Paris first-timer recommendations

"I'm wondering if any are really not worth the time based on the experience of travelers who've been there. And what things are absolutely, under any circumstances, not to be missed. Thanks!"

This is totally subjective. IF you are not a museum person then you should not feel obligated to see any of the dozens of museums available. Ditto churches and gardens!

It might help for you to list what you're intending to see so we can make specific comments and recommendations.

For myself, going up in the Eiffel Tower is not worth my time. I went up in the 70's and now have a fear of heights so that is a hard pass for me.

Arc de Triomphe? - again, did that in ancient times, don't need to do it again.

Champs Elysees? - I avoid like the plague. I am not a shopper.

Upscale eating? Not for me.

Sitting in a cafe for a couple of hours to people watch? Not for me either.

Sitting in a garden for a couple of hours to people watch? Oh yes, that is what I enjoy!

Louvre - always - for me. And I usually go more than once during my visits. The last 2 visits I went 3 times each visit. Others feel the Louvre is too busy, crowded, hot, exasperating to be fun. Meanwhile, because I've been often, I pick one area, go do that and then leave. I avoid the crowded areas around the Mona Lisa.

Other museums? Always! In a 3 week visit I will often have a museum visit every day BUT this is what I enjoy and I doubt anyone else wants this kind of itinerary!

Tell us what you enjoy as well. We might come up with some interesting ideas!

Of the large museums, the d’Orsay was my favorite, both architecturally and for its collections.

Thanks for the input. Here are the things on the list:
Louvre Museum / Musée de l'Orangerie - limit Louvre to main sites
Sainte-Chapelle / The Conciergerie (maybe) / Notre-Dame
Palace of Versailles
Musée d'Orsay
Musée Rodin, especially the sculpture garden (The Thinker, The Gates of Hell)
The Panthéon (maybe)
Musée de Cluny
Eiffel Tower (take elevator?)
Seine river cruise
Seine river promenade
Montemartre / Place du Tertre / Sacre-Coeur Basilica
Jardin du Luxembourg
Rue Cler Market walk - follow RS audio
Marais District
Palais Garnier / Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann
Arc de Triomphe / Champs-Élysées (follow RS audio) / Place de Concorde
Le Bon Marche department store - La Grande Épicerie de Paris (luxury gourmet food hall) - near our hotel

This is totally subjective. IF you are not a museum person then you
should not feel obligated to see any of the dozens of museums
available. Ditto churches and gardens!

Wise words from Pam! What cannot be missed is going to depend on your own interests. Me? The Louvre, D'orsay and Musée de Cluny were gotta-dos and didn't disappoint. Ditto to the Towers of Notre Dame, Sainte-Chapelle/Conciergerie, the Panthéon, Palais Garnier, Jardin du Luxembourg, L'Orangerie,, Arc de Triomphe (top), Musée Rodin, Père Lachaise and Montmartre cemeteries, Dôme des Invalides, and some of the older churches. In between all that we wandered blissfully about just taking in the vibe.

What we skipped? Top of the Eiffel and a day trip to Versailles: no regrets. What didn't impress? Champs-Élysées. What I wish we'd been able to fit in? Basilica of Saint-Denis. Oh well, something for next time! :O)

I'm going to agree with Kate and Pam. It is so subjective and really based on what YOU like to do. And I think your list, while pretty full, is great for a first time visit.
Personally, I love L'Orangerie, Musée d'Orsay and the Cluny museums but not a fan of the Louvre--too big for me. I also love the various gardens around Paris (big and small). I'm also a sucker for churches and go to Notre Dame everytime I'm in Paris (super easy to enter the church without a ticket even if the line looks long, it moves quickly.) I love to shop in the smaller stores and, while I've gone to La Grande Épecerie and Galleries Lafayette it's not something I'd add to a list of recommendations. I would, however, recommend you check out all of the covered streets (passages couverts) in Paris if shopping is on your to do list. They are charming! And there are a number of them.
I hope you enjoy your trip!

So, these are the things I’d like to see when visiting Paris for the first time. But they differ in location and time needed to see them. Versailles requires to take a RER train and will take a large part of a day. Musée d’Orsay and musée Rodin are close to each other and near the Seine, so you could maybe take a Seine-cruise, though I don’t know if they start there.

