Reserved-time lift tickets to the 2nd floor or all the way to the summit at 276 m, with the best views over Paris – or go up with a host on a small-group guided tour.

See the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and the Winged Victory with a reserved entry time – or let an expert guide lead you straight to the highlights of the world's largest museum.

Louis XIV's palace with the Hall of Mirrors and the King's and Queen's apartments, the gardens and fountains, and Marie-Antoinette's Trianon estate.

Climb to the roof of Napoleon's triumphal arch for a 360° view down the Champs-Élysées to the Louvre and across to the Eiffel Tower.

The jewel of Gothic Paris – 1,113 stained-glass scenes glowing in Sainte-Chapelle's upper chapel – and the Conciergerie, where Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned.

The world's greatest collection of Impressionist art – Monet, Renoir, Degas, Van Gogh and Cézanne – in a grand Beaux-Arts railway station on the Seine.

Walk 1.5 km of tunnels 20 metres beneath Paris, lined with the bones of six million Parisians moved here from the city's overflowing cemeteries.

Paris's opulent 19th-century opera house – the Grand Staircase, the gilded Grand Foyer and Chagall's painted ceiling – that inspired The Phantom of the Opera.

One pass for the Louvre, Orsay, Orangerie, Arc de Triomphe, Sainte-Chapelle, Versailles, the Panthéon, Rodin Museum and 50+ more – for 2, 4 or 6 days.

A gourmet French dinner on a glass-roofed boat gliding past Notre-Dame, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower sparkling at night, with live music.

An hour on the Seine on the famous Bateaux Mouches past the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame and the Île de la Cité, with live commentary.

The world's most famous cabaret: 'Féerie', with 60 dancers, 1,000 feathered costumes and the French cancan – with champagne, or a three-course dinner before the show.

Dated tickets for Disneyland Park – Sleeping Beauty Castle, Big Thunder Mountain – and Disney Adventure World with the new World of Frozen, Avengers Campus and Ratatouille.

The artists' village on the hill: the Sacré-Cœur basilica, Place du Tertre's painters, the last vineyard in Paris, and the cafés of Picasso, Van Gogh and Amélie.

A full day to the island abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel rising from the tidal bay – with a guided abbey visit and free time in the medieval village.

A half-day to Claude Monet's house and gardens at Giverny – the Japanese bridge and the water lily pond he painted for 30 years.

A small-group day in Champagne: cellar tours and tastings at a grand champagne house and a family grower, Reims Cathedral and the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay.

Three of France's most beautiful Renaissance castles in a day: Chambord, Chenonceau spanning the river Cher, and Amboise, Leonardo da Vinci's resting place.

Along the Riviera's corniche roads: the hilltop village of Èze, a Fragonard perfume factory, Monaco's old town and palace, and Monte-Carlo's casino square.

Paris's legendary drag cabaret in Pigalle: live singers at the piano reworking pop hits in French, followed by a club night until late.

A day at Disneyland Paris and a one-hour sightseeing cruise on the Seine on one booking – choose one park or both.

A seated French dinner on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, 57 metres above Paris, with lift access to the tower included.

See Paris from an open-top bus: hop on and off at the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Opéra and Champs-Élysées, with audio commentary – add a Seine cruise if you like.