Places in A week in Paris

Decide whether you want the second floor or the summit before booking. Seeing the tower from the river and going up it are different experiences.

Choose the Arc for a view that includes the Eiffel Tower. An exterior stop and a rooftop visit need different amounts of time.

The avenue links the Arc de Triomphe end of Paris with Place de la Concorde. Choose a direction and let shopping or café stops set the pace.

Hôtel des Invalides is a museum and monument complex, not a hotel to book. Choose the museum collections and Napoleon’s tomb that interest you.

Choose sightseeing, lunch or dinner before choosing a sailing. The boat route, meal and departure pier all change what the experience fits around.

Pick a wing or a short list of works before arriving. A satisfying Louvre visit and a satisfying Orsay visit usually deserve separate sessions.

Use the Tuileries as breathing room after the Louvre, or as a walk between the museum and Concorde. It works best as part of a day rather than another timed attraction.

Choose Orsay for a focused art visit in the former railway station. It is a good alternative to the Louvre when Impressionist and later nineteenth-century work is your priority.

Choose the neighbourhood and food focus before booking. A tasting walk can replace a meal and become the main event in a Marais day.

Leave time for the hill’s lanes as well as the basilica. A Montmartre afternoon has a different rhythm from a day spent inside the Louvre.

The basilica, the open hilltop view and the dome climb are separate experiences. Choose the one that suits your time and mobility.

Treat Clos Montmartre as a small working vineyard on the north side of the hill, not a wine estate open for unrestricted wandering.

The red windmill is a quick exterior stop. A cabaret performance is an evening booking with its own arrival time and package.

Versailles is a separate town and estate west of Paris. Give the palace and gardens their own day instead of treating them as a central-city stop.

Choose a slow walking visit with a few graves or sections in mind. Père Lachaise is in eastern Paris, away from Versailles and the Eiffel Tower.

Choose the sidecar tour for a guided ride rather than a walking day. Its route and meeting point come from the booked operator, not the source map pin.

Make the stained-glass chapel your timed anchor on Île de la Cité, then leave nearby walks flexible. A short visit inside does not mean a short arrival process.

Visit the cathedral as part of an Île de la Cité day, with space around services and entry queues. Cathedral admission and the towers are different arrangements.

Choose this for an English-language bookshop stop during a river or Latin Quarter walk. The present shop is the George Whitman bookshop opened in 1951, distinct from Sylvia Beach’s original store.

The Panthéon is a monument and mausoleum on the Latin Quarter hill. Combine it with the surrounding streets rather than treating it as a quick transfer between museums.

Choose Luxembourg Gardens for a pause between Latin Quarter walks, with time to sit rather than another rushed photo stop.

A market visit, full cooking lesson and pastry workshop are different commitments. Choose the food you want to make, then protect the session in your day.

The tower is a useful landmark near Châtelet, but an exterior look and a guided summit climb are different visits.

The Beaubourg building is closed for renovation, with reopening planned for 2030. Do not plan its museum galleries, rooftop or library as an available stop.

Choose a few streets, shops or galleries and give them room. Le Marais is a district to explore, not a single sight at the source pin.