You will find all kinds of accommodation at Bastille that will meet the requirement of different type of travelers. Located in the heart of Paris, these hotels are conveniently situated near local tourist attractions. All Suites Home Plaza Bastille is located at an enviable position, within walking distance from Place des Vosges and Bastille in the Trendy Marais district, only ten minutes from Opera. A stay in this hotel is highly recommended as not only you get the best of amenities and facilities, but also get to enjoy pleasant views of the hotel’s private romantic gardens. Surrounded by restaurants, bars and shops, 15 minutes from the Gare de Lyon, the Hotel des Arts-Bastille is ideal for leisure and corporate travelers alike.

The Galerie Lavignes at Bastille exhibits art work ranging from neo-expressionism to abstract art. For art lovers, the gallery is a good place to buy work of art of promising-up-comers artist. For buying furniture and other articles for home, Rue du Faubourg-St-Antoine is the best place. Bastille is also a good place for buying shoes, furniture or art. If you simply love shopping, a visit to Puces de St-Ouen will delight you as the world’s biggest flea market is a good place for buying new and second-hand clothes at rock-bottom prices. To see and get the latest in Haute Couture, Rue des Francs-Bourgeois is the top shopping spot with shops like Muji, Campers, Barbara Bui and Ventilo. For food lovers, Vie Claire is the specialty shop where you will get varieties of organic food.

Bastille has various restaurants nearby for visitors which serve mouth-watering dishes. Blue Elephant restaurant serves Thai food, chicken soufflé in banana leaves and coconuts smothered in tamarind sauce. When you are in France, a visit to Brasserie Bofinger restaurant will give you a feel as if you are in France with its interior polished with wood, gleaming brass and a stained-glass dome (all Belle Epoque Style) distinguish the dining room, where hundreds of customers are served everyday. Enjoy a sumptuous seafood along with terrific wine in the romantic ambience of L’Ambroisie, located under the arcades of place des Vosges. If you want to find Italy in France, L’Osteria is the place where some of the finest Italian cuisines are served. For those who are sweet teeth, a stop at Finkelsztajn is a treat as the sweet shop offer great central European pastries.

Travelers can get to Bastille by metro line 1, 5 or 8. Getting around town is easy since the Bastille is at the center of a major transportation hub, where three Métro lines (1, 5 and 8) cross at the Bastille station. The closest Métro entrance is right outside the front entrance of Cour Damoye, on Place de la Bastille.

Bastille has interesting attractions for tourists. Enjoy sightseeing while cruising along the river Seine and delight your soul with a selection of music as you spot popular landmarks and discover the history of the city. Explore the City of Lights on Paris hop-on, hop-off L’Open Tour which is inclusive of four sightseeing routes-the Grand Tour, Montmartre-Grands Boulevards, Bastille-Bercy, and Montparnasse-Saint Germain comprising of 50 stops throughout Paris. Pass the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, Champs-Elysées, Arc de Triomphe, Orsay Museum, Opéra, and much more and get an insight into the history of each landmark by the recorded commentary.

Bastille was a prison in Paris, which is best known today for storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789. Built as the Bastion de Saint-Antoine during the Hundred Years’ War under Charles V of France, this gate was extended to create a fortress to defend the east end of Paris and the Hotel Saint-Pol royal palace. Surrounded by a broad moat, the prison was built as an irregular rectangle with 8 towers, 68 metres (223 feet) long, 27 metres (88 feet) wide, with towers and walls 24 metres (78 feet) high. Until the 17th century the Bastille was used for two purposes, chiefly as a castle and also for the safekeeping of royal treasure. People who committed a mistake or some offense against the King or the state, religious prisoners, overtly sexual writers and political prisoners were housed here.