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Notre-Dame Cathedral Guided Tour

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.

Brooklyn’s legendary porterhouse since 1887 (cash/debit only).

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.

Paris’s largest square, with the Luxor Obelisk and fountains, between the Tuileries and the Champs-Élysées. Free.

Daniel Boulud’s Michelin-starred French fine dining since 1993.

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