My point is that you need to cluster and then see if it can be done in 5 days, but also in a way that you’ll have some time to yourself. It is also very nice in every city to just stroll around and see what you encounter.

Have a good trip and enjoy this magnificent city!

> what things are absolutely, under any circumstances, not to be missed

Using your list and tweaking it a bit:

I wouldn’t miss:
Louvre Museum (one wing, no more than 3 hours)
Sainte-Chapelle
Notre-Dame
Musée d'Orsay
Eiffel Tower (but don’t go up)
Seine river promenade
Montemartre
Sacre-Coeur Basilica
Jardin du Luxembourg
Arc de Triomphe (go up)
Walk in and around Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis

Try hard not to miss:
Musée Rodin
Palace of Versailles (problem is visit eats lots of time)
The Panthéon
Petit Palais
Musée Jacquemart-André
Palais Garnier
Musée Marmottan
La Madeleine
Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Can be missed:
Musée de l'Orangerie
The Conciergerie
Musée de Cluny
Seine river cruise
Rue Cler Market

Thank you all for your feedback. I'm kind of re-thinking the Palace of Versailles, only because it eats up over half a day. Thoughts on this?

Do you want to see Versailles? You need to decide what you really would like to see not what someone else thinks you should see based on their likes and dislikes.

I THINK we may want to see Versailles. Obviously, we've never been. I do know that it's a bit of a time commitment to get there and back. I'll keep thinking on it.

I like Marco's list.

If you think you'd like to see Versaille then I would keep it on your list of activities. That may mean you will need to drop some other items off your list to fit in your timeline. Honestly, there is no right or wrong choice here. It's your first (hopefully not last!) visit and I'm sure you will enjoy whatever you choose.

I have spent months in Paris over many visits and some sights that might have been a draw years ago have changed and are less so now. I would put the Champs-Elysees on that list so if you can make the time there very brief to just ‘see it’, I think your time would be better spent elsewhere.

I would also toss out an alternative to Rue Cler which is Rue des Martyrs in the 9th. It is a quintessential market street filled with mostly locals compared to some of the others that are common tourist draws.

Bob

What do you like to do when you go to … Vancouver, San Francisco, LA, Chicago, NY or Washington DC. Or for that matter, Seattle?

And how do you feel about crowds?

Would you rather go to a museum, a jazz club, a park, or the Pike Place Market? Do you prefer to walk the Seattle waterfront or go to galleries in Langley? Or do it all?

And what was your vision when you chose Paris?

This morning, someone from my exercise class told me about her grandmother/granddaughter week-long trip to Paris. The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Shakespeare Books, Seine cruise after dark, Notre Dame, lunch on the Champs Elysees and flea markets. I asked what the 13-year old liked best. It was the patisseries and boulangeries and restaurants. Tea and croissants.

We’ve been to Paris three times; four times to France. Total of 15 days in Paris and 2 months is France, so I have less experience than many, here. But what I’d suggest is …

• Some special big sites
• Some off the beaten path
• Stroll a few neighborhoods
• Parks as well as churches and museums
• Music - whether a church organ or a jazz club or the opera
• I would recommend AGAINST Versailles, but hey, who am I to speak to your interests. I just thought it was way overcrowded and that the art and gardens were both second rate, compared to art we’ve seen in Paris and gardens we have enjoyed in Paris and elsewhere in France.

Organize your Paris days by neighborhoods … arrondissements. For example, one or two days for the 5th and 6th, choosing from Notre Dame, St Chapelle, Musee d’Orsay, the Cluny Museum, Luxembourg Gardens, and quieter spots such as Eglise St. Etienne du Mont (a real gem), Rue Mouffetard or the Musee du Luxemboug but only if the exhibition that it is showing is to your liking. Three years ago, we loved a little show dedicated to Monet’s brother, Claude. I see that the current exhibit there is Andy Warhol, which has a different appeal.

