| If you are visiting Paris for the first time, | | | | stop at the information desk first to pick up |
| you might be overwhelmed when planning your | | | | a free map and to get the schedule of the 90 |
| itinerary and deciding which attractions to | | | | minute guided tours being offered that day. |
| visit and in what order. Let's take a look at | | | | The museum can be confusing even with the map |
| the top attractions in Paris that are a must | | | | and a guided tour is recommended. The Louvre |
| see when planning your visit. | | | | is broken up into three wings: Richelieu, |
| | | | Sully and Denon. Within these three wings, |
| First you'll want to visit the Eiffel Tower. | | | | the museum is then divided into nine |
| This icon of Paris is located at Eiffel Tower | | | | collections: the History of the Louvre and |
| Champs de Mars. Admission to the tower is | | | | Medieval Louvre, Oriental Antiquities, Arts |
| 10,70 ÃŽ . The phone number is 33 (0) 1 44 | | | | os Islam, Egyptian Antiquities, Sculptures, |
| 11 23 23. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1899 | | | | Objects d'art, Paintings, Prints and |
| and was originally supposed to be a temporary | | | | Drawings, and Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania |
| symbol for the 1899 World's Fair. If you | | | | and the Americas. Photography is allowed at |
| really want to be "wowed" by this structure, | | | | the museum so don't forget your camera. |
| visit it in the evening, as the lights of | | | | |
| Paris are a breath taking view from the top | | | | The next stop on your tour of Paris, France |
| floor. The tower includes restaurants and | | | | should be the Notre Dame Cathedrale located |
| shopping. Tickets to the second floor and the | | | | at 6 place du Parvis Notre-Dame. The |
| top floor can be purchased at the information | | | | Cathedrale Notre-Dame was built in 1163 but |
| office at the base of the tower. Expect to | | | | was not completed until the 14 th century. |
| wait for the elevator and expect to be a | | | | This is a very historical sight in Paris. |
| little confused by its configuration. Even | | | | Napoleon crowned himself emperor here and |
| with these slight inconveniences, a trip to | | | | General de Gaulle gave thanks here when the |
| Paris wouldn't be complete without a trip to | | | | Germans freed Paris. One thing to be wary of |
| the magnificent Paris icon - the Eiffel | | | | is that the Cathedrale is under restoration |
| Tower. | | | | construction and part of it may be |
| | | | unobservable. |
| After visiting the Eiffel Tower, your next | | | | |
| stop in Paris should be the Muse du Louvre. | | | | Next on the tour is Basilique du Sacre-Coeur |
| Admission is 8,50 euros. The phone number is | | | | located at 35, rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre. |
| +33 1 40 20 53 17. You may want to plan to | | | | The phone number is +33 1 53 41 89 00. The |
| visit the Louvre more than once during your | | | | main reason for visiting this church that |
| trip, as it is impossible to see the entire | | | | sits atop a large hill just past Montmarte's |
| 30,000 piece collection in the world's | | | | main square is to take in the amazing view of |
| largest museum. The Louvre was built in 1200 | | | | Paris that this location offers. While in the |
| and in the 1500s became the royal family's | | | | area be sure to walk around the streets of |
| palace. The Louvre was opened as a museum in | | | | Montmartre's Place du Tertre. It is almost as |
| 1793. In the 1980s, glass pyramids were built | | | | if this area has been frozen in time and |
| to serve as the entrance and are a fantastic | | | | remains very similar to the time when Van |
| sight. Once inside the museum, be sure to | | | | Gogh resided here. |