6 ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR FIRST TIME VISIT TO PARIS

Let’s do it differently. Instead of looking at individual Paris attractions, let’s look at essential experiences you must have on your first trip to Paris, France. 

A Quintessential Parisian Experience: Enjoy Café Life

Whether you’re trying to recreate the bygone era of Left Bank intellectuals or simply out to gauge the proverbial abruptness of Parisian waiters for yourself, a few hours spent Paris-watching in a café is something you simply cannot miss. 

A Popular Experience: Cruise along the Seine

Paris is along the water, on the Ile de la Cité, and the best way to get a sense of the city is from the river that slices through it: the Seine River. 

A Local Experience: Explore Montmartre

You may sense some déjà vu here, if only because the area has been photographed so often you are bound to be familiar with some of its more popular corners. 

A Cultural Experience: Visit a World-Class Museum

Visiting Paris for the first time means heading to one of them (at the very least) but each offers you something different, so again, you’ll have to make difficult decisions. 

A Culinary Experience: Lunch like a Parisian

You could eat your way through Paris for a year and still not taste it all, but while you’re here, some things – macarons from Hermé or Ladurée, for example, or hot chocolate from Angelina – are things you have to taste at least once. 

A Ghostly Experience: Go Underground in Paris

They may sound dark and lugubrious, but the Catacombs of Paris are fascinating, full of surprises and history.  

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