In 4 days I had Paris called “galloping through Europe”. I don’t understand how some people have enough for 2-3 days in Paris, I didn’t have time to do a lot of things in 4, taking into account that I woke up at 7 in the morning, and came back to my room at 9-10 in the evening, and one evening at 12 at night (after Moulin Rouge). I’ll say right away: there are not enough photos, because I don’t want to show photos of me or my mother, then I didn’t think about starting a travel blog and didn’t take pictures of everything like I do now :))
Well, let's take things in order.
Arriving in Paris and checking into a hotel, walking through the streets, I decided that the first thing I needed to see was the Eiffel Tower.1. Getting there turned out to be quite simple, take the metro along line C to the station Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel.
In general, this type of transport is very popular in Paris and very convenient, since almost every district has a metro station and despite the fact that there are 14 lines, it is almost impossible to get lost - everything is clear, you need to follow the arrows and signs, and of course It’s better to have a metro card with you. Metro tickets can be purchased at any station from special machines or ticket offices. It is profitable to buy “carne”, these are 10 tickets for 1.5 Euro each. If you buy 1 ticket separately, it costs 1.8 Euro. We used the metro every day. Our hotel was located near the Pyramidas metro station.
When I got out of the subway, at first I couldn’t figure out where to go next, until I turned my head and saw this giant building 
zhenie:) My delight and aha-aaa knew no bounds. We walked to the tower, looked at it up close (I didn’t want to go up), ate delicious pancakes (crepes) with strawberries and chocolate near the tower (1 pancake - 5 euros and there are different fillings) and went to Chaillot Palace- there's a kind of Observation deck, to enjoy the view of the tower from afar. Let me note: it’s better to look at the tower in the evening, it lights up and sparkles with lights for 15-20 minutes - an unforgettable sight! I can’t even express my delight in words.
2. The second point is, of course, Versailles.
Having read historical books about the kings of France who gave luxurious balls at Versailles, as well as about Marie Antoinette and her farm, theater and Petit Trianon, of course a visit to Versailles was the second point! I’ll say right away that we spent the whole day there, from 10:00 to 18:00.
Tickets were purchased in advance for official website of Versailles, since I assumed that during this period there would be a lot of tourists and I was not mistaken :)) the queue for tickets was huge and the same was the queue of people with tickets to enter Versailles. We stood in line for about 30 minutes. I took a comprehensive ticket: entrance to the park, where you could see the fountains, visiting all the exhibitions and all the palaces, cost me 25 Euros per person.
How to get there: you need the yellow line C5 with a stop Versailles-Rive Gauche. Electronic signs in the metro on the yellow line indicate the direction of the train that is arriving and its departure time, so we were guided by this data. A ticket to Versailles by metro (they consider this a regional train, but connected to metro lines) costs 3.50 euros one way per person.
The castle itself is incredibly beautiful!!! We didn't have a guide, so we used electronic guides that we picked up at the entrance to the castle. The advantage was immediately appreciated: you could stay in the room for as long as you wanted, and if you didn’t hear something you could play it again, so it’s better than an excursion, you plan your time yourself and spend it not in a mad rush, but with pleasure :)
I won’t write about the Versailles castle itself; you need to go see its greatness!
Then we walked around the area a little and decided that we would get to the Trianons by a small train (well, figuratively, a train is mini carriages on wheels), which runs between the main palace of Versailles, to the Grand Trianon and to the Small Trianon. If you have a ticket (we bought it, 6.70 Euros per person), then you can board any train at any time near the building where you are and travel further or in the opposite direction.
I liked both the Grand and Petit Trianons. I especially liked Marie Antoinette’s farm; they still grow potatoes there to this day, green pea and even artichokes (for the first time I saw how they grow), and how many flowers there are...mmm.... I advise everyone not to limit themselves only to the Castle of Versailles, but also to take a walk to other buildings:)
3. We got to Paris in the evening (we figured that we would see Versailles faster) and went straight to Notre Dame Cathedral. Metro: Cite or St-Michel-Notre-Dame.
We didn’t get inside (it was already late), but we looked around from all sides and admired the architecture, and also saw the glowing Conciergerie in the twilight. It's a shame we didn't have more time to go back and visit the cathedral, but next time...
