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Paris with a day in Versailles

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Paris with a day in Versailles

  1. Day 1

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags ibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9ème
    2. to · Activity Walk around the Grands Boulevards and check your rail route for Versailles Grands Boulevards, Paris

      Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near the end of your walk Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  2. Day 2

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Activity Visit a focused selection of Louvre galleries Louvre Museum, Paris

      Choose an actual reservation. The Louvre normally closes Tuesday, so swap days if needed.

    3. to · Meal Lunch near Rue de Rivoli Rue de Rivoli, Paris
    4. to · Activity Walk the Tuileries from the Louvre toward Place de la Concorde Tuileries Garden, Paris
    5. to · Activity See the Seine near Pont de la Concorde or pause for coffee Pont de la Concorde, Paris
    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  3. Day 3

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Activity Look for Art Nouveau Metro entrances and street details Square Montholon, Paris

      Compare details on the way toward Grands Boulevards.

    3. to · Activity Walk Passage Jouffroy and Passage des Panoramas Passage des Panoramas, Paris

      Look at the covered roofs and shopfronts. Some individual businesses open later.

    4. to · Meal Lunch around the Grands Boulevards Grands Boulevards, Paris
    5. to · Activity Explore Galerie Vivienne and the Palais-Royal arcades Galerie Vivienne, Paris
    6. to · Activity See Opéra Garnier and nearby storefronts from the street Palais Garnier, Paris

      Treat an interior visit as a separate choice if you want to shorten the arcade route.

    7. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  4. Day 4

    Versailles

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Rail Travel to Versailles and walk toward the estate Versailles Château Rive Gauche

      Match the window to a published rail route and allow for the entrance queue.

    2. to · Activity Walk the palace grounds or use a reserved palace admission Château de Versailles

      Confirm estate and garden hours. If you book the palace interior, shorten the garden loop.

    3. to · Meal Lunch around Versailles town center Versailles, France
    4. to · Activity Explore the streets around Place du Marché Notre-Dame Place du Marché Notre-Dame, Versailles

      Check trading hours before relying on individual stalls.

    5. to · Rail Return to Paris Paris

      Use a published departure and allow time for the station walk.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  5. Day 5

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Meal Start with a bakery stop near Rue Montorgueil Rue Montorgueil, Paris

      Pick a bakery that is open on your day and keep the first stop small.

    3. to · Activity Walk the market streets around Les Halles Les Halles, Paris
    4. to · Meal Have lunch at or near Marché des Enfants Rouges Marché des Enfants Rouges, Paris

      Check the market’s trading days. The surrounding streets offer a fallback.

    5. to · Activity Walk to Place des Vosges through the Marais Place des Vosges, Paris
    6. to · Meal Pause at a neighborhood cafe Le Marais, Paris
    7. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  6. Day 6

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Activity Walk the Seine bookstalls toward Saint-Michel Quai Saint-Michel, Paris

      Individual stalls keep their own hours.

    3. to · Activity Browse Shakespeare and Company or nearby bookshops Shakespeare and Company, Paris

      Allow for a line and keep a nearby shop as a backup.

    4. to · Meal Lunch in the Latin Quarter Latin Quarter, Paris
    5. to · Activity Walk around the Sorbonne and through Luxembourg Gardens Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris

      Park hours vary by season.

    6. to · Meal Take a cafe break in Saint-Germain-des-Prés Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
    7. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  7. Day 7

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Activity Use a reserve block for a missed museum or a Palais-Royal walk Palais-Royal, Paris

      If a reserved museum slot moved, keep the rest of this day loose.

    3. to · Activity Walk the public arcades around the garden Jardin du Palais-Royal, Paris
    4. to · Meal Lunch near the Palais-Royal Palais-Royal, Paris
    5. to · Activity Explore the Bibliothèque nationale Richelieu site if open BnF Richelieu, Paris

      Check access by room and keep a shorter walk as backup.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    Overnightibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9èmeParis
  8. Day 8

    Paris

    Europe/Paris
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags ibis Paris Grands Boulevards Opéra 9ème
    3. to · Activity Optional last walk near your hotel Grands Boulevards, Paris

      Skip this if you need the time to get to your departure point.