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My Trip to Paris Public Page: https://paris.trip.expert/4-days-in-paris DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 Arc de Triomphe Musée du Louvre Musée d'Orsay Musée des Arts et Métiers Musée de l'Homme Saint-Jacques Tower Saint-Germain-des-Prés Passage du Grand Cerf Tour Eiffel Hôtel de Ville Cours du Commerce Saint-André Saint-Eustache Musée des égouts de Paris La Conciergerie Les Racines Centre Georges Pompidou Hôtel des Invalides Saint-Séverin Medici Fountain Musée Picasso Musée de l'Orangerie Itinéraires La Sorbonne Carnavalet Museum Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle Le Panthéon Maison de Victor Hugo 1900" Le Village Saint Paul Rue Mouffetard Place de la Bastille Grand Palais Mariage Frères Berthillon Merci Avenue des Champs-Élysées Grand Cœur Notre Dame Cathedral Dessance La Maison de l’Aubrac Trip.Expert © 2017-2020 All rights reserved. 1/13 DAY 1 Arc de Triomphe Address Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris One of the most famous monuments in Paris Phone + 33 (0)1 55 37 73 77 stands in the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle (Place de l'Étoile). Opening hours All week: This huge monument built in honor of those who April – September: 10:00 - 23:00 fought and died for France in the French October – March: 10:00 - 22:30 Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, was Last admission: 45 minutes before closing. Free admission: the 1st Sunday of the month designed in 1806 and set the tone for public (November – March) monuments bearing triumphant patriotic messages. Transportation Metro: Charles de Gaulle - Étoile It stands 50 meters high and 45 meters wide, RER: A, Charles de Gaulle - Étoile offering a beautiful panoramic view of the city of Bus: 22, 30, 31, 52, 73, 92, Balabus Paris and Avenue des Champs-Élysées at its Duration 1 - 2 hours foot. Musée de l'Homme Address 17 Place du Trocadéro, et du 11 Novembre, 75116 An anthropology museum whose aim is to gather Paris in one site all that can define humanity: its Phone +33 (0)1 44 05 72 72 evolution, its unity and its variety, its cultural and its social expression. The museum displays more Duration 1 - 3 hours than 15,000 artifacts, from five continents; some have been inherited from historical collections created as early as the 16th century. Tour Eiffel Address 5 avenue Anatole France, Champ de Mars, 75007 Paris’ most recognizable monument is a wrought Paris iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars, Phone Individuals: + 33 (0)8 92 70 12 39 Monday – constructed in 1889 as the entrance to the World's Saturday: 9:00 - 19:00. Groups: + 33 (0)8 92 700 Fair. Despite the criticism it received at first, the 016 Monday – Friday: 9:00 - 18:00 Eiffel Tower has become one of France's foremost cultural icons and it is the most visited paid Opening hours All week: Mid June – August: 9:00 - 00:45 (elevator to the top: monument in the world. 9:00 - 23:00, stairs last admission: 00:00) At 324 meters, it is the tallest structure in Paris, September – mid June: 9:30 - 23:45 (elevator to the with 3 observation levels for picturesque views of top: 9:30 - 22:30, stairs last admission: 18:00) the city. Easter weekend, Spring holidays: 9:30 - 00:00 Note: Weather may cause schedule changes. Transportation Metro: Trocadéro, Bir-Hakeim RER: C, Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel, Pont de l'Alma Bus: 42, 69, 82, 87 Duration 2 - 3 hours Musée des égouts de Paris Address Pont de l'Alma, left bank, Opposite 93 quai d'Orsay, Musée des égouts de Paris, Paris Sewer Museum, 75007 Paris is a history museum located in the tunnels of the Trip.Expert © 2017-2020 All rights reserved. 2/13 city's old sewer system. The Musée des égouts de Phone +33 (0)1 53 68 27 81 Paris details the history of the Paris sewers from their initial development in the late 14th century. Opening hours Saturday – Wednesday: Organized tours were first offered in 1889 when October – April: 11:00 - 16:00 May – September: 11:00 - 17:00 visitors were transported through the sewers in Closed: Thursday - Friday boats and wagons. Transportation Metro: Alma-Marceau RER: C, Pont de l'Alma Bus: 63, 80 Duration 1 hour Hôtel des Invalides Address 129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris A complex of museums and monuments, all Phone + 33 (0)8 10 11 33 99 related to the military history of France. The Musée de l'Armée is the French army's military museum; Opening hours All week: next to it is the Eglise Du Dôme, the burial site for April – October: 10:00 - 18:00 (last admission: Napoleon Bonaparte and other French war 17:30) heroes. The Musée des Plans-Reliefs (a museum November – March: 10:00 - 17:00 (last admission: 16:30) of military models) and the Musée d'Histoire April – September: Dôme Church, Charles de Contemporaine (a museum of contemporary Gaulle monument and Special exhibition: every history) are part of the complex as well. Tuesday: 