Ready-made trips · France
Paris in 5 days
The Eiffel Tower and Invalides, the Louvre and the Tuileries, and Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur, with an evening by the Seine.
- Length
- 5 days
- Best time
- April to June, September to October
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- None, all in the city
Five days in Paris: Montmartre and Pigalle; Napoleon, Rodin and the Eiffel Tower; The Louvre to the Tuileries. Each full day is one of our own checked days, planned to be walked in order, with opening hours checked and lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in ParisArrival
- When you arriveSeine River WalkScenic riverside walk with bridges and views.Tip: A relaxed way to see many of Paris's landmarks from the water level — the riverside quays are genuinely pleasant for walking regardless of a boat tour.
Lunch nearby: Le Petit Châtelet or Café de Flore
Dinner: Kunitoraya or Café Campana
2Montmartre and Pigalle
- MorningMontmartre & Sacré-CœurHilltop basilica and artistic neighborhood.Tip: The basilica offers free entry and genuinely good views over Paris — go early morning to see the neighborhood's cobblestone streets before the tour groups arrive.
- AfternoonMusée de la Vie RomantiqueA painter’s house in a leafy courtyard below Montmartre, with a garden tea room.Tip: The garden tea room is open spring to autumn.
- EveningMoulin RougeThe famous cabaret beneath its red windmill in Pigalle.Tip: Book weeks ahead; the 9pm show is followed by a later one.
Lunch nearby: Le Consulat or Le Relais Gascon
Dinner: Le Consulat or Le Relais Gascon
3Napoleon, Rodin and the Eiffel Tower
- MorningInvalides & Napoleon’s TombMilitary museum and Napoleon’s tomb.Tip: Home to Napoleon's tomb beneath a genuinely striking golden dome — the military museum here is more extensive than most visitors expect.
- AfternoonMusée RodinRodin’s mansion and rose garden, with The Thinker and The Kiss.Tip: A garden-only ticket is cheap and shows the best-known bronzes.
- If you have timeRue Cler Market StreetPedestrian street with food shops and cafes.Tip: A genuinely charming pedestrian market street good for assembling a picnic — less touristy than some of Paris's more famous food streets.
Lunch nearby: Café du Marché or Le Petit Cler
Dinner: Café du Marché or Le Petit Cler
4The Louvre to the Tuileries
- MorningLouvre MuseumWorld’s largest art museum with Mona Lisa.Tip: Book a timed slot and use the Porte des Lions or Carrousel entrance, not the pyramid queue.
- AfternoonPalais Royal & ArcadesHistoric courtyard with gardens and arcades.Tip: Genuinely elegant covered arcades and gardens — the striped Buren columns in the courtyard are a distinctive modern art installation worth seeking out.
- EveningTuileries GardenFormal garden between Louvre and Place de la Concorde.Tip: A genuinely elegant formal garden connecting the Louvre to Place de la Concorde — free to stroll, with classic Parisian park chairs to relax in.
Lunch nearby: Juveniles or Kunitoraya
Dinner: Le Relais de l'Entrecôte or Café du Marché
5Sainte-ChapelleLast morning
- Before you leaveSainte-ChapelleA royal chapel of soaring stained glass, fifteen windows of light.Tip: Go on a sunny morning, when the upper chapel glows; the security queue is shorter with a timed ticket.
Lunch nearby: Le Petit Châtelet or Shakespeare and Company Café
Dinner: Breizh Café or Les Antiquaires
Where to stay
Le Marais
Medieval lanes of mansions, museums, boutiques and bars in the 3rd and 4th.
Saint-Paul and Hôtel de Ville metro (line 1); walk to Notre-Dame and the Louvre.
Saint-Germain & Latin Quarter
The Left Bank of literary cafés, bookshops and the Luxembourg Gardens.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Saint-Michel metro; RER B at Saint-Michel direct to CDG airport.
7th arrondissement
Elegant, calm streets between the Eiffel Tower and the Invalides.
École Militaire and La Tour-Maubourg metro (line 8); RER C along the river.
Everything in the plan is ready to book
The full plan has a map of each day, directions between stops, opening hours, restaurant choices, hotels in these areas and tickets, tours and trains linked to book with the provider you choose.
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