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France

Paris for the first time

The three days that make sense when you have never been. The famous things, in an order that works, with room around them.

  • 3 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Paris trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-20 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

4 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Marché d'Aligre

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    greenmarket in Paris' 12th Arrondissement, France

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 07:30–13:30 · Sat–Sun 07:30–14:30

  3. 14:3017:00

    Maison de Victor Hugo

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum dedicated to Victor Hugo in Paris, France

    Place des Vosges 6, 75004 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Bouillon Pigalle

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Boulevard de Clichy 22, 75018 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 12:00–24:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Opéra-Comique

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera company in Paris, France

    5, rue Favart

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Petit Vendôme

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue des Capucines 8

    Opening hours: Mon 08:00–16:30 · Tue–Fri 08:00–02:00 · Sat 10:00–02:00 · Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Hôtel de Sully

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    private mansion in Paris, France

    62 rue Saint-Antoine

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    L'As du Fallafel

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    L'As du Fallafel is a kosher Middle Eastern restaurant located at 34, Rue des Rosiers in the "Pletzl" Jewish quarter of the Le Marais neighborhood in Paris, France. The restaurant is acclaimed for its falafel sandwich served with eggplant and hummus.

    34 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 11:00–24:00 · Fri 11:00–17:00 · Sat closed · Sun 11:00–24:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Catacombs of Paris

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and history + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    underground ossuary in Paris, France

    Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol Tanguy 1, 75014 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:45–20:30

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Café du Coin

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue Camille Desmoulins 9, 75011 Paris

  9. 20:3023:00

    Le Duc des Lombards

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    jazz club in Paris

    42 Rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Baratin

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Boulevard Saint-Marcel 41, 75013 Paris

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Musée de l'Orangerie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Paris, France

    Quai des Tuileries, 75001 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon 09:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 09:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Septime

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Paris

    Rue de Charonne 80, 75011 Paris

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–18:00 · Sun 16:00–23:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Centre Georges Pompidou

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national cultural center of contemporary art in Paris, France

    Rue Beaubourg 19, 75004 Paris

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Macéo

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue des Petits Champs 15

  9. 20:3023:00

    Olympia

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris

    28, boul des Capucines

Day 4

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Le Loir dans la Théière

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue des Rosiers 3

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:00–19:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Musée de l'Armée

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    military museum at the Invalides in Paris

    Rue de Grenelle 129, 75007 Paris

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Chez Marianne

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue des Hospitalières-Saint-Gervais 2, 75004 Paris

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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