Musee d'Orsay 

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Location

Paris
France
48° 51' 35.8596" N, 2° 19' 35.6196" E
FR
General info: 

The Musee d'Orsay houses Western Art items from the period between 1848 and 1915. The earlier works are exhibited in the Louvre, while the Centre Georges Pompidou is specialized in the modern art.

In Musée d'Orsay, you can see lots of masterpieces from the impressionist and post-impressionist period. The most notable works are those of the legendary French artists Claude Monet (the father of impressionism), Édouard Manet, and Paul Cézanne. In addition, there are also 24 paintings of Vincent van Gogh, of which the most important one is ‘Self-Portrait’ from 1889.

Getting there: 

Musée d'Orsay is located on the right bank of the River Seine at 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur. Train station ‘Musée d'Orsay’ is near the museum entrance. Closest metro station is Solférino.

Costs: 

The regular admission fee is €11, while in some cases (for 18-25 year-olds; for everyone from 4:30pm (on Thursday from 6pm) a discount price of €8.50 is applied.

Interesting places nearby

Hoher Bogen offers an attractive range of leisure activities. In winter, you can prove your skiing or snowboarding skills on some 5 kilometres of ski-runs.

BASE: 2132ft
SUMMIT: 3444ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1312ft

Fabulous deep-snow slopes at the Geolsalm and the 7-km downhill run to Fügen delight even the expert skier. The ski resort Fügen is especially suited for families with kids!

The ski area Galtür - Silvretta (Silvapark) in Galtür, the highest elevated place at the end of the Paznauntal on 1600 m offers well-groomed pistes and a stunning view.

BASE: 5019ft
SUMMIT: 6561ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1541ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 9
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 9

At an altitude of 1370 m on the Colle del Casotto, the resort of Garessio 2000 stretches along the ridge separating the Casotto and Tanaro valleys, about 12 km from Garessio.

Where the dream becomes reality ... And reality becomes a dream ..., welcome to the ski and snow paradise Gargellen.