The City of Light — Eiffel Tower, Louvre, croissants and timeless romance
Paris is the most visited city on earth for good reason — it is simply beautiful. Boulevards lined with Haussmann buildings, the Eiffel Tower illuminating the night sky, the finest art in the Louvre, the fashion houses of Chanel and Dior, the cafés where Hemingway once wrote, the Seine River winding past Notre Dame — Paris is a city that lives up to every expectation and then surpasses them. Even a simple walk through Montmartre or a picnic on the Champ de Mars feels cinematic.
April to June is magical — mild temperatures, cherry blossoms, and fewer crowds than summer. September to October is the Parisian autumn with golden foliage and harvest season. July and August are peak tourist season — crowded and expensive but vibrant. December has Christmas markets and the city aglow with lights. January–February is low season with the best hotel deals.
The iconic iron lady — take the elevator to floor 3 at 276m for a 70km view across the Île-de-France
World's largest art museum — home to Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory, and 35,000 works of art
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité — recently restored after the 2019 fire, reopened 2024
Sun King's breathtaking royal palace 20km from Paris — Hall of Mirrors, formal gardens, Marie Antoinette's hamlet
Impressionist art museum in a converted railway station — Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, and Degas
Bohemian hilltop village with the white-domed Sacré-Cœur basilica, artists' quarter, and cabaret history