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The monuments of France are amongst the most popular visitor attractions in the world. Paris has many of the most visited sites including the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, Arc de Triomphe, Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Musée d'Orsay and the Palace of Versailles.

Getting around these monuments is easy with the excellent public transport network of Paris.

Other must see monuments or historical sites in France include Mont St Michel in Normandy, Pont du Gard in Languedoc , The Roman Theatre in Orange, the fortified city of Carcassonne

Eiffel Tower: France's most recognisable icon and tourist attraction.

Official Site,Wikipedia Listing

Access:  

Nearest Metro: Bir Hakeim, Trocadero

Batobus (hop on hop off Seine River cruise)

Walking distance from: Champs Elysees

Open 365 days - 9:30am to 11:00pm, January 1 to June 12 and September 1 to December 31

  

Arc de Triomphe: This impressive memorial at the western end of the Champs Elysees honours those who fought in the Napoleonic wars. It stands at one of the busiest roundabouts in the world.

Wikipedia Listing

Nearest Metro: Charles de Gaulle Étoile

Walking distance from: Champs Elysees

Open every day of the year, free

Notre Dame Cathedral: One of the most famous cathedrals in the world.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Nearest Metro: Cite

Batobus (hop on hop off Seine River cruise)

Walking distance from: Louvre

Hours: Every day of the year from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm (7:15 pm on Saturdays and Sundays) 

  

Louvre Museum:  The Louvre is the largest museum of France and the most visited museum in the world.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Nearest Metro: Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre

Batobus(hop on hop off Seine River cruise)

Walking distance from: Notre Dame, Musee d'Orsay

Hours: Closed Tuesdays and some public holidays. Otherwise 9.00am - 6.00pm.

More on opening times

  

Musée d'Orsay: Is a museum of fine art best known for its collection masterpieces by artists such as Monet, Degas, Renoir, and Cezanne.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Nearest Metro: Assemblée Nationale

Batobus(hop on hop off Seine River cruise)

Walking distance from: The Louvre

Hours: 9.30am to 6.00pm

9.30am to 9.45pm on Thursdays

  

Palace of Versailles: Just outsite Paris Chateaux Versailles was built by King Louis XIV as a royal palace. Versailles is one of the largest and most ornate palaces in the world.  

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Access: RER Train (line C) from Paris

Hours: Closed Mondays. Otherwise daily 9.00am – 6.30pm

More on hours and ticket prices

Mont Saint-Michel: is a medieval monastry and town constructed on a rocky outcrop in a tidal bay in Normandy.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Access: 

By train: TGV from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Rennes then shuttle bus with Keolis Emeraudefrom station.

By Road: 

Nearest Airport: Rennes

  

  

Chateax of the Loire Valley: The Loire Valley southwest of Paris is home to numerous magnificent rennaissance chateaux.

Loire Valley Tourism Site, Wikipedia Listing

Access:

By train: TGV from Paris Gare Montparnasse to the city of Tours. Hire car or tour bus available at the station.

By road: 

Nearest Airport: Tours

Pont du Gard: One of the best preserved examples of a Roman aqueduct. It spans the River Gard in the South of France.

Wikipedia Listing

Access: 

Nearest Airport: Nimes, Montpellier

  

  

Carcassonne: A fortified town and World Heritage site in the south of France.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

Access: By road Via A61 - Autoroute des Deux Mers

By train from Montpellier or Toulouse

Nearest Airport: Carcassonne

Ancient Roman Theatre of Orange: World Heritage listed Roman theatre built in the town of Orange in southern France in the first century AD.

Official Site, Wikipedia Listing

  

  

  

 

 

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