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Bercy

Address: Bercy Village, 28 rue François Truffaut, Bercy/Tolbiac, Paris
Phone: 08-25-16-60-75
www.bercyvillage.com

Category: Neighborhoods/Streets
Location: Canal St-Martin, Bastille, and Oberkampf

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Fodor's Review:

Tucked away south of the Gare de Lyon in the 12e arrondissement, these blocks of stone warehouses once stored wine imported from the provinces (you can still see the old train tracks on which they were brought in). Today, the buildings have been transformed into shops and restaurants and the area is known as Bercy Village (note that m any of the shops here are open on Sunday). Adjacent to the village, the Parc de Bercy, with its lawns crisscrossed by gravel paths, is a favorite destination for residents: it includes the Jardin Yitzhak Rabin, a contemporary garden named for the late Nobel peace prizewinner. On the western edge of the park, near the Bercy métro stop, is the Palais Omnisports, a venue for concerts as well as sports. Nearby, at 51 rue de Bercy, is a quirky Cubist Frank Gehry building now home to the Cinémathèque Française, a film-buff's paradise showing classic films, many in English. There are frequent homages to directors and actors, as well as a cinema library and museum.

Open: Daily 11-9
Metro: Cour St-Emilion, Bercy

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