There is never unbearable time to see everything you want to see during a trip to Paris, let vacated spend unbearable time soaking in the Parisian culture over a cup of coffee or glass of wine at a sidewalk cafe. However, if you only have 5 days in Paris, you will still be worldly-wise to see all of the highlights — and have time to enjoy the Municipality of Light too!
To weightier enjoy your five days in Paris and to fit everything in, you really need to plan thoughtfully to understand what museums are unshut on which days and how to stave the largest crowds. That is where this detailed Paris itinerary comes in! I spent hours and hours planning our recent family trip to Paris and to save you a little time, I’ve laid it all out in this 5 day Paris itinerary.
Planning a trip to Paris
If you are just starting to think well-nigh an upcoming vacation, be sure to read my Paris planning checklist so that you can start planning your trip to Paris early enough. And if you aren’t sure how much a trip to Paris costs, I’ve put together a Paris trip budget breakdown.
Remember that Paris is hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 and tourism is expected to swell during the unshortened summer. If you aren’t planning a visit to include the Games, you may be largest off going at a variegated time. Here are a few other important things to alimony in mind that will impact your Paris itinerary:
- Many museums and cultural sites are sealed on either Mondays or Tuesdays. For example, Versailles, the Musée d’Orsay, and the Musée Rodin are sealed on Mondays. Meanwhile, the Louvre, Musée de l’Orangerie, Pompidou Centre, and others are sealed on Tuesdays.
- Banks, shops, supermarkets and many restaurants are sealed on Sundays. You may moreover find a number of restaurants sealed on Mondays.
- When planning your visit, moreover alimony in mind French holidays, expressly days like Bastille Day on July 14th, May Day, Victory in Europe day on May 8th, and Armistice Day on November 11th, but moreover religious holidays such as Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Monday, Assumption of Mary, All Saint’s Day, and St. Stephen’s Day.
- Reservations are highly recommended for dining in Paris. Many times you can make reservations through the restaurant website or through services like The Fork.
- French schools get out for the summer in early July, so if you can visit in June, you can write-up some of the crowds.
- Also alimony in mind that many Europeans go on vacation in August, so you will find increasingly crowds (although many tend to throne to the beaches) and some smaller shops and restaurants will close.
- Many museums require timed-entry tickets which need to be purchased in whop (even if you have a Paris Museum Pass, you will still need to make a no-charge reservation.)
- Likewise, popular attractions such as the Eiffel Tower sell out so it is weightier to purchase timed-entry tickets well in whop to stave queuing for hours to get same-day tickets.
These are all important to alimony in mind when towers your Paris itinerary! Flipside large factor that will impact your Paris itinerary is where you stay. The Paris metro is unconfined for getting virtually (except when they are on strike), but you will want to plan your days based on your location and the attractions that are in proximity to each other.
I unchangingly recommend mapping it out using Google Maps and starring or saving points of interest, your hotel, and restaurants so that you can have a visual representation of what you want to do. If this is your first time in Paris, I’d recommend staying in Central Paris, within easy walking loftiness to most attractions
5 Day Paris Itinerary
We unquestionably spent six days in Paris, but since our inrush day was mostly just spent walking virtually and getting over our jet lag, I focused our activities on our full five days in Paris. If you have 6 days or a week in Paris, you will have a endangerment to trammels out some hidden gems in Paris, or time for a day trip to Versailles, Disneyland Paris, Giverney, or the Champagne region.
Day one – SUnday
Morning – Île de Cité
If you victorious on a Saturday, you can take some time to weather and recover from jetlag so that on Sunday morning you are ready to start exploring. I’m going to lay out our Paris itinerary for 5 days exactly as we did it, but moreover make suggestions for tweaks withal the way.
I tried to unify our visit so that we could explore a variegated neighborhood in Paris each day. On the first day, we visited the Île de la Cité, which is an island in the River Seine and where you will find famous landmarks like the Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte-Chapelle (famous for its stained glass windows), and Place Dauphine (famous from “Midnight in Paris”), as well as the Monument to Holocaust Deportees.
To largest understand this area, we booked an Ile de la Cite walking tour with LivTours. We had a unconfined two-hour tour with Ferit from LivTours, really digging into the history of this neighborhood and some of the main attractions. If you do want to visit on your own, you can find an audio guide for a self-guided walking tour on the VoiceMap app from the Join Us in France podcast host Annie Sargent.
