Spend some quality time in Paris

When you visit our recommended restaurants and cafes in Paris, we will drive away your hunger for cultural monuments and the most picturesque spots to fill your Instagram and TikTok feed. Are you ready to visit Paris in all its beauty with our tips and tricks? Whether you are travelling now or just planning a Paris trip in the future, we’ve got you covered.

Skipping the queues

France is basically the Leonardo DiCaprio of Europe. At least when it comes to age preferences. If you are 25 years old or less, you are guaranteed free entry to all the museums and galleries. So now is the best time to think about planning to visit the city of love before it’s too late to see beautiful Versailles or the Louvre without paying the entrance fee. With the saved money you can rather have an iced latte with a fresh crispy croissant in one of our recommended cafes. And based on the girl's math, you’ve got it basically for free.

We know that waiting is not a vibe, so to outsmart the people impatiently lined up in front of the museums, you can always book a ticket online for the particular hour in advance to save your precious time. There are always two separate lines and the one with booked tickets is usually shorter and faster.

Paris is more than just Mona Lisa

We highly recommend visiting not only the Louvre and Versailles, but also the Petit Palais, where you can visit the most beautiful little cafe in its gardens, which is best to visit from spring to autumn to enjoy the outdoor garden. There are usually fewer tourists, even though it’s full of spectacular sculptures and exhibitions.

And if you are already tired of packed streets and work is calling you, you will discover the calmest place in whole Paris, which has free entrance and you can work on your laptop or study while being admiring the work of French most popular writers, poets and philosophers like Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Jean-Jaques Rousseau, Blaise Pascal and others. We are talking about the Institut de France, which is one of the most intellectually and culturally significant buildings in France.

When it comes to Versailles, we recommend you to spend two different days there. One day will be dedicated to visiting the most famous and the biggest gardens in Paris, where you can rent a boat to take your experience to a whole other level. To get to the gardens, you have to book a ticket to the palace, which you have to pay for even though you are under 25. However, it is definitely worth paying a visit!

Save the indoor visit for another day, as you will lose track of time while being surrounded by the extraordinary beauty of the architectural and artistic masterpieces.

Nature lover

When the weather is nice, Parisians collectively march into their beautiful parks or enjoy the rare sunlight by the river Seine with snacks and cold drinks. Now we’ll give you our tips on where to spend sunny days in Paris.

Tucked between the scholarly buzz of the Latin Quarter and the charm of Saint-Germain’s café, the Luxembourg Gardens is Paris’s answer to a daydream you didn’t know you had. Dreamed up by a homesick Queen Marie de Medici in the 1600s who missed Italy and thought, “Why not build Florence in Paris?”, this place is a regal escape wrapped in fountains, statues, and perfectly serious elderly men playing pétanque.

You can launch yourself like a local on a bit uncomfortable green chairs, while kids sail little wooden boats on the fountain like tiny admirals and grown-ups sunbathe, read, or debate over sandwiches.

There’s a palace, a secret orchid greenhouse, beekeeping lessons, and even intense chess games. It’s where Parisians go to feel poetic, philosophical, and just the right amount of dramatic.

When the sun comes out, we invite you to Paris’s unofficial living room of River Seine. Grab a baguette, some cheese, and maybe a bottle of wine, and head to the quays near Pont Marie or Square du Vert-Galant at the tip of Île de la Cité, which is arguably the best front-row seat in town. You’ll find locals dangling their feet over the water, couples having discreet picnics in the city of love, and musicians who are adding to the charming atmosphere.

If you’re up for a stroll or a stylish bike ride, follow the river up to Canal Saint-Martin, where the vibe is more hipster-like. Think vintage shops, pastel cafés, and couples playing cards on the banks like it’s a Wes Anderson film. Whether you’re people-watching or just sun-soaking, it’s the kind of day that makes you forget real-life obligations exist.