In the City of Light, there's no need to always reach for your wallet to enjoy exciting activities. Follow the guide!
LessThe Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest in Paris, spanning 43 hectares. Each year, over 3 million visitors explore this place steeped in art, culture, and history. A maze of stones and vegetation where 70,000 burial plots coexist. Artists, statesmen, historians... One can find the graves of Edith Piaf, Jim Morrison, Frédéric Chopin, Molière, Balzac, Colette, or Oscar Wilde. Perhaps you'll even encounter an adorable family of foxes.
Going to the Saint-Ouen flea market costs nothing! In this iconic place, one enjoys strolling and feasts their eyes on countless treasures. Every year, if 5 million visitors flock there, it's not for nothing. The Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market boasts the largest concentration of antique dealers and flea market vendors in the world! Every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, one wanders along its seven hectares. Vintage enthusiasts and antique lovers adore bargain there.
Hello cinephiles! Every week at the Forum des Images, a critic, a historian, or a film teacher analyzes a film or a topic related to a specific program. Every Friday at 6:30 pm (by registration), a free cinema class awaits you, promising to enrich your cinematic culture.
In Paris, just steps from the Opéra Garnier, the Perfume Museum offers a unique museum concept. In an atypical and didactic way, it invites you to discover all the stages that allow the creation of this luxury everyday object: perfume. Raw materials, harvesting, extraction, distillation, formulation, industrialization, bottling, creation, the profession of "nose"... The Fragonard Perfumery reveals all its manufacturing secrets here. A free guided tour delights fragrance enthusiasts.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a jewel of French heritage. Consecrated in 1919, it offers one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the capital, at 130 meters above sea level. During a stroll in Montmartre, we love to visit it, again and again, without ever getting tired. Open for visits every day, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart is accessible for free, without reservation.
Street art enthusiasts, this Parisian spot is sure to make you happy if you haven't already explored it. A true open-air ephemeral gallery, Spot 13 constantly unveils new colorful murals, signed by urban artists from all backgrounds. A space of freedom and exchange between artists and passersby to discover for free.
It's a 5-hectare farm in the Bois de Vincennes: the Ferme de Paris! Managed with respect for the environment, its essence is to raise public awareness of agroecology and sustainable food. Goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, ducks, turkeys... you'll meet adorable farm animals there. This green lung offers a free bucolic interlude with its pastures, orchards, forests, and vegetable gardens.
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for 40 years, the Palace of Versailles is one of the most beautiful achievements of French art in the 17th century. While visiting this heritage gem comes at a cost, visitors can explore its magnificent gardens for free, except during the Grandes Eaux. Without ever getting tired, one discovers the French gardens of Versailles, created in 1661 by André Le Nôtre, the gardener of the Kings!