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3-Day Paris Itinerary: Best Things to Do

Paris rewards three full days of nonstop wandering: the Eiffel Tower and grand Right Bank avenues on day one, the Louvre and the medieval islands of the Latin Quarter on day two, and bohemian Montmartre flowing into the Marais on day three. This busy itinerary clusters each day by arrondissement, threads in real boulangeries and bistros, and keeps every stop within its confirmed opening hours.

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1Eiffel Tower & Western Paris Icons
  1. 🍽️
    Café du Marché 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    📍 Rue Cler / Gros-Caillou, 7th arr., Paris
    45m
    A bustling corner brasserie on the market street Rue Cler, beloved for its terrace and an affordable Parisian breakfast.
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  2. 🚶
    8:49 AM – 9:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·11m
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    Eiffel Tower 🏛️ Landmark
    9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    📍 Champ de Mars, 7th arr., Paris
    2h 30m
    Gustave Eiffel's 330 m wrought-iron tower from 1889 is the defining icon of Paris. Arrive at opening to beat the queues.
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  4. 🚶
    11:36 AM – 11:45 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.4 mi ·9m
  5. 📍
    Place du Trocadéro 🌄 Viewpoint
    11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
    📍 Trocadéro, 16th arr., Paris
    30m
    The terrace of the Palais de Chaillot offers the most famous head-on panorama of the Eiffel Tower across the Seine.
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  6. 🚶
    12:31 PM – 12:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.7 mi ·14m
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    Les Cocottes de Christian Constant 🍴 Food
    12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    📍 Gros-Caillou, 7th arr., Paris
    1h 15m
    Christian Constant's casual bistro on Rue Saint-Dominique serves seasonal French fare in cast-iron cocottes.
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  8. 🚶
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.7 mi ·15m
  9. 📍
    Musée Rodin 🖼️ Museum
    2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    📍 Faubourg Saint-Germain, 7th arr., Paris
    1h 30m
    Set in the 18th-century Hôtel Biron with sculpture gardens, holding Rodin's The Thinker and The Gates of Hell. Closed Mondays.
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    3:55 PM – 4:00 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Hôtel National des Invalides (Musée de l'Armée) 🖼️ Museum
    4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    📍 Invalides, 7th arr., Paris
    1h 30m
    The golden-domed Invalides houses the Army Museum and the imposing tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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  12. 🚗
    5:38 PM – 5:45 PM· Travel to next stop ·1.5 mi ·7m
  13. 📍
    Arc de Triomphe 🏛️ Landmark
    5:45 PM – 7:00 PM
    📍 Champs-Élysées, 8th arr., Paris
    1h 15m
    Napoleon's triumphal arch crowns Place Charles de Gaulle, with a rooftop terrace over twelve radiating avenues. Opens 10:00.
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  14. 🚶
    6:49 PM – 7:00 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·11m
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    Avenue des Champs-Élysées 🛍️ Shopping
    7:00 PM – 7:40 PM
    📍 Champs-Élysées, 8th arr., Paris
    40m
    Stroll the world's most famous avenue down from the Arc de Triomphe, browsing flagship stores and grand café terraces.
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    7:40 PM – 7:45 PM· Travel to next stop ·0.9 mi ·5m
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    Girafe 🍴 Food
    7:45 PM – 9:30 PM
    📍 Trocadéro, 16th arr., Paris
    1h 45m
    A glamorous seafood restaurant atop the Palais de Chaillot with a terrace facing the Eiffel Tower's evening light show.
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2Louvre, Île de la Cité & the Latin Quarter
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    Maison Kayser (Louvre) 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    📍 Louvre / Palais Royal, 1st arr., Paris
    45m
    A flagship branch of Eric Kayser's celebrated boulangerie steps from the Louvre, famous for naturally-leavened breads and croissants.
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  2. 🚶
    8:55 AM – 9:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
  3. 📍
    Louvre Museum 🖼️ Museum
    9:00 AM – 11:45 AM
    📍 Louvre, 1st arr., Paris
    2h 45m
    The world's most-visited museum — Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory — entered beneath I. M. Pei's glass pyramid. Closed Tuesdays.
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    11:39 AM – 11:50 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·11m
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    Jardin des Tuileries 🌳 Park
    11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
    📍 Tuileries, 1st arr., Paris
    40m
    France's oldest formal garden, stretching from the Louvre to Place de la Concorde with gravel allées, fountains and statuary.
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    12:34 PM – 12:40 PM· Travel to next stop ·1.3 mi ·6m
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    Le Reminet 🍴 Food
    12:40 PM – 2:00 PM
    📍 Latin Quarter, 5th arr., Paris
    1h 20m
    A refined Latin Quarter bistro of nearly thirty years, steps from the Seine and Notre-Dame, serving seasonal French cuisine.
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    2:08 PM – 2:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·7m
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    Sainte-Chapelle ⛪ Religious site
    2:15 PM – 3:05 PM
    📍 Île de la Cité, 1st arr., Paris
    50m
    A 13th-century royal Gothic chapel whose upper level is wrapped in 15 soaring stained-glass windows.
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    3:14 PM – 3:20 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·6m