We walked to the Hotel de Ville - the building of the Paris City Hall (the square in front of the building used to be Place de Greve - where public executions used to take place)
We walked along the bridges and returned to the hotel:) We were tired, and the next day we had a lot planned:)
4. Early in the morning, after drinking a latte at Starbucks, we went to the Louvre (well, we walked for 5 minutes, so to speak), I read in the guidebook that it is better to go to the entrance not from above, but from below the glass pyramid, that is, the entrance will be from the side of the road into the building through Carrousel du Louvre is like shopping center. The queue there was not long at all and we purchased tickets from the machine (10 euros per person). The Louvre was of great interest to me, since I read Dan Brown’s book “The Da Vinci Code” in one sitting :) 
The Louvre is divided into three wings, which are impossible to get around in one day! Guides and maps of the museum are everywhere. I’m not a great connoisseur of art and paintings, but I liked it, although we didn’t get to Dutch and Flemish painting, all my paintings had already started to merge into one and I decided to look for new impressions outside the Louvre.
The line near the Mona Lisa was huge, but of course I admired the painting from all sides, and it really looked at me, no matter what corner of the room I was in!
I really liked the hall of French sculpture.
5. Further following the guidebook, we walked around the Tuileries Park, ate delicious ice cream there (a small portion is 4.5 euros, but they will put as many types of ice cream there as you choose and how much can fit in this portion), walked to the Place de la Concorde (near which rises obelisk and there is also a beautiful fountain) and further along Champs Elysees. When I was traveling to Paris, I thought that these fields were somehow special, but in fact they were just a wide street with a row of houses, shops and cafes, at the end of which Triumphal Arch and Charles de Gaulle Square (formerly called Star Square), this is the circle along which cars drive and is often shown in French films. 
6. We decided to end this day in style - go to the Moulin Rouge! Metro: Blanche.
I bought tickets in advance on the official website Moulin Rouge, tickets are not cheap and on the website the price changes depending on the time of the show and food and drinks. When you approach the building, there is already a line of people in which you have to stand until they let you in. I don’t think it’s possible to buy tickets on the spot, since the entire hall was full, book in advance!
The show is amazing! I sat with my mouth open :) I have never seen anything like this. So many lights, bright colors, costumes, numbers... and a pool coming out of the ceiling with a girl in it. We were satisfied, we took a taxi back of course (in center-region Louvre - 10 euros). They came to the room tired, but satisfied and happy:))
7. And here is our last day. We decided to have time to see during this day everything that we had planned, but had not seen yet, and to take a last look at the Eiffel Tower at the end of the day.
We went to Montmartre, to the metro station Anvers. We first walked through the streets with shops (buying up souvenirs) and found a delicious store of cookies and candies! And how many boxes for cookies there were - it was simply eye-opening different sides, left 30 euros there and went to look at the Sacre Coeur, the basilica white, an incredibly beautiful building. We went up there by cable car - the tickets are the same as in the metro. But you can also climb the steps. From the platform in front of the basilica there is a wonderful panorama of Paris. 
8. Next on our route is the Montparnasse Tower (200m, 59 floors!) Metro Montparnasse Bienvenue. The elevator rises in 39 seconds per top floor, the panorama is incredible! We were on a glass floor, so it wasn't so scary. Entrance 10 Euro. 
9. Then we went to the hotel to rest a little, stopped for a walk at Galeries Laffayet (a beautiful building with expensive shops and cosmetics), then I could no longer walk and sat down to rest on the steps of the Paris Opera.
The last thing we saw was the Invalides Palace. Metro Invalides. Then we proceeded to the Champs de Mars and took a last look at the Eiffel Tower and in the morning it was time to go back... How I didn’t want to leave this wonderful city, but I know for sure that I will return there! After all, there is so much left that still needs to be seen.
About food in Paris
So, now about food.
It’s good for us girls that we eat a little, since the prices there are decent - European.
We always had breakfast in a coffee shop near the hotel, there were fresh pastries there, good coffee, sandwiches and snacks with salads.
