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5-Day Paris City Guide a Preplanned Step-By-Step Time Line and City Guide for Paris 5 days 5-day Paris City Guide A preplanned step-by-step time line and city guide for Paris. Follow it and get the best of the city. 5-day Paris City Guide 2 © PromptGuides.com 5-day Paris City Guide Overview of Day 1 LEAVE HOTEL Tested and recommended hotels in Paris > Take Metro line 6 or 9 to Trocadero station 09:00-09:20 Trocadéro Gardens Romantic gardens Page 5 Take a walk through bridge Pont d’léna - 10’ 09:30-11:30 Eiffel Tower The most spectacular Page 5 view of Paris 11:30-12:00 Parc du Champ de Mars Great view on the Eiffel Page 6 tower Take a walk on Avenue de Tourville to Musée Rodin - 20’ 12:20-13:40 Musée Rodin The famous The Page 6 Thinker is on display Lunch time Take a walk to the Army Museum and Tomb of Napoleon 14:45-16:15 Army Museum and Tomb of Napoleon One of the largest Page 6 collections of military objects 16:15-16:45 Hotel des Invalides Impressive building Page 7 complex Take a walk through bridge Alexandre III - 15’ 17:00-17:20 Grand and Petit Palais Grand Palais has a Page 7 splendid glass roof 17:20-18:20 Champs-Elysées One of the most famous Page 7 streets in the world Take a walk to Arc de Triomphe - 10’ 18:30-19:15 Arc de Triomphe Breathtaking views of Page 8 Paris END OF DAY 1 © PromptGuides.com 3 5-day Paris City Guide Overview of Day 1 4 © PromptGuides.com 5-day Paris City Guide Attraction Details 09:00-09:20 Trocadéro Gardens (11, place du Trocadéro) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Trocadéro Gardens is a 10-ha (25-acre) Walk along the romantic garden public garden opposite Eiffel tower on the Admire the statues, fountains, and the other side of the Seine flowering trees The building on the north end is called It is one of the best spots for taking the Chaillot Palace (Palais de Chaillot) unmissable photo of the Eiffel tower The park descends gently from the palace to TIPS & INSIGHTS the Seine and the Pont d'Iéna The park offers an excellent view on the Beautiful trees, quiet walkways and bridges Eiffel Tower over small streams make it a romantic place to take a stroll MORE Info and Photos > The highlight of the park is the rectangular pool lined with stone and bronze statues The park was established in 1937 for the International Exposition dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life 09:30-11:30 Eiffel Tower (5, avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris) Opening hours: Elevators daily: 9:30am - 11:45pm, Steps daily: 9:30am - 6:30pm, Elevators and steps from June 18 to August 28: 9:30am - 12:45am • Admission: 13.1 € THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW You have two options for getting to the first Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice and the second floor: take the stairs or the tower built in 1889 for the Universal elevator Exhibition To get to the top floor you have to take an The tower got its name after its builder, elevator from the second floor (there is no Gustav Eiffel, who also created the direct elevator from ground level to the top framework for the Statue of Liberty floor) The tower was built temporaryly among On the second deck usually there is a line to much controvercy, but soon became Paris' the elevator to the top main tourist attraction If you buy your ticket online you can jump With its 324 m it used to be the world's the queue only at the main entrance (go tallest building unitl 1931 (Empire State straight to the reserved entrance), but from Building) and it remains the tallest in Paris the second floor the elevator to the top is the It is so sound that it never sways more than same line for everyone (in case of bad 7 cm (2.5 in) in strong winds weather the access might be restricted) The lines seem to be shorter at night and THINGS TO DO THERE the tower and city are beautifully illuminated Visit the information area on the first floor to At the second floor you can enjoy a special get the history of the tower meal in Le Jules Verne restaurant. You will Enjoy the beautiful view of Paris from the need to reserve in advance (+33) 1 45 55 61 second floor 4. It has its own elevator so you don't have Explore the top level with some more to pay the tower fee and wait in line to reach breathtaking views of Paris this restaurant TIPS & INSIGHTS The Eiffel Tower has 3 floors. Before buying MORE Info and Photos > your ticket you have to decide whether you only want to go to the second floor or you want to visit the top floor as well © PromptGuides.com 5 5-day Paris City Guide Attraction Details 11:30-12:00 Parc du Champ de Mars THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW It is also the site of the 1867, 1878, 1889, Parc du Champ de Mars is a nice public 1900 and 1937 Universal Expositions park between Eiffel tower and the Military THINGS TO DO THERE School (L'Ecole militaire) Take a walk in the gardens It was built in the 18th century short