The most beautiful photo spots in Paris

38 places scouted by our Paris photographers. For each one: the metro station, the golden-hour light quality and a pro tip. Explore them on the interactive map, then book a photographer to leave with real photos.

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1st arrondissement

Pyramide du Louvre🚇 Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre (1/7)The glass pyramid in the Napoleon courtyard. Colonnes de Buren🚇 Palais Royal (1/7)The Buren columns, a black-and-white graphic playground. Square du Vert-Galant🚇 Pont Neuf (7)The tip of Île de la Cité, right at Seine level.

2nd arrondissement

Rue Montorgueil🚇 Sentier (3)A lively pedestrian street: cafés and colorful storefronts.

3rd arrondissement

Marché des Enfants Rouges🚇 Filles du Calvaire (8)The oldest covered market in Paris, in the upper Marais.

4th arrondissement

Notre-Dame de Paris🚇 Cité (4)The restored cathedral, from the square or the riverbanks. Place des Vosges🚇 Saint-Paul (1)The oldest square in Paris, with pink brick arcades. Centre Pompidou🚇 Rambuteau (11)Colorful pipes and inside-out architecture.

5th arrondissement

Panthéon🚇 RER B LuxembourgA monumental colonnade atop the Sainte-Geneviève hill. Rue Mouffetard🚇 Place Monge (7)One of the oldest streets in Paris, cobblestones and leaning façades.

6th arrondissement

Jardin du Luxembourg🚇 RER B LuxembourgGreen chairs, the central pond and the Senate palace. Saint-Germain-des-Prés🚇 Saint-Germain-des-Prés (4)Legendary cafés (Flore, Deux Magots) and Parisian chic.

7th arrondissement

Champ-de-Mars / Tour Eiffel🚇 École Militaire (8)The Iron Lady from the lawns of the Champ-de-Mars. Musée d'Orsay🚇 Solférino (12), RER CThe former train station and its great clock.

8th arrondissement

Arc de Triomphe🚇 Charles de Gaulle – Étoile (1/2/6)The star monument at the center of Place de l'Étoile. Pont Alexandre III🚇 Invalides (8/13)The most beautiful bridge in Paris: Belle Époque lampposts and gilding.

9th arrondissement

Opéra Garnier🚇 Opéra (3/7/8)Gilded façade and grand Second Empire staircase. Rooftop des Galeries Lafayette🚇 Chaussée d'Antin – La Fayette (7/9)Free rooftop terrace overlooking the Opéra and the Eiffel Tower.

10th arrondissement

Canal Saint-Martin🚇 Jacques Bonsergent (5)Locks, green footbridges and tree reflections.

11th arrondissement

Street art Oberkampf🚇 Parmentier (3)The Oberkampf wall and its murals that change every month.

12th arrondissement

Rue Crémieux🚇 Gare de Lyon (1/14)The most photographed pastel street in Paris. Coulée verte René-Dumont🚇 Daumesnil (6/8)An elevated garden walk on the old viaduct, above the city.

13th arrondissement

Butte-aux-Cailles🚇 Corvisart (6)A village within the city: alleys, street art, little houses. Fresques XXL Vincent-Auriol🚇 Nationale (6)Giant murals along the elevated metro line.

14th arrondissement

Rue des Thermopyles🚇 Pernety (13)A flower-filled cobbled lane, wisteria in spring. Parc Montsouris🚇 RER B Cité UniversitaireA large English-style park, with a lake and bandstand.

15th arrondissement

Pont de Bir-Hakeim🚇 Bir-Hakeim (6)The cult two-level bridge from Inception, Eiffel Tower framed between the pillars. Île aux Cygnes — Statue de la Liberté🚇 Javel – André Citroën (10)Paris's own Statue of Liberty, facing the Seine.

16th arrondissement

Esplanade du Trocadéro🚇 Trocadéro (6/9)THE head-on view of the Eiffel Tower from the esplanade. Avenue de Camoëns🚇 Passy (6)The Instagrammers' staircase + lamppost + Eiffel Tower spot.

17th arrondissement

Square des Batignolles🚇 Brochant (13)A romantic square with a village feel.

18th arrondissement

Sacré-Cœur🚇 Anvers (2) + funiculaireThe white basilica with all of Paris at its feet. La Maison Rose — rue de l'Abreuvoir🚇 Lamarck – Caulaincourt (12)The Montmartre postcard. Le mur des Je t'aime🚇 Abbesses (12)"I love you" in 250 languages, in Square Jehan-Rictus. Moulin Rouge🚇 Blanche (2)Pigalle's illuminated red windmill.

19th arrondissement

Buttes-Chaumont — temple de la Sibylle🚇 Botzaris (7bis)A temple perched on its rock above the lake.

20th arrondissement

Père-Lachaise🚇 Père Lachaise (2/3)The romantic lanes of the world's most famous cemetery. Parc de Belleville🚇 Couronnes (2)The least-known panoramic view in Paris.