Arriv guide · Paris
Paris long weekend
Paris, France · 3-day couples getaway · 13 places
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Sunset at the tower, backstreet pâtisseries, and museum mornings. A landmark in the morning, a lunch that runs long, then one neighborhood for the evening. Do that for 3 days and Paris stops feeling like a checklist, because you are moving at the speed of one meal at a time. Keep the first evening loose, since the plan below assumes you have already found your feet. Paris reads better after a walk and a drink than it does off a plane with a schedule in your hand. This guide maps 13 hand-picked places across landmarks, eat & drink, and wander in Paris, France, grouped the way you would use them once you are on the ground. The map below is the useful part, because it shows how far apart the stops sit, which a plain list of names always hides. Duplicate the trip in Arriv to set dates, swap stops, and plan with your group.
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How to use this Paris guide
- Follow the day-by-day order as a starting spine, because it already accounts for what sits near what. 3 days is the intended pace, and once you duplicate the trip you can stretch it or compress it to fit the flights.
- Day 1 assumes you are checked in and moving, so the first big block starts on a morning that is already yours. Land the night before if the schedule allows it.
- 13 stops carry a note about reservations, timing, or where to eat after the main event. Read those first, because they are the ones that change what you end up booking.
- The lists are themed on purpose, which is why they hold together as sets: Landmarks, Eat & drink, Wander, and more. Use them when you have finished the scheduled stops and still have an evening to fill.
- Pin the map so you have it on your phone at the airport. Duplicate into Arriv when you are ready to lock dates, add hotels, and share the plan with everyone coming to Paris.
3-day Paris itinerary
Tap a stop to see it on the map. Adjust freely once it’s your trip.
Day 1Arrive + Marais + Louvre + Seine
Sainte-Chapelle
4.6
10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France
Tip — Stained glass at its best
Le Marais
Le Marais, Paris, France
Tip — Wander the Marais
L'As du Fallafel
4.3
34 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris, France
Tip — Falafel in the square
Louvre
4.7
75001 Paris, France
Tip — Pick one wing and commit
Pont Neuf & the quays
4.6
75001 Paris, France
Tip — Golden hour on the Seine
Septime
4.3
80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France
Tip — The big dinner
Day 2Montmartre + Orangerie + Eiffel sunset
Du Pain et des Idées
4.3
34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 Paris, France
Tip — Pastry run first
Sacré-Cœur
4.7
35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France
Tip — Montmartre morning
Musée de l'Orangerie
4.6
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris, France
Tip — Water Lilies, then Tuileries
Eiffel Tower
4.7
Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France
Tip — Sunset summit slot
Day 3Orsay + Luxembourg + crêpes
Musée d'Orsay
4.8
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
Tip — At opening, before the tour groups
Jardin du Luxembourg
4.7
75006 Paris, France
Tip — Chairs by the fountain
Breizh Café
4.3
109 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris, France
Tip — Crêpes before the train
Where to go in Paris
13 places across 4 themed lists — use these when you want options beyond the day plan.
Landmarks
Av. Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris, France
Book the summit for sunset, or skip the ticket and picnic on the Champ de Mars, which costs nothing and sees more.
75001 Paris, France
The Friday late opening is the quietest slot, which is worth planning the whole day around.
10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France
Go when the sun is high, because that is the only condition under which the stained glass glows.
35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France
Climb up through Montmartre's side streets, because the funicular skips the part worth seeing.
Eat & drink
34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 Paris, France
The pistachio escargot is the order, though it closes at weekends, so Friday is the day to go.
109 Rue Vieille du Temple, 75003 Paris, France
Buckwheat crêpes and cidre in the Marais, which is the lunch that lets you keep walking after.
34 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris, France
The line moves fast, so get it to go and eat in the square, which is what everyone else is doing.
80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France
The date-night booking, which means reserving three weeks out and planning the evening around the hour.
Wander
Le Marais, Paris, France
Boutiques, vintage, and falafel, all of which works better on foot than on any itinerary.
75006 Paris, France
Grab two green chairs by the fountain, because sitting still is the part of Paris people forget to plan.
75001 Paris, France
An evening walk along the Seine, and bring a bottle, because everybody on the quay already has one.
Museums & art
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
Impressionists in an old train station, and you want to be there at opening, before the tour groups land.
Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris, France
Monet's Water Lilies wrap around you, and 45 minutes is the right length for it, because the rooms are small.
Make this Paris trip yours
Use this guide to duplicate the itinerary into your trips. Set dates, swap stops, invite your crew — then continue planning on the web or take it on the go in the Arriv app.