3-Day Paris City Guide a Preplanned Step-By-Step Time Line and City Guide for Paris
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3 days 3-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. 3-day Paris City Guide 2 © PromptGuides.com 3-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 to Eiffel Tower - 10’ 09:30-11:30 Eiffel Tower The most spectacular Page 5 view of Paris Take a walk to Hotel des Invalides - 20’ 11:50-12:20 Hotel des Invalides Impressive building Page 6 complex Take a walk through bridge Pont de la Concorde to Tuileries Garden - 30’ 12:50-13:20 Tuileries Garden Beautiful public gardens Page 6 Lunch time Take a walk to Musée du Louvre 15:00-18:00 Musée du Louvre The world's largest Page 7 museum Take Metro line 1 from Palais de Royal Musée du Louvre station to Champs Élysées Clemenceau station (Direction: La Defense) - 30’ 18:30-19:30 Champs-Elysées One of the most famous Page 7 streets in the world END OF DAY 1 © PromptGuides.com 3 3-day Paris City Guide Overview of Day 1 4 © PromptGuides.com 3-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 3-day Paris City Guide Attraction Details 11:50-12:20 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 12:50-13:20 Tuileries Garden (rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The garden gives home to the Arc de Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) is a Triomphe du Carrousel, erected by beautiful public park between Louvre and Napoleon in 1808 Place de la Concorde The Jeu de Paume gallery and the Musée It features a number of pools, walkways and de l'Orangerie can also be found here sensuous nude sculptures by Aristide Maillol THINGS TO DO THERE (1861-1944) Take a lovely walk through the gardens Originally it was the garden of the Tuileries Relax by the pond Palace Arrive to the Louvre Pyramid and enjoy the Tuileries Palace was built for Catherine de view of the river Seine Medici in 1564 and burnt down by the Paris TIPS & INSIGHTS Commune of 1871 It was the first royal garden open to the MORE Info and Photos > public (1667) 6 © PromptGuides.com Attraction Details 3-day Paris City Guide 15:00-18:00 Musée du Louvre (rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris) Opening hours: Mon, Thurs, Sat, Sun: 9am - 6pm, Wed, Fri: 9am - 10pm, Tuesday: Closed, May 1, Dec 25, Jan 1: Closed • Admission: 9.5 € THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The other option to avoid the long lines is to The Louvre is the most important museum of go in through the pyramid down into the France and one of the world's best known main lobby. Head straight for the ticket museums machines rather than the kiosks. The King François I founded the museum in machines only take cash but are simple to 1527 with 12 paintings looted from Italy use (including the Mona Lisa and Virgin of the If you already have your ticket - bought it in Rocks) advance or you have a museum pass - use Now more than 35 000 items are on display either the 'Passage Richelieu' entrance (antiquites, paintings, drawings, sculptures) located at 93 rue de Rivoli or 'Porte des The building used to be a royal palace that Lions' entrance on the opposite side of the dates back to the 11th century 'Passage Richelieu' entrance The controversial glass pyramid was built in Be prepared that the museum is always very 1989 crowded; especially in front of the Mona Lisa Louvre is the world's largest museum and the Venus de Milo Visit in the evening on a late opening day THINGS TO DO THERE (Wednesday and Friday). If you go after 6pm Upon entering the museum take a museum on these days the entrance fee is lower and map or rent an audio guide (costs 6 €) you avoid the huge crowds and tourist because all descriptions are in French groups Make your way straight up to the 2nd floor and work your way down viewing all the MORE Info and Photos > collections as you go. Most people start at the bottom and go upwards so you can be held up Make sure not to miss Venus de Milo, The Turkish Bath, The Card Sharper, The Lacemaker, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Mona Lisa and the Virgin of the Rocks TIPS & INSIGHTS In order to avoid the long lines approach the museum from the Palais Royal Musee du Louvre metro station. The underground exit takes you directly to the gallery. There is a Tabac shop where you can buy your tickets. Enter the musuem through 'Passage Richelieu' on rue Rivoli 18:30-19:30 Champs-Elysées THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW The Rond Point des Champs-Elysées is the Champs-Elysées (Elysian Fields) is one of nicest part featuring chestnut trees and the best known avenues in the world flower beds connecting Arc de Triomphe and Place de la THINGS TO DO THERE Concorde Walk along the famous street It came into existence when the royal Do some shopping or relax in a café gardener, André Le Nôtre, planted trees TIPS & INSIGHTS beyond the border of the Tuileries Garden First it was called Grand Cours (Great Way) MORE Info and Photos > It earned prominence and became the prime place of socializing and entertainment in the mid-19th century Since Napoleon's funeral in 1840 it became the route for state funerals, processions, parades and city events © PromptGuides.com 7 3-day Paris City Guide See all fun activites in Paris.