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Open route ↗Day 1
~5.7 km · ~7,500 steps
Sainte-Chapelle at opening beats the queue. Orsay late afternoon is quietest; Flore for the apéro.
Île de la Cité / Latin Quarter
~5hMedieval island to student lanes
- Sainte-Chapelle
13th-century chapel with the most extraordinary stained glass in Paris.
- Notre-Dame Cathedral
Gothic masterpiece on the Seine, recently reopened after restoration.
- Shakespeare and Company
Legendary English-language bookshop opposite Notre-Dame.
- Jardin du Luxembourg
Senate gardens with model boats, chess players, and chestnut allées.
Saint-Germain
~3hCafés with history, museums with light
- Musée d'Orsay
Belle Époque train station turned Impressionist temple.
- Café de Flore
Sartre and Beauvoir's old haunt. Touristy now, but the terrace is iconic.