4 days in Paris: itineraries and best spots for photography

There is something unique and special at Paris, something I find only here. The mysterious Iron Lady, the streets, the museums which fascinate and reveal a whole universe and history, the Parisians. The whole city is like a museum.

I’ve put together a list of my itinerary making a guide for visiting Paris in 4 days, from sights and museums, eats and shopping to the best spots for photography. Because visiting Paris for the first time may be overwhelming, so the best way to enjoy it is to organize the trip before arriving here.

4 days in Paris, top sights

Eiffel Tower

Pont Alexandre III

Arc de Triomphe

Notre Dame Cathedral

Tuileries Garden

Every evening, the Eiffel Tower sparkles for 5 minutes from hour to hour, while its beacon shines over Paris.

4 days in Paris, Museums

The Louvre

Palais Garnier

Musée Gustav Loreau

Musée d’Orsay

Musée National Gustave Moreau is the house-museum of the painter Gustav Loreau. It is a unique house-studio from the 19th century, where you can find a selection of French symbolist painter.

Address: 14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, 75009
Metro: Trinite, Saint-Georges or Pigalle
Full rate: €6
Website: www.musee-moreau.fr

Opera Garnier is not only the place where Phantom of the Opera was born, but probably the most famous opera house in the world. I was amazed by the monumental stairway, by the ceilings of the grand foyer and by the secret rooms, attending a show here remains on my bucket list.

Address: Place de l’Opéra 75009 Paris

Metro: Opéra station, lines 3,7,8

Full rate: €11

Website: www.operadeparis.fr

Musée d’Orsay built as a former train station for an exhibition in 1900, now is hosting a large collection of Impressionist painters such as Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Sisley, Pissarro and more.

Address: Rue de Lille 75343, Paris Cedex 07

Metro: 12 Solférino

Full rate: € 12

Website: www.musee-orsay.fr

Good to know: keep the tickets from Musée d’Orsay and you will have discounts at Palais Garnier, Musée National Gustave Moreau and Jean-Jacques Henner National Museum.

Favorite neighborhoods and places for shopping, our hotel

Le Marais – I enjoyed to stroll on the streets of this area, to discover Parisian chic boutiques, cafés and good places to eat.

Latin Quarter – is another neighborhood that I loved and recommend for shopping boutiques and for its good and cheap eats.

Galeries Lafayette – located near Opera House, it hosts a wide range of stores for all the budgets. I recommend this place for a shopping experience at Paris.

We stayed at Pavillon Nation Hotel in the Place de la Nation area. It was a nice place to stay, with a good breakfast and very convenient to the metro and our attraction list.

Restaurants – we discover some good places to eat in the neighborhoods in which we strolled. I mention DS Café Victor Hugo for the best and healthy brunch, Les Bains du Marais – the most cozy and pleasant café or La Crêperie for the best crepes. In my previous post – here – I’ve made a guide with restaurants where we ate in Paris and why we loved them so much.