Maison de Balzac
47, rue Raynouard, 16th, M° Passy or La Muette
La Maison de Balzac was home to one of the greatest writers, and offers various manuscripts and furnishings, as well as his writing desk. The charming garden is free to the public, with good views of the Eiffel Tower.
Passy Indoor market
Tuesday-Friday, 8h-13h and 16h-19h; Saturday, 8h to 13h and 15h30 to 19h; Sunday, 8h-13h.
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The Eiffel Tower, Trocadero and Passy area guide
EXPLORE THE WEST OF PARIS
A stroll around the village of Passy
Just behind Trocadéro is the ‘village’ of Passy, a charming part of Paris that evokes the past years of the City of Light. Stroll around it’s streets, stop by at many cafes and restaurants and also visit:
Passy cemetery
Aristocrats, financial moguls, industrialists, and political figures from 19th-century Paris have been buried here in the extravagant and often monumental grave. A number of famous artists are resting here as well: Édouard Manet, Tristan Bernard, Claude Debussy and few more.
This small Parisian cemetery has an exceptional views of the Seine, the Palais de Chaillot, and the Eiffel Tower.
If you continue further west you’ll reach
Musée Marmottan Monet
Set up in a former private mansion just off the charming Jardins du Ranelagh, this museum houses the largest collection of Monet’s paintings in France, including the famous "Impression of a Sunset" and the Water Lily series.
There are also other impressionists’ works, and furnishings and objects from the First Empire on the ground floor.
2 rue Louis Boilly, 16e
Metro: La Muette
More information on www.marmottan.fr/uk/
Opening hours
10am-6pm Tue-Sun, to 9pm Thu
Musée du Vin
5, Square Charles Dickens (Rue des Eaux), Paris, 16th, M° Passy
Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm
The Restaurant is open from Tuesday up to Saturday from noon to 3 pm
The Wine Museum is housed in what used to be crude limestone quarries that were mined between the 13th and the 18th centuries to provide the dressed stone used to build Paris.
The three vaulted cellars, which today house the Museum restaurant, were used in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Friars of Passy Monastery for storing their wine.
Renovated after 1950, the ancient wine cellars were used for wine storage by the Eiffel Tower's restaurant, before becoming the Wine Museum. A cellar restaurant is open for lunch. Wine tasting and sampling visits are organized at an additional charge. The boutique carries a selection of wine and books.