Department stores do not have a monopoly on animated Christmas windows.
Since Thursday, users of lines 7 and 14 passing through Pyramides (I) station can discover one at the bend of a metro corridor.
The installation, made up of an assembly of models of the Régie's historic rolling stock which lights up at the rhythm of the day, is one of the elements of the entertainment program that the RATP is deploying on its network until the 31st. December.
It is a Christmas story, posted on a dedicated page of the website and on social networks, which will serve as a guide for travelers wishing to discover these activities.
This "great tale of the RATP" will be told, from this Monday, on the Instagram account of the Régie (#LeGrandConteDeLaRatp) at the rate of one thumbnail per day ... Until New Year's Eve during which the RATP promises the dissemination of a "dreamlike surprise" on its social networks.
In addition to the showcase of the Pyramides station, the illumination of the rails of the Montmartre funicular or the campaign to display poems in the trains and stations of the network, an entertainment program (primarily intended for children) has been put in place. square.
Creative workshops are thus planned until December 29 in various stations of lines 6, 8, 11 and 12 and of the RER A.
Storytellers in the oars
On the same line, storytellers will come and tell Christmas stories on December 22 at Vincennes station and on December 29 at Boissy-Saint-Léger in Val-de-Marne.
A letterbox for mailing letters to Santa Claus will also run down the line.
It can be found on December 20 at Gare de Lyon, on 21 at Nation, on 22 at Auber and, for last minute requests, on 23 at Etoile.
Distributions of treats are planned throughout next week in various metro stations.
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Another “traveling” event: a stand for instant photos on the theme of the holidays will be open to the public on December 19 at Blanche station (line 2), on 20 at Daumesnil station (line 8), on 21 in the trains of this station. same line 8, 22 at Porte-Dorée station and 24 in the trains and stations of the whole of line 6. Finally, a series of concerts, given by the musicians of the metro or by various choirs, is scheduled until December 29 in several stations or on the “surface” (such as December 19 from 5 pm at the Vincennes bus station or the next day from 4 pm at the Pont de Sèvre bus station).
The full program of the festivities is available on the Ratp.fr site under the heading "Live from the RATP group" under the holiday magic tab.
