Places to visit in Paris

Eiffel Tower

Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France. Quai Branly. Paris

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. Constructed from 1887-89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.

The tower is 324 metres. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels. The top level's upper platform is the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union.

Louvre Museum

174 Rue de Rivoli . Paris

The Louvre is the world's largest museum and a historic monument. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the right bank of the Seine. Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited.

The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to the urban expansion of the city, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function and, in 1546, was converted by Francis I of France into the main residence of the French Kings

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Take a tour through the narrow streets oozing with history in this most cultural and artistic of Paris' districts, one which artists such as Picasso and Van Gogh sought out for inspiration.

Orsay Museum

62 Rue de Lille. 1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur. Paris

The Musée d'Orsay is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900.

The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986. It is one of the largest art museums in Europe

Our Lady Cathedral

6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II. Ile de la Cité. Paris

Notre-Dame de Paris is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité.

The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture

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Set off on a full-day trip to Mont-Saint-Michel from Paris. This medieval abbey is one of the most famous and iconic sights in France. The rocky island, declared a World Heritage site, was one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages.