Paris Attractions  Paris is packed with tourist destinations such as the Eiffel Tower,  although not enough to keep the children entertained for a full week, unless you want to make the most of Disneyland Resort Paris.  However the attractions here will easily give you several days of entertainment and you could mix and match a few carefully chosen monuments/museums in between to keep the balance of culture!

Playmobil Fun Park

Location: North of Orly Airport at the junction of the A6/A86 (about 12km due south of central Paris).  Address: 22/24 rue des Jachères, Parc Silic Fresnes, 94260 FRESNES.

General Info: Website.  Tel no: (0)1 49 84 94 44.  Opening times: Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM - 7PM and every day during Zone C French school holidays.  See France For Families' newsletters for details of zoning dates. Prices: €2 and €1.50 (free for under 3s).

Description: A Playmobil theme park and paradise for those with younger children who like nothing better than to have the opportunity to race around 12 different themed play areas where Playmobil toys reign supreme!  This is an excellent place to spend a rainy/dull day and parents are also catered for with a restaurant and café for that much needed cup of coffee.

For the children: What can we say, it's made for them, with a dedicated area for children aged 18 months to 3 years.  But not so good for teenagers.

Within easy reach of Paris are the splendid châteaux of Versailles and Fontainebleu, as well as Monet's home town of Giverny.

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