Long Weekend in Paris

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Long weekend in Paris

Long weekend inerary in Paris, one of the most visited cies in Europe with surplus of iconic things to do and see. Here you can ﬁnd our Paris trip inerary, the best things to do in Paris, top attractions to visit in 4 days in Paris, travel to france.

Day 1 - Paris

Day Description: This will likely be your ﬁrst solid day in the city, so try not to waste it if you’re limited to a long weekend or only a couple days.

Day 1 - Paris

me to take advantage of a Seine River Cruise. You can put 1. Latin Quarter Telephone: +33 1 42 34 56 10 your feet up and get a unique perspecve of Paris with a Website: www.notredamedeparis.fr beautiful cruise down the Seine. Duration ~ 2 Hours Rating: 4.7

Latin Quarter, 75005 Paris, France The Notre Dame is the most visited site in Paris. A 12th century gothic church with beauful architecture and stain 4. Île Saint-Louis The Lan Quarter of Paris is located in the 5th and the 6th glass windows, one could easily spend a couple of hours here arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the le bank of exploring. Climb the nearly 400 steps to the top for a Duration ~ 2 Hours the Seine and arguably the best locaon to be based on a fantasc view of Paris. There is an English guided tour Île Saint-Louis, 75004 Paris, France visit to Paris. If you’re not able to snag a good deal in this around 2PM which is why I put this site in the middle of the area, head to the Lan Quarter via Metro and get off at day, but you could easily make this your first stop if you Rating: 4.8 want to self guide and miss the crowds. Also, don’t forget Cluny, La Sorbonne (Line 10 – yellow line). Get off the main A peaceful island in the Seine River behind the Notre Dame to check out the Saint-Chapelle Church nearby which also road and wind your way down one of the smaller alleys to gardens, Ile Saint-Louis is beloved for its bustling streets, has beauful narrow stain glass windows reaching up find a small cafe to have breakfast – they’re literally small bouque shops, and historical buildings. Visit the toward the ceiling. Notre Dame is accessible via the Saint- everywhere. A Parisian breakfast is usually light, just a Brasserie de l’Isle Saint-Louis to sample one of the 90 Michel Stop on Line 4 (Purple). croissant or pain au chocolat or maybe tarne and jam and flavors of handmade ice creams. coffee. I was lucky enough to stay in this district on my last visit to Paris and every single morning I’d follow my nose WIKIPEDIA down the street for a coffee and croissant. WIKIPEDIA Notre-Dame de Paris; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), referred to The Île Saint-Louis is one of two natural islands in the Seine simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the river, in Paris, France. The Île Saint-Louis is connected to the WIKIPEDIA Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. The cathedral rest of Paris by four bridges to both banks of the river and to was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered to be one The Lan Quarter of Paris is an area in the 5th and the 6th the Île de la Cité by the Pont Saint-Louis. This island was of the finest examples of French Gothic more.. arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the le bank of the formerly used for the grazing of market cattle more.. Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere and bistros, the Lan Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides more.. 3. Seine

Duration ~ 2 Hours

2. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris Seine, France

Duration ~ 2 Hours Rating: 4.4

6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France Your next few days will be prey busy so today is a great

Day 2 - Paris

Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement. Approximately 38,000 opened to the public in 1667 and became a public park aer 1. Louvre Museum objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited the more.. more.. Duration ~ 3 Hours

Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France 3. Place de la Concorde 2. Tuileries Garden Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Duration ~ 1 Hour Tuesday: Closed Duration ~ 2 Hours 75008 Paris, France Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Place de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Website: www.paris.fr Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Rating: 4.5 Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM This is one of the preest plazas in Paris. This site not only Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM showcases great architecture and a huge fountain, but is Telephone: +33 1 40 20 50 50 Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM also rich in history. Measuring 21 acres, it is the largest Website: www.louvre.fr Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM square in Paris and the official historical site where Marie Rating: 4.7 Saturday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM Antoinee and King Louis XVI were beheaded during the Sunday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM French Revoluon. Be sure to spend some me wandering The Louvre is the largest and one of the best art museums here and contemplang French history. Marvel at the in the world with over 400,000 pieces of art so make sure Website: www.parisinfo.com fountains and take in the views as you’ll see the Eiffel you grab your coffee and have your good walking shoes on. Rating: 4.6 Tower poking over the tree line in the distance. You have If you happen to visit the Louvre Museum during the day, If you happen to visit the Louvre Museum during the day, two opons once you’ve finished here, you can get back on aer you’ve red yourself out looking at so much aer you’ve red yourself out looking at so much the bus or you can start walking down the Champs Elysees wonderful art, take a breather in the Jardin de Tuileries wonderful art, take a breather in the Jardin de Tuileries towards the Arc de Triomphe. right next door. Grab some food and have a picnic lunch right next door. Grab some food and have a picnic lunch outside on the grass. It is a truly beauful garden that you outside on the grass. It is a truly beauful garden that you could walk for several hours. If you’re going it on your own, I WIKIPEDIA could walk for several hours. recommend a good guide book and a Louvre Museum Skip The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in the Line Ticket so you don’t waste hours standing in line. Paris, France. Measuring 8.64 hectares in area, it is the largest WIKIPEDIA square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth WIKIPEDIA The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées. It Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st was the site of many notable public more.. The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is the world's largest art arrondissement of Paris. Created by Catherine de' Medici as museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the

Day 2 - Paris

4. L'Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile

Duration ~ 1 Hour

75017 Paris, France

Easily one of the most visited sites of Paris behind the Eiﬀel Tower, is the Arc de Triomphe. Sing at the head of the Champs Elysees, it’s a site to behold. Whether you arrive by bus or by foot, prepared to be wowed by this large structure adorned with intricate sculptures and sculpted reliefs. You shouldn’t miss a climb to the top of the arch, stopping halfway at the history museum, and get a beautiful panoramic view from the top. When gawking at the structure from street level, be very careful of traﬃc. Don’t stand in the middle of the road. If you setup a tripod, be aware of your surroundings as this is a popular place for diversion snatch and grabs. Always make sure you have a hand on your tripod.

Day 3 - Paris

Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Website: www.amorino.com 1. Les Invalides Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Rating: 4.1 Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Duration ~ 1 Hour Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Leave the Pantheon and grab a gelato from Amorino. Place des Invalides, 75007 Paris, France Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Telephone: +33 1 44 32 18 00 4. Luxembourg Gardens Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Website: pantheon.monuments-nationaux.fr Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Rating: 4.5 Duration ~ 2 Hours Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM 75006 Paris, France Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM The Pantheon is an impressive 18th century mausoleum Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM with columns in the front and a large dome dominang the Telephone: +33 1 42 34 20 00 Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM rest of the building. The edifice is truly a stunning piece of Website: www.senat.fr architecture and it is definitely worth at least a 30 minute Rating: 4.6 Website: www.musee-armee.fr wander inside to appreciate the size of the dome and the Rating: 4.5 painngs within. Also not to be missed are the crypts below Aer grabbing a gelato from Amorino walk just 5 minutes to the west to feel like you’re entering a French painng at First stop this day, head for Les Invalides to visit the military which act as the final resng place for some of France’s the Luxembourg Gardens. Hopefully your day is a sunny and museum, see Napoleon’s Tomb and wander the Alice in greatest heroes. warm one- when I visited it was October and the forecast Wonderland type garden. The museum is capvang with was 50 and sunny…. we froze. So pack accordingly. Families an intense history of the military of France. On top of it, having picnics, children floang sailboats in the lagoon or the tombs of several famous French war generals can be 3. Amorino riding ponies, audiences watching puppet shows, people seen here and you can also take a visit to the crypt. The sunbathing or playing chess in the shade – you will certainly surrounding grounds are worth at least 30 minutes before Duration ~ 1 Hour feel like you’ve entered an enchanng other world here. If hopping back on the bus and connuing to the other things 31 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75004 Paris, France you want to head indoors you can also check out the to do in Paris. Luxembourg Museum that displays collecons of 19th- Monday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM century art or of course, the Luxembourg Palace. Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM 2. Panthéon Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM Thursday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM WIKIPEDIA Duration ~ 2 Hours Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM Le Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Garden, located Saturday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris, France in the 6th arrondissement of Paris 6th arrondissement]] of Sunday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM Paris, was created beginning in 1612 by Marie de' Medici, the Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM Telephone: +33 9 50 57 44 76 widow of King Henry IV of France, for a new residence she

