Hello, I have planned this as my itiniery for a 3 day trip to Paris.
Friday
Shuttle to Hotel in Marais (Location: Hôtel Sévigné )
Musée du Louvre.
Sainte-Chapelle
Sacre-Coeur
Cabaret: Au Lapin Agile
Saturday
Cathedrale Notre-Dame
Musee d%26#39;Orsay
Champs-Elysées
Arc de Triomphe
Hotel des Invalides/Napoleon%26#39;s Tomb
Eiffel Tower
Bar Ambiance Latino
Sunday
Palace of Versailles
Musee picasso
Place des Vosges
Rue des Rosiers
Montparnasse
La Coupole
Monday
Depart to Airport: by Shuttle
Questions:
1.What type of Metro Pass should i buy: Paris Visite or Carte Orange or Individual Tickets
2.If i need to buy a pass, where do i go to buy one; Is it available at the airport
3.Based on my plan, can you suggest whether i should buy a Museum Pass and from where should i buy it
If someone can help with these questions, it would be great
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I will be staying for a similiar amount of time and was wondering which passes would be best as well.
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This is too much planning, having in mind both the time each attraction requires and the geography. Three days is extremely short for Paris :
Day One : skip Sacré-Coeur, Lapin Agile (old institution, now tourist trap, and you need to understand French).
Day two : I would skip either Orsay or Invalides, or even Champs Elysées/Arc. Even with one or two attractions off the list, it will be a very full day, with a lot a walking or using public transport.
Day three. You cannot %26quot;do%26quot; Versailles, a big, exhausting place, on such a short stay. It requires at least half a day. Stay in Paris and walk around the Marais.
There is not much to see at Montparnasse. Go there if you absolutely want to have dinner at La Coupole.
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First, I agree you do have too much planned, plus if you are flying direct from the USA, you are probably going to be jetlagged.
Secondly, are you interested in art or are you going to three art museums because they are highly recommended. If you don%26#39;t like art, then skip them.
Friday - the Lourve is open Friday evenings and is much less crowded, perfect if you are only interested in seeing the %26quot;must-sees%26quot;. I always like to do my tower climb/panoramic view on the first day I arrive in a city, it helps me get my bearings. Try either Effel Tower or Arc de Triomphe in the afternoon.
Sunday - I would start at the market at Richard Lenior (metro Bastille) and then stroll towards Place des Vosges (this was my favourite discovery on my last visit to Paris). If you are interested there is a Victor Hugo museum there, which is pretty good. Then I would have lunch (unless you decided to pick up a picnic at the market and go to the Picasso Museum in the afternoon. Skip Versailles, because it is too big and too beautiful to spend half a day at. An alternative way to start a Sunday is with Mass at either Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur or Sainte-Chapelle.
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Although I agree with the other posters that this is all a lot to do in three days, I%26#39;ll try to answer your questions nonetheless:
%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; 1.What type of Metro Pass should i buy: Paris Visite or Carte Orange or Individual Tickets %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Use individual tickets purchased in a group of 10 called a Carnet. The Paris Visite wouldn%26#39;t be cost effective at all due to both it%26#39;s price and the days of validity. The Carte Orange won%26#39;t be available for purchase/use for the days of your visit.
%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; 2.If i need to buy a pass, where do i go to buy one; Is it available at the airport %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Buy your metro tickets at the first station you use. No need to pre-purchase at the airport, etc.....just get them when you%26#39;re ready to use them.
%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; 3.Based on my plan, can you suggest whether i should buy a Museum Pass and from where should i buy it %26lt;%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
If you are set on going to the Louvre on your first day, just enter through the side/shopping mall/metro entrance off rue de Rivoli, and stop at the main ticketing office next to the post office on the ground floor. (You can find the map on the Louvre%26#39;s website). I have never seen a line here to buy the museum pass, and you can use it immediately to visit the museum.
As far as your itinerary goes (sorry, I can%26#39;t help myself), if you change just a few things around in your order, you%26#39;ll probably be a happier person. Friday could be fine the way it is, Saturday, you should remove Notre Dame and move it to Sunday where it%26#39;s closer to the rest of what you want to visit. Don%26#39;t do Versailles as that really is too much. Start your Saturday at the AdT and work your way down the Champs Elysees toward the Musee d%26#39;Orsay, and then on to Les Invalides, TE, etc. Sunday, start your tour at the Picasso if you wish, then following your itinerary through the Marais, put Notre Dame in the middle, before you head south for Montparnasse.
That should put things at least in a slightly more geographically related order that will allow you to do everything you%26#39;ve indicated (except Versailles) in a more logical fashion.
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I%26#39;d recommend that 33% of your trip be set aside for deliberately and randomly wandering/getting lost in Paris. I think you should re-arrange your very aggressive schedule to spend time just wandering the city to take in the beauty that residents enjoy. It%26#39;s one of the most rewarding things to do and much more satisfying time spent than cramming all the museums in on a first visit. Try to make time to wander away from the river and into the neighborhoods and parks.
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