PARIS – BOULOGNE
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COME FOR A GREET WITH A LOCAL
Greets in Paris-Boulogne with one of its inhabitants, a Greeter
You are graciously invited to discover Boulogne-Billancourt, on a stroll with a local, on the outskirts of the capital, the largest city in the Ile-de-France region after Paris. A city rich in cultural treasures, such as the famous Albert Kahn Museum and its gardens, the museum which houses works from the 1930s; the houses or buildings designed by the great architects of that era: Le Corbusier, Mallet-Stevens, Perret, Fisher; a city with many different gardens; a city over six centuries old, whose traces can still tell the story of life in the past.
Boulogne: where is it, what is it?
We are southwest of Paris in the Ile de France. The town of Boulogne-Billancourt is adjacent to the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Paris-Boulogne is crossed by 2 Paris metro lines, lines 9 and 10.
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Register your Greet in Paris-Boulogne
Choose one of the walk themes described below. To register, click on the registration link for your chosen walk.
The artistic and residential city
We are happy to take you for a walk in the area known as “Le Fonds des Princes”. Surrounded by the Auteuil greenhouses, Roland Garros, and the Parc des Princes, you can discover, depending on the inspiration of your Greeter for the day, the very residential side of the city. At the dawn of the last century, this area attracted numerous scholars, painters, and sculptors, for whom the best architects of the time displayed their talent and innovative spirit. This vibrant and colorful neighborhood combines the energy and classicism of Paris with the originality and modernity of Boulogne’s 1930s villas and private mansions. Sweetness of life guaranteed.
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The 1930s in Boulogne
A veritable architectural laboratory, Boulogne-Billancourt saw the emergence of the foundations of modern architecture and, in particular, the art of the 1930s. Art Deco and Modern Art, regionalist style. Witness, in the company of one of our Greeters, this preserved collective and individual heritage and discover masterpieces left by the greatest names of this era: Louis Faure-Dujarric, Constant Lefranc, Le Corbusier, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Auguste Perret, André Lurçat, and many others.
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21st Century Boulogne
Come and discover the contemporary face of our city which has replaced the working class city, the one that Jean-Paul Sartre did not want to despair in front of the Renault factories. In a completely redesigned urban landscape, with the achievements of the greatest architectural names of our time, Norman Foster, Dominique Perrault, Christian de Portzamparc, Jean-Paul Viguier, our Greeter will not fail to make you appreciate the impressive Horizons tower by Jean Nouvel, the delightful Billancourt park, the island of Seguin with the Seine Musicale on one side and the Pointe des Arts on the other integrating a hub dedicated to contemporary art.
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Nature walk in the Bois de Boulogne
The Bois de Boulogne, formerly the Rouvray forest and a royal hunting ground in the 16th century, was transformed under Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann into the grand Parisian landscaped park it is today. This approximately 5 km walk, starting at the Porte d’Auteuil, crosses the Auteuil racecourse, the lakes, the Pré Catelan garden, and the Grande Cascade waterfall, before reaching the Château de Longchamp, now home to the GoodPlanet Foundation created by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Blending nature, history, and heritage, this walk evokes the key figures associated with the Bois de Boulogne, while showcasing its wooded landscapes and iconic landmarks.
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Rothschild Castle and its park
Come and discover, in the company of a passionate local expert, the history of the former Rothschild estate in Boulogne, its park, and the grounds surrounding the château. From the lost elements to those still in place, witnesses to a residence that was admired by high society at the time, the story continues, and the many lives and transformations of this exceptional estate follow in the footsteps of the past.
Above, an image of the castle’s rehabilitation project
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Let us suggest a Greet tailored to your request!
Register your request and we will make you a proposal for a Greet. Our proposal will depend on your choices and the information you provide on the registration form. Specifically:
– Your preferred date(s) and time (morning or afternoon)
– The language spoken during the walk
– Your interests
– Your comments.
It will also depend on the availability of the Greeters.
*The selection is made by a real person!
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Who are we?
