Paris
The Seine-side capital of art and appetite — the Louvre and Notre-Dame, café terraces in the Marais, Montmartre's hill and the Eiffel Tower, each quarter a walk from the last.
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Verified highlights
Eiffel TowerLandmark
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Paris' 330-metre iron icon rises straight from the Champ de Mars; ride the lift to the summit or climb the stairs to the 2nd floor for skyline views over the city.
AngelinaFood
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A Belle Époque tea room on Rue de Rivoli since 1903, famous for its rich, pudding-thick hot chocolate (l'Africain) served with a side of whipped cream, and the chestnut-cream Mont-Blanc pastry.
Sainte-ChapelleHistoric site
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Fifteen towering stained-glass windows depicting over a thousand biblical scenes wrap the upper chapel in jewel-toned light — best on a sunny morning.
L'As du FallafelFood
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The queue-out-the-door falafel counter on Rue des Rosiers since 1979 — a pita stuffed with fried falafel, grilled eggplant, hummus, and pickled cabbage.
Musée de l'OrangerieMuseum
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An intimate museum built to house Monet's Water Lilies (Nymphéas) — two oval rooms of monumental panels the artist donated and installed here himself, plus the Walter-Guillaume collection of Cézanne, Renoir, Matisse and Modigliani downstairs.
La Fontaine de MarsFood
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A red-and-white-check-napkin bistro open since 1908, tucked on a small square just off Rue Cler, serving South-West French classics like duck confit, cassoulet and foie gras.
Louvre MuseumMuseum
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The world's most-visited museum, home to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and I.M.
Au P'tit GrecFood
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A walk-up window on Rue Mouffetard turning out oversized savory galettes since 1981 — try the feta-and-eggplant or the classic ham-egg-cheese, folded thick enough to eat one-handed while you keep browsing the market street.
Neighbourhoods
Louvre & Tuileries
The monumental heart of the Right Bank — I.M. Pei's glass pyramid, the Tuileries' gravel allées and fountains, and the Palais-Royal's quiet arcaded garden, all walkable along the Seine.
Le Marais
The historic aristocratic quarter turned Paris's hippest district — 17th-century mansions, Picasso's private townhouse, and the Pletzl's falafel counters packed into a few walkable, car-light blocks straddling the 3rd and 4th arrondissements.
Île de la Cité & Latin Quarter
Two Seine islands cradle Notre-Dame's rebuilt spire and Sainte-Chapelle's stained glass, while the steep, market-lined lanes of the Left Bank climb past the Panthéon's dome to Rue Mouffetard's crêpe stands and the Sorbonne's oldest bookshops.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés & Orsay
Cobbled Left Bank streets where Sartre and Hemingway once argued in cafés, framed by the Musée d'Orsay's Impressionist collection and the bell tower of Paris's oldest church.
Eiffel Tower & Trocadéro
The Eiffel Tower rises straight from the wide lawns of the Champ de Mars while, across the Seine, the Trocadéro's terrace and the Palais de Chaillot's twin curved wings frame the postcard view every visitor comes for.
Montmartre
A hilltop artists' village of steep cobbled stairways and café terraces, crowned by the Sacré-Cœur's white domes and Paris's finest skyline view.
Where to stay
Le Marais
Central, walkable base — medieval lanes, café terraces and Métro lines 1/8/11 to everywhere.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés & Orsay
Left-Bank literary base — Orsay, historic cafés and the Latin Quarter next door.
Île de la Cité & Latin Quarter
Islands + student quarter — Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle at your door, RER B/C hub.
Getting there
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
RER B to the centre ~35–50 min; or the Roissybus to Opéra.
Orly Airport (ORY)
Orlyval + RER B, or tram T7 / Orlybus ~35–45 min to the centre.
Gare du Nord (Eurostar/Thalys)
Eurostar to London ~2h20, Thalys to Brussels/Amsterdam; Métro 4/5 + RER B/D/E.
FAQ
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Paris is best for History, Food, Culture, Shopping. The Seine-side capital of art and appetite — the Louvre and Notre-Dame, café terraces in the Marais, Montmartre's hill and the Eiffel Tower, each quarter a walk from the last.
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