Paris Art Museums and Le Havre in

Orsay, the Orangerie, Rodin and the Louis Vuitton Foundation, then Le Havre, birthplace of *Impression, Sunrise*.

Built around art museums. Day 1: Rodin and Orsay on the Left Bank, then cross the river to the Orangerie to see Monet's Water Lilies. Day 2: the Louvre and the Pinault Collection. Day 3: the Louis Vuitton Foundation and the old haunts of painters in Montmartre. Day 4: take the train to Le Havre to see the Impressionist collection at MuMa (the André Malraux Museum of Modern Art) and the city center rebuilt after the war by Perret. Stay in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, suited to art lovers who like to linger in museums.

Orsay is closed on Mondays, and the Louvre and the Orangerie on Tuesdays. Check the official websites for special exhibitions.

Day by day

Day 1 · Rodin, Orsay and the Orangerie

Paris（Musée Rodin、Musée d'Orsay、Musée de l'Orangerie）

Walk about 10 minutes from the Musée Rodin to Orsay, then cross the bridge over the Seine to the Orangerie at the western end of the Tuileries Garden.

Orsay is closed on Mondays and the Orangerie on Tuesdays, so schedule them for Wednesday to Sunday.

Stay: Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Day 2 · Louvre and the Pinault Collection

Paris（Louvre Museum、Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection、Palais Garnier）

Walk across the Pont des Arts to the Louvre. In the afternoon, walk about 10 minutes to the Bourse de Commerce, then go to the opera in the evening.

The Palais Garnier can be visited on your own during the day, but some areas are closed on performance days.

Stay: Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Day 3 · Louis Vuitton Foundation and Montmartre

Paris（Fondation Louis Vuitton、Montmartre / Sacré-Cœur）

Take Line 1 to Sablons station, then walk about 15 minutes to the foundation. In the afternoon, take the metro about 30 minutes to Montmartre, then return to the Left Bank in the evening.

The foundation is often closed on Tuesdays, and tickets are booked by time slot.

Stay: Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Day 4 · Impressionism in Le Havre and the Rebuilt City

Honfleur, Étretat & Rouen（MuMa – Musée d'art moderne André Malraux、St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre、Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret）

Take a train from Gare Saint-Lazare, about 2 hours, to Le Havre. Explore the city on foot or by tram, then take the train back to Gare Saint-Lazare in the evening to end the trip.

MuMa is closed on Mondays. The round trip is long, so if you have a departure flight, book it for the following day.

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