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    Notre-Dame de Paris ⛪ Religious site
    3:20 PM – 4:05 PM
    📍 Île de la Cité, 4th arr., Paris
    45m
    The Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, magnificently reopened in December 2024 after the 2019 fire. Free nave entry.
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    4:10 PM – 4:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Shakespeare and Company 🛍️ Shopping
    4:15 PM – 4:50 PM
    📍 Latin Quarter, 5th arr., Paris
    35m
    The world's most famous English-language bookshop, on the Left Bank directly opposite Notre-Dame.
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    5:06 PM – 5:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.4 mi ·9m
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    Panthéon 🏛️ Landmark
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
    📍 Latin Quarter, 5th arr., Paris
    1h
    A neoclassical mausoleum holding the tombs of Voltaire, Rousseau, Marie Curie and Victor Hugo, plus a Foucault's pendulum.
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    7:37 PM – 7:45 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.4 mi ·8m
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    Au Moulin à Vent 🍴 Food
    7:45 PM – 9:30 PM
    📍 Latin Quarter, 5th arr., Paris
    1h 45m
    A quintessential 1946-founded Parisian bistro with an original zinc bar, celebrated for its Salers beef. Closed Sun/Mon.
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3Montmartre & the Marais
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    Le Grenier à Pain Abbesses 🍴 Food
    8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
    📍 Montmartre, 18th arr., Paris
    45m
    An award-winning Montmartre bakery, twice winner of the Grand Prix de la Baguette de Paris. Closed Tue/Wed.
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    8:54 AM – 9:00 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·6m
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    Basilique du Sacré-Cœur ⛪ Religious site
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    📍 Montmartre, 18th arr., Paris
    1h
    The white travertine basilica crowning Montmartre, offering one of the highest free panoramas over Paris from its parvis.
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    10:10 AM – 10:15 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Place du Tertre 🌄 Viewpoint
    10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
    📍 Montmartre, 18th arr., Paris
    45m
    The highest square in Paris, packed with portrait painters and easels — the artistic heart of old Montmartre village.
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    11:10 AM – 11:15 AM· Walk to next stop ·0.1 mi ·5m
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    Musée de Montmartre – Jardins Renoir 🖼️ Museum
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
    📍 Montmartre, 18th arr., Paris
    1h
    Montmartre's oldest house where Renoir and Utrillo worked, with studio-apartments and gardens over the Clos Montmartre vineyard.
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  8. 🚗
    12:49 PM – 1:00 PM· Travel to next stop ·2.3 mi ·11m
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    L'As du Fallafel 🍴 Food
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    📍 Le Marais, 4th arr., Paris
    1h
    The legendary green-fronted falafel counter on Rue des Rosiers in the Pletzl, the historic Jewish quarter. Closed Saturdays.
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    2:23 PM – 2:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.3 mi ·7m
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    Place des Vosges 🌳 Park
    2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
    📍 Le Marais, 4th arr., Paris
    45m
    Paris's oldest planned square (1612), a symmetrical garden ringed by rose-brick arcaded pavilions, with Victor Hugo's house at No. 6.
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    3:25 PM – 3:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.2 mi ·5m
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    Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris 🖼️ Museum
    3:30 PM – 4:45 PM
    📍 Le Marais, 3rd arr., Paris
    1h 15m
    The museum of the history of Paris in two Marais mansions, with a free permanent collection. Closed Mondays.
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    5:05 PM – 5:15 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.5 mi ·10m
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    Le BHV Marais 🛍️ Shopping
    5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
    📍 Le Marais, 4th arr., Paris
    1h 15m
    The iconic department store opposite the Hôtel de Ville, famous for its basement hardware floor and rooftop café views.
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    7:15 PM – 7:30 PM· Walk to next stop ·0.7 mi ·15m
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    Chez Janou 🍴 Food
    7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    📍 Le Marais, 3rd arr., Paris
    1h 30m
    A bustling Provençal bistro behind Place des Vosges, beloved for its pastis selection and giant help-yourself chocolate mousse.
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🏨 Where to stay

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Generator Paris★★
10th arr. (Canal Saint-Martin)
A lively design hostel-hotel near Canal Saint-Martin with a rooftop bar and Montmartre views.
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Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais★★★
4th arr. (Le Marais)
A charming 3-star boutique on a quiet Marais street, steps from Place des Vosges.
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Grands Boulevards Experimental★★★★
2nd arr. (Grands Boulevards)
A stylish 4-star hotel in a Revolution-era townhouse near the Opéra.
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Le Meurice★★★★★
1st arr. (Tuileries)
A five-star Dorchester Collection landmark facing the Tuileries, home to Alain Ducasse's restaurant.
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