Paris on a Sunday

Open on Sunday

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  Notre-Dame de Paris · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 08:15–19:30 · Free (towers €16)
  The restored Gothic cathedral, reopened in 2024; free entry, book a time slot online.

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  Sainte-Chapelle · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 09:00–17:00 · €16 (EEA) / €22 (non-EEA)
  A 13th-century royal chapel whose walls are almost entirely stained glass.

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  Panthéon · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €13
  A neoclassical temple where France honours its great figures; Foucault pendulum and crypt.

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  Musée du Louvre · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 09:00–18:00 · €22 (EEA) / €32 (non-EEA)
  The world's most visited museum: Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and 33,000 more works.

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  Jardin des Tuileries · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 07:30–19:30 · Free
  Formal garden between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde, with ponds, statues and chairs.

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  Place de la Concorde · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Paris’s largest square, with the Luxor obelisk, two fountains and a view up the Champs-Élysées.

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  Palais Garnier · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 10:00–17:00 · €15
  The ornate 19th-century opera house with its grand staircase, foyer and Chagall ceiling.

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  Galeries Lafayette Haussmann · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 11:00–19:30 · Free
  Belle Époque department store with a stained-glass dome and a free rooftop terrace.
• Musée d’Orsay · Saint-Germain · Sunday: 09:30–18:00 · €16
  Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Degas in a former Belle Époque railway station.

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  Saint-Germain-des-Prés · Saint-Germain · Sunday: 08:00–19:45 · Free
  Paris’s oldest church and the heart of the literary café quarter, with Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots.

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  Jardin du Luxembourg · Saint-Germain · Sunday: 08:00–18:00 · Free
  Parisians’ favourite garden: Medici fountain, green chairs, pond with toy sailboats and the Senate palace.

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  Place des Vosges · Le Marais · Sunday: 07:30–19:30 · Free
  Paris’s oldest planned square: red-brick arcades around a quiet garden, once home to Victor Hugo.

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  Musée Carnavalet · Le Marais · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · Free (temporary exhibitions extra)
  The history of Paris from prehistory to today, in two Renaissance mansions in the Marais.

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  Eiffel Tower · Eiffel Tower · Sunday: 09:30–23:00 · €29.40 2nd floor by lift, €36.70 summit by lift (adult)
  The iron icon of Paris, 330 m tall, with viewing floors at 115 m, 276 m and the summit.

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  Trocadéro · Eiffel Tower · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Terrace and gardens facing the Eiffel Tower, the classic photo spot, with the Palais de Chaillot.

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  Hôtel des Invalides · Eiffel Tower · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €17
  Army Museum and the Dôme church holding Napoleon’s tomb, in the former soldiers’ hospital.

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  Musée Rodin · Eiffel Tower · Sunday: 10:00–18:30 · €14
  The Thinker and the Gates of Hell in a mansion and sculpture garden.

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  Arc de Triomphe · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: 10:00–22:30 · €14.50
  Napoleon’s triumphal arch above the Unknown Soldier’s flame, with a rooftop view down the avenues.

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  Avenue des Champs-Élysées · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: open all day · Free
  The 2 km tree-lined avenue from the Arc de Triomphe down to Place de la Concorde.

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  Grand Palais · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: 10:00–19:30 · €19 (Cézanne exhibition)
  A 1900 glass-and-iron palace for big exhibitions and events; the building itself is a sight.

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  Sacré-Cœur · Montmartre · Sunday: 06:30–22:30 · Free (dome €8)
  The white basilica on the hill of Montmartre, with the best free view over Paris from its steps.

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  Place du Tertre · Montmartre · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Montmartre’s small village square, full of portrait painters and café terraces.

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  Catacombs of Paris · Saint-Germain · Sunday: 09:45–20:30 · €31; reduced €25; ages 8–17 €15
  Underground ossuary tunnels holding the bones of six million Parisians, 20 m below Denfert-Rochereau.

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  Musée de l'Orangerie · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 09:00–18:00 · €12.50
  Monet's eight huge Water Lilies panels in two oval rooms, plus Cézanne, Renoir and Picasso downstairs.

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  Musée Picasso · Le Marais · Sunday: 09:30–18:00 · €16
  The world's largest Picasso collection, in the Hôtel Salé, a 17th-century Marais mansion.

