Top 10 Photo Locations In Paris
When in Paris, you might want to have the best pictures of your memorable moments in this beautiful city. Here are suggestions of 10 most popular photo locations that you can choose to take pictures during your trip in Paris.
1. Eiffel Tower
The best location to pose with the Eiffel Tower is in Trocadéro Square, on the Chaillot Museum esplanade, in front of the Eiffel Tower, just a few minutes walk away. This location is ideal, as it is at a distance of several hundred meters and the height is just perfect to get the entire Eiffel Tower into your frame.
Location : Trocadéro Square, metro Trocadéro.
2. Montmartre hill
Who has been to in Paris without visiting Montmartre hill to see the Basilic Sacré-Cœur — a 19th century masterpiece of architecture located on the top of the hill, watching artists painting, playing music and getting lost in the steep streets with lovely houses around? This is definitely the ideal place to take romantic pictures to keep your precious memories of Paris.
Location: Montmartre hill, metro Anvers.
3. Pont des Arts
This famous bridge across the Seine river is a favorite place for young couples who go there to put their love lock on the bridge as an eternal remembrance for their love. A really romantic setting to capture your memorable moments in Paris.
Location: Pont des Arts. Metro: Pont-Neuf.
4. Crémieux Street
This small street has its own special attraction with colorful small houses adjacent to each other, making it pretty fun. The architecture of this neighborhood is not the same as most of the streets in Paris and perhaps that’s why it attracts so many tourists to come here to take pictures.
Location: Crémieux street, 12th district. Metro: Quai de la Gare.
5. Dauphine Square
Dauphine Square is located on Cité island in the middle of Seine river — the oldest area in the heart of Paris. This romantic little square is much sought after, mainly thanks to the famous American TV show “Sex & the City” with the two lead characters Aleksandr and Carrie strolling here in the final episode.
Location: Dauphine Square, District 1, Paris. Metro: Pont-Neuf.
6. Louvre Museum
Lots of people love to take pictures at the Egyptian pyramids in Louvre Museum, an impressive and famous monument that was inaugurated in 1989. Especially at nightfall, when there is no more long queues of visitors waiting for entering the museum, the pyramid is lit and that moment of nightfall will give you an opportunity to take amazing photos.
Location: Louvre Museum. Metro: Louvre — Rivoli.
7. Alexandre III Bridge
This famous “art nouveau” (“new art”) bridge is a favorite photo location for many tourists to Paris. The bridge was inaugurated in 1900 and is seen one of the most beautiful bridges in Paris.
Location: Alexandre III bridge. Metro: Champs-Elysées Clémenceau.
8. Orsay Museum
One of the popular check-in places on Instagram is this huge clock of Orsay Museum. The museum was formerly a station inaugurated in 1900 and since 1986 it became Orsay Museum of Art. And this huge clock where many people like to “pose” to take pictures was used to signal trains departing from South-West of Paris.
Location: Orsay Museum. Metro: Solférino.
9. Tuileries Garden
It would be remiss not to mention the Tuileries Garden — one of the most popular places in Paris with a romantic setting, especially in autumn, when the trees in Tuileries Garden change colors with yellow leaves. This image has become a famous symbol of this place. An ideal location for you to take your once-in-a-lifetime photos in Paris.
Location: Tuileries Garden. Metro: Tuileries.
10. Vosges Square
This is one of the most beautiful and famous squares in Paris, with beautiful greenery and romantic scenery. The perfect setting of this place is ideal for your memorable Paris photos.
Place: Vosges Square. Metro: Saint-Paul.
