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Île-de-France · France

Paris

The drive from the Normandy coast is short enough to make Paris a stop on a road trip rather than the whole point of it. Arrive on a Sunday and the boulevards are yours.

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Worth the detour

  • Île Saint-Louis

    Free

    The quiet island behind Notre-Dame, with ice cream and no through traffic.

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  • Jardin du Luxembourg

    Free

    Chairs to sit in, boats to push, and the best people-watching in the city.

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  • Musée d'Orsay

    £18

    The impressionists in a railway station, and far calmer than the Louvre.

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  • Montmartre food walk

    £48

    Cheese, charcuterie and pastry stops up the hill from Pigalle to the Sacré-Cœur.

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  • Disneyland Paris

    £68

    Two parks east of the city, reached by direct train from the centre in about forty minutes.

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Suggested activities

  • Musée d'Orsay on a weekday morning
  • Boats and chairs in the Luxembourg
  • Rooftop dinner in the 11th
  • Île Saint-Louis in the rain

Where to stay

hotel · classic

Hôtel du Luxembourg

A small left-bank hotel with a courtyard, five minutes from the Luxembourg gardens.

£268 / night

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apartment · value

Rue de Charonne Apartments

Two-room flats in the eleventh, close to the métro and far enough from the sights to eat well.

£196 / night

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