Paris Things to Do

If you like painting and art, plan a lot of time for the visit to Louvre. In fact you can easily spend there a day or two, the collection is very rich and absolutely amazing. Besides famous Mona Lisa...

Went to information desk at front of church asking direction to toilette. The Madame gave bogus (intentionally wrong?) direction. No wonder why they haven't won any wars since the 18th C - travel...

In 1976 when BB visited with our grandmother, she said it was too foggy to go up, so they went on a city tour instead. Later they did go. She wrote, "It took us two hours to get to the top. Then we...

L'Arc and the place Charles-de-Gaulle which surrounds it together form one of Paris' most famous landmarks. Twelve avenues radiate from the arch which explains why it is also called place de l'Etoile...

Starting from Amélie’s café in Rue Lepic, a group of VT members took a walk through Montmartre “up to the Sacré Coeur using backstreets that miss the general run of tourists”, as Paul (pfsmalo) had...

The Sainte Chapelle was built by Louis IX (St Louis) to house Christ's Crown of Thorns, one of the most valuable relics in all of Christendom. At the time what is today the Courts building was then...

Along the left bank of the Seine in the area of the Latin Quarter / Notre Dame, you will find a series of metallic green boxes that are cunningly strapped to the wall. Every one is a business in it's...

In August 2013 I had the privilege of touring the Orsay Museum with VT member breughel (Eddy). First we had a great lunch together at the ornate museum restaurant on the second floor and then he...

The Catacombs were created at the end of the 18th century to serve as an ossuary. In 1780 cause of public health reasons, the main cemetery of Paris, located in Les Halles, was closed. In 1785 the...

This is the biggest square of Paris. Its position is strategic for tourists infact at west you find Champs Elysees, at east the Tuileries gardens where you find the Orangerie museum. At north...

A trip to France is not complete until you have visited Versailles. Versailles is such a beautiful and grand place. The Palace is incredible in both size and in luxury. The history, artwork, the...

I realize that I have only really been to Paris once for any length of time, and that was in 1950 when I was 12. My only subsequent visit(s) were the equivalent of a day trip in 1964. I would come in...

In one word I can tell you what's wrong with the Avenue des Champs-Élysées: cars. This street is marketed as "the most beautiful avenue in the world", and it really is beautiful except for the fact...

L'hôtel des Invalides is the military museum of France. It was originally a home for crippled soldiers, hence its name. It's also the burial site of France's military heroes including but not limited...

Most people use the esplanade of the Trocadero as a viewpoint to the Eiffel Tower, but it does have it's own merits and photgraphic qualities. The building itself only dates from 1937 when the old...

a monument amongst monuments, a must see. A lot more history that which is told at the French revolution and the events that took place there like the imprisionement of louis XVI and marie...

This is the most famous of Paris Cabarets, it has been celebrated by Tolouse Latrec paintings first and more recently by the movie of Baz Luhrmann with Nikole Kidman. Some numbers: the show of Moulin...

The third best art museum of Paris, this museum contains art from 1905 to 1960. The collection ranges from post impressionist like Matisse to Dali to Warhol. The museum is extensive but not as...

The church initially was wanted by a group of influential people, it seems that one of the reason why they wanted the presence of the church, was that the defeat against the prussian army in 1870 was...

This stunning location houses the Lutecè thermal bath and the mansion of abbots of Cluny. One of the richest medieval collections in the world. I discovered this museum thanks to some Vt reviews and...

Hello, My journey on Disneyland Paris was great, i was a little kid at the time and i had a great time! All amusement worth the waits! Tip: the biggest queues are the ones that really have the best...

The Jardin de Luxembourg is the largest public park in Paris. There is plenty of seats for people watching, people playing boules, children playing by the pond, vaious trees, plats, flowers, fountains...

One of the must see while in Paris at least once. This is the one of the great sculptor Rodin. The museum is since 1919 the conservator and diffusion of the work of Auguste Rodin. The museum re open...

Built on the top of the Montagne Sainte-Genevive originally as a church dedicated to Genevieve the patron saint of Paris. Commissioned by Louis XV and designed by Soufflot the first stone was laid in...

From the Pont des Invalides, originally from Pont de l'Alma to the Concorde is a wide area called Cours la Reine, created by Marie de Medicis and is full of interesting statues and memorials notably...