St-Germain & Les Invalides
Behind the Musée du Luxembourg, within the Jardin du Luxembourg, in the palace’s vintage orangerie (orangery), an elegant building filled with aromatic…
Must-see attractions in Paris
Paris
This monumental glass hall (Ricardo Bofill, 1996) of offices and shops replaces an unsightly parking garage (now underground) and evokes the wonderful…
Paris
The Pré Catelan garden area within Parc de Bagatelle squirrels away a wonderful Jardin Shakespeare where plants, flowers and trees mentioned in…
5bis Rue Verneuil (Serge Gainsbourg's Former Home)
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Parisian crooner Serge Gainsbourg lived here from 1969 until his death in 1991. It's still owned by his daughter, actor/singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, and…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The French language and all its nuance are guarded with care by 40 Immortels (Immortals) of the French Academy, founded by Cardinal Richelieu in 1635. The…
Paris
At the southwestern tip of the artificial island Île aux Cygnes, on the western side of the Pont de Grenelle, is a soaring one-quarter scale Statue of…
Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air
Latin Quarter
Along quai St-Bernard, this open-air sculpture museum (also known as the Jardin Tino Rossi) has more than 50 late-20th-century unfenced sculptures. It…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Within the Institut de France, the Mazarine Library is France’s oldest public library, founded in 1643. You can visit the bust-lined, late-17th-century…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Commemorating victories by Louis XIV’s armies, this triumphal arch was – like the Porte St-Denis – built in the late 17th century, replacing gates in the…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Contemporary photography exhibits feature at this two-floor gallery, which has an excellent bookshop and an Austrian cafe, Otto. Watch for film screenings…
Paris
This postcard-perfect bridge connects Île de la Cité and Île St-Louis. Dating from 1969, it is the seventh bridge built on this spot to link the two…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Completed in 1881, the ornate Pavillon Davioud in the Jardin du Luxembourg hosts events such as the Fête du Miel (Honey Festival) in late September every…
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Next door to the Assemblée Nationale is the Second Empire–style Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, built between 1845 and 1855. It's closed to the public.
Paris
In the Parc du Champ de Mars, the Wall for Peace Memorial of steel and etched glass facing the École Militaire (Military Academy) is by Clara Halter.
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Near the orchards in the south of the Jardin du Luxembourg is this historical apiary, where bees have produced honey since the 19th century.
Latin Quarter
French poet Paul Verlaine (1844–96) spent the last years of his life in the Latin Quarter and died here at 39 rue des Descartes. The building is closed to…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Fruit trees planted to exacting perfection fill centuries-old orchards in the southern section of the Jardin du Luxembourg.
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Built in the Flamboyant Gothic style from 1429, this church took two centuries to complete. As a result the nave was designed separately, in the classical…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Hôtel Matignon has been the official residence of the French prime minister since the start of the Fifth Republic (1958). It's closed to the public.
St-Germain & Les Invalides
On Carrefour de l’Odéon, a statue of Georges Danton, a leader of the Revolution and later one of its guillotined victims, stands head intact.
Louvre Porte des Lions Entrance
Paris
This entrance to the Musée du Louvre is invariably less crowded than the main Grande Pyramide entrance.
Paris
Check out modern art at the gallery of department store Galeries Lafayette.
Paris
The 1775 Château de Bagatelle sits within the beautiful Parc de Bagatelle. Visits by guided tour only.
Paris
This neoclassical church was completed in 1836. Monet was baptised here in 1841.
