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Hey people,

Do you want to explore a new part of the French Capital?

Come and watch this free Fireworks & Light Show in the business district of La Défense!

Defacto Fireworks & Light Show is organized to promote economic dynamism of La Défense business area through the world.

Defacto Fireworks & Light Show is totally free and will be set off on Friday 19th of September 2014 at 21:30.

Discover more about Defacto Fireworks & Light Show @ La Défense:

How to get to Defacto Fireworks & Light Show: Parvis de la Défense, 92800 Puteaux

  • M1-RER A La Défense Grande Arche
    Tramway: T2 La Défense Grande Arche
    Transilien (Urban Train): La Défense Grande Arche Train Station line L and U
    Bus: 73-141-144-159-160-161-174-178-246-258-262-272-275-360-378-541
    Vélib' (City Bike): 22005 Pont de Neuilly
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N24-N53 La Défense RER
  • Defacto Fireworks & Light Show la Défense: Friday 19th of September 2014 at 21:30. More information on www.ladefense.fr
Tuesday, 12 August 2014 11:09

TechnoParade – Free Street Party

Hey Party Animal!

What about sightseeing Paris and having a party at the same time?!!

Here we are, ready and steady for TechnoParade 2014…
This is not a carnival, this is not Tomorrowland, it's a mix between Tomorrowland and a carnival!!! The most amazing point: Techno Parade is completely free of charge =)

Come and join Techno Parade party in the street on Saturday 13 September.

Some of the first name: coming soon ;)
Full Line-Up here: http://www.technoparade.fr/category/les-chars-2014/

TechnoParade warm up teaser:

How to get to Techno Parade Free Street Party: Techno Parade 2014, Place de la Nation 75012 Paris

  • M1-2-6-9, RER A Nation
    Bus: Take metro or vélib' because streets are gonna be closed for the parade ;)
    Vélib' (City Bike): 11013, 11014, 12014 Place de la Nation
Saturday, 09 August 2014 12:21

Inox Park - Electronic Music Festival

Let's start the year of your life in Paris by partying!

Come and shake your booty over the best DJ's sounds in the Laidback Island in Chatou for Inox Park Electronic Music Festival!

Inox Park Electronic Festival it's:

  • 1 Island to party as hell during 12 hours with non-stop music live!
  • 4 stages with great DJ's performing various kind of electronic music like: Electro, Bass Music, Underground, Trance Progressive

This amazing place, call Ile des Impressionistes, is located in Chatou in the western side of Paris suburbs.

Inox Park Electronic Music Festival will take place on Saturday 6th of September 2014 so save the date!

Inox Park it's much more than a great island to rave & party...
You will also find in the Festival extra activities to do like catching an amusement park ride or having a pool party ;)

Inox Park Line-up 2014: Deorro, I Am Legion, Joachim Garraud, Pofpof, Quentin Mosimann, Showtek... full line-up available on www.inoxparis.com

Inox Park previous edition Aftermovie:

How to get to Inox Park Electronic Festival: Ile des Impressionistes 78400 Chatou

  • RER A Reuil-Malmaison or Chatou-Croissy stop
    Bus: 27-144-158-241-244-367-467
    Vélib' (City Bike): Damn yeah, there's no vélib' city bike in Chatou yet!
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N153 Chatou-Croissy RER or Reuil-Malmaison RER
  • Inox Park 2014, Saturday 6th of September.
    Ticket in sales, line-up, schedule and other information on www.inoxparis.com

As you've might already noticed, due to your Erasmus of Paris membership statue we will send you extra information, by e-mail, about your Erasmus card or about special happenings & parties!

Because every single Erasmus of Paris card holder fellows are receiving those information, you can imagine it represent a lot of people who will receive those messages.

Due to this fact, Gmail will put automatically Erasmus of Paris e-mails into the "Promotions" tab which is where Newsletters & Promotional e-mails are store in Gmail.

Promotions Tab in Gmail - Erasmus of Paris


But maybe you never check this "Promotions" tab of your Gmail inbox cuz' let's face it; it can be "a lot of spammy"!

How to make sure that you will receive Erasmus of Paris important messages?

It's easy; you will have to tell Gmail that you want to receive Erasmus of Paris e-mail in your "Primary" inbox ;)

To follow this procedure you need to use Gmail in Desktop version, it will impossible to change your inbox tab rules directly from the app!

To do so, check your "Promotions" tab and look for Erasmus of Paris e-mails.
(If you don't have Erasmus of Paris e-mails in this tab yet, come back in few days, you might find some).

Then use the drag & drop function to drag & drop one Erasmus of Paris e-mail from the "Promotions" tab to the "Primary" tab! 

