Emily, the protagonist of the popular romantic comedy Emily in Paris, showcases her new life in Paris that is both enviable and attainable thanks to our insider's guide. Here’s how to plan your very own Paris itinerary #alaEmily.
LessLocated in the city’s fifth arrondissement, Emily's go-to café is just off the buzzy Place du Panthéon. Café de la Nouvelle Mairie features coffee and wine menus that rotate on a regular basis and are charmingly displayed on a chalkboard. Think: small bistro bites such as cheese, chicken liver terrines, and oysters. It's good to know that the café is closed on weekends but stays open until midnight during the week.
The spot where Pierre Cadault crashed Grey Space’s show, the Paris Mint Museum (Musée de la Monnaie de Paris), showcases the history of the longest-standing institution in France through interactive and sensory exhibits. Explore more than 1,150 years of French coinage history—from the pre-Roman roots to modern-day Paris—in permanent and temporary exhibits about coin minting, metalworking, and more.
A relatively new addition to this historic city, the Atelier des Lumières opened in Paris in 2018. Located in a repurposed 19th-century foundry, this was the location for Emily, Camille, and Gabriel’s awkward Van Gogh art exhibit hangout. and you can also experience state-of-the-art immersive sight-and-sound exhibitions. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at the door for each 30-minute timeslot, so buy in advance. Note: The ticket office is closed on the weekends.
Founded in 1804, the Père Lachaise Cemetery (Cimetière du Père Lachaise) is Paris’ largest and most prestigious cemetery. Today, there are over 70,000 ornate tombs, including some of France’s most important public figures. Take a guided walking tour of the cemetery and wander through the maze of headstones and tombs, including Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde. Of course, you'll need to make like Luc and Emily and hang out by Honoré de Balzac’s grave.
Situated in the center of historic Paris, across from the Louvre, the Palais-Royal Garden is bordered by the Palais-Royal and adjacent galleries and offers a place for a relaxing respite. It's also the spot where Emily meets her bestie, Mindy, for the first time. Guided tours exploring Paris' “hidden gems” typically include this insider spot, but given the show’s popularity, it won't remain un secret much longer.
In season two, Emily heads to St-Tropez with her beau but (spoiler alert!) ends up dining alone at a fictional beachside club. The restaurant's location IRL is just 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the small fishing village of Villefranche-Sur-Mer, near Nice. Either way, planning a weekend jaunt to the French Riviera to soak up some sun and Champagne is always a good idea. The train ride from the city can take between 6–10 hours, depending on the service.
The site of Camille’s family’s countryside estate—Château de Lalisse, where the undrinkable Champére is made—is actually the castle-turned-winery, Le Château de Sonnay in Chinon, located a few hours from Paris in the Loire Valley. Dating back to the Crusades, the estate now offers tours of the grounds and the wine cellar. More generally, the Loire Valley is one of the world's most well-known areas of wine production and is accessible via a guided tour that explores local wineries.
The site of that ballet-couture-catwalk mashup by Grégory Duprée in season two, the Palace of Versailles (Chateau de Versailles), is located an hour outside Paris. The former royal residence is home to more than 60,000 pieces of art, plus the Versailles Gardens (Jardins de Versailles), which are filled with geometrically structured walkways and fountains. Guided Versailles tours from Paris allow you to wander the grand palace and see the famed Palace’s Hall of Mirrors.