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Start at Place du Trocadéro, accessible by metro (lines 6 and 9, Trocadéro station).
(S/E) Upon exiting the metro, head towards the Théâtre de Chaillot. At the foot of the steps leading up to it, walk along Avenue du Président Wilson on your left. Shortly afterwards, turn right onto a tarmac path that runs alongside the building. At the end, continue straight ahead then turn right to cross the Esplanade Bernard Duperier. You will reach the bottom of the Trocadéro gardens and Place de Varsovie.
(1) Cross the square using the pedestrian crossings and take the Pont d’Iéna to cross the Seine and arrive at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
(2) Then follow Quai Jacques Chirac (formerly Quai Branly) to the left.
(3) Pass the Pont de l’Alma and continue along the Quai d’Orsay. You will reach the Pont Alexandre III: on the left, the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, facing each other; on the right, the Church of Saint-Louis des Invalides and its dome.
(4) Continue along the Seine on Quai d’Orsay. Pass the Pont de la Concorde and continue along Quai Anatole France. You will reach the Musée d’Orsay.
(5) Continue straight ahead, past the Pont Royal and follow the Quai Voltaire. Pass the Pont Royal and follow the Quai Malaquais. Pass the Pont Neuf and reach the Pont Saint-Michel (fountain of the same name on the right).
(6) Cross the bridge over a branch of the Seine to reach the Île de la Cité. Follow the Boulevard du Palais straight ahead, passing the Palais de Justice and the Sainte-Chapelle. At the end, turn right onto the Quai de la Corse.
(7) At the next bridge, turn right onto Rue de la Cité. At the end, turn left and head down Promenade Maurice Careme (caution: this route is prone to flooding; in the event of flooding, stay on the higher quay). Head back up to the level of Pont au Double.
(8) Turn left and cross the forecourt of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Follow Rue d’Arcole to the end and take the bridge of the same name to cross the second arm of the Seine. On the other side, cross Quai de Gesvres at the pedestrian crossing, then the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville.
(9) At the end, turn left onto Rue de Rivoli. Walk along the left-hand side of Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques and continue straight on along Rue de Rivoli.
(10) Turn left into Rue Perrault. At the end, turn left and you will reach the foot of the belfry of the 1st arrondissement town hall. Then cross Avenue de l’Amiral Coligny at the pedestrian crossing to enter the Cour Carré du Louvre. Cross the courtyard, pass under a portico and emerge into the courtyard where the Louvre Pyramid stands. Walk past it and then past the equestrian statue of Louis XIV. Cross the square at the traffic lights and arrive at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel.
(11) Walk past the monument, continue straight ahead and enter the Jardin des Tuileries. Walk straight ahead, go round a pond and continue along the wide central path. Further on, go round another pond, leave the garden and emerge onto the Place de la Concorde.
(12) Cross the square at the pedestrian crossing and arrive at the open space where the Luxor Obelisk stands. Continue straight ahead and cross the other part of the square. Take the Promenade des Champs-Élysées and walk along the avenue of the same name on your left. Cross the Avenue de Marigny and pass the theatre of the same name on your right.
(13) Turn left shortly afterwards and cross the Avenue des Champs Élysées at the pedestrian crossing. Follow the avenue to the right. Go round the Rond-Point des Champs Élysées on the left and continue along the avenue. Keep going straight on until you reach Place Charles de Gaulle and the Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile.
(14) Turn left twice to join Avenue Marceau. Follow this avenue straight on until it ends.
(15) Turn right onto Avenue du Président Wilson. Go round Place d’Iéna and continue along Avenue du Président Wilson. Go straight on until you reach Place du Trocadéro (S/E).
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