{"id":4420,"date":"2015-12-10T12:19:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T12:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hostelworld.com\/?p=4420"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:38:31","slug":"top-paris-tips-your-unmissable-highlights-of-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/top-paris-tips-your-unmissable-highlights-of-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Paris Tips &#8211; Your Unmissable Highlights of Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/Paris\" target=\"window\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Paris<\/a>&#8230;the sights, the sounds, the sensations of the world\u2019s most romantic city&#8230;it\u2019s a marvellous place to visit. But with so much to experience, where should you start?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4422 size-thumbnail post links\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1_NKfLAEU-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1_NKfLAEU\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"feature-body-1\" class=\"feature-page features-page-content \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p>We asked you over on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hostelworld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">Facebook page<\/a> for your top tips on what is unmissable in Paris. Here&#8217;s what you told us&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature-body-1\" class=\"feature-page features-page-content \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h2>See the city via Montmartre<\/h2>\n<p><b><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4423 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_V1niV03-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"2_V1niV03\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Chrissy Bistline<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmarte\/Sacre Coeur at sunset. Watch the people play music and do stunts and enjoy the gorgeous view at sunset.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Tanja Minarik<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmartre; sit down in front of Sacre Coeur and enjoy the view of Paris&#8230; Most time, people are making some music up there (eg with a harp or guitar). Gives you an amazing feeling!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bill McLellan<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montemartre at any time of day or night.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Cesar Hernando<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmartre and Versailles!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Lissa Robillard<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Sacre Coeur. Beautiful and a different view of Paris.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Patrick Labuca<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Catch the sunset\/twilight view of Monmartre from the steps of the Sacre Coeur, it&#8217;s just sublime.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sandra Bonito<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>I agree with the above &#8211; listening to a violin player on the steps of Sacre Coeur was breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Athenea Machul\u00e1s Ramos<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmartre &#8211; the best view of Paris.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Susmita Sen<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly Montmartre. It encapsulates the artistic-intellectual ambiance of Paris.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bill Ngo<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The back neighborhoods of Montmartre.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Evelyn Bicelis M<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmartre! Walking around, eating and enjoying the view!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Maris Equis<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montmartre!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Take a boat tour down the Seine<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Karine Aubry<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>A tour in a &#8216;Bateau Mouche&#8217; at night because you can admire all of the wonderful historical buildings around the Seine.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ryan Fulton<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Karine I agree with you but would use \u2018Bateau Parisien&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Liz de Oliveira<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Boat trip on Seine.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Andrea Mer<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The tour on the Seine River.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>See an opera at Le Palais Garnier<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Kristi House<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Le Palais Garnier! Especially if you are a Phantom of the Opera fan!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Nancy Lynn<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Op\u00e9ra National de Paris.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Siewyoek Chan<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Op\u00e9ra de Paris.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Check out the museums<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Ram\u00f2n Andr\u00e8s Salas Flores<\/i><\/b> says:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4424 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_MpcG5qQ-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"3_MpcG5qQ\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Louvre Museum.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Patrick Labuca<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>See the Mona Lisa at the Mus\u00e9e du Louvre and the Thinker at the Mus\u00e9e Rodin. in Paris, it&#8217;s all about the arts and the culture.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Valentina Gro<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Have a galette and go to Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Orangerie (water lilies from Monet).<\/p>\n<p><b><i>MaySze Chang<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Checking out Monet&#8217;s water lilies paintings.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>MC Riordan<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Rodin Museum and Garden of Sculpture.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Youn-young Kim<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Mus\u00e9e d&#8217;Orsay. It&#8217;s wonderful to appreciate famous pictures.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Marketa Vernerova<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Louvre and eat three croissants per day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Get creeped out in the catacombs<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Sophie Lou Lucas<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The catacombs. Definitely worth the hour or so wait.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Alaciel Campos Dugone<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The catacombs&#8230;nobody seems to pay attention to them, a scary sight!