72-hour expedition

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Palaces, art, fashion & vibes — curated for the drop.

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Western Palaces & Iron IconsStart early at Versailles, then work back into the city. Exit: Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel.

Palaces &
Iron Icons

6 stops
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Palais de Versailles
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🚆 RER C from Eiffel Tower · 14 km · ~20 min
Start here before the crowds descend. The most unhinged display of royal excess ever built — and somehow it's real.
Hall of Mirrors · King's Grand Apartment · Royal Chapel
🕘09:00 – 18:30
🍽Angelina café (inside the palace)
🚻Outside main gate & in the gardens
Must-seeUNESCOBook ahead
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Champ de Mars
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🚆 RER C back · 14 km from Versailles
The massive lawn leading up to the Tower. The "Wall for Peace" is lowkey underrated. Perfect decompression after palace chaos.
Wall for Peace · Lawns to the Tower
🕘24/7 open
🍽Small snack kiosks on perimeter
🚻Public cabins on park perimeter
Free entry24/7Great for pics
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Eiffel Tower
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📍 0.2 km walk from Champ de Mars
Glass floor on the 1st floor slaps. Gustave Eiffel's secret apartment at the top is genuinely wild. Book timed entry or wait forever.
Observation decks · Glass floor (1st) · Eiffel's office
🕘09:30 – 22:45
🍽Madame Brasserie (1st floor)
🚻1st, 2nd, and Summit levels
IconPre-bookGlass floor
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Trocadéro & Palais de Chaillot
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📍 0.8 km walk across the bridge
Best free photo angle in Paris, full stop. Musée de l'Homme and Cité de l'Architecture inside if you want substance with your selfies.
Iconic photo angle · Musée de l'Homme · Cité de l'Architecture
🕘Grounds 24/7 · Museums 11:00 – 19:00
🍽Café de l'Homme (views!!)
🚻Inside museums & garden-level public toilets
Best photo spotFree grounds
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Maison de la Radio
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🚌 Bus 72 or walk along the Seine · 1.8 km
Circular "roundhouse" architecture that pops on camera. Concert halls and cultural programming most tourists skip entirely.
Panoramic roundhouse architecture · Concert halls
🕘11:00 – 18:00
🍽Radioeat brasserie (chic)
🚻Main lobby restrooms
Hidden gemArchitectureCultural
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Bois de Boulogne
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🚕 Taxi or Bus 70 · 2.5 km
Fondation Louis Vuitton is one of the most beautiful contemporary art buildings on earth. Park and Bagatelle garden are free bonus content.
Fondation Louis Vuitton · Lakes · Bagatelle garden
🕘Park 24/7 · Fondation 11:00 – 20:00
🍽L'Auberge du Bonheur
🚻Inside Fondation & park facilities
FLV MuseumFree parkContemporary art
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Imperial History & Art MasterpiecesStart at Fontainebleau, return through centuries of history. Ends in Montmartre.

History &
Masterpieces

8 stops
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Château de Fontainebleau
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🚇 Ligne R from Paris Gare de Lyon · 60 km · ~40 min
Napoleon's Throne Room and Francis I Gallery. Less crowded than Versailles but hits just as hard. Start here early.
Napoleon's Throne Room · Francis I Gallery
🕘09:30 – 18:00
🍽Les Petites Bouches de l'Empereur
🚻Main courtyard (Cour d'Honneur)
Napoleon eraLess crowdsUNESCO
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The Panthéon
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🚇 Train/RER back · 55 km from Fontainebleau
Foucault's Pendulum proves Earth rotates. Victor Hugo and Marie Curie buried downstairs. Casual.
Foucault Pendulum · Crypts of Hugo & Curie
🕘10:00 – 18:30
🍽Many cafés on Rue Soufflot
🚻Basement level near the crypts
Foucault pendulumLatin QuarterNeoclassical
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Le Louvre
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🚇 Metro Line 7 or Taxi · 2.8 km
Venus de Milo, Mona Lisa (smaller than you think), Napoleon III's unhinged gilded apartments. Budget 3+ hours minimum.
Venus de Milo · Mona Lisa · Napoleon III Apartments
🕘09:00 – 18:00 (closed Tuesdays)
🍽Café Marly (terrace views)
🚻Every wing has facilities
World's largest museumPre-book3+ hrs
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Place de la Concorde & Champs-Élysées
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🚶 1.5 km walk through Tuileries Garden
The Luxor Obelisk is 3,300 years old and just standing in a roundabout. Walk through to the high-end flagship strip.
Luxor Obelisk · High-end flagship stores
🕘24/7 open
🍽Ladurée (Champs-Élysées)
🚻Public cabins near Tuileries exit
3,300-yr obeliskFreeIconic walk
Madeleine Church
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🚶 0.9 km from Place de la Concorde
Built to look like a Greek temple. Massive bronze doors, dramatic interior. Foyer de la Madeleine serves lunch in the actual crypt.
Greek-temple facade · Massive bronze doors
🕘09:30 – 19:00
🍽Foyer de la Madeleine — lunch in the crypt
🚻Use nearby cafés
Free entryNeoclassicalCrypt lunch
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Opéra Garnier & Galeries Lafayette
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🚶 0.8 km walk from Madeleine
Grand Staircase at Opéra is unreal. Free rooftop at Lafayette next door — no purchase required. Two icons, one neighbourhood.
Grand Staircase (Opéra) · Art Nouveau glass dome
🕘Opéra 10:00–17:00 · Lafayette 10:00–20:00
🍽Coupole food court (Lafayette)
🚻Every floor of Lafayette
Free rooftopNapoleon IIIArt Nouveau
Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur
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🚇 Metro Line 12 · 2.5 km
White basilica glowing at sunset, killer dome views, and Place du Tertre portrait artists who will charge you €80. Don't say yes.
White Basilica mosaic · Dome view · Artists' Square
🕘06:30 – 22:30
🍽Le Consulat (historic café)
🚻Behind the Basilica (Place du Tertre)
Sunset viewFree basilicaBohemian
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Moulin Rouge
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🚶 1.2 km walk downhill or Bus 54
The iconic red windmill you know from every movie. Even just the exterior at night is a whole moment. Shows three times nightly.
The Red Windmill · Cabaret theater
🕘Exterior 24/7 · Shows 19:00, 21:00, 23:00
🍽Dinner shows available (book ahead)
🚻Inside for show guests only
IconicNight showFree exterior
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Fashion & Shopping ExperienceFlea markets in the morning, high fashion in the afternoon, bohemian charm in the evening — then CDG.