Another example. The First, Second and Ninth Arrondissements - Choose from among the Louvre, Musee de l’Orangerie, Tuileries Gardens, Les Passages Couvertes (we quite enjoyed, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy, Passage Verdeau and Gallerie Vivienne), Opera Garnier, Galeries Lafayette (department store)

Smaller gems. Paris has so many museums and churches and the well-known ones are quite crowded. For good reason, but one can only take so much. I’ve already mentioned a couple of smaller gems that I’ve liked, Eglise St. Etienne du Mont and Musee du Luxembourg. Other small and not so small places that I’ve enjoyed are the Petit Palais, Musee Jacquemart-Andre, Maison Balzac, and Paroisse St. Pierre de Montmartre - a lovely and very old little church behind the grander Sacre Coeur Basilica. We followed our visits to those Montmartre churches with a lovely slow walk to the back side of Montmartre and then around and down the hill for lunch at a creperie and then into the 10th Arr where we stepped into a patisserie to soak in the visuals of pastries that we were too full to eat.

Plan as you might, be free to enjoy the unexpected. Maybe it’s a street musician, or an unexpected gallery exhibit, or a cafe that looks tempting or a restaurant that smells great and that has the sounds of laughter coming outside. For what is happening, take a look at https://parisjetaime.com/eng/. You can also search that site for neighborhoods, activities, coming events, etc.

There are a lot of differing opinions here on what's time worthy and what isn't, so it seems it would be difficult to pick and choose from differing lists.

I've been around in France on and off for 50+ years, but I've never gone up the Arc de Triomphe though it sounds interesting, haven't been near rue Cler since the 1970s, nor Versaille since pushing a baby stroller on the gravel in the gardens in 1980, and didn't go up the Eiffel Tower until recently. The point being that whatever you don't do, will be fine, too.

People have given wonderful suggestions, so I urge you to group the sites on your list geographically, and enjoy your trip. It's all new to you and you'll love it.

Wow, thanks so much everyone for all your suggestions. A lot to digest. Great having this forum to get thoughts from experienced travelers.

Do I need to carve out an entire day for Versailles? We were planning to go there and then come back and walk around Marais. I"m just wondering if that is a ton of walking. We're both in decent enough shape, so I suppose we could do it. I just don't want it to feel like a chore.

There's a lot to see at Versailles but you can choose to make it a full day or a half day. Take a look at the Versailles website https://www.chateauversailles.fr/ as it explains all of the options for the time of year you will be there. When we were last there we rented a golf cart to explore the grounds as this was our second time there but our kids first and we were delayed getting there due to train strike.

Do I need to carve out an entire day for Versailles? We were planning to go there and then come back and walk around Marais. I"m just wondering if that is a ton of walking. We're both in decent enough shape, so I suppose we could do it. I just don't want it to feel like a chore.

After Versailles, you could go to the Jardin du Luxembourg. In May, it stays open until around 9pm and it’s close to your hotel. You could just sit in one of those comfortable reclining chairs, relax, and people watch in a beautiful park. That’s easy enough to do after a long day at Versailles.

I realize it’s aggressive, which is why I’m asking for input.

Bob,
My 2 cents.....If you choose to go to Versailles, plan on using up most of the day, but when you return to Paris you will likely have time for a boat ride on the Seine in the evening, before or after dinner. Or if you limit your Versailles stop to just the palace or just the grounds, you will have time on return to fit in something else from your list.
For your other days, plan on one thing in the morning and one thing in the afternoon, both in the same area. If you have extra time you can add in another sight to visit, or some down time for strolling or sitting or a leisurely lunch, or time for an aperitif/cocktail. Some places are good pairings (e.g. Ste. Chapelle and Notre Dame, and a stroll (promenade) along the Left Bank, checking out the bouquinistes, stopping at a bistro or cafe for lunch.) The Opera Garnier is close to the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps dept. stores, and not far from Montmartre, so that would make a good day. You can make these stops long or short, it's up to you.

