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Place François Ier (Paris) walks
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Walks near Place François Ier (Paris)
Tours and detours in the Champs-Elysées and Tuileries gardens
3.27 mi
+26 ft
-16 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Paris
This walk allows you to stroll through the gardens that have been laid out in the heart of Paris and enjoy a relative calm that is hard to imagine so close to busy thoroughfares. Along the way, you will discover views of the Champs-Élysées and the Pont Alexandre III, some of Paris's most famous monuments and museums, and a rich and diverse collection of statues.
The main monuments of Paris along the Seine
5.12 mi
+26 ft
-30 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Paris
This urban but relatively open route allows you to discover the main monuments of Paris on foot. You will see the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Notre-Dame Cathedral, among others. The start and finish points are accessible by underground.
A cosmopolitan stroll through the Plaine Monceau
Association / Club / Walk leader
1.17 mi
+20 ft
-13 ft
0h 35
Easy
Departure from Paris
A journey through space and time, taking you past the many 19th-century mansions of the Plaine Monceau. Within a short distance, you will discover: a church, Russian restaurants, a Chinese pagoda, and a late 18th-century park featuring a pyramid, an Italian-style bridge and replicas of Roman antiquities.
The Trocadéro esplanade and gardens, the Champs de Mars and the Invalides
4.49 mi
+36 ft
-115 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Paris
A route that takes you to some of Paris's famous monuments on both banks of the Seine. You will pass through numerous gardens, some well-known and popular, others more secluded and offering a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle.
The Bestiary of Passy and Dauphine
3.60 mi
+16 ft
-66 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Paris
An urban walk that winds its way through the northern half of the 16th arrondissement, in search of numerous depictions of animals. It also offers an opportunity to pay tribute to Victor Hugo, with a stop at the place where he lived, on the avenue that bore his name during his lifetime.
The bestiary of the Trocadéro, the Gros Caillou and Chaillot
4.26 mi
+121 ft
-148 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Paris
From the Trocadéro to the Étoile, on either side of the Seine, through the 16th, 7th and 8th arrondissements of Paris, discovering depictions of animals. The Arc de Triomphe at the Étoile alone features a great many of them!
In the footsteps of Georges Brassens: Madeleine, Louvre and Cherche-Midi
5.11 mi
+82 ft
-23 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Paris
Crossing the Seine on the famous Pont des Arts, this third section takes us from the right bank to the left bank, which Brassens had a marked preference for. It is also an opportunity to visit some of the highlights of Parisian heritage: Place Beauvau and the Elysée Palace, Place Vendôme, the Louvre Museum (with its glass pyramid), the Institut de France, etc.
Discovery tour of Haussmann's Paris
2.15 mi
+13 ft
-46 ft
1h 00
Easy
Departure from Paris
Baron Haussmann transformed Paris between 1852 and 1870. The 9th arrondissement of Paris is the epicentre of this transformation: the new roads, grand boulevards and crossroads highlight the buildings adapted to life under the Second Empire, including department stores, the opera house, theatres, music halls, churches, press headquarters, banks, covered passages, Morris columns, kiosks, etc. This tour will introduce you to the witnesses of this era and how they have adapted to today's Paris.
The Opera, Parc Monceau and the Chaillot district
5.15 mi
+105 ft
-36 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Paris
A journey through Haussmannian Paris, discovering the architecture of the second half of the 19th century, with a detour to Parc Monceau and a few sites celebrating Franco-American friendship.
The covered passages of the Montmartre and Saint-Martin suburbs
3.94 mi
+66 ft
-33 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Paris
Between grand boulevards and covered passages, a walk through a lively neighbourhood of the capital.
A walk to avoid on Sundays and public holidays when the covered passages may be closed.