Breakfast8:00 AM
Du Pain et des Idées · Rue Yves Toudic, by the Canal Saint-Martin
Weekday mornings into the afternoon — closed Saturday and Sunday
€1.30–2.50
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3 perfect days in Paris
Nearby sights each day, timed and walkable — with what to wear for the photos and where to eat every signature dish. Tap any stop for angles, hours & tips.
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Day 1
Musée d'Orsay & Sainte-Chapelle
7 stops8:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Morning9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best light: Early afternoon on a bright day, when the sun is round on the west rose and the whole upper chapel goes red and blue at once — an overcast morning is a different, much duller building
Typically 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM April to September and 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM October to March, with occasional summer evening openings
Lunch12:30 PM
Du Pain et des Idées · Rue Yves Toudic, by the Canal Saint-Martin
Weekday mornings into the afternoon — closed Saturday and Sunday
€4–7
- 3:00 – 4:30 PMExplore The antiquarians of the Carré Rive Gauche, in the streets behind
Afternoon snack5:00 PM
L'As du Fallafel · Rue des Rosiers, Le Marais
Sunday to Thursday through the day and evening, Friday until mid-afternoon — closed all day Saturday for Shabbat
€8–12
Dinner7:00 PM
Bouillon Pigalle · Boulevard de Clichy, below Montmartre
Lunch and dinner daily, continuous service; no reservations
€9–15
~5 min
Evening8:30 PM · after dark
Best light: Thursday evening during the late opening, when the crowd thins out and the light behind the clock face goes from blue to black while you are still inside
Typically 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday to Sunday, late until about 9:45 PM on Thursdays; closed Mondays
Day 2
Notre-Dame de Paris & Jardin du Luxembourg
5 stops8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Breakfast8:00 AM
Du Pain et des Idées · Rue Yves Toudic, by the Canal Saint-Martin
Weekday mornings into the afternoon — closed Saturday and Sunday
€1.30–2.50
Morning9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best light: Early morning, in the first hour after it opens, when the nave is nearly empty and the light comes through the south rose onto pale stone
Typically 7:50 AM – 7:00 PM on weekdays and from 8:15 AM at weekends, with a late Thursday; hours shift with the liturgical calendar
Lunch12:30 PM
Du Pain et des Idées · Rue Yves Toudic, by the Canal Saint-Martin
Weekday mornings into the afternoon — closed Saturday and Sunday
€4–7
~4 min
Afternoon2:00 – 4:30 PM
Best light: Early morning, just after the gates open, when the low sun is across the basin and the chairs are still in the rows the gardeners left them in
Opens between 7:30 and 8:15 AM and closes at dusk — anywhere from about 4:30 PM in winter to 9:30 PM in midsummer; whistles clear the park before the gates shut
Dinner7:30 PM
Crémerie-Restaurant Polidor · Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, near the Luxembourg
Lunch and dinner daily; book for dinner at the weekend
€9–15
Day 3
Marché des Enfants Rouges & Canal Saint-Martin
7 stops8:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Breakfast8:00 AM
L'As du Fallafel · Rue des Rosiers, Le Marais
Sunday to Thursday through the day and evening, Friday until mid-afternoon — closed all day Saturday for Shabbat
€8–12
Morning9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Best light: Late morning on a weekday, when the produce stalls are full and the lunch queues have not yet taken over the aisles
Typically 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM Tuesday to Sunday, closing around 5:00 PM on Sundays; closed Mondays
Lunch12:30 PM
Du Pain et des Idées · Rue Yves Toudic, by the Canal Saint-Martin
Weekday mornings into the afternoon — closed Saturday and Sunday
€4–7
- 3:00 – 4:30 PMExplore Rue de Bretagne and the Haut Marais boutiques immediately around it
Afternoon snack5:00 PM
L'As du Fallafel · Rue des Rosiers, Le Marais
Sunday to Thursday through the day and evening, Friday until mid-afternoon — closed all day Saturday for Shabbat
€8–12
Dinner7:00 PM
Bouillon Pigalle · Boulevard de Clichy, below Montmartre
Lunch and dinner daily, continuous service; no reservations
€9–15
~3 min
Evening8:30 PM · after dark
Best light: Dusk on a summer evening, when the quays fill and the footbridge lamps come on over the water — a lock filling in low light is the shot
3-days trip · €65 – €202