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I will be in Paris for a very short amount of time mid-March. What will the weather be like that time of year? I'm hoping to be able to do most of my sightseeing by walking rather than train, but am comfortable taking trains as well. For that short of time, what are the "must see" places that I should try to put in our agenda? We like seeing the well known places, but I am also looking for any special places that people may not think of at first.

Thank you!

MmePerdu

There's another thread going right now, and if you wade through the chat, there are some good suggestions along the lines of "special places that people may not think of at first."

http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...s-in-paris.cfm

burta

If this is your first time to Paris, you will have enough to see and do in this grand city without having to take trains to go anywhere else. Others on this forum are not as big as I am on the Hop on, Hop off buses, but I think this is a very good way to see a lot of the city and the major sights in a short period of time. There are several routes and you can stop wherever you want to linger anywhere that looks interesting before continuing on your tour.

Pick up a good guide book and make a list of the places you most want to see so that you don't miss anything.

annhig

Most good guidebooks have suggested 1,2, & 3 day itineraries, which take the hard work out of working out what sights are near other sights so that you don't waste time dotting about the city.

the other thing to remember is that some places have restricted opening times [eg the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays, and the Musee D'Orsay on Mondays] so you need to watch that as well.

You might also want to look to see if there are any special exhibitions on at the Grand Palais which might interest you - they usually need booking ahead of time:

http://www.grandpalais.fr/en

A good way of getting around Paris is the metro and you don't need any fancy passes - just a carnet of 10 tickets and you are good to go.

Whathello

Usually weather in march is miserable.
Gray, rainy, windy, not that cold (about 6-10 C in normal times).
Mid march are the last days of winter, so no more frost (but it can happen and I've seen snow), but no heat, no real sun.
Layers.
Rain jacket.
good shoes.

Enjoy

ssander

This may be interesting for you:

Frommers has three walking tours that probably work well for a first-timer (which I am assuming you are).

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/658465

On the menu at the left are the three tours.

ssander