Itineraries

Cultural Paris

Museums, opera and masterpieces

1 day· Easy

Practical plan

1
9am
Musée d'Orsay
Begin with the Impressionists in the morning light.
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2
11am
Musée de l'Orangerie
Cross the Seine: Monet's Water Lilies in two oval rooms — a moment of absolute calm.
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3
12:30pm
Lunch in Saint-Germain
Literary café or Left Bank bistro.
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4
2pm
Louvre — focused visit
Mona Lisa, Venus, Victory, Napoleon III in 2h30.
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5
5pm
Sainte-Chapelle
Upper chapel bathed in colored light.
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6
7:30pm
Palais Garnier
Visit or a performance if scheduling allows.
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A Belle Époque train station turned museum, Orsay holds the world's largest Impressionist collection.

An elegant gallery in the heart of the Tuileries, home to Monet's monumental Water Lilies and the Walter-Guillaume collection.

The literary heart of the Left Bank, home to Sartre, Beauvoir, Hemingway and legendary cafés.

The world's largest museum and former royal palace, the Louvre holds 35,000 works including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.

13th-century royal chapel built by Saint Louis to house the Crown of Thorns.

Second Empire jewel by Charles Garnier (1875), setting of the Phantom of the Opera.