BBA Team's top picks Spring

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Out of the ordinary

Places to visit

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You'll find here great outing ideas from the BBA team! Whether good places the staff proposes you to discover or nice suggestions to have fun, just check it out!

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Sports & leisure activities

Nature

Cultural and arts activities

Parties, concerts & festivals

Places to eat

Hidden treasures

In the city

Cultural & arts activities

Tracey recommends the MAD: Musée des arts décoratifs and tje Atelier des lumières with its immersive exhibitions.

Corinne proposes to check the Louis Vuitton fundation Cost: €10 (student fare)

Tracey went to visit the YSL museum in Paris 16th - honestly, very nice. Cost: €12-25

Valentine suggests Giverny, Claude Monet's house. Cost: €20 (train from Paris) + €11 (fundation ticket)

Tracey also suggests the Rodin Museum Cost: €15

Parties, concerts & festivals

Corinne suggest Le Social Bar, 25 rue Villiot Paris 12, next to Gare de Lyon Cost: depends what you take

Auriane advises to go to ROOF Paris - only in Spring and summer Cost: €20/cocktail

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You should definitely check the summer festivals: - We Love Green in June (Paris) - Solidays in June (Paris) - Les Eurockéennes in July (Belfort) - Hellfest in June (Clisson) - Garorock in June (Marmande) - Les Déferlantes in July (Le Barcares)...

Out of the ordinary

Attention: some of the websites here are in French

Valentine's insight for unsual visits: Paris tourism website!

Jessie's suggestion for unexpected discoveries: Paris secret!

Alexia encourages you to visit beehives or local breweries. For instance: Bières du Vexin, Brasserie Sutter in Gisors. Don't miss Les médiévales de Gisors ( in May).

Another idea Alexia shares: a bivouac and a walk in the Vexin region with a donkey.

Sports & leisure activities

First?? I'd ask the BDS. You can pactice many sports for free right on campus! Their office is in the Sport a Recreation Center!

One advice: Disneyland Paris leisure park! Cost: from €105 (Adult fare)

Go check the Parc Astérix (amusement park opens from early April

Nature

Attention: some of the websites here are in French

Take a walk with the "Ariane path" in Cergy Follow the trail!

Go to les Etangs de Cergy Neuville (leisure center: lots of activities and fun there)

Go for a walk along the banks of the Oise River, it's really pleasant. (Several tracks exist for more landscapes to discover.)

Quartier Bords d'Oise In the small loop of the Oise River (45-hectare forest, next to the market gardening plain, play area and sports trail).

5km "coulée verte" trail in St-Ouen-l'aumône, see the Maubuisson Abbey, appreciate wildlife and flora along the way.

In the city

There are countless activities to enjoy in Paris, so be sure to check the Paris $map on the dedicated webpage!

Les Grands magasins in Paris (Galeries lafayette, Bon marché, Printemps, Samaritaine...)

Foire du trône March - April

Foire de Paris in May (over 120 editions)

If you're looking for nice Chinese pastries, Alexia has addresses for you: Pâtisserie de saison & Nouveau Yv Nghy

Alexia's tips for Chinese grocery shopping: Tang Frère, Paris Store et Star Masséna Surgelés.

Places to visit

Attention: some of the websites here are in French

Normandy's WWII beaches: Deauville, Honfleur, Mont St-Michel...

Fête de la musique 21st June

See every big city you can in France (Marseille, Lyon, Nice, Montpellier, Strasbourg, Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux...) Take a Ouigo TGV train!

Visit French castles and famous monuments

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UEFA women 2025 Euro (football) in Switzerland in July

National day 14th July (military parade*, fireworks, public dances) *Traditional route is on les Champs Elysées

European edition - Nuit des musées - in May

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Take advantage of France's central location and visit nearby countries

Places to eat

Lucile proposes you to go to the restaurant relais des peintres in Auvers sur Oise Cost: €35-60

Jessie advises to go to Cala Luna, an Italian restaurant in Eragny - original setting, very nice staff & good food! Cost: €20-30

Otherwise, Alexia recommends the Chinatown Olympia, that offers mainly cantonese dishes. Cost: €? And you also have the Thieng Heng for banh-mis. Cost: €?

Alexia suggests the Impérial Choisy, a Chinese restaurant, for their excellent lacquered duck and shrimp dumpling noodles. Cost: €?

Hidden treasures

Alexia advises to go to speakeasy bars in Paris - Moonshiner, la Mezcaleria, le Lavomatic Cost: depends where you go and what you take tea room

Alexia's selection of tea rooms: Alfama-Lisboa in Pontoise, L'Artisan Chocolat in Triel sur Seine.

Other

Attention: some of the websites here are in French

Corinne advises to go to fruits and vegetable picking in Cergy From May - products depending on the crop

Amine suggests you to visit Enghien les bains (casino, lake, theatre...)

Fatou proposes an escape game in Eragny sur Oise: Neurones Escape Cost: about €30/pers

For Valentine you should definitely take French cuisine lessons! Cost: €19/pers

Alexia invites you to go shop fruits and vegetables from The Market Gardeners of the Oise Loop.

Les Etangs de Cergy Neuville

Les Etangs de Cergy Neuville (base de loisirs): you can enjoy water sports like wakeboard, water ski and surf wave, artificial surf wave, a beach… they usually open those at the end March - rafting will open in May and the beach will open in June. It is a great place for all outdoors activities like picnics, roller-blading, cycling, jogging, zipwire, treetop courses…

base de loisirs website

Want extra ideas?

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Personnally, I'd suggest the Paris tourism website.

Bars, restaurants, exhibitions... you'll pick what you like. If you need any further information, contact us at bba-studybroad@essec.edu.