Paris is a city that defies clichés. Beyond the iconic iron silhouette of the Eiffel Tower and the grand boulevards designed by Haussmann lies a vibrant patchwork of historic quarters, secret courtyards, and world-class gastronomic culture.
1. Sunrise at Place du Trocadéro & The Eiffel Tower
Beat the tour buses by arriving at Trocadéro square at 06:45 AM. Watch the first morning light turn the iron lattice of the Eiffel Tower into glowing bronze, framed by springtime cherry blossom boughs.
2. The Louvre & Musée d’Orsay
While the Louvre houses over 35,000 works of human genius inside a royal palace, cross the Seine to Musée d’Orsay for the world’s finest collection of Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Van Gogh, and Degas housed inside a Beaux-Arts railway terminal.
3. Bohemian Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur
Wind through the cobblestone alleyways of the 18th arrondissement, past Picasso’s former haunts at Le Bateau-Lavoir, up to the white travertine domes of the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur for panoramic views stretching across all 20 arrondissements.
