France
Paris travel guide
Effortless elegance meets everyday rebellion
A day-by-day plan built around local spots, ready in about a minute. Free.
What Paris is like
Paris rewards the unhurried. Skip the tower queue and instead spend an afternoon in Marais—get lost in narrow streets, duck into galleries between wine bars, watch locals argue about politics at tiny zinc counters. The 11th arrondissement feels like where actual Parisians live: vintage shops, noisy bistros, real energy. Grab a jambon-beurre from any boulangerie (it'll change your sandwich life), then picnic by Canal Saint-Martin with cheap rosé. Visit Père Lachaise cemetery—it's meditative, not morbid. The city's magic isn't in monuments; it's in sitting for three hours over dinner, in the particular light on Seine at dusk, in a stranger's perfectly calibrated eye roll. Come ready to move slowly.
- Eiffel Tower
- Art museums
- French cuisine
- Seine river
- Gothic architecture
- Fashion capital
Before you go
- Best time to go
- April to June and September to October offer pleasant weather, fewer crowds than summer, and lower prices than peak season.
- Cost per day
- $70 budget · $180 mid-range · $400 comfortable
- Currency
- EUR (€)
- Plugs
- Type C, E, F
- Time zone
- UTC+1
A few local spots in Paris
A taste of the places Kairo plans Paris around. Your plan has many more, with insider tips for each.
Montmartre
Basilique Sacré-Cœur
historic site
Iconic white Romano-Byzantine basilica crowning Montmartre.
Café des Trois Moulins
cafe
Tiny, quiet café at the base of Montmartre, Place Blanche.
Latin Quarter
Rue Mouffetard Street Market
market
Afternoon stroll through one of Paris's oldest street markets (since medieval times).
Shakespeare and Company
bookshop
Legendary independent English-language bookshop on rue de la Bûcherie, across from Notre-Dame.
Marais
Place des Vosges
historic site
Paris's oldest planned square.
Rue Vieille du Temple
neighborhood
Walk the Marais backstreets after dinner.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
L'Avant Comptoir
wine bar
Legendary standing-room tapas bar in Saint-Germain.
Café de Flore
cafe
Iconic but genuinely beloved café on Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
See all of Paris's local spots in your plan
Pick your dates, pace and interests. Kairo plans each day around the spots that fit you, with insider tips, then links you to flights, stays and tours.
Plan a trip to ParisParis: common questions
When is the best time to visit Paris?
April to June and September to October offer pleasant weather, fewer crowds than summer, and lower prices than peak season.
How much does a trip to Paris cost per day?
About $70 a day on a budget, $180 mid-range, $400 for a comfortable trip per person, before flights.
What currency is used in Paris?
EUR (€).
What plugs does Paris use?
Type C, E, F.