Another good combo day is the Rodin Museum, ( and nearby Napoleon's Tomb if you're interested), then the Eiffel Tower from the Champs de Mars and cross the Pont d'Lena to the Trocadero for a great view of the Tower. From there it is close to the Arc de Triomphe. The view down the Champs Elysee is a good one, but I wouldn't choose to walk along it....too many chain stores. Good idea to go up the Arc instead of the Eiffel Tower. (Rue Cler is near the Eiffel Tower, but I concur with others that there are many streets with the same ambience and likely fewer tourists.)
One day could be the the Church of St.-Germain-des-Pres, Jardins de Luxembourg, Cluny Museum. Pair the Musee d'Orsay with Ste. Chapelle and Notre Dame. (Latter two in the a.m....2 hours at Ste. Chapelle and I hour at Notre Dame. Add another hour to ascend the Notre Dame towers if you choose, or the crypt below the cathedral.) Have lunch, then visit the Musee d'Orsay. (3 hours). Or flip-flop these, with the Orsay in the a.m. and Ste. Chapelle and Notre Dame in the afternoon. You could even attend a concert at Ste. Chapelle (make it your last stop on this day.) One other day could be the Louvre and a Marais exploration.
I think that is 5 days....full, but not rushed. I have grouped places within areas where you can walk between them without making long treks from one to the next. My last visit to Paris was in 2023, when I was 79, so I don't move quickly and get tired if I try to see too much in one day. My suggestions here work for this old lady, and I believe will work for younger folk as well.
Each evening you could find a place for dinner in whatever neighborhood you are in. Make sure you do this in the neighborhood where your hotel is too. (Oh yes! Get a crepe from a street seller for a snack. Quintessential Paris street food!)
Get yourself a tourist map where all the main sights are marked. It will give you a visual idea of the central city, where most sights are, and will make your exploration of Paris easier and more relaxing. Remember, when the mood strikes you, take a seat on a park bench, or along the river, or at a bistro or cafe or bar to have a meal or a snack or a drink to absorb this wonderful city.
I think I left out very little from your list...the Pantheon, the Orangerie, Rue Cler. And there are some other wonderful museums in Marco's list. You will fall in love with Paris. My first time there, when hubby and I spent 4 months in Europe, driving around in our VW bug, I felt as if even the air in Paris was special. I remember feeling that if I was blindfolded and set down in Paris, I would know I was there just from the feel of the air! And this was on a trip through 9 countries. Paris stood out from every other wonderful place we visited. Amusez-vous bien!

Bob, to your actual question. For me, not to be missed.....Rodin Museum, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower from below, Cluny Museum, Orsay Museum (esp. top floor), Ste. Chapelle, Opera Garnier, Basilica Cathedral of St.Denis. Skippable sights are....walking along the Champs Elysees, ascending the Eiffel Tower, REvisiting Versailles (been there 3 times. Everyone should see it once, however), Catacombs, Place de la Concorde, Tuileries Gardens.

Bob...My 2 cents turned out to be about $22.00!

Stella - Thanks for your clarification, and for your thoughts. You're right; it is our trip and ultimately up to us.
Judy - Thanks for your $22 worth, and for taking the time to write your extensive reply. Really do appreciate it.

Here is our tentative schedule (prior to all your wonderful input):

We arrive on a Tuesday evening from Seattle.

Day 1 (Weds):
Restful morning
Scenic Seine Walk
Musée de l'Orangerie
Tuileries Garden
Louvre (enter at approximately 5PM)

Day 2 (Thur):
Sainte-Chapelle & The Conciergerie(?)
Notre-Dame Cathedral & Towers
Musée de Cluny
The Panthéon (?)
Jardin du Luxembourg
Evening Seine River Cruise

Day 3 (Fri):
Palace of Versailles (?)
Historical Marais Walk

Day 4 (Sat):
Musée d'Orsay
Musée Rodin Sculpture Garden
Rue Cler Market Walk
Eiffel Tower

Day 5 (Sun):
Montmartre / Place du Tertre & Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Palais Garnier & Galeries Lafayette
Arc de Triomphe
Champs-Élysées

Too much? Group sites differently? I tried to keep things in the same general area.

I think your last grouping of sights looks pretty good.

2 comments:

Day 2: The Louvre at 5P would be a no-go for me but I am a morning person and you all might not be! Is there any particular time frame you are interested in or any particular works of art? Here is a link to the days that rooms are closed each week. Check it a few weeks ahead of your trip to see if a particular room you are interested in is closed.

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visit/list-of-available-galleries

Day 4: I would not make the Rue Cler walk a priority. I stay in this neighborhood and it's a great street for restaurants but the walk is a little silly in my mind. I WOULD head there for a dinner meal before the ET or if you need a snack. The Orsay is likely to take you most of the morning. You'll get refreshed walking between the Orsay and the Rodin and might want to eat lunch or pick up a sandwich from a boulangerie on the way.

