Paris

The city of light needs no introduction — but it does need a plan. Big-name tickets add up fast, and since 2026 non-EU visitors pay higher rates at national museums. EU residents under 26 enter most of them free.

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E Stairs ~€14.50 · lift to summit ~€36

⭐ Landmark ★★★★★

Eiffel Tower

Gustave Eiffel's 330 m iron lattice from 1889 — climb the stairs to the 2nd floor for the cheapest ticket, or take the lift to the summit at sunset.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveNot in any pass. Book weeks ahead on the official site — resellers charge 2–3× more. Stairs tickets rarely sell out.

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L €22 (EEA) / €32 (non-EU)

?️ Museum ★★★★★

Louvre Museum

The world's largest art museum: Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and 35,000 more works. Plan half a day minimum and pick two wings, not all of them.

🕒 09:00 – 18:00 · Closed on Tuesdays · Closed Tuesdays

How to saveFree for EU residents under 26. Included in the Paris Museum Pass (book your free time slot separately). Free on the first Friday evening of the month (except Jul–Aug).

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P Palace €21 · Passport (all estate) ~€24–32

⭐ Landmark ★★★★★

Palace of Versailles

Louis XIV's absolutist showpiece with the Hall of Mirrors and immense gardens — an easy 40-minute RER ride from the centre. Go early; queues build fast.

🕒 09:00 – 18:30 · Closed on Mondays · Palace closed Mondays

How to saveIncluded in the Paris Museum Pass. Gardens are free except on fountain-show days. Free for under-18s and EU residents under 26.

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M ~€16

?️ Museum ★★★★

Musée d'Orsay

Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir and Degas inside a magnificent 1900 railway station — the world's finest Impressionist collection, far more digestible than the Louvre.

🕒 09:30 – 18:00 · Closed on Mondays · Closed Mondays

How to saveIn the Paris Museum Pass. Free on the first Sunday of the month; reduced rate after 16:30 (Thu after 18:00). Free for EU residents under 26.

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P Self-guided visit ~€15

⭐ Landmark ★★★★

Palais Garnier (Opéra)

The 1875 opera house of Phantom-of-the-Opera fame: marble grand staircase, gilded foyers and Chagall's painted ceiling above the auditorium.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveNot in the Museum Pass. Cheapest trick: a rear-stalls ticket to an actual performance can cost little more than the day visit — and you see it lit.

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S FREE

⛪ Church / Cathedral ★★★★

Sacré-Cœur Basilica

The white basilica crowning Montmartre, with one of the best free views over Paris from its steps. The 300-step dome climb adds an even wider panorama.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveSkip the funicular queue: the stairs through the gardens are free and just as fast. Sunset from the steps costs nothing and beats most paid viewpoints.

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S ~€13 (EEA) / €22 (non-EU)

⛪ Church / Cathedral ★★★★

Sainte-Chapelle

A 13th-century royal chapel that is essentially one continuous wall of stained glass — 1,113 scenes glowing like a jewel box on a sunny day.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveIn the Paris Museum Pass — one of the pass's best value entries. Free for EU residents under 26. Go on a bright morning for the full glass effect.

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P FREE

? Square ★★

Place du Tertre

Montmartre's painters' square, where Picasso and Utrillo once worked. Watch portrait artists at work — agree a price before you sit down.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveGo before 10:00 for the square without the crowds, then coffee on a side street — terraces on the square itself charge landmark prices.

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