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Montparnasse boasts of many restaurants that will take care of your taste buds. Try out Dome Restaurant for seafoods like Oyster Platters, Atlantic salmon, and incomparable meuniere. While you enjoy your food at Bel Canto Restaurant, opera singers will sing you songs by Verdi, Rossiniand Mozarts. Traditional Italian and French cuisines are popular menu at Bel. If you want to spot celebrities at Montparnasse, you should be at Contre-Allee. Some of the special dishes served here are a delicious roast lamb (cooked for 7 hours), and a porcini-mushroom flan with bacon cream.

Visit the Pasteur Museum dedicated to the famous chemist, Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) who invented the vaccines aqainst rabies. Your visit to the city is incomplete without the Montparnasse Tower from where you will get a fairytale view of the city. Also it is home to offices and businesses. Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation is a must for art lovers. The foundation organizes three exhibitions per year to showcase the talents of photographers, painters and sculptors. End your visit by shopping in Puces de Vanves which is a good place to buy old books, old furniture and antiques.

Your visit to the city is complete only after you buy something from the city market. Puces de Vanves is the flea market where you can buy some interesting souvenirs to take back home. You can even buy old books, old furniture and antiques. If you are a tea lover or love collecting varieties of tea, Palais des Thes is the place where you will get varieties of tea from India, Sri Lanka, China, Tibet, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Kenya (among others).

Centred on the intersection of the Boulevard de Montparnasse and the Boulevard Raspail, Montparnasse is an area of Paris, France. In 1860, it was absorbed into the 14eme arrondisement. In the 17th century, students who came to the neighboring hill to recite poetry gave the name Montparnasse which stems from the nickname “Mount Parnassus” (In Greek mythology, home to the nine Greek goddesses – the Muse – of the arts and sciences). In the 18th century, the hill was elevated to construct the Boulevard Montparnasse. It was during the French Revolution when many dance halls and cabarets opened their doors. Montparnasse is well known for its cafes and bars such as the Breton restaurants specializing in crepes (thin pancakes) At the beginning of the 20th century, it became the heart of intellectual and artistic life in Paris as it was the meeting place of intellectuals and artists.

Finding the kind of accommodation you are looking for is easy as the city offer various hotels to suit your purpose and budget. Hotel Montparnasse Alesia is a good choice for accommodation. It is ideal for both business and leisure travelers alike because of its location. Local attractions like Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre, between Montparnasse and Porte de Orleans, and the famous Latin Quarter are in close proximity to the hotel. Rooms are equipped with all the modern facilities. Hotel Raspail Montparnasse is well known for its exquisite décor, arched windows and art-deco ceilings.