Paris is the capital of France, on a loop of the Seine, in twenty arrondissements that each have their own cultural identity. The guide cuts it into six parts of about a day: the islands and Latin Quarter, the Louvre and Opéra, the Eiffel Tower and Champs-Élysées, Saint-Germain and Montparnasse, the Marais and Bastille, and Montmartre.
Paris in 6 parts
Cluny Museum
The medieval art museum in a turreted Gothic mansion and Roman baths, home to The Lady and the Unicorn tapestries.
Jardin des Plantes
France's main botanical garden, with an alpine garden, greenhouses, the Gallery of Evolution and a small zoo.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
The medieval cathedral on the Île de la Cité, reopened in December 2024, with its rose windows and three pipe organs.
Louvre Museum
The former royal palace turned national art museum, home to the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory.
Orangerie Museum
The Tuileries museum that holds Monet's eight large Water Lilies murals in two oval rooms.
Palais Garnier
The 19th-century opera house with a Grand Staircase, a ceiling painted by Chagall and a library-museum.
Arc de Triomphe
The triumphal arch on the Place de l'Étoile, with a rooftop terrace reached by 284 steps and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb
The French military museum in the Hôtel des Invalides, with arms and uniforms, and Napoleon's tomb under the Dome.
Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron tower on the Champ de Mars, with stairs and lifts to its decks and the EU's highest public viewing platform.
Catacombs of Paris
Underground galleries in a former limestone mine holding the remains of several million Parisians.
Luxembourg Garden
The 23-hectare garden of the Senate, with lawns, tree-lined promenades, the Medici Fountain and a Grand Bassin for model boats.
Brasserie Lipp
A brasserie at 151 boulevard Saint-Germain, founded in 1880, known for its choucroute with pork.
Carnavalet Museum
The history museum of Paris in two neighbouring mansions, with Renaissance sculpture on its facade.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
The first garden cemetery in Paris, in the 20th arrondissement, with the graves of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison and Maria Callas.
Picasso Museum
The national Picasso museum in the 17th-century Hôtel Salé, with some 5,000 works, his own collection and his archive.
Buttes-Chaumont Park
A 24.7-hectare park in a former quarry in the 19th arrondissement, with a lake, waterfalls and steep paths.
Du Pain et des Idées
A bakery in an 1875 shop with painted ceilings, for its pain des amis and pistachio escargot.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica
The white-domed basilica on the hill of Montmartre, completed in 1914, with mosaics and a dome that overlooks the whole city.
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