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By John Sage
Paris Wheelchair Tourist How accessible is Paris? Where can a Paris wheelchair tourist find accessibility information? These are two important questions that anyone with a mobility issue needs answers before taking a trip to Paris.
How accessible is Paris? Describing accessibility of an entire city is difficult, and one way that I can do it is to compare it to other cities that you maybe have been to. Paris accessibility is not as good as Berlin, London, Amsterdam, and nearly all American cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and New Orleans. I would say it is similar to New York in that few subway stations are accessible, but it has many wheelchair accessible bus routes. It has more hills than New York and fewer hills than Boston.
Paris is more accessible than Rome, Istanbul, and Athens. It has significantly less hills than Edinburgh but has fewer accessible buildings. Comparisons to other European cities can be found at our Accessibility Ratings of European Cities page.
Where can a Paris wheelchair tourist find accessibility information? Sage Traveling provides you with all the information you need to take an accessible holiday in Paris. I have taken a dozen trips to Europe in my wheelchair including two to Paris. Through these travels I have learned what challenges someone with a disability will encounter on a trip to Europe. Based on my two trips to Paris as well as numerous phone calls and emails to businesses in Paris, I have created a comprehensive Paris accessibility guide.
This accessibility guide provides you with all the accessibility information you will need to know before and during your trip. This information is completely free for you. The web page starts with information on accessible travel to Paris. This section describes accessibility at Charles de Gaulle airport and your options for accessible travel from the airport into Paris. It also describes accessibility at the various train stations in Paris in case you are arriving by train.
Getting around Paris with a disability is also described in detail. You will find out which bus lines are accessible and which Metro stations have elevators to get down to the subway platform. I have also provided contact information for a wheelchair accessible taxi service in Paris. There is also very useful information for a Paris wheelchair tourist in the form of a map showing where the hills and cobblestones are located.
I have provided accessibility reviews of all the major tourist attractions in Paris. These include information on the steps or ramps at the entrance and what percentage of the attraction is step free. I indicate whether or not there is a wheelchair accessible bathroom as well as which bus lines pass close to the tourist sight. Tourist sights that I have described include the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre Museum, the Muse dOrsay, the Pompidou Centre, the Cluny Museum, the Sainte-Chapelle church, the Notre Dame church, the Sacre Coeur church, and several more.
The final part of my accessibility guide is one of the most important, finding accessible hotels in Paris. I have gathered information on various hotels located near the Paris tourist attractions. At SageTraveling.com you will be able to find out if there is a level, ramped, or flat entrance. You can also determine if there are disabled hotel rooms with bath tubs or with roll-in showers. I also describe the accessibility of the breakfast room and the options for public transportation and disabled parking.
I hope that you find the accessibility information on Sage Traveling useful. Bon voyage!
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