Collection · Paris
From the Gothic of Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle to the Palais Garnier, the Panthéon, Place des Vosges, Pont Alexandre III and Père Lachaise.
10 places
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Museums & culture· Île de la Cité
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.
Museums & culture· Île de la Cité
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.
Viewpoint· Champs-Élysées
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.
Museums & culture· Invalides
Louis XIV's hospital for veterans, now home to the Army Museum. Beneath its gilded dome Napoleon lies in a red quartzite sarcophagus.
Museums & culture· Latin Quarter
A neoclassical temple on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève where France buries its great figures, from Voltaire and Victor Hugo to Marie Curie. Foucault's pendulum swings beneath the dome.
Museums & culture· Opéra
The Second Empire opera house, all marble, gilt and velvet. Its grand staircase and the Chagall ceiling over the auditorium inspired The Phantom of the Opera.
Special place· Le Marais
The oldest planned square in Paris, a perfect quadrangle of red-brick houses over stone arcades in the heart of the Marais. Victor Hugo's former home sits in one corner.
Special place· Invalides
The most ornate bridge on the Seine, lined with lamps, nymphs and gilded winged horses. A single steel arch links Les Invalides to the Grand Palais.
Special place· Belleville
A city of tombs among trees and cobbled lanes, where Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf and Jim Morrison are buried. It's the most visited cemetery in the world.
Viewpoint· 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.
Before you go
Tickets come with an entry time, and the chapel sits inside the Palais de Justice behind airport-style security. Go on a sunny day: the windows come alive.
Place des Vosges, Notre-Dame and the Panthéon link up on foot in just over half an hour, crossing via the Île Saint-Louis.
The Palais Garnier is open for daytime visits, but the auditorium can close for rehearsals. Check the Paris Opera calendar before you go.
The cemetery is huge and hilly. Pick out the graves you want to see first and use the gate closest to them.
Checked on November 3, 2026. Opening hours and tickets can change, so check each place’s website before you go.
