Guide · independent travel
Learn one-axis days and tickets before stacking sights. Louvre ≠ tower ≠ Montmartre; Navigo rules follow the current official site.
First Paris
Hotel first after arrival. Day one: Louvre axis; day two: Left Bank or Marais; tower viewpoint and Montmartre stay separate. No day-trip on day one.
Navigo Easy vs week pass depends on stay length; Louvre and tower climbs need timed slots. A pass saves queues but still needs time slots. No frozen prices here.
Next stop
Walk or one Metro hop to the next place. Crossing districts is another day.
Walk · 8min
Louvre Museum → Tuileries Garden: Rivoli arcade walk (~8 min)
Next is Tuileries Garden on the Louvre axis — do not also stack Montmartre or the tower today.
Walk · 12min
Louvre Museum → Palais-Royal: Tuileries north-gate short walk (~12 min)
Link Louvre Museum to Palais-Royal then stop this stretch — leave Montmartre or the tower for another day.