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Hôtel Jeanne d’Arc Le Marais

Charming 3-star on a quiet Marais lane beside Place du Marché Sainte-Catherine, steps from St-Paul.

Soufflot’s neoclassical masterpiece; the crypt holds Hugo, Curie, and Baker, with Foucault’s pendulum above.

Skip the queue and follow a guide straight to the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and the Louvre’s must-sees without the maze.

Cobbled, leafy lanes and ornate tombs – Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf and Chopin all rest here. Free.

Intimate Art Deco hotel right on the Canal Saint-Martin; spacious rooms with canal views.

The world’s most-visited museum – Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo. Enter via the Carrousel to skip the pyramid queue.

Skip-the-line entry to the Hall of Mirrors and State Apartments, plus round-trip transport from central Paris.

The world’s largest antiques flea market – a labyrinth of 1,700 stalls just north of the city. Free to wander.