Paris, the capital of France, is known as a global center of fashion, art, culture and fine dining. Paris evokes romantic emotions in many people around the world, regardless whether the person has been to the city or not. Parisian examples of European architecture date back more than a millennium, history lovers will marvel at the richness this metropolis offers. The City of Light has something for everyone.

Day 1

Paris, Paris-8E-Arrondissement

9:00AM
Louvre Museum
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Established in 1793, Louvre Museum is the world's largest museum and a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward). The Louvre is the world's second most visited museum after the Palace Museum in China. The Museum is large enough to spend many days in it. It is recommended to plan the visit in advance. The world famous Mona Lisa painting is displayed in the museum. Louvre is accessible by metro at the Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre station.

12:30PM
Tuileries Garden
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The Tuileries Garden is a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Created by Catherine de Medici as the garden of the Tuileries Palace in 1564, it was eventually opened to the public in 1667, and became a public park after the French Revolution.

1:30PM
Orangerie Museum
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The Musée de l'Orangerie is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located in the west corner of the Tuileries Gardens next to the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet, the museum also contains works by many other artists. Most of the visitors spend around one hour in this museum.

2:30PM
Place de la Concorde
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Completed in 1772, the Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris. Measuring 8.64 hectares (21.3 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's 8th arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.

3:00PM
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
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Built in 1670, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, running between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, for the annual Bastille Day military parade, and as the finish of the Tour de France cycle race.

3:30PM
Grand Palais & Petit Palais
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The Grand Palais is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The Petit Palais (small palace) is an art museum located across from Grand Palais. Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts.

6:00PM
Arc de Triomphe
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The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, Triumphal Arch of the Star, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the center of Place Charles de Gaulle. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.

8:00PM
Eiffel Tower
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The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.

9:00PM
Champ de Mars
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The Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the 7th arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast.

Day 2

Paris, Paris-6E-Arrondissement

9:00AM
Notre-Dame de Paris
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Completed in 1345 after almost 200 years of construction, Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. There is always a long queue of visitors waiting to climb up the tower, so consider arriving early.

11:00AM
Pantheon
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The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built in 1790 as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house the reliquary châsse containing her relics but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens.

11:45AM
Luxembourg Palace
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The Luxembourg Palace is former royal residence, now repurposed and used as the meeting place for the French senate. Since 1958 it has been the seat of the French Senate of the Fifth Republic.

12:45PM
Café de Flore
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The Café de Flore is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris. Located at the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue Saint-Benoît, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th arrondissement, it is celebrated for its famous clientele.

1:15PM
Musée d'Orsay
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum on the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world.

3:15PM
Rodin Museum
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The Musée Rodin is a museum that was opened in 1919, dedicated to the works of the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. The collection includes 6,600 sculptures, 8,000 drawings, 8,000 old photographs, and 7,000 objets d’art.

4:15PM
Les Invalides
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Les Invalides, commonly known as Hôtel national des Invalides (The National Residence of the Invalids), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement. It contains museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France. The burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte is also located here.

5:15PM
Pont Alexandre III
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The Pont Alexandre III is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city.

7:00PM
Bateaux Mouches
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A popular glamorous experience in Paris is a dinner cruise on the Seine, with a view of Parisian monuments. The night view of Seine is always worth to see. Different choices of cruise dinner can be ordered through the official website of Convention and visitors Bureau.

Day 3

Paris

9:00AM
The Centre Pompidou
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The Centre Pompidou, designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, is a 20th-century architectural marvel, immediately recognizable by its exterior escalators and enormous coloured tubing. It is home to the National Museum of Modern Art and is internationally renowned for its 20th and 21st century art collections.

11:00AM
Le Marais
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This historic area is now one of the most visited districts of the French capital, for its architectural heritage as well as its unique vibe. It has a number of private mansions dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, some of which have been converted into internationally renowned museums such as the Musée Picasso, the Maison de Victor Hugo and the Musée Carnavalet. The Marais has many trendy shops and restaurants.

2:00PM
Saint-Eustache
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The Eglise Saint-Eustache in the heart of Les Halles is one of the most visited churches in Paris. The church was built in 1532 and subsequently restored in 1840, and therefore uses a variety of styles: the façade is Gothic, while the interior is in the Renaissance and classical styles. The organ of Saint-Eustache is the biggest pipe organ in France, and its resident organist gives a free concert on Sunday afternoons.

2:30PM
Galerie Vivienne
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Galerie Vivienne, built in 1823, is one of the most iconic covered arcades in Paris. There are many of shops: ready-to-wear boutiques, tea rooms, gourmet food boutiques, wine cellars, grocery shops, old bookshops and much more. You can also access Galerie Vivienne via Rue de la Banque and Rue Vivienne.

3:00PM
Palais Garnier
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The Palais Garnier is an opera house built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It is a landmark of the city.

3:30PM
Galeries Lafayette Haussmann
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Opened in 1912, the Galeries Lafayette is an upmarket French department store chain. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris but it now operates in a number of other locations in France and other countries. There is a rooftop terrace with panoramic views over Paris.

5:30PM
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
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The Sacré-Coeur, consecrated in 1919, is one of the most iconic monuments in Paris. At the top of the Butte Montmarte, it has one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital, from 130 metres above ground. In a Roman-Byzantine style, the Sacré Coeur is recognizable by its white colour. Inside the building, the ceiling is decorated with the largest mosaic in France.

6:15PM
Le mur des je t'aime
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The Wall of Love is a love-themed 40 square metres (430 sq ft) wall in the Jehan Rictus garden square. It is composed of 612 tiles of enamelled lava, on which the phrase "I love you" is featured 311 times in 250 languages.

6:45PM
Moulin Rouge
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The Moulin Rouge is a famous cabaret. Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Today, the Moulin Rouge is a tourist attraction, offering musical dance entertainment for visitors from around the world.

Day 4

Versailles

9:00AM
Palace of Versailles
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The Palace of Versailles, or Château de Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles located about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Paris. Versailles was the seat of political power in the Kingdom of France from 1682. Versailles is famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with its gardens, it is one of the most famous monuments of world heritage: the Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors, the Chapel, the Royal Opera and the Museum of the History of France. Plan for at least 2 hours for the visit of the main palace itself and a full day for the entire complex. On crowded days, consider arriving at 9 am. To come to Versailles from Paris by public transit, take RER train to station Versailles Rive Gauche, travel time is about 1 hour.

12:00PM
Gardens of Versailles
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The Gardens of Versailles occupy part of what was once the Domaine royal de Versailles, the royal demesne of the château of Versailles. Situated to the west of the palace, the gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style. (The Palace of Versailles complex covers a very large area, consider purchasing a bike tour.)

2:00PM
Grand Trianon & Marie-Antoinette's Estate
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The Grand Trianon is a palace situated in the northwestern part of the Domain of Versailles. It was built at the request of King Louis XIV of France. Located next to the Grand Trianon it is Marie-Antoinette's Estate, a garden of the last Queen of France, Marie-Antoinette.

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