You'll need timed entry tickets for the Orangerie, Louvre, Sainte-Chapelle, Versailles, Orsay, The other museums you can either walk up or buy just before you go on the museum's official website.

Have a wonderful time!

Pam - I chose the 5PM entrance for the Louvre because I've read it's less crowded in the evening (Weds is the only day it's open in the evening). Our plan was to do the quick (2-3 hour) RS guided tour. Thanks for your other thoughts.

Bob, Day 5 sounds a bit ambitious, time-wise. Morning Montmarte? Yes. Metro to Palais Garnier to save some time. Yes. I would go to the Arc de Triomphe from here by metro and walk DOWN the Champs Elysees. (It is uphill from the place de la Concorde).
I also would skip the Rue Cler market walk. Maybe a Passage Couvert instead (check out their locations and fit I n with a sight you are visiting). As for grouping, when you check online for distances and walking time between sights, be aware that they can take longer...foot traffic on the sidewalks can slow you down, as well as using this time to take in Paris, and stop to look around you. Hence my suggestion for the metro on day 5. You should probably drop one thing on that day if you plan on walking from place to place. There just won't ber time to enjoy it all, (IMO).
Day 4, plan on the whole morning at the Orsay. You can have a nice lunch at the Rodin Museum cafe before visiting the gardens and house. From here, yes, a nice walk to the Eiffel Tower and dinner afterward.

Any particular reason you have not included Notre Dame? I would consider that to be a must-see.

Totally understand your reasoning for the Louvre entry although TBH, not sure there is that much less traffic later in the day. Depending on when you are going in May it might also be hot by late afternoon. It is not well air conditioned.

I also wanted to tell you to make sure you purchase timed entry tickets directly from each museum's website. There are SO many 3rd party ticket sellers out there who will rip you off. Since you are not going until May, you can spend some time bookmarking the official websites for each museum so when you are ready to book you've got them and don't have to try to find them when you are feeling pressure. I think ALL the official websites have a colored banner across the top warning you of fraudulent ticket sellers! The websites themselves are also a motherlode of information about exhibitions, specific pieces, etc. Sometimes even if you google "official Museum XX website" some of the first hits will be the scammers.

Judy - Thank you. I inadvertently left Notre Dame off the things I was copying over for my post. We do have ND planned for day 2. I edited my post to include it now.

Pam - Thanks for the tip regarding timed-entry tickets. Good to keep in mind.

I was in Paris with my daughter in April 2025 for a mother / daughter trip. We spent a day in Versailles. I would suggest devoting a day to Versailles IF you like gardens or art- it has both that could take days to explore. Having said that, my husband I will in Paris later this month and because the two of us love gardens, I am happily returning.

Art museums - whew! What a wonderful city to see art. However, I can honestly say that I can easily grow weary of art. I love and appreciate it-the churches, the museums, but for me I burn out quickly. I need a day (or two after visiting the Louvre), between each museum. If it helps, I went to the Louvre with daughter last year, husband and I are not going this year. We are looking to go to St Chappelle and Notre Dame.

As others have referenced, I love walking the Seine, some of the gardens and truly soaking in one of the most beautiful cities in the world- the public spaces are phenomenal! Sitting in the Tuileries with a book, people and Paris watching just makes me happy.

The only real recommendation I would make is to be honest with yourself and have your travel companions do the same. Would a day in the Louvre, several hours in l’Orangerie and The Rodin museum really thrill you or your travel companions, or do you feel like these are things you “should” do in Paris. We are in our fourth trip to Europe, currently in Italy; we do what truly interests us. The other suggestion I would make- have everyone pick one or two “must sees” for them and then plan to see at least one thing that each persons lists.

Wishing you safe and happy travels.

I was referring to Marco's list of everything there is to see in Paris as a "can't miss" with the implication that you could reasonably visit every one of those in five days.

Stella, I put about 10 things on my “I wouldn’t miss” list, and those can easily be seen in five days.

“Try hard not to miss” is not the same as “can’t miss.”

(Weds is the only day it's open in the evening).

A small correction here: the Louvre is open late on Friday evenings too.

This, again from Pam:

I also wanted to tell you to make sure you purchase timed entry
tickets directly from each museum's website. There are SO many 3rd
party ticket sellers out there who will rip you off.

