Living in Paris

Transportation, culture, eating…everything you need to know to study at SupBiotech and live in Paris.

Culture in Paris

The leading tourism destination in the world, France enjoys an exceptionally rich and varied cultural heritage. You will have a front-row seat for it while you are studying here: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/cultural-excursions-France

SupBiotech will give you a student ID (“carte étudiante” in French) that will allow you to benefit from many discounts:

Museums: present your Student ID and will be able to visit the permanent exhibitions of some museums for free! If you want to visit the temporary exhibitions, present your student ID and you will benefit from a discount. Free admission on the 1^st Sunday of every month.
Cinema: Almost all cinemas offer discounts for students: UGC, MK2, Pathe
University Restaurants: https://www.etudiant.gouv.fr/en/map-resto-u-restaurants-235
Concerts, opera, theater: www.parisconcertgratuit.com and www.operadeparis.fr/en

Also, do not hesitate to check the Office du Tourisme website: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/

Transportation

Metro and Bus
The Imagine’R card is reserved for students who live in Île-de-France, this special pass gives unlimited travel throughout Île-de-France for less than 350 euros per year.
You can download one of these application to explore Paris : Citymapper and RATP.
Car
Taxi
Bicycle: https://www.velib-metropole.fr

Eating

All the information via the following link: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/how-to-eat-in-France-practical-guide

On Campus, there is a cafeteria called « Crocus » and you also have vending machines. More information about the restaurant and market around the school on the Welcome guide.

Most of the Grocery shops in Paris are open all day from 9am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday. Sundays and public holidays are the usual closing days, although there are some exceptions, particularly in touristic areas..