Can u suggest the best day wise plan for a 5 day trip to Paris? staying in Champs Elysees. any veg food option

Question

am interested in museums/art galleries/monuments. Also suggest whether it is necessary to buy the museum pass in advance or can i buy it at the airport

Answer 1

Day one - Go to the Parc de Vert Galant on the westernmost tip of Ile de la Cite and take a boat ride up and down the Seine. The river, Notre Dame and the Eiffel tower will be your points of reference during your visit. The river divides the city into Left(south) and Right (north) Banks. The Tower is in the west of the city and Notre Dame is in the center.

After your boat ride explore the Ile de la Cite. This little island in the river is where Paris began.

On it you will find Notre Dame and in front of the church the zero mile marker from which all distances in France are measured. The Conciergerie, a medieval castle was turned ito a prison during the revoultion and you can see where Marie Antoinette was held prisoner before her execution. Sainte Chapelle was built by King Louis IX in the 13th century to house the Crown of Thorns and other relics. The Pont Neuf (the "new" bridge) is actually the oldest bridge in Paris.

Day Two - Go to the Place St. Michel in Latin Quarter. Wander thru the maze of little streets that were characteristic of the earliest days of Paris when this area got its name from the presence of so many students at the new University. Latin was language of the church and of scholars. See the Sorbonne, the Pantheon, the Cluny Museum, the Luxembourg Gardens and the Palais de Luxembourg built for Marie de Medici. Then take the metro over to Les Halles and the Centre Pompidou on the Right Bank.

Day Three - Start at the Arc de Triomphe built to celebrate the victories of the Emperor Napoleon I. Take the elevator to the top for the best view of the transformation of Paris done by Baron Hausman, city planner for Napoleon III. he created the Grand Boulevards, many of which radiate from this point. Walk to the Palais de Chaillot in the Trocadero across the river from the Eiffel Tower then cross, on foot to see it. Afterwards, walk to the Invalides, where Napoleon I and his son, the King of Rome are entombed. Then head back to the Musee D'Orsay in a converted train station and its fabulous collection of impressionaists.

Day Four The Louvre needs no explanation It is one of great museums of art. It deserves most of this day. If "great art" becomes a bit tiring, find your way to the Museum of Decorative Arts (in the same complex) and view the hisotry of fashion and its magnificent collect of designer originals. Take a walk under the Arc du Carousel and into the Tuileries Gardens. See the Orangerie and the Jea de Paume then the Place de la Concorde where the guillotine used to stand.

Day Five Montmartre in the north end of the city to see Sacre Coeur, the white confection of a cathedral built at the turn of the century. Wander thru the streets where Picasso used to hang out. In the Place de teatre you'll see his (considerably less talented) successors selling the worst art ever seen to gullible tourists. Wander down the hill to the Place Pigalle and to the Moulon Rouge, its the same place Toulouse Lautrec painted (but not the same quality of show that he saw..don't waste your money on the evening shows there).

Then grab the metro to the Place de la Bastille.See the new Opera house, the July column and then explore the Marais and the Old Jewish Quarter (have a falafel at the L'As de falafel on the rue des Rosiers...best in Paris) Make sure to see the Place des Vosges.

Answer 2

I suggest buying the museum pass in advanced. I dont think you can buy it at the airport, theres a tourist office I think near the Louvre. The pass was good but covered alot of stuff not just the museums but the monuments like the Eiffle Tower. Also with the pass you bypass the long lineups. I got the 2 day pass and I saw quite a bit in those 2 days.

I went in May for 5 days and I saw alot. The following are my favorite place:

Sacre Coure

Arc du Triomphe

L'Orangerie

Streets of Champ Elysee (lots of shops & restaraunts)

Louvre

Musuee D'Orsay

Seine River Cruise at night (a must)

Rodin Museum

Marmotton Museum

Jurden du Tuilieries (a huge beautiful park)

Go to the following website, it helped me alot. It has tips and advice. Also has a list of attractions with a brief description of each, nearest metro, hours, and cost:

www.frommers.com

Have fun!

Answer 3

I would plan about two to three activities a day, maybe one more at night.

In five days you want to plan the Louvre (you could spend a whole day there, so, plan according to your museum stamina.  I can only go about two to three hours inside a museum without a cup of coffee, and I don't remember if they have a coffee shop inside.  

The Louvre is on one end of the Champs Elysées, and the Arc de Triomphe is at the other end.

Notre Dame, and Ile d la Cité, and Pont Neuf are about half a day. Tour Eiffel and the Pont Alexandre III, another half.  Musée D'Orsay would probably take half a day.  Sacré Coeur and Mont Martres about half a day.  Centre Pompidou..  (still more art - a little brighter than the average gallery, so I did better there.)  That will actually pretty much fill your time.  you'll want to stroll the streets, and shop the stalls on the banks  of the Seine and all that stuff, too.  Take a river tour, not to mention just sitting at cafés and eating and sipping coffee or whatever drink you choose.