Paris - Sightseeing 'Top Tips'

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Tip: You'll find much more information on sightseeing in Paris on our dedicated Paris tourist site - Discover Paris

Sightseeing recommedations for in Paris:

Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysées

Zooming traffic around Napoléon’s victory arch Mighty elms line the majestic Avenue Champs Elysées Art nouveau exhibition halls Grand and Petit Palais

Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides and Bois de Boulogne

An icon for France - the Eiffel Tower proudly stands 320 metres high The gold dome of Les Invalides – Napoléon’s final resting place Bois de Boulogne is Paris’s ‘green lung’

Ile de la Cité

Panoramic views from the Samaritaine roof café Reminders of the hunchback at Notre Dame 13th century gothic marvel of Sainte Chapelle

Latin Quarter and Musée d'Orsay

Probably the best collection of Impressionist art in Europe – in a former station Memories of 1968 in the cafés around the Sorbonne Late night conversations in the bistros and jazz clubs

Montmartre

The white Sacré Coeur dominates the skyline Artists sketch in Place du Tertre and the Dali museum Memories of Toulouse-Lautrec at the Moulin Rouge in Pigalle

Opéra Garnier, Haussmann and La Madeleine

Polished marble and red velvet in the sumptuous opera house The main ceiling by Chagall supports the eight tonne chandelier Chic designer boutiques to window shop in Faubourg St Honoré

Place de la Concorde

Largest square in Europe was the site of the guillotine 3,000 year old Egyptian obelisk marks the centre ’La Grande Roue’ big wheel will turn until December

The Louvre and the Tuileries

The Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo among the 1000s of exhibits Renaissance finery and the glass pyramid Impressionists on show in the Jeu de Paume

The Marais, Pompidou Centre and Bastille

Elegance and good shopping in the Place des Vosges Rue des Mauvais Garçons and the Picasso museum in the Marais Modern art and architecture combine in the Pompidou centre

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