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The People Paris Marais

Eco-friendly hostel near Notre-Dame with private and dorm rooms and a lively all-day restaurant.

The world’s great Impressionist collection in a Beaux-Arts railway station – Monet, Van Gogh, Degas.

Walk the island around the reopened Gothic masterpiece with a guide unpacking 850 years of history and the 2024 restoration.

Iron footbridges, plane trees and a young, café-lined waterway – picnic spot of choice for locals. Free.

The literary café of Sartre and de Beauvoir – come for the people-watching and a classic croque-monsieur.

Vibrant, well-priced 3-star on a quiet street near Opéra Bastille and Gare de Lyon.

Monet’s monumental Water Lilies in two oval rooms, plus Cézanne and Matisse downstairs.

Open-top double-decker looping every major sight with audio commentary – hop off at the Champs-Élysées, Louvre or Eiffel at will.