We are volunteers from Boulonnais, members of the International Association of Greeters. We wish to make discover “our Boulogne” to visitors, as we would do for friends. We are neither guide-interpreters nor qualified lecturers, but curious inhabitants, passionate about the richness of our city, who speak several languages, and who want to meet and welcome foreign people in Boulogne or in France. During the walk, the “greeter” will walk with you in the streets of a neighborhood he loves for the richness of its past or for its architecture, its markets, its cafés, its craftsmen or its artists…
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Each of the “Greeter de France” destinations is led and managed by a local actor: Association, collective of residents or tourist entity (Tourist Offices, Departmental Tourism Committee). These actors are all members of the FFG (France Greeters Federation) and as such respect the same operating rules. They follow the values and ethics defined globally by IGA (International Greeter Association). The management and coordination of the France Greeters Federation ensures the pooling of our processes and tools, our global presence on the Web and social networks as well as the sharing of our communication programs.
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Apart from the presentation of the IGA Greeters, you also have access to 163 destinations worldwide (as of July 1, 2023). You can register directly on the site after choosing your destination.
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ON THE TRACES OF ALBERTO SANTOS DUMONT AND MARIE MARVINGT
One has been retained by history, the other is almost ignored. Et pourtant l’un et l’autre ont survolé le ciel du Parc des Coteaux de Saint Cloud au début du 20è siècle.
Nés pratiquement la même année (1875), ils auront tous 2, enfant, conduit une locomotive et dès 1900 une automobile, avaient la même taille, se seront envolés dans un ballon sphérique, échapperont à une mort certaine, seront célèbres et connus dans les années 1910, seront élevés au grade d’officiers de la Légion d’Honneur.
Mais pour l’un l’histoire s’arrêtera au début de la Grande Guerre tandis que pour l’autre, celle-ci sera l’occasion d’une célébrité supplémentaire. And yet the great History will remember Santos-Dumont and his feat of 1901 and ignore Marie Marvingt and her sporting prowess. Why did she hold the life of a man to that of a woman, that of the “flying Brazilian” to that of the “Fiancée of Danger”?
Discover in 7 stages the history of the Coteaux district through the evocation of the life of these two characters
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THE FLOWERY HILLSIDES OF SAINT CLOUD
A greeter will tell you the story of the district separated into four distinct parts with different destinies: that of the bourgeoisie who admires the views and perspectives on the Bois de Boulogne and Paris, that of the working-class population who live on the banks of the Seine, that founder of the Dassault aeronautics and that of the resort subdivision.
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PARC AND CHÂTEAU DE ROTHSCHILD
Come and discover, in the company of a passionate of the place, the history of the former great property of the Rothschilds in Boulogne, its park and the surroundings of the castle, elements disappeared to those still in place, witnesses of a residence that made the admiration of the good society of the time
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COLLINE DE MEUDON, LES 3 CHÂTEAUX
Meudon developed around three castles. We will take “La grande perspective” of Le Notre to reach the large terrace: the Old Castle was destroyed but the view on Paris is very beautiful. We will see the Orangery of the 17th century and the remaining part of Château Neuf that the Grand Dauphin had built by Mansart; it is home to the Observatory. A beautiful 16th century house that was inhabited among others by Ambrose Paré, surgeon of the king, Armande Béjart, after the death of Molière, now a museum of art and history, is on our way. Parisians built large country houses in the 19th century, in the middle of which circulate pleasant and fragrant scents.
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ON THE EDGE OF THE BOULOGNE WOODS
To the west of the centre of Paris, near the Bois de Boulogne, the Jardins des Serres d’Auteuil, the Roland Garros tennis stadium and the houses of the great architects of the 1930s, an exclusive district at the gate of Paris where RENAULT, founded in Boulogne Billancourt had its factories, and where cinema created its most beautiful works.
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THE WOOD LARGE AND SMALL HISTORY
After going through the landscaping of the Auteuil racecourse (made in 2014), we will cross the Bois de Boulogne, its lakes and mysterious groves before discovering the Château de Longchamp which now houses Goodplanet, an exhibition place created in 2017 by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and dedicated entirely to ecology and diversity.
This 5 km walk will allow us to learn more about the history of this wood, its forest layouts, its mythical characters and among them Queen Margot, the Nun of Diderot, not to mention Napoleon III or Santos-Dumont.
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VIDEO TOUR
It is a must today to connect with others in a new way and at a time when it is more difficult for everyone to travel and see each other in person, we are very happy to offer this program that we started in Boulogne during the covid pandemic successfully.
We pilot a new virtual hosting process with WhatsApp, preferably.
We give you the opportunity from your home to discover our city, neighborhood, live.
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THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY
Through the most beautiful signatures of today’s architecture, a walk in the new district of Boulogne that replaced the factories of the “car maker” Renault. Ile Seguin, its new musical city and its projects.
