Most visitors to the Louvre will spend some time in the Denon wing because they want to see La Gioconda (Mona Lisa).

There's lots more to see on your way to the world's most famous painting:

Italian and Spanish paintings: There are more Da Vincis, such as the lovely La Belle Ferronniere, or Portrait of an Unknown Woman, beautiful Botticelli frescoes, and other fine Italian and Spanish paintings. In the same room with Mona is the enormous Wedding Feast at Cana, by Veronese.

19th century French paintings: This includes some by Delacroix and a section that's aptly named Large-Format French Paintings.

Winged Victory of Samothrace: Occupying a strategic location at the top of a staircase, this graceful sculpture dates from the 3rd century BC.

The Gallery of Apollo: With the crown jewels and other gems.

Italian, Spanish, and Northern European sculptures: Michelangelo's The Dying Slave is on the ground floor sculpture gallery.

Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities: Here's where you'll find the Venus de Milo (known in Greek as Aphrodite of Milos), the goddess of love and beauty.

Although she has a place of honor by herself, nearby halls offer wonderful collections of sculpture and other works of art.

Roman and Coptic Egypt

Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas

And remember, all of this is in just one wing of the Louvre.

You may want to visit the Sully and Richelieu wings as well (they're all connected, and often you will pass from one to another without realizing it).

There are many different approaches to visiting the Louvre, and also several different ways to enter the Louvre.

Museum maps can help you orient yourself.

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