Paris for the Holidays

Paris Insider

Posted on June 6, 2020 Updated on June 7, 2020

Versailles
Avoid Versailles during the weekend
Also, The Palace (Chateau) is Closed on Monday
(The Gardens and Park are open every day of the year)

Tuesdays
Most Museums are closed
Except for Musee D’Orsay

Le Louvre
The Louvre is so crowded that a simple Paris Museum Pass is perhaps no longer the answer
You may need to Obtain a Pass for a Specific Hour, Enter Early (9:00)
Regardless, a long, long line forms every day, down the Court Napoleon into the Court Carrée

Special Exhibitions
In 2019 there were two amazing exhibitions at the Grand Palais
(Goya and Toulouse-Lautrec) Perhaps, only in Paris

Avoid Lines
Which means you arrive early each day
With of the benefit of walking the salons while they are nearly empty

Take the Metro
Or Ride a Velib (shared bicycle program)
Or Walk, Paris is a Great City for Walking