On average, breakfast for two people cost 15 Euros. Muffin 2.50 Euro, 1 small 
macaroon 1.30 euros, a set of small sandwiches 4.50 euros, and tea and coffee as standard from 2.50 euros. A croissant costs 0.80 Euro, but they are extremely tasty. In any bakery I haven’t tried, they are all the same - tender, aromatic, buttery, warm and fluffy. We usually only had time for breakfast; we didn’t have time to have dinner in a cafe, because while we were sightseeing, everything was already closed, we made do with going to the supermarket to buy sausage, yogurt, salad and juice :) We also didn’t always have lunch where we wanted, and what was closer.
In Lou itself 
We actually paid 13 Euros for a salad (but it was enough for 2 of us), quiche Lauren, apple pie and tea. But in one cafe in the center called Opera, only two soups and juice cost 24 Euros!
I really liked the French pancakes, they are on every corner and with different fillings, also delicious tarts and quiches, these are open pies with both sweet and savory fillings. Ice cream is awesome! And near Montparnasse there is a small market where we found a street cafe and where I ate a very tasty casserole of potatoes, bacon and blue cheese for only 7 Euros!
I’ll also write about the Thai-Chinese restaurant (this is of course an acquired taste and my opinion) - it was terribly not tasty! Disgusting smell of food, a lot of people and not my thing at all :))
That’s probably all, that’s why my next tour to Paris will be exclusively gastronomic :)
P.S. Of course, after a year you can’t write much, I missed a lot of things simply because it didn’t come to mind at that moment, but if anyone has questions, don’t hesitate to write! What I remember and know, I will answer with joy!
Well, in conclusion, maybe a little banal, but still I will clearly express my opinion about this city.
Paris, Je t'aime...
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Are you in for 4-5 days? Is this your first trip to the capital of France? Follow us! We've selected the most famous places in Paris: must-see museums, famous monuments and neighborhoods where you can stroll and do things. The proposed plan for exploring Paris is quite intense. If you prefer a relaxed pace, you can safely divide one day into two - in any case, these are just a few ideas of where to go in Paris.
And if you are looking for excursions in Paris, then this is the place for you.
Let's start our acquaintance with Paris with its most famous symbol -. Best view The tower opens from , and the metro station of the same name is located here (lines 6 and 9 Trocadéro station). Go down, cross the Seine on the Jena Bridge - and here you are under Eiffel Tower. If you manage to find the center under the top of the tower, ! If you plan to go upstairs (7 - 17 euros), be prepared for a long line. You can reduce your waiting time by purchasing an electronic ticket for official website of the Eiffel Tower
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Then we will go to the most famous museum in the world - (by metro from Bir-Hakeim station on green line No. 6 in the direction of Charles de Gaulle - Etoile to Charles de Gaulle - Etoile station, change to yellow line No. 1 in the direction of Château de Vincennes to Palais- Royal). Here are masterpieces of the Renaissance, as well as departments dedicated to history (the Middle Ages, Ancient Egypt, Ancient world). It will take at least 2 hours to visit the museum. A regular ticket costs 15 euros. Can buy electronic ticket online
. The card is valid. Attention! The museum is closed on Tuesdays.
Then we will take a walk in the beautiful Tuileries Garden, located near the Louvre. If you appreciate the art of the impressionists and post-impressionists, you can go to the one located here (9 euros, card valid). Behind it is the Place de la Concorde, from which the famous ones originate. In the Fields you will find many shops and boutiques - a great opportunity for shopping. And at the other end of the boulevard stands another symbol of Paris. You can climb the arch and see the capital from above (12 euros, card valid).
Please note - this is convenient and profitable if you are in Paris for several days.
We’ll start the second day with the “heart” of Paris – its historical center, (metro number 4 station Cité or lines 1, 11 station Hôtel de Ville, or RER B, C station Saint-Michel Notre Dame). If you get off at the Hôtel de Ville metro station, you will see this very “city hotel” - the town hall, or city hall. The building is very beautiful, and there is usually something going on in the square in front of it.
We go to, entrance to the cathedral is free, the queue is usually long, but it moves quickly.
Here on the Ile de la Cité is located a pearl of Gothic architecture with beautiful stained glass windows (10 euros).
