{"id":98880668,"date":"2012-11-16T17:53:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/travel-trends\/five-ways-to-spend-new-year-s-eve-in-paris\/"},"modified":"2018-08-23T05:51:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T09:51:29","slug":"five-ways-to-spend-new-year-s-eve-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/five-ways-to-spend-new-year-s-eve-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways to Spend New Year\u2019s Eve in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have the opportunity to spend New Year\u2019s Eve in Paris, you will see that the City of Lights truly lives up to its name. In addition to the beautiful holiday lights that adorn Parisian streets during the holidays, on New Year\u2019s Eve, at midnight, the Eiffel tower bursts into a glittering sight, and fireworks light up the entire city.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Take a dinner cruise<\/strong>. Everyone has to eat on New Year\u2019s Eve, right? Why not do it in style? Two boat lines on the Seine, Yachts de Paris and Bateaux Parisians, offer gourmet New Year\u2019s Eve dinner cruises. This is also a great way to see the city by night. Advance reservations are required.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Head to the Champs-Elys\u00e9es<\/strong>. The Champs-Elys\u00e9es is \u201cparty central\u201d on New Year\u2019s Eve. Bars and restaurants are packed with tourists and locals looking to have a few (or a lot of) drinks before the clock strikes twelve. Between the music, lights, and revelers, you\u2019re sure to get caught up in the energy of the Champs-Elys\u00e9es on New Year\u2019s Eve.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0Explore Montmartre<\/strong>. Montmartre (near Sacre Coeur Cathedral) is also a popular party spot on New Year\u2019s Eve. However, the vibe is decidedly calmer than on the Champs-Elys\u00e9es. Stop by a few cozy bars and then grab a spot on the Sacre Coeur Cathedral plaza for great views of the city lights, including the sparkling Eiffel Tower and fireworks at midnight.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0Dine in a traditional restaurant<\/strong>. For a calmer New Year\u2019s Eve experience, tuck into a traditional French restaurant for a leisurely meal. I recommend Au Petit Marguery (9 boulevard de Port Royal, Metro: Gobelins, Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/petitmarguery.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/petitmarguery.com\/en\/<\/a>) for its quintessentially Parisian ambiance and expertly prepared game dishes (partridge, grouse, rabbit, to name a few). Reservations recommended on New Year\u2019s Eve.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0Take a stroll in a historic neighborhood<\/strong>. Few things are more romantic than strolling Paris, arm-in-arm, with your sweetheart. The romance is heightened when it\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve and the holiday lights are sparkling overhead. Choose a historic neighborhood like Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e8s or Le Marais, take in the beauty of the surroundings, and steal a kiss at the stroke of midnight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onetravel\" target=\"_blank\">LIKE<\/a>&#8216; us on Facebook!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have the opportunity to spend New Year\u2019s Eve in Paris, you will see that the City of Lights truly lives up to its name. In addition to the beautiful holiday lights that adorn Parisian streets during the holidays, on New Year\u2019s Eve, at midnight, the Eiffel tower bursts into a glittering sight, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98880668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98895415,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880668\/revisions\/98895415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}