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Notes from our guides

What we tell our guests before they arrive. Practical advice, quiet museums, and the city behind the postcard.

The Louvre in two hours, what to choose

Practical guide  ·  June 2026 · 6 min read

The Louvre in two hours, what to choose

You cannot see the Louvre. You can see a Louvre. How to spend two hours in the largest museum in the world without losing them to corridors and crowds.

Notre-Dame after the restoration, what has changed

Monuments  ·  June 2026 · 7 min read

Notre-Dame after the restoration, what has changed

The cathedral that reopened in December 2024 is not the one that closed in April 2019. What the fire took, what the restoration returned, and what is genuinely new.

Which Versailles entrance, and when to arrive

Practical guide  ·  June 2026 · 6 min read

Which Versailles entrance, and when to arrive

Versailles receives more visitors than almost any palace on earth, and most of them arrive at the same door at the same hour. A field guide to doing it differently.

Five Paris museums almost nobody visits

Museums  ·  June 2026 · 8 min read

Five Paris museums almost nobody visits

Paris has more than a hundred museums, and visitors queue for five of them. Here are five others where you may find yourself alone with the collection.