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Paris, Then the Peaks

Four days in Paris, then five in Les Arcs—art, winter streets, and the high Alps without a rental car.

Paris and the French Alps · 9 days · 385 mi

Winter suits Paris. Museums, covered passages, bistros, concert halls, and long evenings give the city a rhythm that warmer months cannot copy. After four full days, the route leaves from Gare de Lyon and reaches Les...

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The Eiffel Tower rises above the Seine and Paris rooftops beneath a soft pink winter sky.
Photo: Chris Karidis · Unsplash License

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Day 1 · Paris Begins on the Island

  1. Notre-Dame and the Île de la Cité
  2. Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie
  3. The Latin Quarter and the Panthéon
  4. The Seine at Nightfall

Day 2 · Art Along the Seine

  1. Musée d’Orsay
  2. The Left Bank to the Eiffel Tower
  3. Eiffel Tower at Blue Hour

Day 3 · The Louvre, Then the Grand Boulevards

  1. The Louvre
  2. Palais-Royal and the Covered Passages
  3. Palais Garnier

Day 4 · Paris Belongs to Its Neighborhoods

  1. Montmartre Before the Crowds
  2. The Marais and Musée Carnavalet

Day 5 · Trade Boulevards for Snow

  1. TGV from Paris to Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  2. Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Les Arcs
  3. Settle into Les Arcs

Day 6 · Find Your Mountain Legs

  1. Les Arcs: First Tracks and Lessons
  2. Your Village After the Lifts

Day 7 · The Alps Open Up

  1. Aiguille Rouge and the Upper Mountain
  2. A Quiet Mountain Evening

Day 8 · Cross the Valley—If the Weather Agrees

  1. Les Arcs or the Vanoise Express
  2. Arc 1800 at Après-Ski

Day 9 · A Final Day Worth Savoring

  1. Favorite Runs or a Guided Snowshoe Walk
  2. A Long Savoyard Lunch and Last Light