Neighborhood 48H guide
Louvre & Tuileries: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Louvre, the Tuileries garden and Rue de Rivoli.
The 1st arrondissement is grand Paris: the Louvre, the Tuileries garden running to Place de la Concorde, and the arcades of Rue de Rivoli.
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Why stay here
The most central base in the city.
Who it's for: First-timers and museum lovers.
Pros
- Central
- The Louvre at the door
- Metro hub
Cons
- Quiet at night
- Expensive
- Tourist crowds
48H by the Louvre
Museum, garden.
09:00 – Musée du Louvre
Closed Tuesdays; late to 21:00 Wednesday and Friday. Book a slot.
14:00 – Tuileries garden
Walk to Place de la Concorde.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
The Mona Lisa, Greek and Egyptian antiquities and the palace galleries.
Photo: Ank kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
Hotel Regina Louvre
2 Place des Pyramides
Hotel on Place des Pyramides, with a sauna and Eiffel Tower views from some rooms.
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Vacation rentals
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- Saint-Germain-des-Prés — Left Bank cafés, the old abbey church and the Musée d’Orsay.
- Montmartre — Sacré-Cœur, Place du Tertre and the hilltop village.
- Latin Quarter & Île de la Cité — The Panthéon, Notre-Dame and the Sorbonne streets.
- Eiffel Tower & Invalides — The Eiffel Tower, the Champ de Mars and the Rodin museum.
- Canal Saint-Martin — Iron footbridges, locks and canal-side bars.
- Champs-Élysées — The Arc de Triomphe and the avenue.
- Opéra & Grands Boulevards — The Palais Garnier and the department stores.
- Versailles — The château, the Hall of Mirrors and the gardens.