5 Days in Paris

Classic 18th-century lodging offering free Wi-Fi & classic rooms, some with private balconies.

Simple Middle Eastern eatery for fast falafels, shawarma & kebabs washed down with Israeli wines.

Paris's oldest planned square — arcades, symmetry, and Victor Hugo's house in the corner.

Inside-out modern-art museum; ride the escalators for a rooftop city view.

Towering, 12th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.

Mellow option serving Provençal-style dishes in a convivial setting, plus an extensive pastis list.

Former historic palace housing huge art collection, from Roman sculptures to da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

Upscale dining in old-world interiors & an open-air arched passageway with Louvre views.

Expansive, 17th-century formal garden dotted with statues, including 18 bronzes by Maillol.

Featuring an Egyptian obelisk, this public square was the site of King Louis XVI's execution.

Iconic triumphal arch built to commemorate Napoleon's victories, with an observation deck.

Dinner: no menu — just steak-frites with the secret sauce, and seconds. No reservations; arrive early.

Gustave Eiffel's iconic, wrought-iron 1889 tower, with steps and elevators to observation decks.

Sprawling, elevated plaza offering striking views of the Eiffel Tower, lush gardens & museums.

Refined takes on bistro classics & French wines at a chic stop with high tables & stools at the bar.

Major 19th- & 20th-century European art collections housed in a monumental, former railway station.

Classic restaurant set aboard a barge offering cruises along the Seine, plus Eiffel Tower views.

Casual French bistro with outdoor tables, serving breakfast, traditional meals & desserts.

Immense, 18th-century palace with gilded apartments, chandeliered Hall of Mirrors & fountain show.

Classic French brasserie dishes on a large garden terrace overlooking Versailles' Grand Canal.

Huge 17th-century ornamental palace gardens, with orange trees & canals, statues & fountains.

Lakeside folly commissioned by Queen Marie-Antoinette in 1783, designed to resemble a working farm.

Long-standing restaurant offering regional fare, wine & desserts in an elegant, art nouveau space.

Iconic, domed white church, completed in 1914, with interior mosaics, stained-glass windows & crypt.

Montmartre's artists' square — portraitists and easels behind Sacre-Coeur.

Grand, century-old department store with a steel-frame art nouveau glass dome ringed by loggias.

Classic 18th-century lodging offering free Wi-Fi & classic rooms, some with private balconies.