Paris needs little introduction: the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, and the Seine’s riverbanks have drawn travellers for over a century, and the city still delivers on the postcard image, block after block.
Why visit Paris
The Louvre holds one of the largest and most visited art collections in the world, from the Mona Lisa to the Venus de Milo, inside a former royal palace. The Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 World’s Fair, remains the city’s defining landmark and is best seen either up close from the Champ de Mars or from a distance at Trocadéro. Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Champs-Élysées, and Montmartre’s artists’ square round out a shortlist that barely scratches the surface of what the city holds.
Getting to Paris by train
Paris is served by several major stations depending on where you’re arriving from, with high-speed TGV connections to cities across France and direct international routes to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
Top things to do in Paris
- Visit the Louvre – book ahead and pick a wing rather than trying to see it all
- Go up the Eiffel Tower, or view it from Trocadéro across the river
- Walk from the Arc de Triomphe down the Champs-Élysées
- Explore Montmartre and the Sacré-Cœur basilica
- Cruise the Seine past Notre-Dame and the city’s historic bridges
- Browse the Marais for boutiques, galleries, and cafés