5 days in Paris
David Iliff · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Paris punishes checklists and rewards neighborhoods. This route gives each area a half day minimum, books the two things that need booking, and leaves room for the city's best activity: wandering with a bakery stop in sight.
Day 1
Île de la Cité and the Latin Quarter
Notre-Dame's rebuilt silhouette, Sainte-Chapelle's stained glass (book ahead), Shakespeare & Company, and dinner in the Latin Quarter — rue Mouffetard for the classic bistro feel.
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Louvre and the Seine
Louvre at opening with a plan (pick one wing — Denon for the hits), recover in the Tuileries, cross to the Left Bank via Pont des Arts, sunset from the Seine banks with a picnic from a fromagerie.
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Montmartre and Pigalle
Sacré-Cœur before the crowds, the quiet backstreets behind Place du Tertre (rue de l'Abreuvoir), lunch on rue des Martyrs, and the evening in South Pigalle's cocktail bars.
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Versailles day trip
RER C to Versailles early with a timed ticket. Palace first, then rent a bike for the gardens and the Grand Trianon — most people never see the estate's best half. Back for dinner in Saint-Germain.
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Le Marais and the Eiffel Tower, finally
Le Marais morning: Place des Vosges, falafel on rue des Rosiers, vintage shops. Then the Eiffel Tower done right — sunset from Trocadéro, then walk under it at night when it sparkles on the hour.
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