What to prepare for Paris in Mid March 2013?

Question

My family and I will be travelling to Paris next week from 15 March to 23rd March. I have not been to cold countries before and I heard that Paris will still be having winter but changing the spring. Will it be really cold such that I still have to bring thick coats? Also what do you recommend for tourism there. For the first few days we will be nearby the Disneyland. The following days, we will be going near Eiffel tower. What is the best place to go?

Answer 1

The weather in Paris is changeable and unpredictable. It's rather warm at the moment, around 10C but they announce -2C and snow for next week (11th to 17th March) .... No idea what the weather will be after the 17th March.



Bring a warm coat, gloves, scarves, hat, umbrella (very important), walking shoes that are fine in case of snow or rain.



If once you arrive to Paris you realise that your clothes are not warm enough, you can buy some inexpensive thermal underwear at Marks & Spencer, Champs Élysées Avenue.



http://www.meteo-paris.com/

http://france.meteofrance.com/france/meteo?PREVISIONS_PORTLET.path=previsionsville/750560





Visit :



- Eiffel tower + Trocadéro gardens + boat tour on the Seine river (Eiffel tower before the opening time, at 9 AM, later on there's 2 hours queue, otherwise, book online longtime in advance)

- Arc of Triumph + Champs Elysées avenue + Concorde square + Tuileries gardens

- Sainte Chapelle (it takes time) + Notre Dame Cathedral + Saint Louis island

- depending on what you like : Louvre or Orsay or Beaubourg museums (book online in advance not to queue) and the Opéra Garnier.

- 4 neighbourhoods : Le Marais, Latin Quarter Saint Germain des Près and Montmartre (survey your belongings)



http://en.parisinfo.com/

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/en.html

http://www.plandeparis.info/plans-paris/paris.html



If you have time (if you don't visit any big museum), visit Versailles palace and gardens, it's a full day visit. 25' distance from Paris, take the suburban train RER C, direction Versailles Rive Gauche.

http://en.chateauversailles.fr/



Buy a guide book of Paris, it'd be a pity to visit Paris without knowing what you're seeing, there's lots of history at each place you'll see.

Answer 2

I've been there on May last year. I live in Rome which is not too far from there, i recommend you not to bring super heavy coats coz it's going to be warm and you'll be walking all day so you'll sweat, bring atleast one for emergency but comfy sweaters are good!



While travelling, bring a backpack with water (important), towels, tissues, camera, money ecc..



Check the weather on the internet before you leave, it could be raining or something but trust me the weather will be nice and warm.



I recommend to visit the famous Louvre museum, where Mona Lisa is placed. But i'm telling you right now so you won't be disappointed, it's not as big as you could imagine, it's very small like a regular drawing paper.

You should visit the Moulin Rouge and the Notre Dame church too!



Don't forget to ride the tourist boat into the river near the Eiffel tower, great experience!

Oh and you should visit the tower during night time, it's amazing and you can experience Parisian night life too!! (But be careful)

And of course, French foods and macaroons!!



Have fun!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The weather is currently a little bit cold and it will snow next week so I recommend you bringing some boots, but the weather in Paris is really variable.

Tourism in Paris (nearby the Eiffel Tower) :

- The best museums : le Louvre (1er), le Musée d’Orsay (7e), le Centre Georges Pompidou (4e), le Musée Carnavalet (3e), le Musée Picasso (3e), le Musée du Moyen-Age (5e), le Musée Rodin (7e), le Musée d’Art Moderne (16e), la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (19e).

- Monuments : le Palais Royal (1er), la Sainte-Chapelle (1er), Notre-Dame-de-Paris (4e), le Panthéon (5e), la Tour Eiffel (7e), le Musée du Quai Branly (7e), les Invalides (7e), le Grand Palais (8e), l’Opéra Garnier (9e), la BNF Mitterrand (13e).

- Beautiful Gardens : les Tuileries (1er), le Jardin des Plantes (5e), le Luxembourg (6e), les Buttes-Chaumont (19e), le Parc de la Villette (19e).

- Famous places : la place Vendôme (1er), le Pont-Neuf (1er), le Pont Alexandre III (7e), la place des Vosges (4e), les Champs-Élysées et la place de l’Etoile (8e), la place de la Concorde (8e), les Grands Boulevards (9e), la place de la Bastille (11e).

- Pretty Neighborhoods : l’Ile de la Cité (1er), le Marais (3e et 4e), l’Ile Saint-Louis (4e), le Quartier Latin (5e), Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6e), Montmartre (18e).



Shopping (one of the principal activity of Parisian people) :

- Beautiful and luxurious shops : Galeries Lafayettes, Printemps, Le Bon Marché.

- Good places : Champs Élysées, Montparnasse, Boulevard Haussman, Opéra, Rue du Commerce.



Near Disneyland is a great place to shop called Val D'Europe, the prices are a little bit high but some brands are cheaper there than Paris. In Paris you'll find a lot of souvenirs shops, libraries, groceries, cafés and also shops like h&m, zara, stradivarius, oysho, brandy melville, gap, fnac, monoprix, etc...



Even if it's cold you have to taste the amazing Berthillon ice creams :3