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This is the view of Champs-Élysées from the top of Arc de Triomphe. The Avenue is a very grand and wide, a great outdoor shopping district.
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PARK AND GARDEN:
Jardin de Luxembourg 6th arrondissement
Jardin du Luxembourg, the Luxembourg Garden, is the second largest public park in Paris. Palais du Luxembourg, Luxembourg Palace, is situated inside the park and houses Luxembourg Museum.
The garden contains green lawn with over a hundred statues, monuments, and fountains. The garden has this tranquil atmosphere. Art, photography and sculptures are displayed inside the orangery.
Metro: Odéon, St-Sulpice,
RER: Luxembourg
Monet's Garden at Giverny
Giverny is a commune in northern France and also known as the location of Claude Monet's gardens and home. Claude Monet's house and gardens at Giverny became a museum in 1980. The gardens were replanted as they were before. It draws visitors especially in the summer when the flowers are blooming.
SNCF: Vernon
CEMETERY:
Père Lachaise Cemetery 20th arrondissement
This largest cemetery in the city of Paris is the final resting place of Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. It continues to draws tourists.
Hour: Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm. 8.30am – 6pm on Saturday. 9am – 6pm on Sunday and Public Holidays. Closed at 5:30pm from November 6 to March 15.
Metro: Père Lachaise, Philippe Auguste
Catacombs 14th arrondissement
The Catacombs of Paris is the underground cemetery that holds the remains of six million people. If you go, do wear old clothes and shoes because the wet ground and particles on the wall can mess up your attire.
Hour: 10am – 5pm. Closed on Monday and Public Holidays. Last admission at 4pm.
Metro: Denfert-Rochereau
NEIGHBORHOOD:
Champs-Élysées 8th arrondissement
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is considered to be "the most beautiful avenue in the world". It is one of the most famous upscale shopping districts.
The Avenue is lined with horse-chestnut trees, cinemas, cafés, restaurants, global chain stores, and luxury specialty shops. The monuments on the Avenue include Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde.
Hour: 10am – 8 or 10pm. Open on Sunday.
Batobus: Champs-Élysées
Metro: Charles de Gaulle-Etoile, George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trocadéro 16th arrondissement
Trocadéro is an area across River Seine from Eiffel Tower. The hill of the Trocadéro is the hill of Chaillot, a former village. It includes Jardins du Trocadéro and Palais de Chaillot. This is a popular place for tourists to have photo op with Eiffel Tower in the background.
Batobus: Eiffel Tower
Metro: Trocadéro
La Défense
It is a a business district housing many of the tallest skyscrapers of Paris and an open-air museum. La Défense features its Grande Arche and esplanade and is located at the western end of the Historical Axis of Paris, which includes, from left to right, Louvre, Champs-Élysées, and Arc de Triomphe.
Metro: La Défense
Tuileries Garden 1st arrondissement
Situated at the west of the Louvre, the Garden holds Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, which is a museum of contemporary art. Fine sculptures are also displayed through out the garden.
Hour: 7am – 9pm in summer. 7:30am – 7:30pm in winter.
Batobus: Louvre
Metro: Tuileries
Champ de Mars 7th arrondissement
It is a large public area with lush green between Eiffel Tower to the northwest and École Militaire to the southeast.
Batobus: Eiffel Tower
Metro: École Militaire,
RER Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel
Saint-Germain-des-Prés 6th arrondissement
Since 1920, Saint-Germain-des-Prés has been known for its cafés scene. It was the center of the existentialism movement and where philosophers, writers and artists hung out .
Ernest Hemingway was a regular at Café de Flore, at the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue St. Benoit. Les Deux Magots in the same area had famous patrons such as Pablo Picasso. But those days are long gone. Today these two cafés are crowded with tourists trying to feel what Hemingway felt like and see what Picasso saw in the cafés. The price has certainly gone up to reflect their fame since they became tourist attraction. I wonder if Picasso were still alive, would he pay a premium to dine there today?
Batobus: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Latin Quarter 5th arrondissement
Latin Quarter is in the area clustered with higher education institutions. It was known for students' hangout. Latin language was once spoken in this neighborhood because Latin was the international language of learning in the Middle Ages. That's how Latin Quarter got its name.
Here you find all these bars, cafés and bistros. Whether they serve authentic French food or not is debatable. However, it is a popular spot for tourists to find cheap eats.
Batobus: Notre-Dame
Metro: St-Michel, Cluny-La Sorbonne
Île de la Cité 1st & 4th arrondissement
The island in River Seine is the center of Paris and where the medieval city was located. The celebrated examples of medieval architecture on Île de la Cité are Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, and Conciergerie.
Batobus: Notre-Dame
Metro: St-Michel, Cité
Montmartre 18th arrondissement
Montmartre is an officially historic district. It is a hill in the north of Paris with Basilica of Sacré Cœur on its summit.
Artists who had studios or worked in Montmartre include Salvador Dalí, Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. The house where the painter Maurice Utrillo lived and worked became the Musée de Montmartre.
There is a small vineyard in Rue Saint-Vincent. You will also find the red-light district of Pigalle. Moulin Rouge theatre is in Pigalle.
Metro: Anvers, Abbesses
Montparnasse 14th arrondissement
Before World War II, the cafés and bars of Montparnasse were artists' meeting place. Montparnasse highlighted the bohemian lifestyle and art scene. It also attracted political exiles such as Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Porfirio Diaz, and Simon Petlyura.
Today, Montparnasse is known for cafés and bars. The tunnels of the Catacombs of Paris are beneath the ground.
Metro: Montparnasse
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