Are you vacationing in France any time soon? No doubt if it’s your first time you will be visiting Paris. So to make you planning a bit easier, here are the 15 best things to do in Paris, France.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
The iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral is simply a “must-see.” Found along the beautiful River Seine, this historic cathedral is a Gothic architectural masterpiece. In fact, many architectural experts consider it to be one of the world’s best examples of a Gothic cathedral.
Construction of this well-known place of worship began back in the late 10th century. It would not be completed for almost another 200 years. Some sources say that once you are actually there, you begin to truly understand just exactly why it took such a long time to complete the building. Admission is free.
Musée du Louvre
If you can only explore one museum here, the Louvre Museum is one of the best museums in the world.
Opened in 1793, it presently houses at least 35,000 works of art. It has everything from ancient Grecian sculptures to the tombs of Egyptian mummies. Lose your head over the Venus de Milo and see the Winged Victory of Samothrace. See thousands of paintings including Théodore Géricault’s “The Raft of Medusa,” Eugene Delacroix’s “Liberty of Leading the People” and “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci. Take the Half-Day Tour and skip any line.
9Pere-Lachaise Cemetery
Admission to this cemetery is free (assuming you walk in on your own two feet anyway.) This initially unlikely tourist attraction spans almost 110 acres of Paris’ 20th arrondissement. This is one of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries too.
Explore its maze of leafy, tree-lined cobblestone walkways beneath the cascading trees that shade the 19th-century resting places throughout these hallowed grounds. See the graves of such famous figures as Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Gertrude Stein, and Oscar Wilde. Don’t forget to stop for a map first or you may never get out of here.