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Brenda Bissell Walhovd<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The catacombs. There&#8217;s nothing like it. Mysterious, solemn, beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Saboga Torres<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Catacombs. It&#8217;s so creepy, but cool to walk 45 minutes through an underground tunnel made up of thousands and thousands of real human bones!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rita Fratta<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Sooooo many things! Paris is far the best city in the globe! Les catacombes are a MUST!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Jade Stredwick<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Catacombes de Paris!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rob Schoch<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Catacombs, hands down. Uber-creepy and an amazing part of Parisian history.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Kiley Barr<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The catacombs. There is nothing like it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Take the stairs at the Eiffel Tower<\/h2>\n<p><b><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4425 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_VO5JsFD-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"4_VO5JsFD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Tihana Bla\u017eevi? <\/i><\/b>says:<\/p>\n<p>Climbing the Eiffel Tower to the very top, using stairs!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Michillo Mccaughey<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bernardo Gonz\u00e1lez Pulido<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower and look over Paris from there.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>RaKel Salg<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Definitely I wouldn&#8217;t miss the Eiffel Tower because it is the symbol of the city.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Miguel BA<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Eiffel Tower at night.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ali Birmingham<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Eiffel Tower &#8211; walk up the stairs; don&#8217;t take the elevators. What a fabulous sight!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Diana Troncoso<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>This is hard but for me it&#8217;s definitely the Eiffel Tower at night. It is just breathtaking.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Nancy Aki<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Eiffel Tower and the Palais de Versailles.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chris Power<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Watching the twinkling lights on the Eiffel Tower after dark.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Roberta Cunha Bastos<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>La Tour Eiffel.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Barbara Spreiz<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Watching sparkling Eiffel Tower at night&#8230;from a rooftop nearby.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Shweta Mishra<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Enjoying the fireworks at the Eiffel Tower along with the crepes.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Irene HCampos<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Paris can have some many beautiful monuments but def what you cannot miss is the Tour Eiffel, it is the symbol of the city and it is amazing for whatever side you see it from or if it is during the day or night&#8230;just beautiful and nothing in Paris can even compare to Tour Eiffel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Pick up some goodies at Clignancourt market<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Colin Courtney<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Go to the weekend flea market (Les Puces) at Porte de Clignancourt on Saturdays, Sunday and at certain times on Mondays. Take Metro line four to get there. Get there early for bargains when it&#8217;s not so busy and have a cafe cr\u00e8me. It&#8217;s one of the biggest so there&#8217;s something for everyone and you&#8217;ll find some kind of bargain if you try hard enough. You should always haggle, as they expect, and it&#8217;s fun if you keep it as friendly as possible. Entertaining all day. Go to the other usual attractions on other days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Stroll down Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es from the Arc de Triomphe<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Anna Bridges<\/i><\/b> says:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4426 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Shze0b5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"5_Shze0b5\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking down from the Arc de Triomphe along the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es (stopping off at Ladur\u00e9e for macarons!). The Eiffel Tower when it lights up is lovely, too.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rodrigo Molitor<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Arc de Triomf.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Hemant Kumar Rajaraman<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Cheryl Hammonds LaMar<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Walk from the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre down the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>C\u00e1tia Xavier<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es at Christmas time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Go on your own \u2018Tour de Paris\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Amanda Butts<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Go on a Fat Tire Bike Tour. They&#8217;ll take you around the city and give you information about many of the main sites (and some not-so-main ones), and much of it is unique information that you&#8217;ve probably never heard before. The guides are fun, charismatic and friendly. And how else will you be able to see so much of Paris in only three hours?! Do not miss the bike tour!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Chat to the locals<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Alistair Hay<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Parisians &#8211; great people, good to talk to; please feel free to stop them and ask questions, they&#8217;re helpful and will slow their language down if you don&#8217;t speak French fluently.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Rebecca Grattage<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Get to know the locals.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Fenix Ramirez<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Meeting random people.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Appreciate the dark romance of P\u00e8re Lachaise Cemetery<\/h2>\n<p><b><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4427 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_D72wYfo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"6_D72wYfo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Robbie Simms<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Jim Morrison&#8217;s grave.