Itineraries

Paris in One Day

The essentials without missing a thing

10 hours· Medium

Practical plan

Walking: ~6 km in total, around 1h30 of walking
Transport: Use the metro between major stops (lines 6, 1, 4, 12). Vélib' is pleasant along the Seine.
Good for: First-time visitors, efficient travelers
Weather: Best in good weather. If it rains, extend the Louvre stop.
Best time: Start early (8–8:30am) to skip lines

1
8:30am
Eiffel Tower
Start early to skip the queue and catch morning light.
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2
11am
Arc de Triomphe + Champs-Élysées
Climb to the top, then walk down the avenue to Concorde.
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3
1pm
Lunch at Tuileries
Lunch break in the garden with Louvre views.
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4
2:30pm
Louvre (focused visit)
2h on masterpieces: Mona Lisa, Venus, Victory, Napoleon III.
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5
5pm
Île de la Cité
Notre-Dame, Sainte-Chapelle and Pont Neuf at sunset.
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6
7:30pm
Dinner in Montmartre
Bistro then Sacré-Cœur by night for a memorable ending.
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Built in 1889 by Gustave Eiffel for the World's Fair, the Iron Lady rises 330 metres and remains the ultimate symbol of Paris.

Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806 to honor the Grande Armée, it crowns the Place de l'Étoile at the top of the Champs-Élysées.

Paris's first public garden, designed by Le Nôtre, between the Louvre and Concorde.

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

Historical cradle of Paris in the middle of the Seine, the founding site of Lutetia.

A village perched on its hill, Montmartre was home to Picasso, Modigliani, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec.