Guidebook for Paris
Arts & Culture
Also known as Beaubourg, the Pompidou Center hosts a vast public library as well as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe.
2590 locals recommend
The Centre Pompidou
Also known as Beaubourg, the Pompidou Center hosts a vast public library as well as the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe.
No need for an introduction! Le Louvre is one of the largest museum in the world.
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de RivoliNo need for an introduction! Le Louvre is one of the largest museum in the world.
The Musée d'Orsay houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne and Van Gogh.
1191 locals recommend
Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurThe Musée d'Orsay houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Renoir, Cézanne and Van Gogh.
Duc des Lombards
42 Rue des LombardsMost famous Jazz Club in Paris
Sightseeing
Notre-Dame, also known from Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, is among the largest and most well-known churches in the world.
1613 locals recommend
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul IINotre-Dame, also known from Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, is among the largest and most well-known churches in the world.
Originally completed in 1357 (reconstructed in 1892), l'Hôtel de Ville still host Paris' City Hall
502 locals recommend
Hôtel de Ville
Place de l'Hôtel de VilleOriginally completed in 1357 (reconstructed in 1892), l'Hôtel de Ville still host Paris' City Hall
Mapped and built during the 17th-century, l'Île Saint-Louis is a peaceful oasis of calm in the busy Paris centre. This island has only narrow one-way streets and no métro stations
444 locals recommend
Île Saint Louis
19 Rue Saint-Louis en l'ÎleMapped and built during the 17th-century, l'Île Saint-Louis is a peaceful oasis of calm in the busy Paris centre. This island has only narrow one-way streets and no métro stations
Designed by the architect I. M. Pei, the pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de RivoliDesigned by the architect I. M. Pei, the pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum
This pedestrian bridge became famous for the "Love" Locks attached to its railing. Lovers engraved with names on the lock and then throw the key into the Seine as a romantic gesture.
295 locals recommend
Pont des Arts
Pont des ArtsThis pedestrian bridge became famous for the "Love" Locks attached to its railing. Lovers engraved with names on the lock and then throw the key into the Seine as a romantic gesture.
The Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city.
1047 locals recommend
Place des Vosges
Place des VosgesThe Place des Vosges is the oldest planned square in Paris and one of the finest in the city.
View from the flat, this 171ft Tour is all that remains of a former 16th c. Church. The tower's decoration reflects the wealth of its patrons, the wholesale butchers of the nearby Les Halles market.
84 locals recommend
Saint-Jacques Tower
Square de la Tour Saint-JacquesView from the flat, this 171ft Tour is all that remains of a former 16th c. Church. The tower's decoration reflects the wealth of its patrons, the wholesale butchers of the nearby Les Halles market.
The Stravinsky Fountain is a whimsical public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
29 locals recommend
Fontaine Stravinsky
Rue BrisemicheThe Stravinsky Fountain is a whimsical public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
Drinks & Nightlife
Les Piétons resto bar tapas Paris 4
8 Rue des LombardsBuzzing Spanish taps bar
Food Scene
Typical french restaurant. I recommend the Aligot as a side dish if they have it on the menu that day.
7 locals recommend
Le Pavé
7 Rue des LombardsTypical french restaurant. I recommend the Aligot as a side dish if they have it on the menu that day.
Great bakery to buy your morning croissants. I highly recommend their Pain au Chocolat aux Amandes (there is no coming back...)
35 locals recommend
Maison Marnay
24 Rue Saint-MartinGreat bakery to buy your morning croissants. I highly recommend their Pain au Chocolat aux Amandes (there is no coming back...)
Essentials
Monop' Verrerie
6 Bd de SébastopolGrocery store
MONOPRIX
20 Bd de CharonneGrocery store
NATURALIA
52 Rue de PassyNaturalia is an organic grocery store
Shopping
You will find all you need at the BHV. They have a network of specialised shops in the neighbourhood (clothes, homeware, pet shop, cycling, etc.).
612 locals recommend
BHV PARIS
52 Rue de RivoliYou will find all you need at the BHV. They have a network of specialised shops in the neighbourhood (clothes, homeware, pet shop, cycling, etc.).