Eiffel Tower
- Where
- Paris
Paris's iron tower, with tickets to the second floor or the top. Open into the evening; the official site says the last lift to the top is 22:30.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Places to visit in France
16 places
Paris
4 placesJardin du Luxembourg
- Where
- Entrances on place Edmond Rostand, place André Honnorat, rue Guynemer and rue de Vaugirard, Paris 6e
Formal Left Bank garden run by the French Senate, with four public entrances around its perimeter.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Musée du Louvre
- Where
- Paris
- Hours
- Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun 09:00–18:00; Wed & Fri 09:00–21:00
- Closed
- Closed: Tuesdays; 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
- Entry
- €22 (EEA residents), €32 (non-EEA)
Major Paris art museum with late openings on Wednesday and Friday; free for under-18s; last entry one hour before closing.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Sainte-Chapelle
- Where
- 10 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris
- Hours
- Daily 09:00–17:00
- Closed
- Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
- Entry
- €22 (non-EEA), €16 (EEA)
Royal chapel on the Île de la Cité, famed for its stained glass. Joint ticket with the Conciergerie available; free for under-18s.
Bordeaux
3 placesBassins des Lumières
- Where
- Imp. Brown de Colstoun, 33300 Bordeaux
- Hours
- Daily 10:00–18:00; Sat to 20:00
- Entry
- €16
Immersive digital art venue projecting large-scale shows over its water pools; the current Matisse programme runs until 2 January 2027.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
La Cité du Vin
- Where
- 134 Quai de Bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux
Museum of wine and world cultures on the Garonne, with a permanent tour and a Belvedere viewpoint; tickets sold online.
Miroir d'eau (Water Mirror)
- Where
- Place de la Bourse, 33000 Bordeaux
Shallow reflecting pool on a granite slab opposite the 18th-century Place de la Bourse, alternating between mirror and mist effects.
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Marseille
2 placesCalanques National Park
- Where
- Marseille
National park covering the Calanques of Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat plus the Frioul islands. Check the park site for access rules and fire-risk closures.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Mucem – Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean
- Where
- Marseille
- Hours
- Wed–Mon 10:00–18:00 (J4 and Fort Saint-Jean)
- Closed
- Closed: Tuesdays, 1 May, 25 December
- Entry
- €11
Mediterranean civilisations museum across the J4 building and Fort Saint-Jean; one ticket covers permanent and temporary exhibitions the same day.
Nice
2 placesMusée Matisse
- Where
- 164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez, 06000 Nice
- Hours
- Wed–Mon 10:00–17:00
- Closed
- Closed: Tuesdays; 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 25 December; exceptionally closed Monday 30 November 2026 (maintenance)
- Entry
- €10
Museum devoted to Henri Matisse in the Cimiez district. Ticket sales stop 30 minutes before closing.
Parc de la Colline du Château (Castle Hill)
- Where
- Rue des Ponchettes / Rue de Foresta / Montée Montfort, 06000 Nice
- Hours
- Daily 08:30–18:00
Hilltop park with woods, a waterfall and a playground, overlooking the Baie des Anges, the old town and the harbour.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Lille
1 placePalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
- Where
- Place de la République, 59000 Lille
- Hours
- Mon 14:00–18:00; Wed–Sun 10:00–18:00
- Closed
- Closed: Tuesdays; under renovation, first floor partially reopened since 9 Oct 2026
- Entry
- €7 (reduced €4)
Lille's major fine-arts museum, partly reopened during an ongoing renovation.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Lyon
1 placeBasilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
- Where
- Lyon
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 07:00–20:00; Sun 07:00–21:00
- Closed
- Closed: Rosary gardens closed for works
Basilica on Fourvière hill above Lyon. Tower restoration is under way, but visits continue.
Mont-Saint-Michel
1 placeMont-Saint-Michel Abbey
- Where
- Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, 50170 Le Mont-Saint-Michel
- Hours
- Daily 09:30–18:00
- Closed
- Closed: 1 January, 1 May, 25 December
- Entry
- €13
Medieval abbey crowning the tidal island. Last entry an hour before closing; free for under-18s, EU 18–25s, and on the first Sunday of winter months.
Strasbourg
1 placeStrasbourg Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame)
- Where
- Strasbourg
Strasbourg's cathedral, an active place of worship with Sunday and weekday Masses; the official site also offers an ascent to the viewing platform.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website
Versailles
1 placePalace of Versailles
- Where
- Versailles
- Hours
- Palace Tue–Sun 09:00–17:30; Trianon Tue–Sun 12:00–17:30; Gardens daily 08:00–18:00 (low season)
- Closed
- Closed: Palace and Trianon closed Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; strike on 5 Nov 2026 may disrupt opening
Former royal palace with the Trianon estate, gardens and park. Last palace admission 16:45 in low season; some groves closed in winter.
Checked 4 NovOfficial website