10:00 - 21:00 July – August: The Dôme Church: 10:00 - 19:00 First Monday of the month (except July – September), only the Dome Church, Cathedral and the artillery trail are open. Closed: January 1st, May 1st, December 25th and the Charles de Gaulle Monument on Monday. Early closure: Christmas and springtime holidays at: 17:30 Hôtel National des Invalides: All week: 7:30 - 18:45 Tuesday, April – September: 7:30 - 20:45 Transportation Metro: Invalides, La Tour Maubourg, École Militaire, Varenne, Saint François-Xavier RER: C, Invalides Bus: 28, 63, 69, 82, 83, 92, 93 Duration 1 - 2 hours Musée de l'Orangerie Address Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris An art gallery dedicated to impressionist and post- Phone + 33 (0)1 44 77 80 07 / + 33 (0)1 44 50 43 00 impressionist paintings, located in the west corner of the Tuileries Gardens. It is most famous for Opening hours All week (except Tuesday): 9:00 - 18:00 (last being the permanent home for the eight murals - admission: 17:15) the Water Lilies series of paintings, by Claude Closed: May 1st, July 14th (morning), December Monet. 25th. Transportation Metro: Concorde RER: C, Invalides Bus: 24, 42, 52, 72, 73, 84, 94 Duration 2 - 3 hours Trip.Expert © 2017-2020 All rights reserved. 3/13 Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection Address 3 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris 1900" Phone +33 (0)1 42 65 30 47 A private collection of Art Nouveau objects and decor located above the famous Maxim's Duration 30 minutes restaurant. Collected over 60 years, this exceptional collection is presented as it was in 1900, in a 12 room Parisian apartment furnished with the most beautiful creations and characteristic masterworks from the 1900s. Grand Palais Address 3 avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris This large historic site, alongside its smaller Phone + 33 (0)1 44 13 17 17 version, the Petit Palais, was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900. It is a museum complex Opening hours All week (except Tuesday): 10:00 - 20:00 (or 22:00 (including science and modern art museums) and depends on the exhibition and year season). an exhibition hall that hosts cultural events such as Transportation Metro: Franklin-D. Roosevelt, Champs-Elysées- fashion shows and the Monumenta exhibition Clemenceau every May. The science museum - Palais de la RER: C, Invalides Découverte, is situated in the building's west wing. Bus: 28, 42, 52, 63, 72, 73, 80, 83, 93 Duration 1 - 3 hours Avenue des Champs-Élysées Address Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris Paris' central and most famous boulevard is 1.9 Transportation Metro: Champs Élysées - Clemenceau, Charles-de- kilometers long, stretching between the Place de Gaulle - Étoile, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George V la Concorde and Arc de Triomphe - the Place RER: A, B, Charles-de-Gaulle - Étoile Charles de Gaulle. Bus: 22, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 42, 52, 72, 73, 80, 83, 84, 92, 93, 94 The avenue and its gardens were originally laid out Duration 1 - 2 hours Depends on shopping. in 1667 as an extension of the Tuileries Garden and it is known today for its theaters, extravagant cafés and luxurious stores. La Maison de l’Aubrac Address 37 Rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris A steakhouse managed by cattle ranchers, serving Phone +33 (0)1 43 59 05 14 superb Aubrac beef from their own cattle farm in the Aubrac region. The quality of the beef, the Transportation Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt restaurant central location and the fact that it's RER: A, Charles de Gaulle Étoile open almost 24/7 makes it a perfect stop amongst Bus: 28, 32, 42, 73, 80 meat lovers. Trip.Expert © 2017-2020 All rights reserved. 4/13 DAY 2 Musée du Louvre Address Palais du Louvre, 1st arrondissement, 75001 Paris One of the world’s largest museums is housed in Phone + 33 (0)1 40 20 53 17 the Louvre Palace. It presents artifacts from prehistory to the 21st century in eight curatorial Opening hours All week: departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 9:00 - 18:00 Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan and Roman Wednesday, Friday: 9:00 - 21:45 Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Closed: Tuesday, May 1st, July 14th, December 25th Paintings; Prints and Drawings. The Musée des Free admission: October - March, every first Sunday Arts Décoratifs is in the Palace's west wing. of the month, to the permanent collections Transportation Metro: Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre, Louvre - Rivoli Bus: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95 Duration 4 - 6 hours Saint-Jacques Tower Address 39 Rue de Rivoli, 75004 Paris A 52-meter Flamboyant Gothic tower is all that Duration 30 minutes remains of this former 16th century Church of Saint- Jacques-de-la-Boucherie which was demolished in 1797, during the French Revolution.