Fashion &
Shopping

5 stops + departure
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Marché aux Puces de Vanves
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👜 Metro Line 13 (Porte de Vanves) · 6.5 km
The real Paris flea market — antique jewelry, vintage curiosities, French linens. Hit early before it closes at 14:00. Weekends only.
Antique jewelry · Vintage curiosities · French linens
🕘07:30 – 14:00 (Sat & Sun only)
🍽Local food trucks & neighbourhood cafés
🚻Avenue Georges Lafenestre
Weekend onlyFree entryGo early
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Galeries Lafayette & Opéra Garnier
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🚇 Metro Line 13 → Line 9 · 6 km from Vanves
Art Nouveau glass dome at Lafayette, Grand Staircase next door at Opéra. Free rooftop — no purchase needed.
Glass dome · Free rooftop · Grand Staircase
🕘Lafayette 10:00–20:30 · Opéra 10:00–17:00
🍽Coupole food court
🚻Every floor of Lafayette
Free rooftopArt NouveauLuxury brands
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Avenue Montaigne
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🚇 Metro Line 9 · 2.3 km
Dior. Chanel. Louis Vuitton. Most concentrated flex street in Paris. L'Avenue bistro is a celeb magnet — reservation or luck required.
Dior · Chanel · Louis Vuitton flagships
🕘Boutiques 10:00 – 19:30
🍽L'Avenue — celeb-favourite bistro
🚻Nearby shopping arcades
High fashionFlagship storesGolden Triangle
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Champs-Élysées & Lafayette Flagship
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🚶 0.5 km walk from Av. Montaigne
Luxury retail under Belle Époque architecture meets modern concept stores. Ladurée macarons here are non-negotiable.
Luxury retail · Belle Époque architecture · Concept stores
🕘10:00 – 21:00
🍽Ladurée — world-famous macarons
🚻Inside Lafayette store
MacaronsConcept storesBelle Époque
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Le Marais
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👜 Metro Line 1 · 4.5 km
Indie boutiques, vintage treasures, historic Jewish quarter architecture. Only Paris neighbourhood with a real personality. End the trip right here.
Indie boutiques · Vintage shops · Place des Vosges
🕘Always open · Boutiques 11:00 – 19:00
🍽L'As du Fallafel or hipster bistros
🚻Sanisettes near Place des Vosges
Vintage findsJewish QuarterIndie shops
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Departure · Eiffel → CDG Airport
🚕 Private taxi · ~45–60 min depending on traffic
Pickup near Champ de Mars. Direct to CDG via the Paris Périphérique. Time to go home and immediately plan the return.
📍Pickup near Champ de Mars
🛣Direct via Paris Périphérique
Allow 45–60 min + airport time
Private taxiCDG Airport
French Phrase Bath

Tap any card to copy the phrase. Impress locals, survive Paris, accidentally make friends.

Greetings & Basics
Greeting
Bonjour !
bohn-ZHOOR
Good morning / Hello
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Evening greeting
Bonsoir !
bohn-SWAHR
Good evening
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Thank you
Merci beaucoup !
mer-SEE boh-KOO
Thank you very much
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Ice breaker
Parlez-vous anglais ?
par-LAY voo ahn-GLAY
Do you speak English?
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Directions
Getting around
Où est le métro ?
oo eh luh may-TRO
Where is the metro?
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Navigation
Comment aller à… ?
koh-MAHN ah-LAY ah
How do I get to…?
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Distance check
C'est loin d'ici ?
say LWAHN dee-SEE
Is it far from here?
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Turn by turn
À gauche / À droite
ah GOHSH / ah DRWAT
Left / Right
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Restaurants & Cafés
Getting seated
Une table pour deux, s'il vous plaît.
oon TAH-bluh poor duh seel voo PLAY
A table for two, please.
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Ordering
Je voudrais… s'il vous plaît.
zhuh voo-DRAY… seel voo PLAY
I would like… please.
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Compliment
C'est délicieux !
say day-lee-SYUH
This is delicious!
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Paying up
L'addition, s'il vous plaît !
lah-dee-SYOHN seel voo PLAY
The bill, please!
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Essentials
Critical survival
Où sont les toilettes ?
oo sohn lay twah-LET
Where are the toilets?
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Pharmacy
Où est la pharmacie ?
oo eh lah far-mah-SEE
Where is the pharmacy?
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