What to See in Montparnasse: 6 Stops Between Three Free Museums and the Catacombs
What to see in Montparnasse: six stops across the Musée Bourdelle, the Zadkine, the Musée de la Libération and the Catacombs, with hours and prices.
Guide 11 min
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What to see between the Canal Saint-Martin and Belleville: 5 stops and four centuries of architecture
Canal Saint-Martin and Belleville in five stops, free or nearly: the hôpital Saint-Louis courtyard, Ledoux’s Rotonde, Père-Lachaise, hours and works.
Guide 11 min
What to see in Saint-Germain-des-Prés: 7 stops from the Delacroix to the Monnaie de Paris
What to see in Saint-Germain-des-Prés: seven stops from the Musée Delacroix to the Monnaie de Paris, with the hours, the prices and the free days.
Guide 11 min
What to see on the Île de la Cité and the Île Saint-Louis: 6 stops from Notre-Dame to the Conciergerie
Île de la Cité and Île Saint-Louis in six stops, from Notre-Dame to the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie, with prices, winter hours and bookings.
Guide 12 min
What to see in the Latin Quarter: 6 stops from the Panthéon to the Jardin des Plantes
What to see in the Latin Quarter in Paris: six stops from the Panthéon to Cluny and the Jardin des Plantes, with the closing days and what costs nothing.
Guide 12 min
What to see in the Marais: 9 stops from place des Vosges to the Arts et Métiers
What to see in the Marais in Paris: nine stops around place des Vosges, the Musée Picasso and the Carnavalet, with closing days and the free museums.
Guide 12 min
What to see in Paris in 3 days: the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre, day by day
What to see in Paris in 3 days: the Louvre, Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre in the right order, and how to fix the plan if you land on a Tuesday.
Guide Itinerari 11 min
Chartres Cathedral: the free nave, the paid Treasury and the labyrinth on the floor
Chartres Cathedral: the nave is free and always open, the Treasury charges separately. Windows, labyrinth, crypt and how to get there from Paris.
Guide 8 min
Giverny: Monet’s house and garden, and why it pays to go before 1 November
Giverny: Monet’s house and garden close on 1 November 2026, with no 2027 reopening date yet. Prices, hours and how to get there from Paris.
Guide 7 min
Palace of Versailles: the just-restored Hall of Mirrors, the gardens and the Domaine de Trianon
Palace of Versailles: the just-restored Hall of Mirrors, the real price of the Passeport, Trianon opening hours and how to get there from Paris.
Guide 8 min
Paris for free: eleven museums that never charge, and the first Sunday of the month checked museum by museum
Paris for free: the eleven municipal museums with no charge, the first Sunday of the month checked museum by museum and the Louvre free evening.
Guide 10 min
Paris Museum Pass: what it actually covers, and the museums it leaves out
Paris Museum Pass 2026: how the hour-based count works, the private museums left out, the bookings it does not replace and who it is not worth it for.
Guide 9 min
Paris Sewer Museum: 7 stops in five hundred metres of real tunnels
The Paris Sewer Museum in 7 stops: the real tunnels under the quai d’Orsay, Belgrand and Haussmann and the route rebuilt in 2021.
Musei 10 min
Musée de la Légion d’honneur: 7 stops in the hôtel de Salm, and it is free
The Musée de la Légion d’honneur in Paris in 7 stops: the hôtel de Salm that Jefferson fell for, the five thousand objects and the Spada room.
Musei 10 min
Mémorial de la Shoah: 6 stops, and the wall with 75,568 names
The Mémorial de la Shoah in Paris in 6 stops: the Mur des Noms with 75,568 names, the crypt and the fichier juif. Free, and closed on Saturdays.
Musei 10 min
Conciergerie: 8 rooms of the kings’ palace that became a prison
The Conciergerie in Paris in 8 rooms: the salle des Gens d’armes of 1300, the kitchens of John the Good and Marie Antoinette’s cell.
Monumenti 10 min
Panthéon: 8 stops between the nave and the crypt, and the view that is closed
The Panthéon in Paris in 8 stops: the pediment, Soufflot’s dome, Foucault’s pendulum and the 81 burials in the crypt. The colonnade view is closed.
Monumenti 10 min
Catacombes de Paris: 8 stops twenty metres under Denfert-Rochereau
The Catacombes de Paris in 8 stops: the quarries, Héricart de Thury’s walls of bones, the inscription over the door and what changed with the 2026 reopening.
