Looking for a fun 3 day trip in beginning of May. Like to walk and explore cool sites, eat good food.
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2794 posts
You know better than anybody here what your interests are. Here's a place to start, especially the AT A GLANCE section:
https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/paris
Posted by
Massachusetts
1231 posts
Hi and welcome to the forum!
Use these suggestions by Rick Steves to create an itinerary based on your interests.
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/paris-itinerary
https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/paris
▲▲▲ Notre-Dame Cathedral Paris' most beloved church reopened last December, five years after a devastating fire.
▲▲▲ Sainte-Chapelle Gothic cathedral with glorious stained glass.
▲▲▲ Louvre Europe's oldest and greatest museum, starring Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
▲▲▲ Orsay Museum Nineteenth-century art, including Europe's greatest Impressionist collection.
▲▲▲ Eiffel Tower Paris' soaring iron icon.
▲▲▲ Champs-Elysées Paris' grand boulevard.
▲▲▲ Versailles The ultimate royal palace (château), with a Hall of Mirrors, vast gardens, a grand canal, plus a queen's playground (Trianon Palaces and Domaine de Marie-Antoinette).
▲▲ Espace Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration exhibit and virtual reality experience.
▲▲ Riverside Promenade and Paris Plages Traffic-free riverside areas for recreation and strolling; in summer, "beaches" add more fun.
▲▲ Orangerie Museum Monet's water lilies and modernist classics in a lovely setting.
▲▲ Rue Cler Ultimate Parisian market street.
▲▲ Army Museum and Napoleon's Tomb The emperor's imposing tomb, flanked by museums of France's wars.
▲▲ Rodin Museum Works by the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo, with many statues in a peaceful garden.
▲▲ Marmottan Museum Art museum focusing on Monet.
▲▲ Cluny Museum Medieval art with unicorn tapestries.
▲▲ Arc de Triomphe Triumphal arch marking start of Champs-Elysées.
▲▲ Opéra Garnier Grand belle époque theater with a modern ceiling by Chagall.
▲▲ Pompidou Center Modern art in colorful building with city views.
▲▲ Père Lachaise Cemetery Final home of Paris' illustrious dead.
▲▲ Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur Bohemian, hill-top neighborhood capped with a stunning white basilica and spectacular views.
▲▲ Carnavalet Museum Paris' history wrapped up in a 16th-century mansion.
▲ Jacquemart-André Museum Art-strewn 19th-century mansion.
▲ Picasso Museum Rotating Picasso exhibits filling a three-floor mansion.
▲ Panthéon Neoclassical monument and burial place of the famous.
▲ Ile St. Louis Residential island behind Notre-Dame known for its restaurants.
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/audio/audio-tours/paris
Posted by
Louisville, Ky
229 posts
While a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower is nice and a experience you'll remember, it is also (one of the) most striking features of the Paris skyline... and you can't see it if you're on it.
It you want a great view of the Eiffel Tower. Montparnasse Tower or the top of Arc de Triomphe provide views you won't get anywhere else.
Posted by
Minnesota
107 posts
The view of the Eiffel Tower from the Trocadero across the Seine River is amazing, especially at night when it is all lit up!
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
15187 posts
Are you actually in Paris on May 1? It's a national holiday and many things are closed.
Do you have 4 nights to give yourself 3 full days or are you arriving on day 1 and leaving on day 4?
Since you mention walking, you might consider doing walk with Paris Walks if something of interest is offered on your days in Paris.
You will be there when gardens will be lovely so I'd make sure to at least walk thru some of them on your way elsewhere?
For myself "fun" constitutes museum visits but that's not everyone's cup of tea! Are they of interest to you or would you rather skip?
Churches?
Art Nouveau architecture?
Where are you staying?