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Design My ItineraryA first trip to Paris is easy to overthink: too many museums, the wrong neighborhood, tickets sold out, days spent crossing the city. Here is the honest local version, and if you would rather not plan any of it, we build and book the whole trip for you.
For a first visit, four to five full days is the sweet spot: enough for the icons at a human pace, real time for good meals, and room for one day trip like Versailles without rushing. Three days works for a focused highlights trip; six or seven suits a slower pace.
Stay central and walkable: Saint-Germain-des-Pres (6th), Le Marais (3rd and 4th), the Latin Quarter (5th), or near the Eiffel Tower (7th). These put you a short walk from the Seine, the main sights and excellent food, with good metro links.
Pick a handful and cluster them by neighborhood: the Eiffel Tower (lit up after dark from Trocadero), the Louvre (two or three wings, closed Tuesdays), Notre-Dame with Sainte-Chapelle, Montmartre early morning, and one day trip to Versailles or Giverny. Leave space to just be in Paris.
Most of Paris needs no reservation. The things that sell out: Eiffel Tower timed tickets about 60 days ahead, the Louvre and Versailles two to three weeks ahead, and any marquee restaurant around 30 days ahead.
Paris is safe for visitors, families and solo travelers. The main watch-out is pickpocketing in crowded tourist spots and on the metro, so keep bags zipped and in front of you.
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