(Last Update: 02.03.2024) There are so many things to see, explore and enjoy in Paris, this time it's time to visit an interesting place again. Passy We go to the side, we see a very special museum in a very central place but a little secluded. Musée du Vin – Wine MuseumWe are visiting .
Wine Museum – Musée du Vin (museum du van) 16. borough'in, M6 metro It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Passy station of the line. Actually, the location is very easy, but since it is not in the middle, even though I have been to Passy side countless times, July 2017I had never even passed by this place until . Then one day, while I was researching something, I saw that there was a wine museum in Paris. I immediately went and visited it and then prepared this article.
This is where the famous yellow limestone stones needed to be used in the construction of buildings in Paris were quarried in the 15th century. an old quarry. The quarry, which lost its function over time, was used as a warehouse for a while; After going through various troubles and even for a while Eiffel Tower After becoming the owner of the restaurant 1984 It was opened to visitors as the Wine Museum in 2014.
As I said, for transportation to the museum M6 of the metro You get off at Passy station. our face Seine River'ne, or rather one of my favorite bridges in Paris. Pont de Bir HakeimYou turn towards and go down the stairs. If you turn right at the end of the stairs, walk a little and then turn right again, the Wine Museum - Musée du Vin will be right in front of you.
When you enter the garden of the museum, you see nothing but the historical apartment buildings of Paris. The real surprise is inside. Wine Museum When you enter through the door marked, you will not only enter the building, but also reach the place where the tunnels of the old quarry begin, from where the toll booth is located.
The museum's famous restaurant is on the right at the entrance Les Echansons there is. This cellar-like restaurant offers special menus where different wines can be tasted. Here also wine tasting workshops is also organized. Alright On which days can the museum be visited? We can say that it is between 10:00-18:00 every day except Sunday. There is no information on their website that they are closed on public holidays, but please take note of the possibility that they may be closed on such special days. Current information and prices You can learn from the official web page link at the end of the article.
You start visiting the museum from the left side. If you wish, you can get an audio guide. You progress through a tunnel carved into the rocks, then enter the corridor on the right and continue on your way. The travel route is already numbered; If you pay attention to these numbers, you will be able to complete the ideal track without skipping anything. You follow this route until the end of the road, turn left and return to the starting point through the other tunnel.
This museum explains the wine culture More than 2.000 objects is on display. It is possible to see many details here, from the grape growing stage to the wine production, from the preservation and storage stage to the sale and even the service and presentation. At the same time, the mise-en-scenes created with wax sculptures are also very nice. Next to wax statues of winemakers and sellers Napoleon, Balzac You can also see wax statues of historical characters such as:
To be honest, I am not someone who is very good with alcohol, so I cannot say that my wine culture is very rich. In this sense, a "social drinker"Considering that I am a person, of course I have a palate as much as anyone else, but I don't claim to understand quality wine. People devote years to this job...
So, although I accept the importance of wine culture, the details do not interest me that much, but I know that there are people among Pariste.Net readers who care about this issue. Already this article Those who are interested in wine culture I am publishing it so that people are aware of the existence of such a museum. However, as my personal wine recommendation A Week in Paris As I mentioned in my book, red wine Côte du Rhone local wines, white wine Cheverny or Sancerre I can say that I prefer it.
However, this miraculous drink, which has been produced for thousands of years, The stages from the vineyard to the glass, in a sense, with its historical journey and all its details seven floors underground I think wandering around in tunnels in a place is an interesting experience.
For example, in Honoré Balzac's House Museum – Maison de Balzac It is right above the Wine Museum and as far as I understand, there is a passage leading down from that house to here. I can say that the moment I came across Balzac's wax statue coming down from that passage while visiting this museum was very special.
Talking about wine culture while visiting the museum Fransızca Your vocabulary also improves, but if you are someone like me who has forgetfulness problems, you will forget what you have learned very quickly if you do not take notes :) For example, you can see in the photo above. carafe (carafe or kagaf) varieties had a different name and I thought I knew it, but now while preparing this article, I realize that I forgot :)
There are 2.000-year-old artifacts in the Wine Museum, as well as objects from the recent period.. While you are examining these objects related to winemaking and showing agricultural techniques in an old underground quarry tunnel in the middle of Paris, you get confused as to whether you are in Paris, in a quarry, visiting a tinder or in a village.
Another showcase that caught my attention in this museum is corkscrew It was a collection. I don't know if you know, but corkscrew is French. corkscrew (corkscrew or corkscrewIt comes from the word ) and in a sense means “cork opener”. In Turkish, some people call it a corkscrew, some call it a corkscrew, but would it be more accurate to call it "wine opener" or "wine opener"?
If you are not very interested in wine, I estimate that your tour will last 15-20 minutes at most. If the subject interests you and you intend to examine the works here in detail, it may even take you an hour. When you complete your tour, you show your ticket to the box office again and your ticket extra If so, they offer you this extra; namely:
Some tickets Restaurant Les EchansonsIt may include the option of a meal or wine served with a cheese plate, some ticket types are in addition to museum entrance. wine tasting Even though our ticket was a wine tasting + museum ticket, they only gave us a dropper as a gift at the exit :) We were not in the mood to drink wine anyway, so we didn't even ask why. If they do something like that to you, you will ask :)
After the museum trip When you resurface There are lots of things to do nearby: If you wish, you can go back to Passy station, go up the stairs and Café Le PassyYou take a breather, then Trocadero to the side or Balzac's HouseYou can go to; Embassy of France in Türkiye It's right there anyway... If you walk down instead of going up, Pont de Bir Hakeimpassing through a delicious Eiffel Tower You can see the view, walk that way if you wish, or Seine Rivera long, narrow island in the middle of Swan Islandwalks in, The surprise at the other end of the island You try to find it.
Whatever direction you go after the Paris Wine Museum, you will find something beautiful. This museum is a place not to be missed, especially for those interested in wine culture, but it is also an interesting experience to wander through the tunnels of an old quarry and learn about the world of wine. You know this way It is an old quarry where many human skeletons are kept today. Catacombs of Paris There is also a very interesting place called. Alright Montmarte Hillone behind Vineyard Did you know that
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I visited it in the early 2000s, I remembered it as an interesting museum, I learned a lot about wine making, a Turkish girl worked in the museum, she took great care of me and even offered me wine, it is a museum worth visiting, there was Balzac's house nearby. , I visited there too, on the way back I passed in front of the Turkish Embassy and saluted the Turkish flag, I really liked it, best regards
I made a note of this place, I definitely have to go when I come!
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