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The island and the Louvre

The oldest part of Paris and the largest museum in it, with the river between them.

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Square du Vert-Galant
Photograph: Inocybe - Piero d'Houin / CC BY-SA 3.0

Day 1

Starts from Central Paris (Châtelet) · 7h 20m at the sights, 45m travelling · 3.7 km

Areas: Île de la Cité, 1st arrondissement

  1. Square du Vert-Galant — The willow-shaded prow at the western tip of the island (25m)
  2. Pont Neuf — Despite the name, the oldest standing bridge over the Seine (20m)
  3. Sainte-Chapelle — Fifteen windows of thirteenth-century glass in a single upper room (45m)
  4. Conciergerie — The medieval royal palace that became the Revolution's prison (1h)
  5. Notre-Dame de Paris — The Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, reopened after the 2019 fire (1h)
  6. Pont des Arts — The wooden footbridge between the Louvre and the Institut de France (20m)
  7. Louvre — The largest art museum on earth, in a palace, behind a glass pyramid (3h 30m)