2 Day Paris Tour
The City of Love is on many people's must-visit list. Paris is a city bustling with flavor from its restaurants located inside important buildings like the Eiffel Tower and the Le musee d'Orsay to French diners where iconic movies were filmed. Monet, Picasso, Renoir and others created their best works of art in this city that has always had a strong cultural basis. The city's culture extends to its impressive churches like the Cathedral of Notre Dame and the Basilica of Sacred Heart. It is incredibly easy, however, to start feeling overwhelmed in this amazing city located along the Seine River. That is why we have carefully designed our Paris 2 day tour allowing you to get a taste of Paris in the shortest time possible without feeling bewildered.
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What's On The Tour?
Day 1: The Heart of Paris
• Morning: Visit of the Quai d'Orsay
• Lunch: at the Quai d'Orsay
• Afternoon: Tour of Montmartre & Sacred Heart
• Dinner: at Le Café des 2 Moulins
Quai d'Orsay
Workers used over 12,000 tons of metal to construct the Le musee d'Orsa as the Paris train station. The government ordered it restored as a museum in 1977 showcasing Western artwork from 1848 to 1914 with a special emphasis on Impressionist and Post-impressionist paintings by Paul Cézanne, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent van Gogh. Since this museum contains more than 3,450 paintings, it is easy to become overwhelmed at this museum. Therefore, we have created a special itinerary allowing you to maximize your time here. Finish your tour with a traditional French meal in the restaurant where guests have been dining since 1900.
Montmartre
Designed by Paul Abadie who was followed by six other architects, construction of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart began in 1875 with the laying of the foundation stone and the digging of 33-feet-deep pits to support the massive structure. Work on the travertine stone basilica began in 1881. One of the largest mosaics in the world is the 475 square meter Mosaic of Christ in Glory. Brave visitors can climb the 300 steps to the dome which was the second tallest point in Paris at the time that the basilica was finished in 1909.
Sacred Heart
Designed by Paul Abadie who was followed by six other architects, construction of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart began in 1875 with the laying of the foundation stone and the digging of 33-feet-deep pits to support the massive structure. Work on the travertine stone basilica began in 1881. One of the largest mosaics in the world is the 475 square meter Mosaic of Christ in Glory. Brave visitors can climb the 300 steps to the dome which was the second tallest point in Paris at the time that the basilica was finished in 1909.
Café Des 2 Moulins
Cafe des 2 moulins was featured in the 2001 film Amélie, and is a delicious spot to stop for dinner. Visitors can have their pictures taken with an Amelie poster in the rear of this cozy restaurant. Try the French onion soup or the baked camembert cheese along with some Charcuterie (cold-cuts)! Alternatively, consider having the infamous Amélie Poulain's crème brûlé. If you are a true fan of the movie you will enjoy passing by the nearby corner where the convenience store featured in the film stands.
Day 2: The Unmissable
• Morning: Visit of the Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral
• End of Morning: Visit of the Eiffel Tower
• Lunch: on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower
• Early Afternoon: Visit of the Arc de Triumph
• End Afternoon: Visit of the Louvre
• Dinner: at the Louvre Café
Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral
One of the largest churches in the world, the building is even more famous because of Victor Hugo's book, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which he wrote to increase interest in the building. Finding the church on this site shoddy, Bishop of Paris Maurice de Sully ordered the construction of this structure in 1160. The building with its impressive flying buttresses is one of the prime examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in the world. The cathedral has five bells with the largest one located in the South Tower weighing over 13 tons.
Eiffel Tower
Constructed as a temporary structure for the Paris Exposition in 1889, workers used more than 18,000 iron pieces to construct the Eiffel Tower. At its opening, it was twice the height of any other man made structure in the world. After French automobile company Citroën attached letters to the tower's sides in 1925 to advertise their company, Charles Lindbergh used it as a beacon during the first solo transatlantic flight. A chic picnic at restaurant 58 Eiffel Tower on the first floor of the tower allows you to make the most of your visit.
The Arc de Triomphe
Napoleon ordered the construction of the Arc de Triomphe as a way to commemorate his ascent to become emperor of the world. Workers laid the first stone on his birthday May 11, 1806. Yet, arguments between architects stopped its completion until Napoleon and Archduchess Marie Louise von Habsburg of Austria commissioned a wooden replica of it built for their wedding. The first unknown soldier killed during World War I was buried under the Arc De Triomphe on November 11, 1920.
The Louvre Museum
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