Day 3 - Paris

5. Le Marais

Duration ~ 2 Hours

Le Marais, Paris, France

Part of vising Paris is also discovering the many districts within the city. Don’t limit yourself to just one area as they are all different and all ave their own flare. Wander along this historical district’s 60 shops and tour through Paris’s charming Jewish Quarter. This is also a great, central place to stay that will make you feel like you’re in medieval Paris. If the Marais gets too crowded for you, explore the Rue Des Martyrs, a more bourgeois neighborhood of friendly vendors and residents. Located in the Montmartre district, this street is a hill leading to the highest point in Paris. Have coffee at Café des Deux Moulins, the cafe made famous by the movie Amelie. Enjoy the old fashioned charm of one of the busiest streets in Pigalle.

6. Rue des Martyrs

Duration ~ 1 Hour

Rue des Martyrs, Paris, France

If the Marais gets too crowded for you, explore the Rue Des Martyrs, a more bourgeois neighborhood of friendly vendors and residents. Located in the Montmartre district, this street is a hill leading to the highest point in Paris.

Day 4 - Day Trip to Palace of Versailles

Day Description: Now that you’ve spent 3 days taking in some of Paris’s best sights, I highly recommend heading outside the city for day trip to Palace of Versailles, Located about 45 minutes outside the city. you can take the RER C (leaving from central Metro staons in Paris including Tour Eiﬀel, Notre Dame, and Musee d’Orsay) and walk a few minutes to the castle or you can book a …tour if you’re not comfortable taking the train a long distance. However you get there, plan to do so early.

Day 4 - Day Trip to Palace of Versailles

open as a museum and is a very popular tourist aracon. des Capucines, because of its locaon on the Boulevard des 1. Palace of Versailles When the château was built, the community of Versailles was Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became a small village dating from the 11th century. more.. known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its more.. Duration ~ 3 Hours

Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles, France 2. Marais Picasso Museum Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Duration ~ 2 Hours Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM 12 Rue Barbette, 75003 Paris, France Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Telephone: +33 6 67 99 67 05 Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM Rating: 5 Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM If you’re a fan of Picasso, take a quick tour of the Picasso Telephone: +33 1 30 83 78 00 Museum which gives a comprehensive overview of Website: www.chateauversailles.fr Picasso’s life. Take the Metro to Saint-Paul on 1 line. Rating: 4.5

The palace opens at 9AM and if you arrive too late you could be waing an hour long to enter. Purchase your cket 3. Palais Garnier online in advance to avoid the lines. If you bought the Duration ~ 2 Hours Museum pass, admission to the Palace is included but entrance to the Musical Gardens is not so if you want Opéra Garnier, 8 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France access to the Garden shows, buy a cket in advance for about €9. As for the palace itself, it is beauful and full of If you’ve sll got some me le in the day walk about 20 history. Go through the interior in the morning (audio guides minutes to the opulent Opera Garnier. One of the world’s available), ﬁnd a place on the grounds for lunch and then most renowned opera houses, take a guided tour to explore the breath-taking gardens in the aernoon. Don’t appreciate the beauful architecture and decor or even try miss the famed Hall of Mirrors, the table where the Treaty to book an evening performance for around €30. of Versailles was signed, and Marie Antoinette’s apartment.

WIKIPEDIA WIKIPEDIA The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was called the Salle in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is now

GENERAL TIPS

Money and cost Before you start your long weekend in Paris, I highly recommend purchasing the Paris Pass. This lile gem is going to give you access to prey much everything listed in this guide, free access to the enre public transportaon system including the metro and a 48 hour Hop on Hop oﬀ bus cket. It is invaluable in saving me while exploring Paris on a short amount of time.

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Tours and attractions Don’t waste hours waing in line to buy a cket and climb the Eiﬀel Tower, get your tickets in advance: www.klook.com if you can can, you really should should buy a ticket in advance for the Moulin Rouge is a cabaret theater show: www.klook.com