Amen. In fact, a test google for"Louvre" this morning brought up one of those 3rd parties as the first result. Specifically avoid the notoriously overpriced products offered by "Feel the City" or "Walker Tours", among others. The official website is https://www.louvre.fr/en, and an adult ticket for a non-EEA citizen is €32.00, or €38.00 with an audioguide versus "Feel the City's" charge of €76,00.

Packed, but likely do-able.

Not sure what sights or activities you want to emphasize in the Marais. Friday evening is Shabbat, the Jewish sabbath. So, Jewish restaurants and shops will be closed.

Clubs - Jazz, gay and other clubs - will probably be swinging.

Since your Marais time follows your (partial) day at Versailles, by the time you get to the Marais, some of what you might choose to see in the Marais might be closed. Musee Carnavalet, Museum of Jewish Art and History, Maison de Victor Hugo.

You can never do it all.

I don’t know that I’d choose to do two major museums (e.g., Orangerie and Louvre) in a single day, though we probably did that on our first visit to Paris in 2010. Crowds are substantially worse now and will be in May ‘27.

As to your day with the Luxembourg Gardens, the Cluny and the Pantheon, add 20 or 30 minutes and 1/2 a block for Eglise St. Etienne du Mont and learn a bit about St. Genevieve. 1000 years before Joan of Arc, she rallied Parisians agains Atilla and the Huns.

Indoors, but behind the sanctuary and in the Ambulatory, there is a stunning collection of stained glass windows that were moved from other churches in Paris to St. Eiienne during WW1. https://www.saintetiennedumont.fr/english/history-architecture/#stained

(If you’re short of time, consider St. Etienne instead of the Pantheon.)

LATE NOTE - you’ve done well to group stuff geographically. Still, I’d drop Versailles and just enjoy Paris, more. Perhaps add that time for more of the Latin Quarter (Sorbonne, Musee Curie, Rue Mouffetard, Jardin des Plantes) and Le Marais.

Bob,
A thought just occurred to me. The last 2 times we visited the Rodin we just walked around the gardens. If you are tired or pressed for time, don't feel like you have to tour the house. To me, there main thrill is seeing all the sculptures outside (and taking a short rest on a bench in the lovely garden). My favorites are the Burghers of Calais and there Gates of Hell. I do hope you get to stop there. Give it an hour.

Thanks all for your continued input.

Judy - We were planning to limit the Rodin Museum to the garden, so thank for that confirmation.

Fred - Thanks for the Eglise St. Etienne du Mont suggestion. We love churches, so may go by there when we're in the area.

Just visited last month (London, Paris and Amsterdam) and the d'Orsay was one of our favorite museums of our trip - the impressionism/post impressionism exhibits were more impactful to me than the Louvre, overall and the architecture is incredible. We also really like the Notre Dame Tower climb - very informative and great views at the top - you can reserve a spot online. As others have mentioned, sitting at cafe's for meals and snacks was a very enjoyable and memorable daily activity.

I know it's not at the top of anyone's list, but I did see it was mentioned by several people: Père Lachaise Cemetery
I spent a couple enjoyable hours walking through it with the map and booklet.
You'll enjoy Paris no matter what you decide to see.

I enjoyed my morning at Pere Lachaise cemetery, too. Chopin was my highest priority but found others too, like Denon .

"Thanks of the Eglise St. Etienne du Mont suggestion. We love churches, so may go by there when we're in the area."

In addition to what Fred listed about this marvelous church, there is a stunning medieval carved rood screen. Almost none survived (this is the only example in Paris) and this one has double helix stairs on either side of it. Truly amazing.

As you approach the church, the steps around on the left side which face down a small and picturesque street are the steps featured in the Woody Allen film, Midnight in Paris where Gil (Owen Wilson) was picked up by the time-traveling taxi.

And I would say a cruise on the Seine is absolutely special and not to be missed. Meanwhile, I couldn’t care any less about seeing the Sacré Coeur.

So you see, it really is different strokes for different folks.

Don't over schedule your days.

One of my favorite things to do in Paris is to get lost.

Stop and smell the roses. Stop at a cafe for coffee and people watch. Walk through a park.

For me, the most wonderful thing about Paris is Paris.l

Have you considered doing a food tour? The one we took was Secret Food Tours and I think a food tour highlights a lot of what's special about Paris.