We started off outside of the Louvre, and talked well-nigh some of its history from its days as a royal palace, to the site of a horrific massacre of Protestants at the hands of Catherine de’ Medici, to the massive art museum that it is today. From there we walked over the Pont des Arts underpass (formerly known for all the love locks) and then crossed to the Île de la Cit
While exploring the island we walked through Place Dauphine, past the Conciergerie (former palace, prison, and hall of justice), and plane discovered a Sunday bird market taking place, surpassing arriving at our primary destination, Sainte-Chapelle.Bir
Afternoon – Latin quarter & Saint-Germain
When you finish your tour, I’d recommend you walk wideness Pont Saint-Louis to Île Saint-Louis for lunch. Cafe Le Saint Regis has a good Sunday brunch. I loved the atmosphere, the people were friendly, and the supplies was really delicious.
However, if you prefer to make a reservation, try the cute and cozy Aux Anysetiers Du Roy. Save room so that supervenient you can stop at the famous Berthillon for ice cream. Considering it was dank and raining, we never made it to Berthillon on this trip.
For the rest of the afternoon, I’d suggest taking the time to explore increasingly of the Latin Quarter or Saint-Germain-des-Pres at your leisure. We were going to visit the Pantheon (free with the Paris Museum Pass), but decided to pop over to Le Marais and trammels out the Holocaust Memorial and Museum (Mémorial de la Shoah) instead since we try to incorporate a bit of Jewish history into trips if possible (like in Budapest and Vienna.)
However, if you haven’t yet had a endangerment to wander through the Luxembourg Gardens, I would make that your priority. Since we arrived on Saturday, we had once spent a little time exploring Saint-Germain-des-Pres and Luxembourg Gardens. (See my friend Andi’s guide to the Luxembourg Gardens for increasingly suggestions.)
Evening
That evening we wanted to stick tropical to our hotel for dinner, so we had dinner at Le Colvert Bistrot. Just a few minutes walk from our hotel, this tearoom offers a modern take on traditional dishes and is small, friendly, local, and affordable.
Some other options include Le Procope, Chez Fernand, or Allard. We had a lovely dinner at Le Procope, one of the oldest restaurants in Paris, the night surpassing and the Dauphine Ravioli are not to be skipped. And of course, there are unchangingly the popular, but touristy, Les Deux Magots, Sideboard de Flore, Brasserie Lipp, or Sideboard Bonaparte.
Day 2 – Monday
Morning – 8th & 1st Arrondissement
On our second full day in Paris, we decided to explore some of the 8th and 1st arrondissements. We started off at the Arc de Triomphe and then walked lanugo the famous Champs D’Elysees toward Louvre.
This neighborhood is home to a lot of high-end, luxury hotels and designer stores, but today I find this neighborhood not as mannerly as it once was. The first time I visited Paris, my husband and I unquestionably stayed at the Hotel George V, which is now a Four Seasons, and I was worldly-wise to lay in bed and squint out at the Eiffel Tower, which felt like a dream come true. Yet I was much happier with our hotel location in this 6th on this trip.
The Arc de Triomphe is in the roundabout of a very rented street, so if you want to visit the Arc or just get up close, you should use the underpass to get there and not struggle to navigate the street in the middle of traffic. To go to the top of the Arc, you will need a ticket. To get to the top, you will need to climb 284 steps, or take an elevator to the mid-level and climb the remaining 64 stairs to the top.
We just wanted to see the Arc in person and take some photos (make sure you trammels out the Arc from overdue as well), so we didn’t scarecrow to buy tickets.
As we made our way lanugo the Champs D’ Elysees to the 1st arrondissement, we walked past the Grand Palais (closed for renovations) and the Petit Palais, where we cut over to the river to take pictures by the Alexander III Bridge, with a unconfined view of the Eiffel Tower in the background.
From there, we followed the river to the Place de Concorde with its Fountain of Rivers. Unfortunately, the Egyptian Obelisk is under scaffolding for renovation, but our destination was the Musée de l’Orangerie, where I had booked 11 am timed-entry tickets (free if you have the Paris Museum Pass).
My main goal was to see the large Monet Water Lilies paintings. If you really love Monet and the Impressionists, you may want to consider spending two hours and taking a private tour of the Orangerie Museum.
