Best 28 Days in France — Solo Travel

Find Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Édith Piaf, and Chopin in Paris's oldest and most atmospheric cemetery

Walk the Pletzl — Paris's historic Jewish quarter — and the Mémorial de la Shoah documenting France's role in the Holocaust

Walk the Marais sites of Protestant Huguenot history — the Reformed churches and plaques mark where 200,000 ancestors fled to England, Prussia, and South Africa.

Spend a full day inside the Louvre to cover its 9 wings and 35,000 artworks at a relaxed pace

Browse Van Gogh, Monet, and Degas in Paris's finest Impressionist museum, a converted railway station

Descend into the ossuary beneath Montparnasse holding six million remains — now with a new immersive audio experience

Step inside the Gothic jewel of Île de la Cité, whose 15 floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows cover 600 sq m

French Jewish art and history from the Middle Ages to Modigliani, housed in a 17th-century Marais mansion

Eat 100% gluten-free French pastries, eclairs, and croissants at Paris's first dedicated celiac patisserie

Explore three centuries of immigration to France at the Palais de la Porte Dorée — 600 objects spanning Armenian, Polish, Italian, and North African arrivals.

Brunch or lunch at NoGlu, a stylish 100% gluten-free restaurant and grocery near the Palais Royal

View original documents spanning seven centuries of French history — and access free genealogy records in the reading rooms of this magnificent Marais palace.

Lunch at Le Potager du Marais, a beloved plant-based bistro serving vegan French classics since 2004

Brunch at Biosphère Café, a certified organic, 100% gluten-free and plant-based café near Parc Monceau (8th arr.)

[CLOSED 2025] Gentle Gourmet — Paris's acclaimed vegan fine-dining tasting menu restaurant — permanently closed in 2025

Stop at Cloud Cakes for Instagram-worthy 100% vegan pastries and cakes in the Marais

Spend unstructured time in Paris — shop, picnic, or follow your own path through the city

Visit Claude Monet's legendary lily pond and water garden that inspired his most famous paintings

Taste croissants, aged cheese, éclairs, and wine across Montmartre's best artisan stops

Cycle past the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, and the Louvre with a local guide in under 4 hours

Join a small group with a local expert for skip-the-line Louvre access and art history insight

Get a fully tailored private Louvre tour with skip-the-line access and a dedicated expert guide

Retrace Paris during Nazi occupation: Jewish Quarter, Holocaust Memorial, and Deportation sites

Learn to taste and decode French wine in an atmospheric underground cellar with cheese pairings

Hike red porphyry rock cliffs above turquoise coves in the Esterel Massif west of Cannes

Stroll the peninsula between two rivers: Place Bellecour, the Opera, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts