Paris in Depth — 7 days

A week of great museums, lively neighbourhoods and a trip to Versailles. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Marais; Louvre & Île de la Cité; Eiffel Tower & Champs-Élysées; Montmartre & Art.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Marais

12:00 — Arrival in Paris
14:00 — Hotel check-in — Le Marais
Walk to Place des Vosges — Le Marais → Place des Vosges
16:00 — Stroll through the Marais — Place des Vosges — Place des Vosges
Walk to the rooftop — Place des Vosges → Rooftop, Paris
18:00 — Drinks with a rooftop view — Rooftop, Paris
Walk back to the Marais — Rooftop, Paris → Le Marais
20:00 — Dinner at a Marais brasserie — Le Marais

Day 2 — Louvre & Île de la Cité

09:00 — Louvre Museum (morning) — Musée du Louvre
Walk to the café — Musée du Louvre → Café Marly
13:00 — Lunch at a café overlooking the Louvre — Café Marly
Walk to the Île de la Cité — Café Marly → Île de la Cité
14:30 — Notre-Dame de Paris & Île Saint-Louis — Île de la Cité
Walk to the Sainte-Chapelle — Île de la Cité → Sainte-Chapelle
16:30 — Sainte-Chapelle — Gothic stained glass — Sainte-Chapelle
Walk to the Seine — Sainte-Chapelle → Seine
19:00 — Seine river cruise — Seine

Day 3 — Eiffel Tower & Champs-Élysées

09:30 — Eiffel Tower — up to the top — Tour Eiffel
Walk to the Champ-de-Mars — Tour Eiffel → Champ-de-Mars
12:00 — Picnic on the Champ-de-Mars — Champ-de-Mars
Metro to the Arc de Triomphe — Champ-de-Mars → Arc de Triomphe
14:00 — Arc de Triomphe — panoramic view — Arc de Triomphe
Walk to the Champs-Élysées — Arc de Triomphe → Champs-Élysées
15:30 — Champs-Élysées & shopping — Champs-Élysées
Walk to Galeries Lafayette — Champs-Élysées → Galeries Lafayette
18:00 — Galeries Lafayette — department store & free rooftop — Galeries Lafayette

Day 4 — Montmartre & Art

09:00 — Montmartre — Place du Tertre, street artists — Place du Tertre
Walk to the Sacré-Cœur — Place du Tertre → Sacré-Cœur
10:30 — Sacré-Cœur Basilica — panorama over Paris — Sacré-Cœur
Walk to the crêperie — Sacré-Cœur → Montmartre
13:00 — Lunch at a Montmartre crêperie — Montmartre
Metro to the Musée d'Orsay — Montmartre → Musée d'Orsay
14:30 — Musée d'Orsay — Impressionism — Musée d'Orsay
Walk to Saint-Germain — Musée d'Orsay → Café de Flore
17:00 — Saint-Germain-des-Prés — historic café & bookshops — Café de Flore

Day 5 — Versailles

09:00 — RER C towards Versailles Château — Paris → Versailles
10:00 — Palace of Versailles — Hall of Mirrors & royal apartments — Château de Versailles
Walk to lunch — Château de Versailles → Versailles
13:00 — Lunch in the gardens or the estate's restaurant — Versailles
Walk to the gardens — Versailles → Parc de Versailles
14:30 — Gardens and groves of the Versailles park — Parc de Versailles
17:30 — Back to Paris — Versailles → Paris

Day 6 — Lively neighbourhoods

10:00 — Marché d'Aligre — the most authentic market in Paris — Marché d'Aligre
Metro to Belleville — Marché d'Aligre → Belleville
12:00 — Belleville & street art — Belleville
Walk to the Promenade Plantée — Belleville → Promenade Plantée
14:30 — Promenade Plantée (former elevated railway) — Promenade Plantée
Metro to Beaubourg — Promenade Plantée → Centre Pompidou
16:30 — Centre Pompidou & the Beaubourg district — Centre Pompidou
Walk to dinner — Centre Pompidou → Paris
20:00 — Gourmet dinner — contemporary French cuisine — Paris

Day 7 — Relaxing & Departure

09:00 — Flower market on the Île de la Cité — Île de la Cité
Walk to the shops — Île de la Cité → Paris
10:30 — Last shopping & souvenirs — Paris
12:30 — Lunch at your favourite bistro — Paris
15:00 — Transfer to the airport
17:00 — Return flight