Gmail Drag and Drop Promotions Message to Primary - Erasmus of Paris


When the message "The conversation has been moved to 'Primary' - Do this for future messages from Erasmus of Paris - Massage Contact" will show up, click "Yes" ;)

Promotions to Primary Tab Gmail - Erasmus of Paris
Next time we will have good news to tell you about, we will reach you for sure =)

Last but not least, also think to add our e-mail address "Erasmus of Paris - Massage Contact" to your contact list to avoid your inbox skipping messages due to spam filters ;)

To finish this tutorial, we remind you that your e-mail address is safe store. We will never try to send you tons of promotional offers.
We will just send you useful information for your stay in Paris and if for some reason you don't want to receive any more e-mails from Erasmus of Paris, you can unsubscribe for the newsletter on one click ;)

Love,

Your International Erasmus of Paris Team

Thursday, 07 August 2014 10:45

La Fête à Neu-Neu Amusement Park

Let's celebrate your arrival in Paris with la Fête à Neu-Neu!

La Fête à Neu-Neu is a seasonal amusement park who has been created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815.

Roller coaster, big wheel and cotton candy are waiting for you ;)

You will be able to go to la Fête à Neu-Neu amusement park from Friday 29th of August to Sunday 12th of October 2014.

Amusement park takes place in the western side of Paris in Boulogne's forest.
It's open everyday around 14:00 to 24:00.
Please check la Fête à Neu-Neu website to see the correct opening hours regarding the day of the week you want to get in the amusement park.

Get some fun in Paris!

La Fête à Neu-Neu Amusement Park:

How to get to la Fête à Neu-Neu Amusement Park: Porte de la Muette, Bois de Boulogne 75016 Paris

  • M9 Rue de la Pompe or La Muette, RER C Avenue Henri Martin or Boulainvilliers
    Bus: PC1-22-32-52-63-244
    Vélib' (City Bike): 16130 Place de la Colombie - 16129 Lac Intérieur de Saint Cloud - 16020 Porte de Passy
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N53 La Muette
Sunday, 27 July 2014 11:44

Rock en Seine - Pop Rock Festival‏

Hey people,
We know that you've been awesome during this summer in Paris!

Keep on rocking and discover the biggest festival of the season ;)

Rock en Seine is a massive Pop-Rock festival which takes place during 3 days from Friday 29th of August to Sunday 30th of August.

Even if most of the band will be Pop singers or Rock players, the 4 stages of the festival will let you hear a huge variety of music kind like:

  • Pop & French Pop Music
  • Rock
  • Hip-Hop - R'n'B
  • Electro

All those concerts will be played in the lovely atmosphere of the National Domain of Saint-Cloud. A big park designed by André Le Nôtre the French Landscape gardener of Louis XIV (yep, it's also this guy who made Versailles' garden or Tuillerie's garden)!

More than only watching concert in a nice park, in Rock en Seine you will be able to discover extra activities like:

  • Rock en Seine big wheel
  • Exhibition about music
  • Crazy contest like rodeo or other sports contest ...

Just make sure you will go first in the information point to know all the things you can do in Rock en Seine festival ;)

Rock en Seine 2015 Line up:  The Chemical Brothers, The Libertines, The Offspring, Etienne Daho, Fauve, Interpol, Jungle ... full line up available at www.rockenseine.com

Rock en Seine Teaser:

How to get to Rock en Seine Festival: Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, 92210 Saint-Cloud

  • M10 Boulogne - Pont de Saint Cloud
    Tramway: T2 Parc de Saint Cloud
    Transilien (Urban Train): Saint-Cloud Train Station
    Bus: 52-72-126 Pont de Saint Cloud or Parc de Saint Cloud stop
    Vélib': 210007 Boulogne Pont de Saint Cloud - 22101 T2 Parc de Saint Cloud
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N12-N61 Pont de Sèvres
  • Rock en Seine Festival 2015 from Friday 29th of August to Sunday 30th of August.
    Festival starting around 14:00 and finishing around 00:00.
    Tickets in sales, full line up and other information on www.rockenseine.com
Friday, 25 July 2014 10:37

Sunset under Arc de Triomphe Arch

We have amazing news for you guys!

You can admire the Sunset under Arc de Triomphe Arch from Saturday 2nd of August to Monday 4th of August 2014.

To see the sunset, be in Champs Elysées Avenue at 21:00.
The sunset will happens around 21:15 ;)

Sunset Under Arc de Triomphe Arch:

How to get to Triumph Arch: Arc de Triomphe – Place Charles de Gaulle Etoile 75008 Paris

  • M1-2-6 RERA Charles de Gaulle Etoile
    Bus: 22-30-31-52-73-92-Balabus
    Vélib' (City Bike): 8028 Arsene Houssaye – 8057 Hoche – 8056 Wagram – 17033 Carnot
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N11-N24 Charles de Gaulle Etoile Grande Armée or CDG Etoile Champs Elysées, N53 CDG Etoile Kébler or CDG Etoile Friedland, N151-N153 CDG Etoile Friedland

Do you have always dreamed to see Paris in a vintage atmosphere?
And catch what's made Paris so famous?