Musei 10 min
Palais de la Porte Dorée: 7 stops between the immigration museum and the aquarium
The Palais de la Porte Dorée in 7 stops: the palace of 1931, the immigration museum reopened in 2023, the crocodile pit and the albino alligators.
Musei 10 min
Musée Méliès: 8 stops at the Cinémathèque, and the colours painted by hand 13,795 times
The Musée Méliès at the Cinémathèque in 8 stops: the frame from Le Voyage dans la Lune, the hand-painted colours and the three tickets not to confuse.
Musei 11 min
Musée de la musique: 6 instruments at the Philharmonie, and the harp with no known owner
The Musée de la musique in 6 instruments: the Ruckers harpsichord, the guitar signed by Paganini and Berlioz and the Érard harp with no known owner.
Musei 11 min
Musée de Montmartre: 7 stops at 12 rue Cortot, and the manor house that never was
The Musée de Montmartre in 7 stops: Suzanne Valadon’s studio, the Jardins Renoir, the vineyard, the cabaret posters and the Rosimond legend undone.
Musei 10 min
Musée Marmottan Monet: 4 works, and the painting that gave Impressionism its name
The Musée Marmottan Monet in 4 works: Impression, soleil levant and its exact hour, the Water Lilies, Berthe Morisot’s self-portrait and the illuminations.
Musei 10 min
Maison de Balzac: 7 things to know in Passy, and the false name on the lease
The Maison de Balzac in Passy in 7 stops: the table of the Comédie humaine, the coffee pot with a coronet, the rue Berton door and free entry.
Musei 10 min
Musée Gustave Moreau: 25,000 works in the house the painter made his own museum
The Musée Gustave Moreau in Paris: the spiral staircase, the studios with walls packed with paintings, and the ticket that also opens the Musée Henner.
Musei 10 min
Hôtel de la Marine: 5 rooms and two stories on the place de la Concorde
The Hôtel de la Marine in Paris: the Intendant’s apartments, the loggia over the Concorde, the theft of the crown jewels and Victor Schœlcher’s desk.
Musei 11 min
Musée Jacquemart-André: 4 works in the house of the two collectors
The Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris: Paolo Uccello’s Saint George, the Tiepolo above the staircase, Rembrandt and Mantegna in the house of two collectors.
Musei 11 min
Musée de la Vie romantique: 5 keepsakes in Ary Scheffer’s house
The Musée de la Vie romantique in Paris, reopened in 2026: Ary Scheffer’s house, George Sand’s keepsakes, the cast of Chopin’s hand and the garden.
Musei 10 min
Musée Jean-Jacques Henner: 3 works in the painter’s house of the plaine Monceau
The Musée Jean-Jacques Henner in Paris: L’Alsace. Elle attend, the red-haired figures, the winter garden and the ticket that also opens the Musée Moreau.
Musei 10 min
Grande Galerie de l’Évolution: 7 stops in the iron and glass nave
The Grande Galerie de l’Évolution at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris in 7 stops: the caravane africaine, the lost species and 27 busts found in a cellar.
Musei 11 min
Institut du monde arabe: 7 works to see before the museum closes
The museum of the Institut du monde arabe in Paris in 7 works: the blue Quran, the astrolabes, the caliph’s basin. It closes for a year from summer 2027.
Musei 11 min
Monnaie de Paris: 6 rooms of the musée du 11 Conti, and the workshops at work
The musée du 11 Conti at the Monnaie de Paris in 6 rooms: the foundry still at work, the Grand Monnayage, the treasures and when to see the workshops.
Musei 10 min
Musée des Arts et Métiers: 8 machines to see, from the fardier to the pendulum
The Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris in 8 objects: Foucault’s pendulum in the medieval church, Cugnot’s fardier, the Pascaline and the pioneers’ aircraft.
Musei 11 min
Musée de la BnF: 7 treasures at Richelieu, and the free reading room
The musée de la BnF on the Richelieu site in Paris: the Grand Camée de France, Voltaire’s heart, Dürer’s rhinoceros and the salle Ovale, which is free.
Musei 11 min
Musée Cernuschi: 5 Asian masterpieces in a villa on the parc Monceau
The Musée Cernuschi in Paris, the city’s museum of Asian arts: the Meguro Buddha, the Tigress, a revolutionary’s villa and a permanent collection that is free.
Musei 10 min
Musée Curie: 6 stops in Marie Curie’s real laboratory, and entry is free
The Musée Curie in Paris in 6 stops: Marie Curie’s bureau and chemistry laboratory kept as they were, radium and the Fondation. It opens four days a week.
Musei 10 min