
Paris in One Day, Two Days and Three
What fits into a short Paris visit depends less on what you pick and more on how much of the city you cross between choices.

What fits into a short Paris visit depends less on what you pick and more on how much of the city you cross between choices.

Barcelona's Modernisme is not one architect, and the buildings by the others are cheaper, emptier and frequently better.

Amsterdam has two attractions that sell out further ahead than almost anything in Europe, and the rest of the city needs nothing.

London's famous buildings are mostly newer than they look, and the reasons for that are the interesting part.

Paris's landmarks make more sense once you know what they were built for, and several were built for reasons that surprise people.

Rome's major sites have predictable rhythms, and arriving at the right hour changes them more than any ticket does.

Some London attractions justify their price several times over and some are famous for being famous.

Paris has a second tier of attractions that would headline most cities and are almost empty because of what stands next to them.

Rome is three distinct cities stacked on the same ground, and separating them is the clearest way to plan a visit.

London's national museums are free, world-class and largely uncrowded compared to their ticketed equivalents elsewhere.

Paris's major sights cluster geographically, and visiting them in the order the map suggests saves hours of crossing the city.

Rome has extraordinary sites that stay empty because they are ten minutes from something more famous.

Lisbon's defining experience costs nothing — the city is built on hills, and standing on top of them is the point.

Barcelona's best museum holds Romanesque frescoes cut off Pyrenean church walls, and almost no visitor goes.