Paris tourism and travel guide
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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
less than one km (direction east-north-east)The Seine river is at the heart of the city, near many of the...
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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
Cathedral less than one km (direction south)The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River, is one of...
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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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
- Seine Banks, Paris (0km)
- Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
- Versailles Palace (17km)
National Monuments
- Notre Dame cathedral (0km)
- Sainte-Chapelle (0km)
- Conciergerie (0km)
- Pantheon (1km)
- Chapelle Expiatoire (3km)
- Arc de Triomphe (4km)
- Vincennes Chateau (6km)
- Basilica of Saint-Denis (9km)
- Saint Cloud Parc (11km)
- Maison des Jardies (11km)
- Chateau de Maisons (18km)
- Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (19km)
- Villa Savoye (25km)
- Rambouillet Chateau (45km)
Other tourist attractions
- Hotel de Ville (town hall) (0km)
- Pont-Neuf (1km)
- Saint-Eustache (1km)
- The Louvre (1km)
- Place des Vosges (1km)
- Palais Royal (1km)
- Place de la Bastille (1km)
- Jardin des Plantes (2km)
- Orsay Museum (2km)
- Jardin des Tuileries (2km)
- Place Vendome (2km)
- Paris Opera (2km)
- Place de la Concorde (2km)
- Palais Bourbon (2km)
- Eglise de la Madeleine (2km)
- Rodin Museum (2km)
- Catacombs (3km)
- Hotel des Invalides (3km)
- Petit Palais (3km)
- Champs-Elysees (3km)
- Grand Palais (3km)
- Montmartre district (3km)
- Montmartre (3km)
- Basilica de Sacre Coeur (3km)
- Parc Monceau (4km)
- Eiffel Tower (4km)
- Parc de la Villette (5km)
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)
- Versailles (17km)
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye (19km)
- Senlis (43km)
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
- Disneyland Paris (32km)
- Parc Asterix (35km)
Towns of Art and history
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)
Geography and distances
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