Highlights Covered in the Brand g Tours
On the 30th of May as part of your cruise you will enjoy a morning scenic morning tour of Paris seeing such sights as the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and the bustling Champs-Élysées. In the afternoon your tour will explore the artists district Montmartre and the Sacre-Coer, located on the highest hill in Northern Paris.
Paris Highlights to Explore on Your Own
Although your cruise includes two Paris tours, there are many places to visit if you have time before or after the trip.
Montmartre and the Sacré-Coeur,
Located on the highest hill in northern Paris and boasts a magnificent, panoramic view of Paris. With its narrow, winding streets peppered with steep stairways and charming lampposts and its cobbled squares filled with watercolor painters and sketch artists, Montmartre is the picture-postcard idea of Paris. Stroll through the sinuous streets of the tallest hill of the capital with your guide, just like artists such as Picasso, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Utrillo have done since the end of the 19th century.
Eiffel Tower
Designed and constructed for the 1889 the World’s Fair, the Eiffel Tower today stands as one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world. Visitors can walk up to the first floor of the Eiffel Tower or take the elevator all the way up to the top, where they’ll be treated with vast panoramic views of the city.
Notre Dame
Even if you cannot visit the Notre Dame Cathedral while it undergoes renovations, you can still visit the banks of the River Seine to view it from a distance.
Arc de Triomphe
Commissioned by Napoléon to honor the Grande Armee during the Napoleonic Wars, l’Arc de Triomphe, is the largest of its kind in the world and is adorned with several intricately carved sculptures. Underneath the Arch you will find the tomb of The Unknown Soldier. The unknown soldier currently buried there is meant to represent all the unidentified or unaccounted for soldiers who lost their lives during World War I.
Louvre
If you only have time to visit one museum in Paris, it should undoubtedly be the Musée du Louvre. That’s because the Louvre is not only widely considered to be one of the best art museums in Paris, but one of the best in the world!
Musée d’Orsay
Musée d’Orsay is regarded for its rich collection of impressionist works. You’ll see paintings by French artists like Degas, Monet, Cezanne, and Van Gogh, among many, many others.
Centre Pompidou
While The Louvre is the largest art collection in Paris (and the world), the Pompidou museum shouldn’t be left off your radar while visiting Paris. The museum has an impressive collection of modern and contemporary art.
Les Mots à la Bouche
Paris is famously a town for writers, poets, and artists, and it seems so many famous creatives throughout history have called Paris home at some point. Les Mots a la Bouche is a legendary bookstore in the Marais neighborhood which specializes in LGBT+ literature.