arter the It is one of the best spots for taking the Military School was finished unmissable photo of the Eiffel tower The park is named after the Campus Martius TIPS & INSIGHTS (Mars Field) in Rome, a tribute to the Roman god of war MORE Info and Photos > A number of demonstrations were held here. 300,000 people celebrated the 1st anniversary of the fall of the Bastille in 1790 12:20-13:40 Musée Rodin (79, rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris) Opening hours: Daily: 10am - 5:45pm, Monday: Closed, Jan 1, May 1 and Dec 25: Closed • Admission: 6 € THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Rodin Museum (Musée Rodin) is an art Start your visit in the gardens of the Musée museum displaying materpieces of sculptor Rodin and discover the great Rodin Auguste Rodin sculptures Rodin is best known for this famous Enter the beautiful 18th-century mansion sculpture The Thinker housing the great collection The museum is housed in Hotel Biron, a TIPS & INSIGHTS splendid 18th-century mansion where he last Visiting only the gardens costs 1 € lived You can save money by purchasing the The Kiss, Eve, The Thinker and The Gates Musée d'Orsay-Musée Rodin combined of Hell, his greatest works, can all be seen ticket for 12 € (both museums must be on the premises visited on the same day) Another highlight is Rodin's personal collections of paintings including Van Gogh, MORE Info and Photos > Monet and other masters The garden is the 3rd largest private garden in Paris 14:45-16:15 Army Museum and Tomb of Napoleon (Place des Invalides, 75007 Paris) Opening hours: April 1 - September 30: 10am - 6:30pm, October 1 - March 31: 10am - 5pm, First Monday of each month: Closed, Jan 1, May 1, Nov 1 and Dec 25: Closed • Admission: 9 € THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Musée de l'Armée (Army Musuem) contains Walk to the south side of the Hotel des one of the largest collections of military Invalides (next to the Dome Church) to objects in the world reach the ticket office The weaponry rangs from prehistoric times Enter the Dome Church and make sure to to the end of World War II collect your free audioguide The Oriental gallery features some of Visit Napoleon's Tomb in the spectacular Napoleon's objects (saddle for the Dome Church Coronation, his sword, etc) Continue your visit in the Army Museum Napoleon's remains were brought here from TIPS & INSIGHTS St Helena in 1840, some 19 years after he One single ticket gives access to the died following museums: Musée de l'Armée, He lies in a sarcophagus that contains six Tomb of Napoleon I, Historial Charles de coffins of soft iron, mahogany, lead (2), Gaulle (closed on Mondays), Scale-Models ebony, and oak Museum, and Order of the Liberation The heavy bronze door of Napoleon's crypt Museum was forged from cannons taken at the battle of Austerlitz MORE Info and Photos > He is dressed in his Colonel's uniform which bears his sash of the Légion d'Honneur. His hat rests on his legs 6 © PromptGuides.com Attraction Details 5-day Paris City Guide 16:15-16:45 Hotel des Invalides (Place des Invalides, 75007 Paris) Opening hours: April 1 - September 30: 10am - 6pm, October 1 - March 31: 10am - 5pm, First Monday of each month: Closed, Jan 1, May 1, Nov 1 and Dec 25: Closed • Admission: 9 € THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS TO DO THERE Hotel des Invalides is a magnificent building Admire the magnificent building from the complex dedicated to France's military square in front of the main entrance history Enter the impressive cobbled courtyard It was built between 1671-78 by King Louis Head to the opposite side of the building XIV as a military hospital and a showcase of complex and have a glimpse of the Dome the country's military power church Napoleon is buried here. His tomb is located TIPS & INSIGHTS right under the golden dome of the Dome One single ticket gives access to the Church following museums: Musée de l'Armée, Musée de L'Armée (Military Musuem) Tomb of Napoleon I, Historial Charles de displays historic weaponry and armor worn Gaulle (closed on Mondays), Scale-Models by kings (including Louis XIV) Museum, and Order of the Liberation Musée des Plans Reliefs exhibits the Museum collection of scale model cities used for planning military attacks by military engineer MORE Info and Photos > Vauban Some part of the complex still accommodates military offices 17:00-17:20 Grand and Petit Palais (3, Avenue du Général-Eisenhower, 75008, Paris) Opening hours: Grand Palais daily: 10am - 8pm, Tuesday: Grand Palais closed, Jan 1, May 1 and Dec 25: Grand Palais closed, Petit Palais daily: 10am - 5:40pm, Monday: Petit Palais closed THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The museum features medieval and Grand Palais and Petit Palais were buit for Renaissance art, 18th-century furniture and the 1900 Universal Exhibition a collection of 19th century paintings They functioned as exhibition
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