The Golden Triangle – The Victor Hugo Avenue, Ternes and Saint-Honoré

The Victor Hugo Avenue

avenue Victor Hugo

This pleasant tree-lined avenue is one of the twelve branches of the Place de l’Étoile, between Avenue Foch and Avenue Kléber. Wealthy shoppers consider it a must since the avenue is bordered by prestigious boutiques. On a crossing street, African arts amateurs will enjoy the quiet Dapper muséum (35 bis rue Paul Valéry). The famous novelist and poet Victor Hugo lived his last years in a hotel on the avenue, so his mail was worded as such: “To M. Victor Hugo, At his own avenue, in Paris”. Just a little north, Paris’s ë widest street is also a branch of the “Star”., Avenue Foch leads to the Bois de Boulogne through a succession of rich Haussmann style mansions, making this avenue the most prestigious residential avenue in Paris

Ternes and Saint-Honoré

avenue des Ternes

The Ternes district boasts dozens of Haussmanian buildings and countless stores for a both trendy and chic shopping time. Either in ready-to-wear or home décoration, you will find all major brands along Wagram and Ternes Avenues. At the corner with Avenue Niel stands the former store building “Aux Magasins Réunis” , now a FNAC mégastore (books, music, hi-fi, photography ..). Save 15 minutes fora walk rue Poncelet where non-stop fresh food stalls will give you a tarte of the typical Paris market atmosphere.