A Day in the Tuileries
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Morning
Visiting the Louvre (see Musée du Louvre) takes planning, and you should get there at least 15 minutes before opening time. Spend the whole morning in the museum, and pick up a map as you enter so that you can be sure to see the main highlights. Do bear in mind that two shorter visits are much easier than one. Have a morning coffee in the Café Marly in the museum.
From the Louvre, either visit the Carrousel du Louvre's underground shops or walk along rue de Rivoli towards place de la Concorde . This end of the street is now filled with souvenir shops but avoid the overpriced cafés and turn right to rue Mondavi for a good lunch at Lescure, a little rustic bistro (7 rue de Mondovi 01 42 60 18 91 ).
Afternoon
After being indoors all morning at the Louvre, get some fresh air in the Jardin des Tuileries then walk down to place de la Madeleine to spend the afternoon browsing and shopping in its many excellent food stores. This will definitely work up an appetite, so take tea in the restaurant of one of the best shops, Hédiard .
If you are on a budget however, reverse this itinerary, as admission to the Louvre is much cheaper after 3pm, even on Wednesday when late-night opening means you could still spend more than six hours exploring the collection.
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