quality of goods (Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité).

The new wine region stretches from Auxerois to Beaujolais, and the name «Coteaux Bourguignons», according French winemakers, reflects characteristics of the area where “the wines with quality-price ratio are produced”.

“This new appellation will allow local wineries to correspond with expectations of new consumers category, exploring the universe of Burgundy wines” – the president of the Bureau of professional winemakers of Burgundy (Bureau Interprofessional des Vins de Bourgogne, BIVB) Pierre-Henri Gagey spoke on appearance of Coteaux Bourguignons poetically.

This new appellation will produce monocepage (made from one grape variety) and blended (mixed) white, red and rose wines. Already familiar to lovers of Burgundy wines varieties of grapes Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, Aligote, Tresso and Cesar will be used for them.

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Entertaining complex, conceived in honor of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, will locate in a very symbolic place – in the town of Montereau near Paris. Exactly here Napoleon won a symbolic victory over Russian and Austrian armies in the distant 1814.

The author of an idea of this new park is the former French Minister for Overseas Territories and a great lover of history – Yves Jego. According Mr. Jego, Napoleonland «will be perfect for a family recreation”.

Program of the new French amusement park, of course, will be composed of various “military” performances.

One of the shows, which is sure to become a highlight of Napoleonland, – reconstruction of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 – the decisive naval battle of the Napoleonic wars times, when Admiral Nelson had defeated the Franco-Spanish navy.

Also the creators of the park will recreate the events of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon’s defeat in this battle led to the collapse of his Empire.

Construction of the park will begin in 2014, the cost of the project is 180 million euros. And if the works to be on schedule Napoleonland will open its doors to the first visitors in 2017.

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The double album of the most popular French artist of the first decade of the XXI century was released in August 2011 and had already won the world-wide success.

David Guetta is known primarily for his inflammatory remixes (many pop-stars have been successful largely due to his “adaptations”). However, almost all the music for two new disks, united under one name, was created by David Guetta himself.

“I’ve never worked as much as on this album. It’s good that my wonderful colleagues helped me,”- David Guetta commented the album «Nothing But The Beat».

On April 7 and 8 the famous DJ will concertize at Bercy Sports Palace (Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy) which to become “the biggest dance club in France” these days.

The concerts’ beginning – 21.30. The organizers advise to come earlier not to stand in line of the fans avid for energy of David Guetta. The doors of Bercy will open two hours before the show – at 19.30.

Ticket prices start from 45 euros.

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At the end of 2009 Soundgarden began its second life after the band’s frontman Chris Cornell and guitarist Kim Tayil decided to return to the common creative work. New members are also Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd. And a new studio album «Live On i5», published in 2011, became the result of this reunion. In addition, the band begins their world tour in support of their new album.

This spring Soundgarden plans to give dozens of concerts in Europe and one of them will take place in Paris at the concert complex «Zenith» on May 25. Ticket sales have already started, the price is from 56 euros.

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Perhaps, the best definition of their style is voiced by the author of Nightwish’s music and lyrics Tuomas Holopainen: “melodic heavy metal with female vocals”.

And let some fans to believe that after a former soloist Tarja Turunen departure the band is not the same, other fans like Nightwish with her successor Anette Olzon even more than before.

In 2012, after a slashing success of Nightwish’s album «Dark Passion Play» and magnificent concerts in 2008-2009 they are returning to Paris triumphantly.

This time the band will present in the French capital the new album – «Imaginaerum». Within the bounds of their world tour «Imaginaerum World Tour 2012-2013» Nightwish will do a concert on April, 17 at Bercy.

The performance will begin at 19.30. Tickets price – from 41 euros.

Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy is located in the 12th arrondissement on the right bank of the Seine. To get here you can by subway to the station «Bercy» (14th and 6th metro lines).

The hall, where the concert is planned, accommodates the audience of 17,000 spectators, the doors will open two hours before the show – at 17.30.

Enjoy the performance!

PS On April, 18 Nightwish will perform at Zenith in Nantes, and 20th – Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon.

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