Ah, Paris. Paris is… a lot of different things to as many different people. A home for some of the world’s greatest art, a centre of fashion, place scarred with history, or just a pretty city on the way to somewhere else—Paris has as many guises and disguises as its citizens. Paris—city of light, city of love, city of art...city of lots of stuff, but many of people swing though on the way to or from somewhere else, catching a glimpse of the city each time they do, which is a good way to do it—because Paris is the kind of city you'll want to keep coming back to. There are so many things to see and do in Paris that just walking around can be an experience, but if you choose your route carefully you can swing by some of the main events as you do. This itinerary is Paris 101—for the beginner, who knows they're coming back.Paris 101—only three days in Paris
Ah, Paris. Paris is… a lot of different things to as many different people. A home for some of the world’s greatest art, a centre of fashion, place scarred with history, or just a pretty city on the way to somewhere else—Paris has as many guises and disguises as its citizens. Paris—city of light, city of love, city of art...city of lots of stuff, but many of people swing though on the way to or from somewhere else, catching a glimpse of the city each time they do, which is a good way to do it—because Paris is the kind of city you'll want to keep coming back to. There are so many things to see and do in Paris that just walking around can be an experience, but if you choose your route carefully you can swing by some of the main events as you do. This itinerary is Paris 101—for the beginner, who knows they're coming back.1
Seine River Cruise
The Seine River Cruise is an hour long ride which gives exceptional views of the most famous and spectacular monuments in Paris including, the Eiffel Tower, La Palais de Chaillot, Grand Palais, Place de la Concorde, Asse...more
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Notre Dame de Paris
If you're a church go-er you should consider for a minute what it would be like to attend services in one of the most famous churches in the world.
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is also known as the ‘Place de l'Etoile’, it is an enormous historical arch where the tomb of the “Unknown Soldier” is placed. The arch has been constructed in the memory of all those who had fought t...more
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Eiffel Tower
Originally built for the 1889 World Fair, this structure was designed to incorporate the advancement of metallurgy in construction, meaning that an engineer could have a more fundamental role than the architect. In this ...more
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Champs-Elysees
The hustle and bustle of this street adds to the charm of the multitudinous luxurious shops, cafés, restaurants, and theatres. The view in the evening is simply spectacular. This street connects major places and has a va...more
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Paris Opera House
In the eclecticism and the liveliness of its decoration, the Paris Opera House is one of the symbols of French Imperialism, an ornate building richly decorated with friezes, columns, winged statues and elaborate decorati...more
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Pere Lachaise Cemetery
This is the largest cemetery within the city of Paris and a beautiful, very well-kept one, and aside from being the final resting place of hundreds of ordinary Parisians, its 118 acres contain the cherished remains of so...more
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Basilica du Sacre Coeur
For the aesthete: So perfectly and carefully constructed, Sacre Coeur sits on Paris’s highest point, held up as surely one of it’s most lovely tributes to god.
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Picasso Museum
An elegant mansion in the Marais, housing the definitive collection of works by Picasso ' thousands of paintings, drawings, sketches, sculptures and other artworks.
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Centre Pompidou
These two architects were virtually unknown at this time, and this giant, futuristic, exoskeletal arts centre raised serious issues at the time among Parisian critics and locals. Nowadays, however, Beaubourg (as it is al...more
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