I%26#39;m visiting Paris for 2 days at the start of June and will be going to the 2 Iron Maiden concerts at the Bercy Arena. I%26#39;m planning on seeing as much as I can during the day but I would also love to see the Tower lit up at night.
The concerts will finish at roughly 11 p.m. - if I use the Metro will that give me enough time to get from Bercy to the Tower and then back to my hotel which is near Gare De Lyon? Or if I have to get a taxi back to the hotel are they easy to get near the Tower? And how much would a taxi cost?
Final question - is the Tower lit up all night or do the lights go off at any time?
Many thanks in advance.
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You should be fine...if your concert is on a Friday or Saturday, when the Metro stops running around 1:45am. The Eiffel lights up at night, but it only twinkles for 10 minutes at the top of every hour after night falls, with the last %26quot;show%26quot; being midnight.
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You can visit the tower, but not go up. Though it is open until 11, if you are in line and don%26#39;t get to the head of it before 9pm, you cannot go all the way to the top. That%26#39;s what happened on May 15th of this year, anyway. I met up with some people who%26#39;s friends made it up, but they got in line too late and didn%26#39;t want to go only to the other platforms.
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We%26#39;ve stayed in an apartment with a view of the Tour Eiffel through our windows. According to the Official web site, the tower is illuminated and sparkles every hour on the hour for ten minutes until 1AM, 2AM for the %26quot;three months in summer%26quot;.
However, we stayed in that apartment once in May and twice in September and the lights were on and the last sparkle was at 2AM, all three times. I remember specifically, because we%26#39;d stay up for %26quot;one more%26quot; until there were no more, so usually didn%26#39;t go to sleep until 2AM. The last sparkle is really cool, as they turn off the %26quot;regular%26quot; lights and flash the sparkling lights alone.
A taxi would be very reasonable that time of night (there are always plenty at the taxi stand by the river next to the Tour Eiffel) because there won%26#39;t be any traffic.
Or, go to www.ratp.info/orienter/tous_plans_pdf.php
Then, click on Noctilien for a map of buses that run after midnight.
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PS To my recollection, the metro runs only until 12:45 or 1AM at SOME stations. You can check details on www.ratp.fr
Whether you%26#39;d be able to take the metro depends on the time the last train leaves the beginning of the route(s) you need to use.
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Line 6 is undergoing some renovations starting the end of the month so you will have to use the 14 but it is fast.
You will definitely need a cab to get back. There are taxi stands on Ave. Suffren and near Musee Branly, not sure about cost.
I think lights go out at 2 am during the summer. You will have to stay until the top of the hour to see it sparkle.
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Thanks for your help everybody - I checked the Metro times and I could only use the Metro if I spend 10 minutes or so at the Tower. I would like to spend longer than that so I%26#39;ll take the Metro there and a taxi back to the hotel- good to hear that there are taxi stands near the Tower. Many thanks!
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The best views at night are the Trocadero across the river. Lots of people gather there to watch.. it%26#39;s quite a party until midnight with vendors and street performers adding to the mix. You should be able to find taxis over there too.
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