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| Perhaps the greatest museum in the world, with more than you can see in a year. So how does one do the Louvre justice in a few hours? There are ways... | ||
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Paris's Musée du Louvre, located in the vast Palais du Louvre next to the Jardins des Tuileries (map), is among the greatest museums in the world—perhaps it is the greatest museum in the world. For every visitor to Paris, the Louvre presents a challenge : how to partake of its incredible richness in such a short time? Just walking into the Louvre can be overwhelming. Where do I go? What are all those escalators? Here are some suggestions on how to know where you're going and get in and out of the Louvre with ease. More... You need a strategy for visiting the Louvre. Here are some suggested approaches to visiting the Louvre. Allow me a bit of sacrilege here, but I believe that if your time in Paris is short, and if you have little interest in museums, that you bypass the Louvre. No guilt. No second thoughts. Just go do something else that you'd enjoy more, such as spending adequate time in one of Paris's smaller, exquisite museums (ever heard of the Musée Nissim de Camondo? Quite wonderful, and never crowded.)
La Gioconda will still be there, smiling as mysteriously, when you return to Paris—which, chances are, you will. On the other hand, if you are an avid museum-goer, have a look at the Louvre website, or a detailed guidebook to the museum, choose a limited number of exhibits that you'd like to experience, and go enjoy them. The Louvre is like life: filled with wonders and pleasures you can only experience one at a time. Find some things you'll enjoy, and go enjoy them. A treasure-house as rich as the Louve should be a treat, not a burden or an obligation. Métro: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre Paris Museum Pass accepted. Musée du Louvre
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Above: The ever-popular Venus
de Milo, Musée
du Louvre.
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