Do Paris…for free!
Believe it or not, you can have a cheap break to the French capital, starting onboard a P&O Dover – Calais Ferry for a mere £30 and then experiencing all the must-dos of Paris, and for free! Rosie Khdir investigates…
Holidays almost always end up costing a lot more than you planned, whether it’s thanks to you “souvenir” shopping or because of attraction entrance fees you didn’t account for. This blog is designed to help you see the very best of Paris on a shoe string, and you wouldn’t believe how much is gratis!
The Notre Dame Cathedral, home of fictional character hunch-back Quasimodo and one of the most famous Parisian sights is completely free to enter. You will have to pay to go up the towers or visit the treasury, but not to wander around and admire the breathtaking gothic architecture.
Although visitors to the Versailles Palace will have to shell out, it’s free to walk the extensive gardens – except on Sunday’s when there is a musical fountain show.
Every Friday the most popular department store in Paris, Les Galeries Lafayette, puts on a free fashion show on the seventh floor, so you can enjoy and show in-between your shopping.
As for free museums, you can visit the Fragonard Perfume Museum and even get a free guided tour, the Musée Curie dedicated to the Nobel prize winner and the Musée Carnavalet a charming Paris history museum housed in old Parisian mansions.
On the first Sunday of very month visitors can enjoy free entry to the famous Louvre Museum, Musee d’Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Musée Rodin and Musée National du Moyen Âge.
Don’t forget that the best things in life are free, the simple things like standing in front of the Eiffel Tower and walking along the Seine. But if you want great views of Paris without paying tourist prices and waiting ages in a long line at the Eiffel tower, why not go and climb the step of the Sacre Coeur. The views of Paris from the top of Montmartre are amazing, and absolutely free!
These wonderful and free attractions are only a few hours away, and with P&O Ferries you can get crossing from Dover to Calais in a car with up to nine people starting from just £30.
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