Making child's play of Paris

Skip the tourist itinerary and take in child-friendly sights in the French city

La Coulee Verte
La Coulee Verte. PHOTO: A. LEGRAIN, CULTURESPACES: E. SPILLER; EYESEVENT, M. ASTELLA SAW, SHANGHAI POLY GRAND THEATRE
Atelier des Lumieres
Atelier des Lumieres. PHOTO: A. LEGRAIN, CULTURESPACES: E. SPILLER; EYESEVENT, M. ASTELLA SAW, SHANGHAI POLY GRAND THEATRE
Musee des Arts Forains
Musee des Arts Forains. PHOTO: A. LEGRAIN, CULTURESPACES: E. SPILLER; EYESEVENT, M. ASTELLA SAW, SHANGHAI POLY GRAND THEATRE
Theatre du Chatelet
Theatre du Chatelet. PHOTO: A. LEGRAIN, CULTURESPACES: E. SPILLER; EYESEVENT, M. ASTELLA SAW, SHANGHAI POLY GRAND THEATRE
Parc de La Villette
Parc de La Villette. PHOTO: A. LEGRAIN, CULTURESPACES: E. SPILLER; EYESEVENT, M. ASTELLA SAW, SHANGHAI POLY GRAND THEATRE
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Paris is known as the City of Lights, but parents travelling with their children may find it the city of frightful whining instead.

This holiday season, do not waste precious good humour dragging the kids from one crowded Impressionist exhibition to another or waiting in the snaking queue beneath the Eiffel Tower.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 10, 2019, with the headline Making child's play of Paris. Subscribe