Afternoon
Once we finished at the museum, we enjoyed a trappy spring day by spending some time soaking in the undercurrent in the Jardin de Tuileries. Without all that walking, we were happy to get off our feet for lunch. I had tried to get reservations at Angelina’s for lunch, but by the time online booking was open, no reservations were misogynist so I would suggest calling up to two months in advance.
A couple of other unstudied lunch options near the Louvre include Le Nemours or Baguetts Sideboard (which is moreover a unconfined spot for brunch.) If you prefer to make reservations for lunch as well, try Le Louvre Ripaille, which takes reservations through The Fork. We lucked out and got an outdoor table at Le Nemours, which was a perfect Parisian sideboard experience.
After lunch, we popped over to Palais-Royal to have some fun with the Les Colonnes de Buren art walkout (those woebegone and white stools you may have seen on Instagram.) Since we had a little time surpassing our Louvre tour, we moreover checked out the covered passageways at Galeries Vivienne and did a little chocolate shopping at Le Chocolate Alain Ducasse.
Our last worriedness of the day was a big one, a “Closing Time at the Louvre” tour with Take Walks (or Walks of France). We picked this late-day tour to see the highlights of the Louvre and get to see the Mona Lisa when the crowds were at a minimum.
This tour was unquestionably one of our favorite activities of the unshortened trip. Our tour guide Adam was veritably fabulous. It was educational but moreover highly entertaining. When we first met up and I learned we were a group of 14 (Take Walks’ max group size and his largest since pre-pandemic) and that we would be using headsets, I immediately thought, “oh no, what did I get us in to.” But honestly, with the crowds in the Louvre, which aren’t plane tropical to pre-pandemic yet, those headsets really made the tour much increasingly enjoyable.
We learned so much from Adam, who has been working at, or guiding in, the Louvre for 10 years including two years in the Louvre labs. On any given day, the Louvre displays 380,000 pieces of art and artifacts, and that is only EIGHT percent of its unshortened collection. There is obviously increasingly to see than we could overly fit into a three-hour tour, but Adam did an spanking-new job showing some highlights while educating withal the way — from Venus de Milo to Nike to, of course, the Mona Lisa.
The tour does a unconfined job preparing you to see the Mona Lisa, from giving realistic expectations virtually its size, to comparing it to other works of its time, to exploring the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. We entered the room with the Mona Lisa just surpassing the museum started to signify it was latter soon. While the last few visitors worked through the line, we talked a little bit increasingly well-nigh the painting and Leonardo, jumping in for our turn at viewing the Mona Lisa with no one else virtually just surpassing the museum closed.
Our guide Adam
If you are visiting with younger kids, I’d suggest booking a family-friendly tour and booking an early morning time slot when kids have the most energy. But for those with an interest in art and a desire to see some of the museum highlights, this was a unconfined tour. All of us expressed a desire to return and see increasingly and hopefully take a variegated tour with Adam.
If you decide to visit the Louvre without taking a tour (first of all, good luck), you do need to purchase timed-entry tickets (or typesetting a timed-entry slot plane if using the Paris Museum Pass.) Also, Mondays tend to be the busiest days at the Louvre so you may want to switch it out with flipside day in this itinerary (just not Tuesday when the museum is closed.)
Evening
I knew we were going to be tired without a full day on our feet so I booked us a reservation at Le Comptoir in our hotel (although the hotel is now under new ownership.) While I enjoyed our dinner, we all unquestionably enjoyed our aperitif of wine and snacks at L’Avant Comptoir de le Terre next door, which is moreover from the same doughboy at Le Comptoir in the hotel.
Day 3 – Tuesday
Morning – Montmartre
On our third day, we set out to explore the ungifted neighborhood of Montmartre. I’d heard rumors that in recent years there has been an uptick in petty treason in this zone and since I expressly like to stave tricky situations when traveling with kids (even if I do have a teen now), so we decided to typesetting a private Montmartre tour with LivTours. (Our tour was complimentary for purposes of review.)
I knew our guide would know just where to go (and where not to go), and I didn’t want to miss showing my daughter the famous Moulin Rouge and Sacre Coeur. Our guide Claire used to work at the Montmartre Museum, and was a wealth of knowledge well-nigh the famous artists, authors, and performers who have tabbed this neighborhood home.
