The Seine is an important commercial waterway for France, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel, penetrating the city spectacle from past, now and future, just like thousand years stream fountainhead. Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, and situated on the Seine River, the riverbanks are worth exploring, those classical and magnificent architecture is the palace of art, it’s also known for fashion, you never missed Musee de Louvre, Ave des Champs-Élysées, Printemps, Galeries Lafayette, Opera Garnier and Sacre Coeur at Seine right banks. The Seine left banks are full of beautiful landmarks, and heritage café shop, don’t forget to admire Tour Eiffel 360 degree from Parc Champ de Mars, Musee d'Orsay is the most visited art museum in the world.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, Palace of Versailles is a splendid and gorgeous palace of art, worth to visit.
The Loire is the longest river in France, the Loire Valley has been called the "Garden of France" and is studded with over a thousand chateaux, each with distinct architectural and different stories, the most visited castle is Chateau de Chambord, Chateau de Chenonceau and Chateau de Blois, the whole city is the world heritage, peaceful and harmony.
This self travel is focus on two river areas, Paris for the Seine River and Loire Valley for Loire River, each presents different sense of art and flavor. This travel plan for Paris visit is to stay area #4, the central of city is good for going around the sightseeing, same to Loire Valley, will stay at Tours station nearby, that’s will easy to get through 3 castles by train.
Day 1 – Paris
(1) Musee de Louvre: The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums and a historic monument in Paris, a central landmark of the city, the museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property, The Louvre contains more than 380,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities..
Day 2 – Paris
(1) Arc de Triomhe: It is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle. The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I..
(2) Ave des Champs Elyssees: Which runs between the Place de la Concorde and the Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe is located. It is known for its theatres, cafés and luxury shops, and for the military parade..
(3) Pont-Alaxandre III: It is a deck arch bridge that spans the Seine in Paris. It connects the Champs-Élysées quarter with those of the Invalides and Eiffel Tower. The bridge is widely regarded as the most ornate, extravagant bridge in the city.
Day 3 – Paris
(1) Tour Eiffel: he tower is 324 metres tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building, is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second. Tickets can be purchased to ascend by stairs or lift (elevator) to the first and second levels.
(2) Parc Champ de Mars: Champ de Mars is a large public greenspace in Paris, located in the seventh arrondissement, between the Eiffel Tower to the northwest and the École Militaire to the southeast. This place witnessed the spectacle and pageantry of some of the most well-remembered festivals of the French Revolution.
(3) Musee d'Orsay: The museum holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography. It houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world, by painters including Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin and Van Gogh.The museum building was originally a railway station, the railway clock still remain at the hall of museum.
(4) Café de Flore: The Café de Flore is one of the oldest and the most prestigious coffeehouses in Paris, the name is taken from a sculpture of Flora, the goddess of flowers and the season of spring in Roman mythology, located on the opposite side of the boulevard.
Day 4 – Paris
(1) Palace of Versailles: The Palace of Versaille is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is also known as the château de Versailles. When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. Versailles is best known for being the site of the vast royal palace and gardens built by King Louis XIV within what was previously a royal hunting lodge. It is also one of the wealthiest cities near Paris..
Day 5 – Paris
(1) Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.
(2) Basillque du Sacre Coeur: Basillque du Sacre Coeur: Sacre Coeur is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural.
(3) Place du Terte: Tertre is a square in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Only a few streets away from Montmartre's Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile, it is the heart of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter.
(4) Saint Pierre de Montmartre: The church built at 1147, is the oldest surviving church in Paris, the church is the location at which the vows were taken that led to the founding of the Society of Jesus..
(5) Moulin Rouge: Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Originally introduced as a seductive dance by the courtesans who operated from the site, the can-can dance revue evolved into a form of entertainment.
(6) Café des Deux Moulins: The café has gained considerable fame since its appearance in the 2001 film, Amélie, in which it is the workplace of the title character. It has since become a popular tourist attraction..
Day 6 – Loire
(1) Chateau de Chenonceau: It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire valley. In 1535 the château was owned by King Francis I, his mistress Diane de Poitiers who became fervently attached to the château along the river, after King Henry II died in 1559, his widow Catherine de' Medici forced Diane to leave the castle, and name this castle to her daughter-in-law Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, wife of King Henry III. King Henry III died in 1589 and Louise fell into a state of depression, spending the remainder of her days wandering aimlessly along the château's corridors dressed in mourning clothes amidst somber black tapestries stitched with skulls and crossbones. Chateau de Chenonceau is famous for this black room, also called "Chateau de Woman"..
Day 7 – Loire
(1) Chateau Blois: The Royal Château de Blois is located in the center of the city of Blois. The residence of several French kings. Built in the middle of the town that it effectively controlled, the château of Blois comprises several buildings constructed from the 13th to the 17th century around the main courtyard. It has 564 rooms and 75 staircases although only 23 were used frequently. There is a fireplace in each room. There are 100 bedrooms. The chateau is between Classic, Renaissance, and Gothic styles..
(2) Château de Chambord: It is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. it's largest château in the Loire Valley too. It was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, the original design is attributed, Leonardo da Vinci may also have been involved. The roofscape of Chambord shows eleven kinds of towers and three types of chimneys is quite famous spot. Another spotlight is the spectacular open double helix staircase that is the centerpiece of the château. The two helices ascend the three floors without ever meeting by Queen and King's mistress..
Day 8 – Paris
(1) Printemps: Printemps was founded in 1865, the store opened at the corner of Le Havre and Boulevard Haussmann, the flagship Printemps store.
(2) Galeries Lafayette: Lafayette is an upmarket French department store chain. Its flagship store is on Boulevard Haussmann.
(3) Opera Garnier: It is the most famous opera house in the world, a symbol of Paris like Notre Dame Cathedral, the Louvre, or the Sacré Coeur Basilica. This is at least partly due to its use as the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.
(4) Café de lla Paix: The café opened June 30, 1862. On August 22, 1975, the Café was declared a historic site by the French government.
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