Paris travel guide

At a glance

capital and most populous city in France. For a first visit, Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame de Paris, Musée d'Orsay are strong starting points. This guide brings together 8 places, practical 1/3/5/7-day routes and a concise food shortlist so you can understand the city before shaping the trip around your pace.

Highlight stops

• Louvre Museum — art and archeology museum in Paris, France
• Notre-Dame de Paris — cathedral in Paris
• Musée d'Orsay — art museum in Paris, France
• Palace of Versailles — palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France
• avenue des Champs-Élysées — avenue in Paris, France
• Bibliothèque nationale de France — national library of France in Paris
• Collège de France — French higher education and research establishment in Paris
• Eiffel Tower — tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France

Food and drink

Use these well-documented flavours as a practical tasting shortlist; open an item to understand it and add it to your trip plan.

• crêpe — type of very thin pancake
• bouillabaisse — traditional Provençal fish stew
• mille-feuille — French pastry
• Calvados — French apple brandy

1-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Notre-Dame de Paris · Collège de France · Louvre Museum · Musée d'Orsay

3-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Notre-Dame de Paris · Collège de France · Louvre Museum

Day 2 · Museums and art

Musée d'Orsay · avenue des Champs-Élysées · Eiffel Tower

Day 3 · Museums and art

Bibliothèque nationale de France · Palace of Versailles

5-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Notre-Dame de Paris · Collège de France

Day 2 · Museums and art

Louvre Museum · Musée d'Orsay

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

avenue des Champs-Élysées · Eiffel Tower

Day 4 · Museums and art

Bibliothèque nationale de France · Palace of Versailles

7-day itinerary

Day 1 · History and landmarks

Notre-Dame de Paris · Collège de France

Day 2 · Museums and art

Louvre Museum · Musée d'Orsay

Day 3 · Architecture and city fabric

avenue des Champs-Élysées · Eiffel Tower

Day 4 · Museums and art

Bibliothèque nationale de France · Palace of Versailles

Before you go

This route distributes nearby source-backed stops across balanced days. Opening times and ticket conditions can change; check the official source before visiting.