Let's continue our walk around the nearby island of Saint-Louis. All guidebooks strongly recommend trying Berthillon's signature ice cream here, one of the most delicious in Paris.
We will devote the second half of the day to Montmartre (metro line 12 station Abbesses).
Just a hundred years ago, on this hill there was a village with mills, vineyards and inexpensive housing rented by bohemians - artists, poets and painters. To this day, Place du Tertre is occupied by artists selling finished paintings and painting portraits right in front of spectators. Wander around Montmartre and you will find a market (they say they are the cheapest in Paris), cafes and restaurants, museums (Dali, Montmartre Museum), former cabarets (Moulin de Galette and Lapin Agil), Picasso's atelier (Bateau Lavoir), and, of course, the famous (visiting is free) and a beautiful view of Paris. You can leave Montmartre from the Blanche metro station, and then you will see.
We will spend this day on the left bank of Paris. Let's start with the masterpieces of Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh (RER C station Musée d'Orsay or metro line 12 station Assemblée Nationale, or metro line 1 station Tuileries). Plan at least 2 hours for the museum.
After the museum we will take a walk around the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district.
If you want to go shopping, take a walk along the rue de Rennes, rue de Sèvre, boulevard Saint-Germain.
Ideal place for rest and relaxation will be Luxembourg Gardens. Here you can stroll along the shady alleys and admire the beautiful flower beds or just sit - there are many chairs in the park.
We will spend the second half of the day at. You can also have lunch/dinner here. Let's start our acquaintance with the Latin Quarter with the Saint-Michel fountain. This is a favorite place for Parisians to meet and date.
Nearby is one of the oldest universities in the world - the Sorbonne. Thanks to her, the quarter got its name - Latin. For a long time, all education at the university was conducted in Latin.
And long before that in place Latin Quarter was the ancient Roman city of Lutetia. There is little left of him. For example, the Baths of Cluny. And next to it is the Museum of the Middle Ages. And a little further, on the top of the hill des bois, is the Pantheon, the burial place of the great people of France.
Place Monge and rue Mouffetard are some of the busiest places in the capital with numerous cafes and reasonable prices.
We will spend the first half of the day in the Haussmann Opera quarter (metro lines 3, 7, 8 Opéra station). Here are the “big shops” - the famous department stores Galeries Lafayette and Printham. And art lovers can visit the Opera Garnier; even during the summer holidays, visitors are allowed inside the palace and tours are organized in English and French. This architectural masterpiece The Belle Epoque will not leave you indifferent.
Next we will walk to Place de la Madeleine, Place Vendôme and (here you will find a lot of interesting things).
And we will spend the evening in the Marais quarter, the most dynamic in Paris, combining boutiques, restaurants, bars (metro line 8 Chemin Vert station or line 1 Saint-Paul station). The Carnavalet Museum is also located here - a museum of the history of Paris (its visit is free, but until the end of 2019 the museum is closed for reconstruction) and (12.50 euros, card valid).
In the evening you can go to.
It's really interesting to stay overnight in Mont Saint Michel to watch the tide, but even one day will leave a lasting impression.
http://france-paris-info.ru/mont-saint-michel/photo_montsaint.php
http://metrkv.ru/articles/index.xml?&articles_id=373340
Personally, I was a little disappointed when I visited Versailles. There are practically no interiors in the palace itself, mainly portraits of French kings and nobility, which I have never even heard of, unfortunately. In this sense, Peterhof is really more interesting. And there is also such a smell... how to put it mildly... homeless people. Fountains don’t always work, and when they don’t work, it’s not very interesting to look at them. Not like in Peterhof, when there is a specific operating season for the fountains, from May to October, in my opinion. In Versailles they turn it on either once a week or once a month. Perhaps the small houses of favorites, etc., on the territory of Versailles are more interesting than the main palace. I wouldn't go a second time.
The territory, however, is large, and if you really want to see it, you need to set aside a whole day.
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I agree about the cascades. But the vegetation - no. Versailles has a gorgeous park, and how beautiful is the Grand Canal? And the village of Marie Antoinette? In general, Versailles seems to me more interesting, because it is not for nothing that Peterhof is called the “Russian Versailles”, and not vice versa.
