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The Eiffel Tower in spring, seen from the gardens below

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Paris essentials

8 placesFreeUpdated November 5, 2026

The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle, the Musée d'Orsay, the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré-Cœur and the Luxembourg Gardens.

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  1. Essential

    Viewpoint· Champ de Mars

    Eiffel Tower

    Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair. Its platforms look out over the bends of the Seine and the zinc rooftops of the whole city.

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    The Eiffel Tower in spring, seen from the gardens below
  2. Essential

    Museums & culture· Louvre

    The Louvre

    The former royal palace turned into the world's most visited museum, with I. M. Pei's glass pyramid in the courtyard. Home to the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory and the Venus de Milo.

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    The glass pyramid lit up at night in the Louvre palace courtyard
  3. Essential

    Museums & culture· Île de la Cité

    Notre-Dame Cathedral

    The great Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire. The restoration has brought back the pale stone of the nave and the glow of its rose windows.

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    The east end of Notre-Dame with its flying buttresses, seen from the Left Bank of the Seine
  4. Essential

    Museums & culture· Île de la Cité

    Sainte-Chapelle

    A 13th-century Gothic chapel built by Saint Louis inside the royal palace. The upper chapel is almost entirely glass: fifteen soaring windows that tell the Bible in coloured light.

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    The lower chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, with painted columns and a starry blue vault
  5. Essential

    Museums & culture· Saint-Germain

    Musée d'Orsay

    A 1900 railway station that now holds the world's largest Impressionist collection, with Monet, Renoir, Degas and Van Gogh under the iron-and-glass vault and its giant clock.

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    The Musée d'Orsay building on the banks of the Seine, with the two clocks on its facade
  6. Essential

    Viewpoint· Montmartre

    Sacré-Cœur and Montmartre

    The white basilica crowns the hill of Montmartre, and its steps are one of the great balconies over Paris. Around it lie the steep lanes and painters' square of the old village.

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    The white Sacré-Cœur basilica on top of Montmartre, above the hillside gardens
  7. Essential

    Viewpoint· Champs-Élysées

    Arc de Triomphe

    Napoleon's triumphal arch stands at the centre of the Étoile, where twelve avenues meet. From its rooftop the Champs-Élysées run in a straight line all the way to the Louvre.

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    The Arc de Triomphe lit up at night
  8. Essential

    Nature & beaches· Saint-Germain

    Luxembourg Gardens

    The garden of the palace that now houses the French Senate, with its toy-boat pond, the Medici Fountain and green chairs scattered among flowerbeds and chestnut alleys.

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    The south facade of the Luxembourg Palace, overlooking the garden

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Before you go

How to see the Paris essentials

  1. Group by area

    Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle are five minutes apart on the Île de la Cité, the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay face each other across the Seine, and the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe fit into one afternoon.

  2. Book the Louvre and the tower

    The Louvre requires a timed ticket booked on its website and is closed on Tuesdays. For the Eiffel Tower, buy on the official site toureiffel.paris: ticket-office queues get long in high season.

  3. Notre-Dame is free

    There's no charge to enter the cathedral. You can book a free time slot on notredamedeparis.fr to skip the line; the towers are a separate, paid visit.

  4. Use the Métro

    The Métro reaches every stop on this list. Buy tickets in the RATP app or on a Navigo Easy card, and climb Montmartre by funicular or on foot from Anvers station.

Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.

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