Discover Paris
Discover Paris
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Parc Monceau
An English-style garden with follies and shady paths.
Monceau · 1 h · Free entry (public garden)
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From La Madeleine to the Tuileries
Rue Royale, place de la Concorde, then the Tuileries garden.
Madeleine — Concorde · 1 h 30 min · Free
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The fine food shops of La Madeleine
Chocolates, teas, truffles and mustard: the gourmets' square.
Madeleine · 30 min
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The Palais-Royal garden
Arcades, Buren's columns and perfect calm.
Palais-Royal · 45 min · Free
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The covered passages
Galerie Vivienne, Passage des Panoramas: 19th-century Paris under glass.
Bourse · 1 h · Free
Photo © Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rue Montorgueil
A pedestrian street of pastry shops, cheesemongers and terraces.
Montorgueil · 1 h
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A day in the Marais
Place des Vosges, grand mansions and lively lanes.
Marais · 4 h
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Montmartre and the Sacré-Cœur
The hill, its lanes and a view over all of Paris.
Montmartre · 3 h · Free entry to the basilica
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The Champs-Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe
The world's most famous avenue, from Concorde to Étoile.
Champs-Élysées · 2 h
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A Seine river cruise
Paris's landmarks from the water.
Alma · 1 h 15 min
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The Seine riverbanks
A pedestrian riverside walk from the Louvre to the Arsenal.
Rive droite · 1 h 15 min · Free
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Versailles by train from Saint-Lazare
The palace and its gardens, one train from the hotel.
Versailles · 6 h
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Giverny, Monet's garden
The house and water-lily pond, by train from Saint-Lazare.
Normandie · 7 h
Photo © Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0