Paris is definitely one of the most beautiful cities and the most instagrammable places in the world. There are so many things to see and do there that you would probably need a year just to be able to get to know it better, visit its main attractions and try the local food.
To me, Paris has always been a perfect city, a place from a fairy tale with its gorgeous architecture and romantic bars. I’ve always dreamed of living there some day, even just for a couple of months. I would wake up every day and look at the Eiffel Tour, then have a pain au chocolat and a cup of coffee in a local boulangerie (bakery shop), and eat baguette and brie every day. Of course, my dream isn’t based on reality as it would be impossible to have an apartment with the view of the Eiffel Tour due to enormously high prices of apartments, and don’t get me started on incredibly low salaries compared to a high cost of living in Paris. Unfortunately, it is a global trend that nowadays every big city becomes almost impossible to live in because of high prices and relatively low salaries, noise and an enormous amount of people. But still, Paris is a magnificent city, and everyone should visit it at least once in their lifetime.
I have visited it so many times, but every time there is a new place I discover, and some new thing I fall in love with. This time, I wanted to show you some of the most instagrammable places in Paris in my opinion, but there are still more of them to see and take a picture of next time I visit it.
The Triumphal Arch was commissioned by Napoleon to honour all the soldiers who died in the Napoleonic wars and under it there is a tomb of the unknown soldier who died in the First World War. It is standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle between the 16th, 17th and 8th arrondissements. It is easy to get there by Metro Lines 1, 2, 6 and RER A, Station: Charles de Gaulle Etoile.
The Eiffel Tower is located on Champ de Mars and was named after Gustave Eiffel. It was built as the entrance to the World’s Fair in 1889. At the time it was criticised a lot by France’s leading artists and intellectuals, but with time it turned into a symbol of Paris and France. The Tower is 324m tall.
How to get there by metro: The closest Metro station to the Eiffel Tower is Champ de Mars / Tour Eiffel, line RER C. There are two other Metro stations: Ecole Militaire, line 8, and Bir-Hakeim, line 6. The best view of the Eiffel Tower is at the Trocadéro, and the station is Trocadéro on Metro Lines 9 and 6.
Another great place to take pictures of the Eiffel Tower is la rue de l’Université which is the location of this post’s feature photo.
The Louvre museum is the world’s largest museum and is located on the right bank of Seine in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. There are approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century exhibited in there.
You can get there by Metro Line 1, stations are Louvre Rivoli and Palais Royal Musée du Louvre and by RER A, the closest station is Chatelet Les Halles.
Montmartre is a hill located in the 18th arrondissement of Paris known for its beautiful Basilica of the Sacré Coeur located on top of it. During la Belle Époque, many artists like Picasso,Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir worked or lived here, and the place is also known for its cafés and cabarets like The Chat Noir and The Moulin Rouge.
You can get there by metro Lines 2 Station Anvers, Pigalle and Blanche and the Line 12 stations Pigalle, Abbesses, Lamarck-Coulaincourt and Jules Joffrin.
I love you wall is located in Montmartre and is a work of Art conceived by Frédéric Baron and Claire Kito. I love you is written in 250 languages all over the wall and it is one more proof that Paris is a city of love.
This cute restaurant is located in Montmartre, in 18 Norvins Street.
This restaurant is also located in Montmarttre, in 2 l’Abreuvoir Street.
The Pont des Arts is a pedestrian bridge across the Seine and it links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre. It is also known as the Bridge of Love as many people attach padlocks to the railings to declare their love for each other.
Just under the Pont des Arts you can walk on the quay of Seine and take beautiful pictures with a stunning background like this one.
You can get there by Metro Lines 1 and 7, the station is Louvre – Rivoli.
You can get there by Metro Lines 1 and 7, the station is Louvre – Rivoli.
Another instagrammable place in Paris is not only on top, but also on the inside of Galleries Lafayette located in Boulevard Haussman. It is a world famous department store and a part of Galleries Lafayette chain of department stores which exist all over France. This particular building is made in Art Nouveau style and opened in 1912. It has an extraordinary dome and the entire building looks like a masterpiece. On top of it, there is a huge terrace with an amazing view over Paris.
How to get there: the closest Metro Lines are 7 and 8 , Station Opéra, and 9 Station Chaussée d’Antin and RER A which has a station Auber under it.
And the last, but definitely not least, probably the most instagrammable place in Paris is this small pedestrian street in the 12th arrondissement, rue Crémieux. This street was originally built as worker’s housing in 1857. Most of the houses are painted in pastel colours and they are usually compared to Portobello Road in London or Venetian island of Burano.
You can easily get there by Metro Line 5, station: Quai de la Râpée Lines 1 and 14 and RER A and D, the station Gare de Lyon.
