Shuttle transfer from avenue Montaigne to Paris Orly airport

History and visit the Avenue Montaigne in Paris

Avenue Montaigne is located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It crosses the Champs Elysees. It begins at the Place de l’Alma, at the end of the Seine and ends at the roundabout of the Champs Élysées. It has dimension of 615 meters long and 33 meters wide. Previously, this was called the Avenue went Widows.

Avenue Montaigne was a simple path leading to garden sheds Marais des Gourdes. The land on which the avenue was built belonged to the Ladies of the Visitation of Holy Mary. It is also called 1720 and alleys of Sighs 1750 Avenue Verte. A double row of trees was planted on the Avenue in 1770. In 1850 she was baptized on Avenue Montaigne in honor of Michel Montaigne a moralist.

Avenue Montaigne has a small descent to the Champs Elysees. It is decorated by gardens bordered grids. It is part of the prestigious places for fashion in the city of Paris and the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The establishment of Christian Dior after the Second World War caused a boom in luxury shopping avenue. Several luxury department stores have taken place in this avenue as Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Nina Ricci, Jimmy Choo, Chloe, and Armani.

Contrary to the Champs Elysees, it is not an avenue living, but calm with these fashion houses. The Theatre des Champs Elysees with an Art Deco style is situated in the Avenue since 1911. The Plaza Athénée is part of the seven palaces of the city of Paris is located in this street. The Palace of Fine Arts and luxury houses are also located on this street.