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Hm...were you sure you were in the Louvre? The Louvre is a MUSEUM and it contains MUSEUM ITEMS such as paintings, sculptures, etc. Or what “decoration” did you mean? The furnishings of Versailles, even if not very well preserved, bear little resemblance to museum halls.
Quote: Of course. But this is ideal if possible. We spent only about 4 hours in Versailles, unfortunately, but I would love to go back there again - to take a walk in the park.
Squirrel, the Louvre has different halls, including those preserved as a palace (as well as our Winter Palace). Peterhof can be called whatever you want, but impoverished and modest Europe has never had such means and scope as our kings. Draw your own conclusions ;)
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This is because Versailles is older, and it was chosen as one of the models for the creation of Peterhof. But this is the case when, thanks
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In general, what are these comparisons for? :)? Versailles is good in itself, Peterhof is good too. But to say that Versailles is less interesting just because there are other palaces in the world that can be visited, and therefore it is better to spend time on something else, is wrong. If you follow this logic, then after Notre Dame you don’t need to go to any more churches in Paris, and after the Louvre, you don’t need to go to any museum.
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You probably misunderstood, which is why you came to such a conclusion. The point is that energy only 4 days in Paris and each speaker advises (rather than insists) how they can be spent with maximum benefit and pleasure.
And be sure to come to Peterhof. If you love Paris, then you will love St. Petersburg too. I assure you that there will be a lot of impressions. And it’s not “leavened” patriotism that speaks to me, but a sense of pride in the work of our ancestors.
I missed it the first time:
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One question - what country do you live in, if it’s not a secret?
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I think I understood this phrase correctly (see below)
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This is exactly the meaning that I had in mind (maybe the author had something else in mind, but that’s how it sounded). Or am I not right:)?
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I’ll definitely come - I really want to and have been planning for a long time, but it’s still not possible :(. Even my friend lives in St. Petersburg. Everyone who was one of my friends was delighted with the city, I don’t doubt for a minute that I will like it too.
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It's no secret :) - in Ukraine. Just don’t attribute to me a nationalistic attitude and write off what was said above as echoes conflict situations between our countries. Strange as it may sound to some, I have always considered myself Russian, starting from native language(Russian, as you understand), ending with the desire to live in Russia. But I have always believed that the culture, art, architecture and, in general, history in general, of countries such as France or Italy are incomparably more interesting and richer than ours (Russia or Ukraine).
I'll repeat myself
Quote: There will be more days, so there will be an opportunity to see more. Nobody said that some places are unworthy of visiting.
Quote: You, like any other person, naturally have the right to have your own point of view on any issue.
But why do you consider your point of view indisputable?
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In general, we seem to have moved away from the topic, don’t you think? I understand the desire to throw oneself into an embrasure to defend the Motherland, but we're talking about about Paris and France in general, so I consider this discussion to be over, but it was nice to talk with patriots :). Unfortunately, I don’t consider myself one of those, but I’m sincerely glad that they still remain...
Squirrel, it just surprises everyone when people decide to draw conclusions without knowing. After all, you can look at Moscow in different ways...as Mironov had there - GUM, TSUM, clothing market - that’s all Moscow))
If you compare the wealth of the Kremlin, Russian cathedrals, Erimtazh and the suburbs of St. Petersburg, I assure you that there is enough for Paris. Yes, all this despite the fact that our country was robbed, burned, bombed... And Paris is a “holiday that is always with you” only on the first idle visit; for me, for example, having been there more than once, it seems like an ordinary city, soaked gray tones its walls, sometimes too disheveled, too crowded with tourists, without wringing hands “oh, in the Greek hall, in the Greek hall..” Although I love a number of museums in Paris;)
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Have you read my reviews? Someone, and I definitely don’t belong to the category of people who, when visiting a particular city, are primarily interested in GUM-TSUM :). Quite the contrary - if I visit them, it is at the very last place, and even then, very briefly... So, I can see, feel and understand beauty. And when I draw conclusions, I draw them based on what I see. And there is a lot of beauty in Russia. So many. But FOR ME, still, less than in Europe.
Today I’m just leaving “towards beauty” - into nature :). So everyone is happy to stay!
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