On our tour, we strolled past apartments where Picasso, Renoir, and Van Gogh once lived and took in the sites including Moulin Rouge and Place Dalida. We saw Montmartre’s vineyards on Rue Saint-Vincent, strolled withal Rue Norvins, Rue Lepic, and Rue de l’Abreuvoir. (See increasingly things to do in Montmartre)
Sadly as it was raining, there weren’t any artists set up in Place du Tertre. I have fond memories of strolling through here on my first visit to Paris and still have a painting that I bought from one of those artists on exhibit in our home.
We finished our tour at the Sacre Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Usually, the view from here is spectacular but on a rainy and misty day, it was a bit increasingly limited. It is self-ruling to visit the denomination and Claire took us for a quick walk through surpassing we said goodbye. If you want to learn increasingly well-nigh the history of the artists and the neighborhood, then this tour is quite useful. It is moreover helpful in finding your way virtually the small, mannerly streets of this neighborhood.
Afternoon – Opera House
After our tour, we had a lovely yellow lunch at Le Coq & Fils in Montmartre. This stylish restaurant focuses on yellow and the dishes are succulent (and very generous.) But if you go for nothing else, go for the shots of yellow soup. Don’t tell my mother-in-law but it may just be the weightier yellow soup on the planet.
After lunch, we hopped when on the Metro to the Palais Garnier Opera House for a self-guided tour. You should purchase your tickets in advance, but they are good for the unshortened day and therefore you don’t need to be thankful to a specific schedule. There is the option to sign up for a guided tour, which sounded fun, but I didn’t want to have to rush our lunch.
However, without visiting, I would recommend doing the guided tour if you can make it work. Without the tour or an audio guide, we got to see a trappy towers but didn’t learn much else. And, unfortunately, the auditorium was sealed (I’m presuming for a rehearsal) during our visit.
I knew we were pushing our limits on how much we could fit into a day, but since we were right next door, we moreover took a quick walk through the Galeries Lafayette Haussmann. This architecturally-stunning department store specializes in designer goods, but they moreover host special events like wine tasting and macaron making classes. There is moreover a unconfined rooftop, offering terrific municipality views. It is worth a visit for pictures alone!
That night for dinner we ventured slightly remoter from our hotel, but not too far (just a 15-minute walk) at the Michelin-starred Baieta, which offers Mediterranean-style French to requite us a unravel from Parisian bistros or modern cuisine. This is an option for a foodie, splurge meal, as the only choices are between a five or seven-course tasting dinner, but we really enjoyed the creativity and preparation. And while this was fine dining, it wasn’t pretentious or overly formal. However, if you only want to do one “fancy” meal, I’d save it for flipside I’ll suggest later.
Day 4 – Wednesday
Morning – Le Marais
We had to skip our typical morning croissants on this day considering we started off by exploring Le Marais neighborhood on an “Ultimate Paris Supplies Tour” with Devour Supplies Tours. I am such a huge fan of supplies tours considering not only do they introduce you to some of the typical local foods, but you moreover get to explore a new neighborhood and learn a little of its history on the side. I moreover had a unconfined supplies tour with Devour in Bordeaux.
On this tour with our guide Joshua, we sampled fresh croissants from a family-run bakery, tried socca (a crepe made from chickpea flour) at the Marche des Infants Rouge, strolled past the fromageries and sampled macarons and chocolate on Rue de Bretagne, enjoyed a traditional Jewish pastry, sampled cheese and meats from a specialty market, and sampled onion soup at a traditional bistro. We plane finished up with a wine tasting at a small wine shop on the Île Saint-Louis.
Afternoon – Le Marais
After the tour, there are other sites to see in the neighborhood including the Square du Temple Elie Weisel, Rue Montorgueil, and Place des Vosges. You may moreover want to taste test Le Marais’ famous falafel stands. But honestly just wandering virtually this zone gives you such a sense of Paris.
While in the area, you may moreover want to visit the Centre Pompidou, the trendy art museum. Without some shopping, we decided to throne when to the hotel for a little walking unravel and some time to relax.
Evening – River Trip & Eiffel Tower
If we were visiting in the summer, I would have planned a picnic on the Champ de Mars and enjoyed the Eiffel Tower view. And plane though we had a lovely day, it wasn’t quite picnic weather. And without seeing so many rats in the park at night, I’m glad we didn’t do a picnic.