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  Musée de Cluny · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 09:30–18:15 · €12
  Medieval art in Roman baths and a 15th-century mansion, home of the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries.

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  Petit Palais · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · Free (temporary exhibitions extra)
  Fine-arts museum of the City of Paris in a Belle Époque palace with a lovely garden café.

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  Conciergerie · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 09:30–18:00 · €13; combined with Sainte-Chapelle €23
  Medieval royal palace turned prison where Marie-Antoinette was held, with a huge Gothic guards' hall.

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  Ménagerie, Jardin des Plantes · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 10:00–18:30 · €13; reduced €10; under 3 free
  One of the world's oldest zoos (1794), with red pandas, big cats and primates, inside the Jardin des Plantes.

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  Grande Galerie de l'Évolution · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €10; reduced €7; under 26 free
  Natural history museum in a glass-and-iron hall: a parade of stuffed animals and giant whale skeletons.

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  Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie · Le Marais · Sunday: 10:30–19:00 · €15; Cité des enfants extra
  Europe's biggest science museum in La Villette: hands-on exhibitions, a planetarium and the Argonaute submarine.

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  Jardin d'Acclimatation · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: 10:00–19:00 · Entry €7; rides extra (pass from €37)
  Classic children's amusement park in the Bois de Boulogne: rides, playgrounds, a farm and a small zoo.
• Choco-Story Paris · Le Marais · Sunday: 10:00–18:00 · €18; children 3–11 €9; workshop €50
  Chocolate museum on three floors with tastings, a live demonstration and a hands-on workshop option.
• Jacques Genin (chocolatier) · Le Marais · Sunday: 11:00–19:00 · undefined
  Famed chocolatier and caramel maker with a tea room serving a legendary millefeuille and hot chocolate.

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  À la Mère de Famille · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 10:00–19:30 · undefined
  Paris's oldest chocolate and sweet shop (1761), with a listed Belle Époque interior and old-fashioned sweets.

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  Printemps Haussmann · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 11:00–20:00 · undefined
  Grand department store under a stained-glass dome, with a rooftop terrace and views of the Opéra.

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  Covered passages (Panoramas, Vivienne) · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 08:30–20:00 · Free
  Glass-roofed 19th-century arcades with antique shops, old bookshops, tea rooms and mosaic floors.

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  Rue Montorgueil · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Pedestrian market street lined with cheesemongers, bakeries, oyster stalls and terraces, near Les Halles.

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  Marché des Enfants Rouges · Le Marais · Sunday: 08:30–17:00 · Free entry
  Paris's oldest covered food market (1628): fresh produce plus Moroccan, Japanese, Italian and French lunch stalls.

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  Père Lachaise Cemetery · Le Marais · Sunday: 09:00–18:00 · Free
  Leafy hillside cemetery with the graves of Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Édith Piaf and Chopin.

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  Île Saint-Louis · Islands & Latin Quarter · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Quiet 17th-century island with stone quays, a village feel and the famous Berthillon ice cream.

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  Canal Saint-Martin · Le Marais · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Tree-lined canal with iron footbridges, locks and cafés: a local-feeling stroll from République to Jaurès.

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  Pont Alexandre III · Champs-Élysées · Sunday: open all day · Free
  Paris's most ornate bridge: gilded statues, lamps and Seine views towards Invalides and the Eiffel Tower.

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  Palais-Royal Gardens · Louvre & Opéra · Sunday: 07:30–20:30 · Free
  Calm arcaded garden behind the Louvre with Buren's striped columns, boutiques and old cafés.

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  Paname Brewing Company · Le Marais · Sunday: 11:00–24:00 · undefined
  Craft brewpub with visible tanks and a terrace right on the Bassin de la Villette.

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  Brasserie de la Goutte d'Or · Montmartre · Sunday: 17:00–23:00 · undefined
  Pioneering Paris craft brewery (2012) with a taproom next to the vats and rotating food trucks.

Sunday markets

• Marché d'Aligre · 07:30–14:30
• Marché Bastille (boulevard Richard-Lenoir) · 07:00–15:00
• Marché des Enfants Rouges · 08:30–14:00
• Marché biologique Raspail · 09:00–15:00
• Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen · 10:00–18:00
• Les Bouquinistes (riverside book stalls) · 10:00–18:00

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