• This itinerary is perfect for travelers that have only a couple of days in Paris, but want to see, and enjoy, as many of the iconic sights as possible in that time.
• It includes two days of many of the famous sights of the City of Lights.
• The itinerary makes use of the Metro system and walking, saving you money and allowing you to enjoy walking the streets of Paris in between each sight.
• Clear and specific directions to each destination takes the guess work out of getting around and gives you time to enjoy your trip.

Sights you will enjoy on this itinerary:

• Eiffel Tower
• Arc du Triomphe
• Champs-Élysées
• Concorde
• Tuileries Gardens
• Notre Dame Cathedral
• Catacombs
• Montmartre
• Moulin Rouge
• Sacré-Cœur Basilica
• Ladurée Bakery
• Lourve Museum
• Orsay Museum

Itinerary Includes:

• 15 page PDF document
• Maps, including relevant metro maps and walking maps
• Pictures of some of the sights
• Information and history on the sights
• Restaurant suggestions
• Transportation Information

Sample of Itinerary:

(Actual itinerary will include photos and maps)

Catacombs – 9:00am – 10:00am

Price: 8€
Duration: 1 hour
Hours: Tue - Sun 10:00am – 4:00pm (8:00pm weekends & holidays)
Address: 1 Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy

Website: http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr/english.htm

From Gare du Nord Station, take the Metro Line B - Robinson/Saint Rem-les-Chevreuse line to stop Denfert Rochereau.  Look across the street for the small, green building that houses the entrance.

 [Picture of entrance]

The Catacombs are an underground ossuary that fills a renovated section of caverns and tunnels that are the remains of Paris’ stone mines.  A dark descent down below and a long shadowy hallway take you to the city of the dead, where you will see the bones of over 6 million people. With the population of Paris on a steep rise throughout the 10th through 12th centuries, Parisians were unable to continue with individual burial sites in church cemeteries.   

As a result, they turned to mass graves for the less wealthy.  As the years went on, it became necessary to come up with a new plan for the burials.  In 1786, Alexandre Lenoir and his successor, Thiroux de Crosne, began to transfer the bones from the mass graves into what is now the Catacombs.   Originally, the catacombs were simply a bone repository, but in 1810, Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury the rearrangement of the skulls and bones that decorate the Catacombs today.

[Picture inside catacombs]

The walk underground is approximately 45 minutes.  It will take you down a long series of steps and ramps at the beginning, as well as a twisting spiral staircase back to the surface.  Be wary of slippery stones as you walk around.

[Map]

Notes on the itinerary:

• Great for adults traveling solo or with friends/family.  
• Good for children, too!
• There is a fair amount of walking in this itinerary, but it's mixed in with rides on the metro and plenty of places to stop along the way.
• All of the sights are of historic importance with great background stories.
• Most of the entrance fees, if any at all, are reasonable.  
• The restaurants suggested tend to be on the more expensive end, but there is no shortage of amazing places to eat along the spectrum of prices in Paris!

* If you only have two days in Paris, and you don't want to waste time wandering around looking for locations, this itinerary will take you on an efficient and exciting journey to see many of the wonderful sights Paris has to offer

Have fun!