Since we were in Paris in March and the sun sets by virtually 6:00 pm, we decided to take an early evening river trip withal the Seine. There are a few variegated companies that offer sightseeing cruises or dinner/lunch cruises. However, I chose the Bateaux Parisiens both considering of their schedule and moreover the embarkation/disembarkation location at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
I purchased tickets in advance, but they are only reserved for a particular day, not a specific time. Therefore you need to trammels in 20-30 minutes surpassing the sailing you want to make sure you get on board. Since the sunset trip is a popular one the line was very long when we arrived 30 minutes early. I’m glad we got there when we did considering it still unliable us to get a prime spot up top. We chose a spot facing the Eiffel Tower, then debated if that was the right nomination since we would be on the opposite side on the return, just as the tower was lighting up. But it worked out fine as the wend swung virtually to dock and both sides get a unconfined view.
I debated signing up for a tour that included the river trip and an Eiffel Tower tour, but it would midpoint a 9:30 pm dinner so we decided versus that. The river trip was fine, but increasingly of a “thing to do” than a must-do. Perhaps if there wasn’t a school group of children that screamed when we went under every underpass it would have been increasingly enjoyable.
I had intended to visit the Eiffel Tower prior to the cruise, but getting tickets for the time I wanted was a challenge. Eiffel Tower tickets are typically unshut for sale 90 or 60 days in advance. Every time I logged in they weren’t yet for sale, and then it appeared that the unshortened month of March was obstructed off. I’m not sure what was going on but eventually, they seemed to unshut tickets for just one slot, at 10:30 pm. If you moreover have this trouble, you can typesetting a hosted visit with a tour company instead to get increasingly time options.
Looking back, I’d probably stick to my preferred plan of visiting the Eiffel Tower during the day and then taking the river trip at night if tickets are available. I wasn’t a big fan of this zone at night with so many street vendors selling light-up toys, mini statues of the Eiffel Tower, and unseemly champagne — it felt very crowded and uneaten overwhelming in the dark.
Day 5 – Thursday
Morning – Musée d’Orsay
On our last day in Paris, we wanted to requite ourselves time to just enjoy the city, but first, there was one increasingly museum I wanted to see. On my first trip to Paris many years ago, all the museums were on strike so I spent the unshortened week just soaking up the culture, but never stepped foot in any of the museums.
Being a fan of Impressionist art, I didn’t want to leave Paris for a second time without visiting the Musée d’Orsay. Unlike other museums, the Orsay does not (at this time) require timed-entry tickets and it is included in the Paris Museum Pass. Reservations are required on the first Sunday of the month, except for holders of a Carte blanche or a Paris Museum Pass. And reservations may be required for special exhibits.
We spent a little time appreciating the tracery of this grand former train station on the ground floor surpassing making our way to the fifth floor, where you will find the masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Van Gogh, and others. It really is an incredible hodgepodge and the restaurant here would moreover make a unconfined spot for lunch.
This museum is very doable with kids (especially if they have read or watched The Invention of Hugo Cabaret) and only takes one to two hours at most unless you want to fully inspect every piece.
Since it is nearby and moreover included in the Paris Museum Pass, we took a short walk over to the Rodin Museum without visiting the d’Orsay. But I promised not to overload us with museums so we just strolled through the gardens and past some of Rodin’s increasingly famous sculptures and can save the inside of the museum for flipside time.
Afternoon – Shopping
Hungry from our museum exploration, we walked past the Les Invalides, home to the Museum of the Army and Napoleon’s tomb behind, for one last archetype French lunch at Le Recrutement cafe. With its Insta-famous view of the Eiffel Tower, I expected this to be very touristy but we unquestionably had a lovely lunch and the perfect Parisian experience.
It is weightier to use your last afternoon in Paris doing something very Parisian and I promised my teen a little mother-daughter shopping time. I’m certainly not the expert on French malleate and found many boutiques too rich for our pocketbooks, but we enjoyed browsing the shops in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood and came yonder with a few special pieces from ba&sh, Sessùn, and agnès b. (that was for me.)
Evening
Our last dinner in Paris ended up stuff my favorite. We enjoyed flipside tasting menu at Ze Kitchen Galerie. This art-forward restaurant from Doughboy Paul Andréjac bridges French and Asian cuisine in a delicious, light, fruity and fish-focused menu.
