Paris tourism and travel guide

Visit Paris: highlights and tourist information

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Paris in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include River Seine at 0 km and Saint-Jacques Tower at 0 km.

Paris, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

River Seine

River Seine

less than one km (direction east-north-east)

The Seine river is at the heart of the city, near many of the...

See River Seine guide
Saint-Jacques Tower

Saint-Jacques Tower

Church less than one km (direction north-north-west)

The Saint-Jacques Tower is a 16th century belltower from an older church, now used...

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Notre Dame cathedral

Notre Dame cathedral

Cathedral less than one km (direction south)

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River, is one of...

See Notre Dame cathedral guide
Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle

Church less than one km (direction west)

Sainte-Chapelle, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, is an important gothic chapel...

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Conciergerie

Conciergerie

National Monument less than one km (direction west)

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important gothic palaces...

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Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company

less than one km (direction south-west)

Shakespeare and Company is a historic bookshop and literary centre in the 5th arrondissement...

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Square René Viviani

Square René Viviani

less than one km (direction south-south-west)

The Square René-Viviani in the centre of Paris has views of Notre-Dame and the...

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Stravinsky Fountain

Stravinsky Fountain

less than one km (direction north-north-east)

The Stravinsky fountain is a modernist fountain of animated and brightly coloured characters and...

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Church Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

Church Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre

Church less than one km (direction south-west)

The Church Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre is an ancient church next to Square René Viviani in Paris...

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59 Rivoli

59 Rivoli

Museum less than one km (direction north-west)

59 Rivoli is an art gallery housing 30 art studies that can be visited...

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Church Saint-Severin

Church Saint-Severin

Church less than one km (direction south-west)

The Church Saint-Severin is the oldest church south of the river in Paris, and...

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Cluny Museum

Cluny Museum

Museum less than one km (direction south-west)

Cluny Museum is a museum of medieval and religious art in the 5th arrondissement...

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La Samaritaine

La Samaritaine

less than one km (direction west-north-west)

La Samaritaine is a department store in Paris with beautiful interior architecture in the...

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Hôtel de Sens

Hôtel de Sens

less than one km (direction east)

The Hotel de Sens is a 15th century Bishop's palace in the Marais district...

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Markets in and near Paris

  • Gentilly: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
  • Le Kremlin-Bicetre: market Thursday & Sunday all day (5km)
  • Saint-Mande: market Sunday (5km)
  • Les Lilas: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (6km)
  • Ivry-sur-Seine: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (6km)
  • Pantin: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
  • Clichy: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
  • Levallois-Perret: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday (6km)
  • Montreuil: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
  • Cachan: market Saturday (7km)

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Tourist attractions near Paris, France

What to do at Paris? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Paris.

Aquarium

  • Centre de la mer et des eaux (1km)
  • Cinéaqua (4km)
  • Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (5km)

Heritage sites

National Monuments

Other tourist attractions

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • L'Isle-Adam (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (34km)
  • Oise-Pays de France (40km)
  • Vexin Francais (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (1km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (1km)
  • Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (1km)
  • Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (1km)
  • Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (4km)
  • Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (9km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (14km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (15km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (17km)
  • Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (20km)
  • Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (24km)
  • Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (24km)
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (24km)
  • Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (26km)
  • Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (27km)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (27km)
  • Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (28km)
  • Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (28km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (28km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (29km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (36km)
  • Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (40km)
  • Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (41km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (43km)
  • Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du Palais-Royal (1km)
  • Parc du domaine de Sceaux (10km)
  • Maison de Chateaubriand (11km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (11km)
  • Domaine de la Malmaison (13km)
  • Parc de Versailles (18km)
  • Potager du roi, Versailles (18km)
  • Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (19km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (19km)
  • Parc du château de Beauregard (26km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (31km)
  • Parc de Courson (32km)
  • Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (33km)
  • Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (38km)
  • Potager des Princes (39km)
  • Parc de Chamarande (39km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (40km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (41km)
  • Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (42km)
  • Parc du château de Valgenceuse (42km)
  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Murs à pêches (8km)
  • Vallée de Chevreuse (29km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (36km)
  • Forêt de Chantilly (36km)
  • Foret de Ermenonville (39km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (41km)
  • Foret d'Halette (48km)
  • Château de Sauvage (54km)

Amusement park / theme park

Towns of Art and history

  • Noisiel (20km)
  • Pontoise (28km)
  • Chantilly (38km)
  • Meaux (40km)
  • Rambouillet (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Levallois-Perret (6km)
  • Courbevoie (8km)
  • Maisons-Alfort (9km)
  • Meudon (10km)
  • Le Plessis-Robinson (11km)
  • Creteil (12km)
  • Rueil-Malmaison (13km)
  • Aulnay-sous-Bois (13km)
  • Gagny (14km)
  • Velizy-Villacoublay (15km)
  • Soisy-sous-Montmorency (15km)
  • Livry-Gargan (15km)
  • Le Vesinet (16km)
  • Le Mee-sur-Seine (41km)
  • Melun (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (1km)
  • Parc zoologique de Vincennes (6km)
  • Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (7km)
  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (41km)
  • Parc des félins (big cats) (47km)
 
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Geography and distances

Geographical Information

Commune: Paris

Canton: Paris

Arrondissement: Paris

Department: Paris

Region: Paris

Postcode: 75000

Distance to Paris

from (prefecture): 0 km

from Paris: 0 km

from Calais: 235 km

from Nice: 686 km

from Bordeaux: 499 km

from Strasbourg: 397 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Paris from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arcueil, Bagnolet, Charenton-le-Pont, Clichy, Gentilly, Ivry-sur-Seine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Le Pre-Saint-Gervais, Les Lilas, Levallois-Perret, Malakoff, Montrouge, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Pantin, Saint-Mande and Vanves.

This page in French: Visiter Paris

 
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