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Why Paris?

Museums · gardens · boulevards · food · design

Days in the mid-teens, crisp mornings and soft light make October one of the best months to walk Paris. Pack a coat and an umbrella.

A city you can read on foot

Haussmann’s boulevards, medieval lanes and the Seine’s quays fit together like a lesson in urban design. Walk, and the city explains itself.

Museums of the first rank

The Louvre, Orsay and the Orangerie alone could fill a week. Pick two or three and see them well.

Architects’ Paris

Gehry’s glass sails, Ando’s concrete drum inside a historic dome and Nouvel’s light-filtering façade are all a short ride apart.

Gardens in autumn colour

The Luxembourg, Tuileries and Palais-Royal gardens turn gold in October, and the chairs are still out.

Notre-Dame is back

The cathedral reopened in December 2024 after the fire. Entry is free, with optional timed slots.

Pastry as an art form

Viennoiserie for breakfast, a tarte for the afternoon and chocolate for the journey home.

Familiar and easy

Avenue Montaigne, the Champs-Élysées and the grands magasins feel like a second home to many Gulf visitors.

The new season opens

October brings Art Basel Paris, big autumn exhibitions and the Salon du Chocolat.

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