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FROM CLASSIC TO URBAN INNOVATION
Cette balade purement fictive est utilisée pour nos formations internes au logiciel de gestion des demandes et des balades.
Donc ne poursuivez pas votre chemin ici, choisissez une balade visible à l’écran…
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ART DECO LAB
A veritable architectural laboratory, Boulogne-Billancourt saw the emergence of the foundations of modern architecture and, in particular, the art of the 1930s. Witness this preserved heritage and discover masterpieces left by the greatest signatures of this style of architecture, Le Corbusier, Mallet Stevens…
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The artists and residential city.
We are happy to take you for a walk in the area called “Fonds des Princes”. Surrounded by the Serres d’Auteuil, Rolland Garros, the Parc des Princes, you can discover, according to the inspiration of your Greeter of the day, from the Porte d’Auteuil to the center of Boulogne, the very residential face of the city where many scholars, painters and sculptors were invited at the dawn of the last century for whom the best architects of the time showed all their talent and their sense of novelty This vibrant and colorful neighborhood combines the energy and classicism of Paris with the originality and modernity of Boulogne’s 1930s villas and mansions. Sweetness of life guaranteed.
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A laboratory for the architecture of the 1930s
A veritable architectural laboratory, Boulogne-Billancourt saw the emergence of the foundations of modern architecture and, in particular, the art of the 1930s. Art deco and modern art, regionalist style, be the witnesses, in the company of one of our Greeters, of this preserved collective or individual heritage and discover masterpieces left by the greatest signatures of this era, Louis Faure-Dujarric, Constant Lefranc, Le Corbusier, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Auguste Perret, André Lurçat, and many others …
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The Boulogne of the XXIst century
Come and discover the contemporary face of our city which has replaced the working class city, the one that Jean-Paul Sartre did not want to despair in front of the Renault factories. In a totally rethought urbanism, with the realizations of the greatest architectural signatures of our time, Norman Foster, Dominique Perrault, Christian de Portzamparc, Jean-Paul Viguier, our Greeter will not fail to make you appreciate the impressive Horizons tower of Jean Nouvel, the delightful Billancourt park and the very young Seine Musicale, whose fame runs more and more far from its auditorium-sphere.
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Rothschild Castle and Park
Come and discover, in the company of a passionate of the place, the history of the former great property of the Rothschilds in Boulogne, its park and the surroundings of the castle, elements disappeared to those still in place, witnesses of a residence that made the admiration of the good society of the time
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Saint Cloud sidehills
Un Greeter vous racontera l’histoire de la colline, séparée en quatre parties distinctes, aux destins différents : la bourgeoise qui admire les vues et perspectives sur le Bois de Boulogne et Paris, l’ouvrière en bord de Seine, l’industrielle qui a participé à la naissance de l’aéronautique et la résidentielle pour familles en villégiature.
Ainsi vous irez à la découverte de Saint-Cloud en arpentant les sentes et petites rues dont les noms sont autant de traces de sa petite histoire. Through this itinerary, you will visit the districts of Coteaux, Val d’or, Montretout, Magenta and the “old town”, the particular architecture of each one corresponding to the history of the city as it has developed throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. You will also be on the edge of the Parc de Saint-Cloud, whose history is closely linked to the memories of the monarchy and the Empire.
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The Meudon hill.
Meudon developed around three castles. We will take “La grande perspective” of Le Notre to reach the large terrace: the Old Castle was destroyed but the view on Paris is very beautiful. We will see the Orangery of the 17th century and the remaining part of Château Neuf that the Grand Dauphin had built by Mansart; it is home to the Observatory. A beautiful 16th century house that was inhabited among others by Ambrose Paré, surgeon of the king, Armande Béjart, after the death of Molière, now a museum of art and history, is on our way. Parisians built large country houses in the 19th century, in the middle of which circulate pleasant and fragrant scents.
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Grandes et petites histoires dans le Bois de Boulogne
After going through the landscaping of the Auteuil racecourse (made in 2014), we will cross the Bois de Boulogne, its lakes and mysterious groves before discovering the Château de Longchamp which now houses Goodplanet, an exhibition place created in 2017 by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and dedicated entirely to ecology and diversity.
This 5 km walk will allow us to learn more about the history of this wood, its forest layouts, its mythical characters and among them Queen Margot, the Nun of Diderot, not to mention Napoleon III or Santos-Dumont.
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