Paris Essentials — 3 days
The must-sees of the City of Light. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & the Right Bank; Monuments & the Louvre; Montmartre & Departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & the Right Bank
- 09:00 — Arrival at Paris CDG — Charles de Gaulle Airport
- 10:30 — RER B to the centre — CDG → Châtelet
- Walk to the Marais — Châtelet → Marais
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Paris 4th — Marais
- Walk to Rue de Bretagne — Marais
- 13:00 — Lunch in the Marais — Rue de Bretagne
- Walk to Beaubourg — Rue de Bretagne → Place Beaubourg
- 15:00 — Centre Georges-Pompidou — Place Beaubourg
- Walk to Place des Vosges — Beaubourg → Place des Vosges
- 18:00 — Stroll through the Marais — Place des Vosges
- Walk to Rue de la Verrerie — Place des Vosges → Rue de la Verrerie
- 20:00 — Parisian bistro dinner — Rue de la Verrerie
Day 2 — Monuments & the Louvre
- 08:30 — Eiffel Tower (1st visit) — Champ-de-Mars
- Walk to the Trocadéro — Champ-de-Mars → Trocadéro
- 10:30 — Trocadéro Gardens — Place du Trocadéro
- Walk to the Champ-de-Mars — Trocadéro → Champ-de-Mars
- 12:30 — Picnic on the Champ-de-Mars — Champ-de-Mars
- Metro to the Louvre — Champ-de-Mars → Louvre
- 14:00 — Louvre Museum — Cour Napoléon
- Metro to Opéra — Louvre → Bd Haussmann
- 18:00 — Galeries Lafayette — rooftop — Bd Haussmann
- Metro to Montorgueil — Bd Haussmann → Rue Montorgueil
- 20:00 — Dinner on Rue Montorgueil — Rue Montorgueil
Day 3 — Montmartre & Departure
- 09:00 — Montmartre early in the morning — Place du Tertre
- Walk to Sacré-Cœur — Place du Tertre → Butte Montmartre
- 10:00 — Sacré-Cœur — Butte Montmartre
- Walk to Abbesses — Butte Montmartre → Rue des Abbesses
- 12:00 — Brunch on Rue des Abbesses — Rue des Abbesses
- 14:00 — Taxi / RER B to CDG — Paris → CDG
- 17:00 — Return flight — CDG