The 1st arrondissement of Paris is the heart of Paris and one of the most visited district as it is full of monuments and places known to all: the Louvre and the Pyramids, the Halles district, the Museum Beaubourg, the Royal Palace or the Ile de la Cité.

Start your discovery of the 1st district of Paris with the Louvre and its Pyramids. Then go through the garden of the Carrousel and the Tuileries Gardens. You will find many hidden recess in it and thanks to many benches and chairs you will have the possibility to have a rest. After the gardens, you can reach the Place de la Concorde and the Rue Rivoli.

Palais du Louvre
The Louvre Palace is a former royal palace. Today it houses the Musée du Louvre. Spreading over 135.000m ², it is the largest palace in Europe. In the years 1980-1990, the Louvre has been modernized and the famous glass pyramid was built in the middle of the Cour Napoléon.


Louvre Museum
The Louvre is the largest museum in Paris and one of the most famous in the world. It is the most visited museum in the world.
It has a huge diversity of works: paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, archaeological and art objects. They are divided chronologically: from antiquity to 1848 and geographically: from Western Europe to Iran, via Greece, Egypt and the Middle East. Its best known works are: the Code of Hammurabi, the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, and Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix.


Ile de la Cité
The Ile de la Cité is considered the ancient cradle of Paris. The Island is surrounded by two arms of the Seine and is connected to the right and left bank by various bridges.


Les Halles
The district of Les Halles was originally a vast covered market. Today it is a green area consisting of the Garden of Les Halles and an underground shopping mall called the Forum des Halles. The "belly of Paris" as Zola called it, became the heart of the capital with the most visited commercial center in Paris and the biggest train station.


Place Vendôme
Have a walk through the Place Vendôme considered one of the most luxurious places in the world. Have a look at luxury hotels like the Ritz and the many world most famous jewelers. In the center of the square is the Vendôme column topped by a statue of Napoleon1st.