Discover the French man driving French classic car like Citroën 2CV, DS or Traction, Renault 4L, 4CV… and other classic cars in the streets of Paris with their béret cap and moustache.
And ladies wearing glamorous long vintage dress.

If you love classic cars you'll be able to admire 600 cars from 19's to 1970 with Parisian monuments for background!
During the afternoon, you'll be able to admire cars and have conversation with their owners if you want to.

It's your chance to get a free ticket to travel in Paris vintage times!

How to get to Traversée de Paris: Summer Traversée de Paris 2014, Sunday 3rd August 2014

  • Departure 8:30 Château de Vincennes
    Check the full schedule to know the places to go on www.vincennesenanciennes.com
    Arrival 12:00 Terrasse de l'Observatoire de Meudon
  • M1 Château de Vincennes, RERA Vincennes
    Bus: 46-56 Château de Vincennes
    Vélib': 12123 Château de Vincennes – 43006 30Av des Minimes
Tuesday, 08 July 2014 11:43

Paris Plage - Summertime Beach in Paris

Hey fellows,

It's not because you are in Paris for summer that you cannot have a good time chilling out at the beach!

From Saturday 8th of July to Sunday 3rd of September you will be able to enjoy the beach activities in Paris city center!

Sand, long chair, palm trees and relaxing holidays atmosphere is waiting for you at Paris Plage =).

Paris Plage, it's 2 main spot to enjoy the beach in Paris:

  • Paris Plage on Voie George Pompidou aka Seine Riverside in Paris city center
  • Paris Plage in Bassin de la Villette in the Eastern side of Paris

Paris Plage is open every day from 8:00 to midnight.

It's the place to go if you want to relax and chill out with your friends on a long chair with ice cream!

You will also be able to do Cultural and Sports activities for free at like:

  • Borrow a book to read it in a long chair in Paris Plage libraries if you didn't brought your own book
  • Play Beach Volley Ball, Baby Foot, Pétanque (French Bowls game)
  • Take Latin dances classes, Taï Chi classes

A sample of Paris Plage:

How to get to Paris Plage:

  • Voie George Pompidou - Seine Riverside in Paris city center:
    M1 Louvre-Rivoli, M7 Pont Neuf, M1-4-7-11-14 RER A-B-D Châtelet, M1-11 Hôtel de Ville, M1 Saint-Paul, M7 Pont Marie
    Bus: 21-24-27-38-47-58-67-69-70-72-75-76-81-87-96
    Vélib': 4011 Pont Marie - 4016, 4017 Hôtel de Ville - 1002 Châtelet
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N11, N12,  N13, N14, N15, N16, N21, N22, N23, N24, N122, N144, N145 Châtelet

    Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/texuI
  • Bassin de la Villette - Eastern side of Paris:
    M2-5-7bis Jaurès, M5 Laumière, M7 Crimée
    Bus: 48-54
    Vélib': 19003 Stalingrad - 19004 Jaurès - 19029 Quai de la Seine - 19117 Quai de la Loire - 19125 Crimée
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N13, N41, N42, N45 Jaurès

    Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/IB1nS
  • Paris Plage 2017: from Saturday 8th of July to Sunday 3rd of September. Open every day from 8:00 to 24:00. Activities & main commodities like tap water, toilets and long chairs for free.
    Beach shops to buy drinks and ice cream in Paris Plage.
    More information, activities schedule and Paris Plage maps available on www.paris.fr/parisplages

Summer time in Paris is certainly the best period to discover the city in a cheerful way!

As we have many happenings during summer we suggest you to enjoy your time with another good and free festival ;)

Festival Fnac Live take place just before Paris Plage opening season.
It's 4 days from Thursday 17th of July to Sunday 20th of July to enjoy more than 30 bands who will play music on stage for free.

You will be able to listen different kind of music like:

  • Electro - Dub
  • French Pop Music
  • Pop Music
  • Rock
  • Jazz - Soul
  • Rap

Festival Fnac Live will take place on 2 different stages:

  • The Main Stage in Place de l'Hôtel de Ville - Free entrance every day without any reservation
  • The "Scène du Salon" - Free entrance but you need to book your free ticket in Fnac shops in advance

Festival Fnac Live Teaser:

How to get to Festival Fnac Live: Place de l'Hôtel de Ville 75004 Paris

  • M1-11 Hôtel de Ville
    Bus: 38-67-69-75-76-96
    Vélib': 4017 Hôtel de Ville – 4018 Saint Bon – 4016 Lobau
    Noctilien (Night Bus): N11-N15-N16-N21-N22-N24
  • Festival Fnac Live 2014: From Thursday 17th of July to Sunday 20th of July. Full line-up, schedule and information on www.fnaclive.com

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