Recommended metro: : Trocadero
It is from the Place du Trocadero that you can best admire the eternal beauty of the Eiffel Tower!!! you will reach the Eiffel Tower by going down the Trocadero gardens and crossing the Pont d’Iena.
The Eiffel Tower was built in two years by Gustave Eiffel for the Universal Exhibition of 1889. At a height of 330 m, it remained the highest monument in the world for 40 years.
- From the 3rd floor (and even the 2nd floor), you have an extraordinary view of all of Paris.
- It is strongly recommended to purchase tickets in advance (up to 2 months), especially if you want to go up to the 3rd floor. The official website is here (You can also buy them in tourist agencies, with all-inclusive packages)
- Floors 1 and 2 can easily be reached on foot (ticket required, which can be purchased on site
- The entrances are at the South and East pillars
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Navigate the square
- To ride the elevator, head towards the EAST or WEST pillars. Visitors with tickets should look for lines with a green flag to access the pillar entrance directly. Visitors without tickets will have to take the lines towards the ticket offices (yellow flag). Cash registers are generally open at the 2 pillars.
- Visitors wishing to take the stairs will head towards the SOUTH pillar (blue flag). Visitors without tickets will be able to access cash registers to purchase tickets for stairs to the 2nd floor or stairs to the 2nd floor + elevator to the top (blue flag).
Bars and restaurants
- Possibility of eating on the 1st and 2nd floor. Information here
- Champagne bar on the 3rd floor;
- Affordable to high prices
Leaving the Eiffel Tower, several bars and restaurants, Avenue de la Bourdonnais (east exit of the Eiffel Tower)
Leaving the Eiffel Tower:
- Boat cruise on the Seine
- Return to the Champs Elysées