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sabrina Lefort<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Cimeti\u00e8re du P\u00e8re-Lachaise.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Declan W\u00e2nd\u00e8rl\u00fcst Jones<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e8re-Lachaise, because Oscar Wilde and Edith Piaf are there. Seriously, imagine being so close to such legends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Be a food tourist!<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Artistas Bienal de Artes<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for healthy, nice vegetarian food in Paris, you won&#8217;t find to many places to eat. This place is good, even great &#8211; Le Potager du Marais. It&#8217;s near the Centre Pompidou and only a short 15 min walk from the Louvre. They serve between 12-15 and 19-22. Be sure to book in advance; it&#8217;s small but cosy and they serves French food in a vegan way. Tasty!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>S\u00e9gol\u00e8ne Roche<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The authentic frozen chai tea at Caf\u00e9 des Philosophes in Le Marais (yummy!) or a walk from avenue Marceau to the Eiffel Tower at sunset (breathtaking).<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Omar Mendoza<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Eating a Nutella and banana crepe near the Sacred Heart.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Adam Johnson<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Crepe.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Daniel Milhomens<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The marvellous French restaurants!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Linde De Vos<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>A nice beaujolais in one of the local caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Allyson Johnson<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>A bottle of wine and a picnic with a friend, sitting on the grass beneath the Eiffel Tower at sunset. I went all over Paris, but that was my favorite memory.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Nicolas Riehl<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Having a drink (if you get in) at Rosa Bonheur in the evening to meet the Parisian population chilling and dancing at the Buttes Chaumont.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Audrey Brouillet<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Grande Mosqu\u00e9e for tea.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Susan Tessier<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Soupe a l&#8217;oignon at Pied de Couchon in the wee hours of the morning&#8230;any morning but weekends are best.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Lidija Pri\u0161?an<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Macaroons!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sofia Garcia Slamal<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Breakfast in that little bakery &#8216;Coquelicot&#8217; close to Montmatre- It&#8217;s soooooo goooood (and cheap).<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sophie Forslund<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The duck at Le Zebra in Montmartre!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Kelli Johnson Bier<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Grab a bottle of wine and some picnic food and head to the banks of the Seine. Read a book or sunbath in the Tuileries or the Jardin du Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Kjesten Allardice<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Visiting Ladur\u00e9e on Av des Champs-Elysees and trying their macaroons &#8211; the best in the world.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Dawn Robichaud<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Buy many baguettes and also eat chantilly crepes at the sidewalk table at Le Bobillot, under the canopy on a rainy day. You&#8217;ll never forget it!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Janneke Brouwers<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Crispy-skinned duck.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Marvel at beautiful Sainte-Chapelle<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Sandra Bonito<\/i><\/b> says:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4431 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/7_q6PLJra-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"7_q6PLJra\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La Sainte-Chapelle; you will feel like you are walking into heaven &#8211; it&#8217;s amazing. Far more beautiful and peaceful than noisy Notre Dame, exactly like a church should be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"feature-body-1\" class=\"feature-page features-page-content \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h2>Just go walking&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Adil \u00d6mer Karaku?<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Just walking randomly on streets and getting lost.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Yasmin Uriel<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Take a walk!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Hugo Gonzalez<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>A walk along the Seine.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Fenix Ramirez<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Getting lost.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8230;or take the one-and-only Paris Metro<\/h2>\n<p><b><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4429 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/7_oWJFtq9-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"7_oWJFtq9\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Benjamin Ray Ainsworth<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The Metro! It is an adventure itself. As lively as above ground, with the traveling musicians, vendors, advertisements and so much cultural diversity that it puts most cities to shame. It&#8217;s the spine of the city, connecting everyone from all directions.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Ryan Trumpeter<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>The underground trains with buskers knocking out beats on guitars and drums! Make sure you go on after 9pm!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Catch the view from Maine-Montparnasse Tower<\/h2>\n<p><b><i>Eugene Van Dyk<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>A ride to the top of the Montparnasse building on a clear Parisian evening.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Robyn Marsh<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montparnasse Tower, the ugliest brown building in all of Paris but the most incredible views across the city, including the Eiffel Tower!<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bernardo Lucas<\/i><\/b> says:<\/p>\n<p>Montparnasse Tower &#8211; the observation deck offers the best view of Eiffel Tower at the sunset.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all&#8230; You can find even more great tips from our Facebook fans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10151559932031404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10151562008536404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"post links\">here<\/a>. 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