The Eiffel Tower, grand boulevards, and Europe’s most-visited city.
Paris is the easiest big city break from the UK - barely over an hour by air, or city-centre to city-centre on the Eurostar - and a place that rewards slow mornings, long lunches and walking one beautiful arrondissement into the next.
Eurostar straight into the centre, no time difference, world-class museums and food, and shoulder-season deals that make a long weekend genuinely affordable.
April to June and September to October - mild, lighter crowds and open terraces. August is hot and half the city is shut; winter is cold but festive and cheaper.
A croissant and espresso standing at a zinc counter, then the Tuileries before the Louvre crowds arrive.
Riverside runs along the car-free Seine banks and the Canal Saint-Martin.
Stay in the quieter upper Marais or the 7th rather than the tourist-packed streets by the Eiffel Tower.
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Historic, central and stylish - medieval streets, boutiques and the best base for first-timers who want to walk everywhere.
Classic Left Bank - cafes, bookshops and galleries, walkable to the Louvre and Notre-Dame.
Hilltop, artsy and villagey around Sacre-Coeur - characterful and a little quieter, with great views.
No - UK visitors can travel to France visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period across the Schengen area.
The Eurostar runs city-centre to city-centre (London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord) in about 2h20 - usually quicker door-to-door than flying once you add airport transfers.
Le Marais or Saint-Germain put you within walking distance of most sights. Montmartre is more characterful and a touch cheaper.
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