Overview

Hello there! What you will find below is a recap of the itinerary we have followed for our 3-days trip to Paris back in January 2023. We hope that it will inspire you to create your own exploration plan!

• Duration: 3 days
• Period: beginning of January
• Year: 2023
• Cost: approx. 90€/day per person (accommodation, food, visits & transports)

Highlights

Sites 🏙️

• Eiffel Tower
• Notre-Dame Cathedral
• Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
• Arc de Triomphe
• Montmartre
• Le Marais

Museums 🏛️

• Louvre
• Musée d'Orsay
• Le Petit Palais
• Musée de l'Orangerie

Day 1 - Rive Droite

Arrondissements 3 & 4

• Le Marais: A historic district in Paris, located in the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, it was once the aristocratic neighbourhood
• Place des Vosges: Inaugurated in 1612, it is considered the oldest planned square in Paris
• Cour et Jardin de l'Hôtel de Sully: a 17th century hôtel particulier, or private mansion
• Hotel de Ville: The Paris City Hall, has been the seat of the capital's municipal institutions since 1357
• Jardins des Archives Nationales: a very nice little spot
• Marché des Enfants Rouges: established in 1615 this is the oldest food market in the city. Here you will have plenty of choice for your lunch break
• Square du Temple - Elie Wiesel: another very nice garden

Walking itinerary 👣

Arrondissements 1 & 8

• Palais Garnier: built between 1861 and 1875, this building hosts the main Opera House in Paris. You can decide to book a ticket for a show or simply visit the venue at daytime. We chose the latter. You can book your visit here
• Place Vendome: this sqaure was built between 1687 and 1721. It is now hosting among the most high level boutiques and jewellery stores
• Palais Royal & Jardin: this Royal Palace was built a the beginning of 1600s, now hosts the State Council. You can visit here the Garden or Jardin
• Louvre Pyramid: the symbol of the most famous museum in Paris
• Pont des Arts
• Jardin des Tuileries: among the most famous gardens of the city, these were designed in the mid-17th century by André Le Nôtre, who also designed among others the Versailles gardens
• Place de la Concorde
• Petit Palais: built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, it now hosts the Paris Museum of fine Arts. Here we really recommed to have a look at the internal court which has an incredible atmosphere!
• Grand Palais: also built for the 1900 Universal Exposition, this place is a cultural and artistic landmark of the city. It is worth to include it in you itinerary also just to admire its majestic architecture of the glass and iron dome

Walking itinerary 👣

Day 2 - Western Paris, Rive Gauche & Île de la Cité

Arrondissements 16, 7, 6 & 5

• Arc de Triomphe
• Place du Trocadéro
• Tour Eiffel
• Champ-de-Mars
• Les Invalides
• Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
• Jardin du Luxembourg
• Panthéon

Île de la Cité

• Sainte Chapelle
• Notre Dame
• Conciergerie

Day 3 - Montmartre

Montmartre

• Rue Lepic
• Rue des Martyrs
• Rue des Abbesses
• The Love Wall
• Moulin Rouge
• Place du Tertre