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Pigalle as frequented by tourists is a popular spot, therefore it offers numerous dining establishment and restaurants to its guests. Pigalle- Greenpoint Restaurant has an upmarket ambience where you can enjoy seafood, and Portuguese specialties. Relish traditional Portuguese dishes such as Trinchado- spicy beef cubes and Chorico Sausage. Dine in the lavish and splendid Pigalle-Sandton Restaurant and experience the joy of dining and wining like Kings and Queens. This restaurant is good for continental food, seafood and Portuguese specialties. Sole d’Italia Restaurant is the place for you if you like privacy. The place is famous for the Italian cuisine which is among the best in Paris.
Named after the famous sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785), Pigalle is an area around Place Pigalle on the border between the 9th and the 18th arrondisements. With many sex-shops on Place Pigalle and the main boulevards and prostitutes operating in the side streets, Pigalle is famous for being a touristic red-light district. World War II Allied soldiers nicknamed the neighborhood “Pig Alley” because of its raunchy reputation. World-famous cabaret, the Moulin Rouge, and the Divan du Monde are both located in Pigalle. The area to the South of Pigalle is devoted to the retail of musical instruments and equipments, especially for popular music. Famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and Maurice Neumont had also lived here once. Guitars, drums and musical accessories are sold at a section of rue de Douai. At the nearby Espace Dali Museum works of artist Salvador Dali can be seen. The Musee de l’erotisme (Museum of Eroticism) can also be found here. Tourists can experience “Paris by night” at Pigalle which is a well known spot. It is notorious for the risqué crowd and home to some of Paris’ most famous cabarets ( “Moulin Rouge” for instance, was immortalized by artist Toulouse-Lautrec aw well as Hollywood), or other topless and nude shows. A film entitled Pigalle was made in 1994 in this district starring Vera Briole and Francis Renauld. An album entitled La Rue Pigalle was made by Edith Piaf. Since 2007 “Pigalle” is the name of a dining and music venue on Piccadilly, London, owned by Vince Power.
For a comfortable stay in Pigalle, book your room in one of your most preferred accommodations. Pigalle offers wide range of accommodations to its guests. Hotel Royal Fromentin will provide you every modern comfort, warm hospitality and thoughtful service. The hotel is beautifully located in one of the liveliest “quartiers”, just down the street from the famed Moulin Rouge. Each room is decorated in traditional French style, and guests can get spectacular view of the Sacre-Coeur and Montmartre. It is ideal for both business and leisure traveles alike and is located near local tourist attractions. Carlton’s Hotel has all the modern amenities to make your stay perfect. Start your day with the continental breakfast. Being well connected by transport links you can get easy access to tourist sights, shopping complexes, and exhibition parks.
You can get to and get around Pigalle by subway, metro, RER (Regional Trains), trains, buses, taxis.
When you are in Pigalle, you can visit some of the attractions. Moulin Rouge is a must visit as it is a world famous cabaret. Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre is one of Paris’s major tourist draws. This magnificent basilica was built in a Roman-Byzantine style and its large dome towers 83m (272 ft) over the top of the Montmartre hill. You can also visit tourist attractions including the Champs-Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre Museum, the Left Bank, the Saint Chapelle, the Conciergerie, Notre Dame Cathedral.
Make your stay worthwhile in Pigalle by shopping for various items. You can buy from T-shirts to wedding dresses, children clothes and household goods at discounted prices at Tati. For buying female collections like the spotty and stripy 1980s, Wochdom is the place, where copies of Interview, Elle and Vogue are also sold. At Base One, you can buy good artifacts. You can get the best bread in Arnaud Delmontel prepared by Delmontel.
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