Paris Accessibility Guide by John Sage
Which Paris tourist sites are accessible? Which should you avoid?
How should you travel between the tourist sites? By metro, by bus, or by taxi? Where are the cobblestones and hills to avoid?
Where can you find accessible restaurants and accessible shopping?
Accessible itineraries, travel tips, maps, and more. More than 160 pages of essential accessible travel advice written by John Sage.
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The Table of Contents listed below is for a Paris accessibility guide we put together for a for a previous client visiting Paris. The Paris Accessibility Guide is included with our Paris accessible trip planning services.
Sage Accessibility Guide for Paris – Table of Contents
Part 1 – Reservations & Itineraries
Reservations 3
Hotel Reservations 3
Transportation Reservations 4
Tour Reservations 5
Tourist Map 7
Recommended Accessible Itineraries 8
General advice about itineraries 8
4 Days in Paris 8
5 Days in Paris 9
6 Days in Paris 9
7 Days in Paris 9
8 Days in Paris 10
9+ Days in Paris 10
Itinerary A – Relax in the Gardens and on the Seine River 11
Itinerary B – Driving Tour & Ile-de-la-Cité 14
Itinerary C – The Left Bank 16
Itinerary D – Louvre & Boat Tour 22
Itinerary E – The Right Bank, Champs-Elysées, & Eiffel Tower 24
Itinerary F – Kings and Queens of Versailles and/or Monet’s Giverny 28
Itinerary G – Left Bank Museums & Eiffel Tower 29
Itinerary H – Marais Neighborhood 33
Part 2 – Transportation & Neighborhoods
Transportation 4
Standard Taxis in Paris 4
Wheelchair Accessible Taxis in Paris 4
Town Car Service in Paris (no wheelchair ramp) 4
Bus Accessibility 5
Central Paris Bus Map 7
Accessible Bus Lines Helpful for Disabled Tourists 8
Location of Accessible Bus Stops that are Helpful for Tourists 17
Ile-de-la-Cité & Chatelet Neighborhood 17
Ile-de-la-Cité & Saint-Germain Neighborhood 18
Louvre & Orsay Neighborhood 19
Champs Elysées & Arc de Triomphe Neighborhood 20
Eiffel Tower Neighborhood 21
Les Invalides & Rodin Museum Neighborhood 22
Marais Neighborhood 23
Paris Neighborhood Accessibility 24
Right Bank Neighborhoods 25
Sacre Coeur / Montmarte Neighborhood 25
Near the Arc de Triomphe (9th arrondissement) 26
South of the Arc de Triomphe (16th arrondissement) 27
Champs Elysées & East of Arc de Triomphe (8th arrondissement) 28
Louvre Neighborhood (1st & 2nd arrondissements) 29
North of Marais Neighborhood (3rd arrondissement) 30
Marais Neighborhood & North of Notre Dame (3rd & 4th arrondissements) 31
Left Bank Neighborhoods 32
Eiffel Tower and Trocadero Neighboorhood (15th and 16th arrondissements) 32
Between Eiffel Tower and Les Invalides (7th arrondissement) 33
South of Les Invalides (7th arrondissement) 34
Musée d’Orsay and Rodin Museum Neighborhood (6th arrondissement) 35
Latin Quarter and St. Germain Neighborhood (5th & 6th arrondissements) 36
Luxembourg Gardens Neighborhood (5th arrondissement) 37
Ile-Saint-Louis Neighborhood (4th arrondissement) 38
Part 3 – Tours, Attractions, Restaurants, and Shopping
Accessible Guided Tours in Paris 5
Boat Tours 5
Accessible Paris Dinner Cruise on the Seine River 5
Accessible Paris Boat Tour on the Seine River 5
Driving Tours 6
Highlights of Paris Accessible Driving Tour 6
Panoramic Paris Wheelchair Accessible Driving Tour 6
Walking Tours 6
Classic Paris Accessible Walking Tour 6
Essential Paris Accessible Guided Tour 7
Wheelchair Accessible Tour of Paris Latin Quarter 7
Wheelchair Accessible Guided Tour of the Louvre Museum 7
Jewish Paris Accessible Private Tour in Marais 7
Accessible Paris Day Trips 8
Versailles Accessible Driving Tour from Paris 8
Monet’s Giverny Accessible Guided Tour 8
Giverny & Versailles Wheelchair Accessible Tour 8
Tourist Attractions: Monuments 9
Eiffel Tower Accessibility 9
Arc de Triomphe Accessibility 13
Panthéon Accessibility 15
Tourist Attractions: Museums 16
Louvre Museum Accessibility 16
Orsay Museum Accessibility 25
Rodin Museum Accessibility 29
Pompidou Centre Accessibility 33
Musée Marmottan Monet Accessibility 36
Carnavalet Museum Accessibility 39
Les Invalides Accessibility 42
Orangerie Museum Accessibility 46
Jewish Art and History Museum Accessibility 51
Jacquemart-André Museum Accessibility 54
Tourist Attractions: Churches 56
Notre Dame Cathedral Accessibility 56
Sainte-Chapelle Church Accessibility 59
Sacré-Coeur Basilica Accessibility 63
Outside of Paris 67
Versailles Palace Accessibility 67
Getting from Paris to Versailles in a Wheelchair 78
Accessible Restaurants 83
Accessible Shopping 87
Pharmacies in the Left Bank 88
Pharmacies in the Right Bank near the Louvre 89
Local Hospitals (some of these are actually clinics) 90
French Accessibility Phrases 91
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