Ideas for celebrating New Year 2020 in Paris. Where to go and what to see? Useful information: prices for hotels, restaurants and entertainment, weather, reviews of tourists and an overview of the cost of tours.
New Year's Eve in Paris is the dream of many romantics. A large and bustling city is transforming at this time, and its main symbol - the Eiffel Tower - looks especially attractive. Bright illumination adorns the streets, the most impressive are the Galeries Lafayette, the La Defense quarter and the famous Champs Elysees.
Weather in Paris for New Year
The weather is somewhat reminiscent of our late autumn: snow falls extremely rarely, the temperature is +3 ... + 5 ° С, sometimes it rains. Small frosts at night. Tourists will have to stock up on warm and waterproof clothing and an umbrella, and combine short walks in the fresh air with visiting museums and cafes.
How to celebrate New Years in Paris 2020?
Young people and fans of noisy parties are encouraged to celebrate among the Parisians and guests of the capital. Festivities until three in the morning take place on the Champs Elysees and near the Arc de Triomphe. Then you can have great fun in one of night clubswhere New Year's parties take place: Batofar, The WAGG, REX Club, Divan du Monde, etc.
You can celebrate the New Year in Paris in the most romantic way - by going to the river Seine cruise... Night, a shining city in lights, champagne, oysters and a loved one nearby - what else do you need for a good holiday?
The classic option is to meet New Year's Eve in one of the Parisian restaurants: oysters, foie gras, lobster, truffles and other delights. In Montmartre, you can climb to the observation deck of the Sacre Coeur Basilica, and then continue the celebration in a restaurant or cabaret (it is better to book a table in advance). A brilliant New Year's show is organized by the famous cabaret "Moulin Rouge", tickets can be purchased online.
Children dream of spending their New Year holidays in Disneyland - fireworks and fairy-tale heroes, funny attractions and spectacular performances await them here. You need to plan your trip in advance, there are always a lot of visitors here on holidays. Read more about holidays in Disneyland below.
Finally, for those who honor traditions, there is always the opportunity to celebrate the New Year 2020 at a Russian party in Paris, however, an entrance ticket can cost more than a dinner in an elite restaurant in the center of the capital.
Restaurants
Many tourists prefer to celebrate the New Year in a Parisian restaurant, so we recommend booking a table in advance. Popular establishments of the chain Chez clement (Montparnasse, Champs Elysees) offer a New Year's music program at quite democratic prices for the capital of 150-200 euros. Visitors are offered foie gras, mature cheeses and other French delicacies.
Restaurant on the Champs Elysees Flora danica offers Scandinavian and French cuisine - foie gras, salmon, cold cuts, champagne and desserts for € 250. French restaurant in Montmartre La bonne franquette treats with scallops, foie gras and ice cream, dinner cost € 190.
The presence of a beautiful panoramic view and a Michelin star at the restaurant automatically increases the price tag by 1.5-2 times. A musical program usually means playing the piano. Not all establishments are open until the morning, many start the festive program at 19-20 pm and finish by 1-2 am.
Helpful: Where to eat in Paris? A selection of inexpensive restaurants and cafes in the capital of France.
What to see on holidays?
Look for interesting excursions on Sputnik and Tripster. Individual and group, no crowds of tourists and in Russian.
Being in Paris and not visiting its main attractions - the Eiffel Tower, the Seine River, the Arc de Triomphe, Louvre, Notre Dame de Paris, Saint Germain, Montmartre, La Defense - will be simply unforgivable. It's not worth going to Versailles at this time: damp, chilly, bare trees and covered statues. But visiting museums is worth it - besides, you can do it for free.
During the Christmas and New Year holidays, traditional trade fairs, the most popular of them are in the La Defense quarter and the Champs Elysees. People warm themselves with mulled wine, enjoy famous French desserts and fried chestnuts, buy souvenirs and other wonderful things.
Popular excursions in Paris
There is a free service near the city hall ice rink... There is also an ice rink on the ground floor of the Eiffel Tower, you can get there by purchasing a ticket to visit the tower. There is a Ferris wheel on the Place de la Concorde, from which you can see the whole city.
Winter sales start later and discounts are insignificant - 10-30%. Good discounts will be available only by mid-February, so if there is no specific goal, it is better to spend precious time exploring the beauties of the French capital or go to neighboring cities and countries, for example, to Brussels.
Related article: How to get from Paris airports to the city center and back.
