Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105. Wikipedia
Population 2,103,778 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in France
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Saint-Jacques Tower Attraction · 270 m -
Cathedral of Notre Dame Attraction · 350 m -
Sainte-Chapelle Attraction · 440 m -
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La Samaritaine Attraction · 720 m -
Hôtel de Sully Museum · 950 m -
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Hôtel de Ville Attraction · 120 m -
Archaeological Crypt of the Notre-Dame Forecourt Archaeological site · 340 m -
Tour de l'Horloge Attraction · 350 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Paris Marathon
April
The Paris Marathon (French: Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France. It is the largest running event in France in terms of finishers and is typically among the five largest marathons in the world.
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Paris Pride
June
The Paris Pride (French: Marche des fiertés LGBT de Paris) is a parade and festival held at the end of June each year in Paris, France to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people and their allies.
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A Shaded View on Fashion Film
September
ASVOFF, or A Shaded View on Fashion Film, is a fashion film festival founded by journalist Diane Pernet.
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Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris
October – November
Chéries-Chéris (Festival du Film Lesbien, Gay, Bi, Trans & ++++ de Paris) is an annual international LGBT film festival held in Paris in October or November.
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Salon d'Automne
October
The Salon d'Automne (French: [salɔ̃ dotɔn]; English: Autumn Salon), or Société du Salon d'automne, is an art exhibition held annually in Paris. Since 2011, it is held on the Champs-Élysées, between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, in mid-October.
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Marché Saint-Germain - alimentaire
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 08:00–20:00
- Wednesday: 08:00–20:00
- Thursday: 08:00–20:00
- Friday: 08:00–20:00
- Saturday: 08:00–20:00
- Sunday: 08:00–13:30
Times vary by day
- Tuesday
- 08:00–20:00
- Wednesday
- 08:00–20:00
- Thursday
- 08:00–20:00
- Friday
- 08:00–20:00
- Saturday
- 08:00–20:00
- Sunday
- 08:00–13:30
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Hôtel de Ville 220 m
- Hôtel-de-Ville 240 m
- Cité 260 m
- Châtelet 410 m
- Notre-Dame 470 m
- Pont Marie 480 m
Train stations: Saint-Michel Notre-Dame 480 m, Châtelet - Les Halles 690 m, Luxembourg 1.4 km, Musée d'Orsay 1.9 km, Paris Austerlitz 2.0 km, Port Royal 2.0 km, Paris Austerlitz RER 2.1 km, Gare de Lyon 2.1 km, Auber 2.4 km, Paris Gare de l'Est 2.4 km, Haussmann - Saint-Lazare 2.7 km, Paris Gare du Nord 2.7 km, Magenta 2.8 km, Invalides 2.8 km, Paris Gare du Nord (RER) 2.9 km, Gare Montparnasse 2.9 km, Paris-Saint-Lazare 3.0 km, Paris-Bercy - Bourgogne-Pays d'Auvergne 3.0 km, Paris Montparnasse 3 - Vaugirard 3.2 km, Funiculaire Montmartre - Station inférieure 3.2 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.