The "What to Do in Paris" series shares expertise and advice from 12 Parisian partner hotels. From favorite restaurants to the best time of year to see Paris, these esteemed properties reveal what makes the City of Light so inimitable.
“It is very clichéd, but the Eiffel Tower truly illustrates Paris. Wherever you show a picture of it, people will know where it is. Also, from up there you look down on the whole of Paris for the best view of our city’s skyline.”
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“The Île de la Cité. It includes the Bridge Pont Neuf, beautiful Place Dauphine and Notre Dame Cathedral.”
“The Bridge of Alexander III with the view of the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower.”
“The Palais Royal, where the famous writer Colette used to live, with its typical arcades. Here you can find the oldest Parisian institutions.”
“A Sunday at the Luxembourg Gardens in May.”
“The view from the Right Bank of the Seine close to the Louvre, looking southwest to see the Conciergerie, Pont des Arts, the dome of the Academies, Musée d’Orsay and the Eiffel Tower. Even for Parisians, it is one of the most beautiful sights in the world.”
This piece originally appear in the Traveler magazine. Click here to access the full issue.