New Year at Disneyland
Celebrating the New Year at Disneyland in Paris is a joy not only for children, but also for many adults who dream of plunging into the atmosphere of a fairy tale. Reviews of tourists about visiting the amusement park during the holidays are excellent! On Christmas, the rides are open until 20 pm, on New Year's - until one in the morning. To the delight of the kids, Santa Claus will rush by on a reindeer sled, fairy-tale princesses will ride in carriages. Santa Claus will open his office in the center of the park, where he will congratulate children, take pictures and give gifts.
Several times a day, the fairytale characters have fun to the music, and Mickey and Minnie wish everyone happy holidays. The brightest and most colorful show takes place in the evening, when the sky is illuminated with fireworks and a laser show.
How much is? If you live in one of the Disneyland hotels on New Year's Eve in Paris, then you will definitely be offered a festive dinner with the participation of fairy-tale characters. The cost of a New Year's Eve dinner at Disneyland is € 200 for adults and € 60 for children, family apartments for 3-4 people can be booked for 100-300 euros per day, some hotels practice promotions when children stay for free. You can buy tickets to amusement parks on the official website.
Prices in Paris for the New Year - 2020
As usual, prices in Paris for the New Year jump up, which, however, does not bother tourists. Nevertheless, we recommend that budget travelers take care of accommodation and a table in a restaurant in advance, as well as read a useful article about a trip to Paris - there we calculate how much a trip for two for three days and a week will cost, and also give prices for food, hotels , transportation and attractions.
Prices for hotels. On the night of December 31 to January 1, you can book a room in Paris at about the following prices (if you look in advance): the most budgetary option for two per night is from € 40, from 80 euros it is worth renting a room in the center. Accommodation in a 3 * hotel in the city center will cost € 144 and more (Tonic Hotel Louvre), in a four-star hotel - from € 195, in a 5-star hotel - from € 283 per night for two.
We recommend booking the hotel on the Roomguru service, which finds the best offers among several booking systems, including various discounts.
Cafes and restaurants. You can just dine at an inexpensive restaurant in the capital for € 40-50, but the cost of a festive dinner ranges from 150 to 850 euros and more - it depends on the level and prestige of the institution, its location, the proposed menu and programs.
A five-hour program in one of the institutions of the Eiffel Tower - 58 Tour Eiffel - with dinner and entertainment will cost € 400, more affordable prices in the area of Madeleine and Montmartre, here you can really find a restaurant where a holiday will cost 120-200 euros per person.
Celebrating the New Year on a boat with dinner and dancing will cost from 350 to 650 euros. New Year's show with dinner at the Moulin Rouge cabaret costs 690 euros, at the Lido cabaret on the Champs Elysees - € 350.
Tours to Paris for the New Year - 2020
We will consider the prices for trips departing from Moscow for two people. Prices are current at the time of publication, as the holidays approach the cost of tours, most likely, will only increase.
Usually tours to the capital of France (not on holidays and in low season) cost from 50 thousand rubles (7 nights in a 2 or 3 * hotel). Tourist vouchers for Christmas and New Years (with capture on December 24-25) cost from 85 thousand rubles (9-10 nights).
Tours to Paris directly on the New Year itself cost from 90 thousand rubles (7 nights, 2 * hotel, breakfasts). Returning on January 1st is not the best option, so it is better to take a tour for 4-7 nights and come back a little later.
New Year's tours with a departure on December 31 currently cost from 70 thousand rubles for 4 nights, but this is not very convenient - to fly to Paris on the last day of the year.
It is convenient to search and compare prices for tours of different operators on the Travelata and Level.Travel services - there you can buy an inexpensive ticket online without leaving your home. Want to save money? Read our 7 rules for buying tours online.
Reviews about New Year in Paris: pros and cons
Paris is a beautiful city with gourmet cuisine and great sights, but it is an expensive city. And December 31 is also very crowded. From the afternoon of December 31, the metro runs free of charge, and the pandemonium becomes simply unimaginable. Therefore, if the goal is to celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, then you need to take care of getting there in advance, otherwise there is a great risk at midnight to be somewhere on the way on the street or, even worse, in the metro. Experienced travelers recommend skipping the peak times from 1 to 2 am or taking a taxi.
Those who are accustomed to the chimes and New Year's fireworks will be slightly disappointed, since fireworks have not been arranged in the city for several years, apart from the amateur performance of individual citizens, and there are no chimes here. Instead, there is a light show at the Eiffel Tower at midnight. Drinking alcoholic beverages on the street is prohibited, which, however, does not prevent violators from doing it unnoticed by the watchful eyes of law enforcement officers.
In any case, the capital of France is beautiful at any time of the year, its festive atmosphere will bear fruit, and the enthusiastic impressions of the trip will remain for many years - this is noted in their reviews by most tourists who celebrated the New Year in Paris.