Our trip to Paris was quite a success and my family deemed our 5 days in Paris itinerary the perfect wastefulness of doing things and time to relax or just enjoy stuff in Paris. I have to say that I was a bit increasingly nervous well-nigh this trip than most because, first of all, I wanted to make it special for my daughter, and second considering Paris intimidates me. On my first visit, I found Parisians to be unwelcoming, although I’m sure part of that was my own lack of confidence.
However, on this visit, we found everyone we encountered (with the exception of the staff at the Eiffel Tower) so friendly and welcoming and I had similar experiences on my two subsequent visits the pursuit year.
If you have increasingly time to spend in Paris, I would recommend a day trip or increasingly time exploring some of your favorite neighborhoods from the trip. When I visited Paris this summer I was just there for one day surpassing doing to Bordeaux and it was so lovely to walk virtually without an voucher for one day. But this 5 days in Paris itinerary is perfect for first-time visitors.
Where to stay in Paris
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We stayed at the Hotel Le Relais Saint Germain in the 6th arrondissement or the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood. This zone is highly recommended for first-time visitors to Paris considering it feels pure and is user-friendly without stuff overly touristy. I loved the serviceability of this hotel, just a two-minute walk to the Odeon Metro station or cab stand with some mythological restaurants just outside of our door.
From the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood, we were worldly-wise to walk to so many things: the Louvre (15 minutes), Musée d’Orsay (20 minutes), Île de la Citê (10-15 minutes), the Latin Quarter (10 minutes), and Luxembourg Gardens (5-10 minutes).
For our stay, we opted for the suite with a terrace for my husband and me (although I wish the weather was largest to spend increasingly time on the terrace) and a superior room for my daughter. Since this was a splurge graduation trip for her, she got her own room. While the hotel wouldn’t be platonic for families with young children, it was perfect for a teen. I’ve heard it is now under new ownership, but I hope that it maintains its charm.
Enjoyin our suite’s terrace
Sunset from the terrace
The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, and the rooms were quite spacious by Parisian standards with so much character. For our first family trip to Paris, I wanted a hotel that had personality instead of a cookie-cutter uniting hotel. If you are looking for a increasingly upkeep and family-friendly option in this neighborhood, I would trammels out the Citadines Saint-Germain-Des-Pres. Although I will say that the rates were not bad given the space and style, with breakfast included too.
While we chose to stay at a hotel for this trip, many visitors, expressly families, may prefer a increasingly local finger by renting an apartment. I’ve put together an unshortened guide to help you source and select a holiday suite in Paris.
I’ve moreover stayed at Hotel Lenox near the Montparnasse train station that I thought was a lovely, small shop hotel in a similar vein but increasingly affordable. If you are planning on traveling by train out of Gare de Lyon, Hotel Riesner is a good choice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Some commonly asked questions include:
Is 5 days in Paris too long?
Definitely not. I wouldn’t recommend doing any less than five days in Paris if this is your first trip. If you have visited Paris before, then any length of time is the right time depending on what you want to do.
How many days are unbearable for Paris?
I would recommend at least five days in Paris to see the highlights and get a sense of the Municipality of Light. If you have increasingly time, a week in the Municipality of Light would be ideal.
How much does 5 days in Paris cost?
If you are visiting with a family, you should upkeep for well-nigh $1,000 a day, including airfare. In reality, you can get yonder with <$500 a day for a couple if you find upkeep accommodations, a competitive airfare, and eat at unstudied bistros or visit the markets to melt your own supplies or make picnics. See my full dispersal of how much a family trip to Paris costs.
What is the weightier month to visit Paris, France?
Paris is platonic in the late spring (April – May) when the trees are blooming, and early fall (September – October) when the weather is pleasant. We visited in March and had a mix of rain and sunny spring days, but it was a little too early for many of the flowers and trees to be in bloom. I’ve moreover visited in October and found it platonic weather. Summer, expressly July and August, bring throngs of tourists and in August, many shops and restaurants will tropical as the owners throne out on holiday.
What should I wear in Paris?
Parisians are known for their malleate sense so you don’t want to stand out as a tourist by looking too dowdy. At the same time, visionless jeans and white malleate sneakers are worldwide in Paris these days so there is no need to sacrifice repletion for fashion. Plan on wearing layers, like a smart top underneath a cardigan or blazer, with a light, weatherproof jacket. You will moreover see many women sporting short skirts or shorts with tights and woebegone lace-up boots.
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