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So the Paris-Travel team has made a selection of its favourite places and sights for you to see.
With a few of these addresses, you'll be sure to enjoy your stay...
The " must sees "
The Louvre Museum - 1st arr.
An old Royal Palace, it became one of the first European museums. It holds the largest major western art collection in the world, divided into 8 categories, from ancient times to the 19th century. Its most famous works of art : The Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
Métro : Palais Royal / Musée du Louvre
Directory enquiries : 01 40 20 50 50
www.louvre.fr
Paris Museum of Modern Art / Centre Georges Pompidou - 4th arr.
This museum with its bold architecture is located in the Halls area. It houses one of the most important collections of modern art in the world. Here you will find works of art by Matisse, Braque, Léger, Picasso, Kandinsky.
Métro : Rambuteau
Directory enquiries : 01 44 78 12 33
www.centrepompidou.fr
The Sacré Coeur - 18th arr.
This Roman Byzantine style basilical, situated on the hill of Montmartre, overlooks the whole of Paris. The inside contains several decorative treasures : marble sculptures, stained glass windows and mosaics.
Métro : Anvers
Tel : 01 53 41 89 00
www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com
The Eiffel Tower - 7th arr.
Erected in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 Universal Exhibition, it is the most representative symbol of Paris. With a height of 300 metres, it is the tallest structure in the city.
Métro : Bir-Hakeim - Trocadéro
Tel : 01 44 11 23 23
www.tour-eiffel.fr
d'Orsay Museum - 7th arr.
The elegant d'Orsay station that is now a Museum offers extensive and varied collections of art dating from 1848 to Art Nouveau : paintings, sculptures, graphic arts...
Tel : 01 40 49 48 14
Métro : Solferino
www.musee-orsay.fr
Our favourites
Maillol Museum- Dina Vierny Foundation
Dina Vierny was the model of the sculptor Aristide Maillol. In the Bouchardon hotel she built a museum dedicated to the works of Maillol. On permanent exhibition are also the works of Kandinsky, Gauguin, Bonnard, Serge Poliakoff...
61, rue de Grenelle, 7th arr.
Métro : rue du bac
Information : 01 42 22 59 58
www.museemaillol.com
Carnavalet Museum
Right in the heart of the Marais, not far from the place des Vosges, the Carnavalet Museum houses the memory of Paris. This impressive architectural ensemble contains 140 rooms dedicated to the history of Paris, from it's origins to today.
23, rue de Sévigné, 3rd arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 44 59 58 58
www.paris.fr/musees/musee_carnavalet/default.htm
The Picasso Museum
The Museum dedicated to the Spanish master of Modern Art can be found in the hotel Salé. It offers a chronological route that starts in the large rooms on the first floor of the hotel and follows on towards the old stables that are in the sculpture garden.
Hôtel Salé
5, rue de Thorigny, 3rd arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 42 71 25 21
www.musee-picasso.fr
The Cluny Museum The National Museum of the Middle Ages is installed in two exceptional Parisian monuments: the Gallo-Roman thermal baths and the Cluny abbots hotel. It was founded in 1843 thanks to the collections of an amateur, Alexandre Du Sommerard, who had a passion for the Middle Ages.
Musée national du Moyen Âge - Thermes et hôtel de Cluny
6, place Paul Painlevé 5th arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 53 73 78 00
www.musee-moyenage.fr
The Guimet Museum
This Museum was born from the passion of a rich industrialist from Lyon, Emile Guimet, for religions from classic ancient civilizations and the Orient. It is one of the very first Museums of Asian Arts in the world.
6, place d'Iéna, 16th arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 56 52 53 00
www.museeguimet.fr
The unusual things to see in Paris
The Paris Catacombs
Discover the history of the Paris quarries and catacombs through many photographs and a very full historical section.
1, Place Denfert-Rochereau, 14th arr.
Directory enquiries : 014 3 22 47 63
The Père Lachaise Cemetery
In this cemetery lie two centuries of celebrities such as Marcel Proust, Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Sarah Bernhard... It is also the largest "Museum" of outdoor sculptures in France, also containing a park of stained-glass windows worthy of a cathedral.
16, rue du Repos, 19th arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 43 70 70 33
Grévin Museum
300 great names of history in waxed figures, are here for you to meet in mythical Parisian places and to re-live the important moments of the 20th century, the history and present times of France.
10 bd Montmartre, 9th arr.
Directory enquiries : 01 47 70 85 05
www.musee-grevin.com
Squares and Gardens
Jardin de Bagatelle
An English garden, created in the XVIII century for Queen Marie-Antoinette. Acquired in 1904 by the city of Paris who added a rose garden and theme gardens which are now dedicated to rose collections and competitions.
Allée de Longchamp (the Sèvres route to Neuilly)
www.paris.fr/fr/environnement/jardins/liste_jardins/bois_boulogne
Parc Montsouris
This park has more than 1000 trees, some of which are over 100 years old. Here you will discover several sculptures as well as a weather observatory and a 5 meter high stone obelisk, landmark of the Paris meridian line.
Boulevard Jourdan, 14th arr.
RER(train) : Cité Universitaire
www.paris.fr/fr/environnement/jardins/liste_jardins/parc_montsouris
The Jardin des Plantes
A wonderful stop for all tourists, especially those with children as it houses the Paris menagerie. The Museum of Natural History is situated just at the exit of the gardens.
57, rue Cuvier, 5th arr.
Métro : Austerlitz and Censier Daubenton
www.paris.fr/fr/environnement/jardins/liste_jardins/jardin_plantes
The Parc Monceau
This XVIII century park in the style of the Second Empire is surrounded by luxurious Haussmanian buildings. Beautifully maintained, it is frequented by Parisians that live or work in the area.
Boulevard de Courcelles, 17th arr.
Métro : Monceau
www.paris.fr/fr/environnement/jardins/liste_jardins/parc_monceau/
Outside of Paris
Versailles
The most renowned château in France with its magnificent park and its fabulous apartments. A trip to the outskirts of Paris that is an absolute must !
Avenue Rockefeller, 78000 Versailles
RER(train) : (ligne C) Versailles - Rive Gauche - Château de Versailles
Directory enquiries : 01 30 83 78 00
www.chateauversailles.fr
Barbizon
A picturesque village of painters about an hour outside of Paris. It was the cradle of the Impressionist movement, it is still a special meeting place for the artists from the area.
Tourist Office : 01 60 66 41 87
www.barbizon-france.com
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