Left Bank & Eiffel Tower: what’s worth it?
5th–7th and 14th: Latin Quarter, Saint-Germain, Orsay, the Eiffel Tower and the Catacombs.
Worth itReality 76 −81Luxembourg Gardens★ 4.7
Worth itReality 75 +82Les Invalides★ 4.7
Worth itReality 75 +203Rodin Museum★ 4.7
Worth itReality 75 +394Musée de Cluny★ 4.5
Worth itReality 75 +35Panthéon★ 4.6
Worth itReality 70 +206Latin Quarter★ 4.4
Worth itReality 70 −147Orsay★ 4.8
Worth it if…Reality 69 +178Le Bon Marché★ 4.5
Worth it if…Reality 60 +299Relais de l'Entrecôte★ 4.2
Worth it if…Reality 59 −3510Eiffel Tower★ 4.7
Worth it if…Reality 56 011Shakespeare and Company★ 4.6
Skip itReality 49 +1512Catacombs★ 4.1
Skip itReality 40 +713Café de Flore★ 3.9The numbers
| # | Place | Verdict | Hype | Reality | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg Gardens | Worth it | 84 | 76 | −8 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 4.7 (129,999) |
| 2 | Les Invalides | Worth it | 67 | 75 | +8 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 4.7 (44,179) |
| 3 | Rodin Museum | Worth it | 55 | 75 | +20 · Underrated | ★ 4.7 (21,149) |
| 4 | Musée de Cluny | Worth it | 36 | 75 | +39 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (7,719) |
| 5 | Panthéon | Worth it | 72 | 75 | +3 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 4.6 (70,248) |
| 6 | Latin Quarter | Worth it | 50 | 70 | +20 · Underrated | ★ 4.4 (8,015) |
| 7 | Orsay | Worth it | 84 | 70 | −14 · Overhyped | ★ 4.8 (117,911) |
| 8 | Le Bon Marché | Worth it if… | 52 | 69 | +17 · Underrated | ★ 4.5 (22,285) |
| 9 | Relais de l'Entrecôte | Worth it if… | 31 | 60 | +29 · Underrated | ★ 4.2 (8,613) |
| 10 | Eiffel Tower | Worth it if… | 94 | 59 | −35 · Overhyped | ★ 4.7 (498,057) |
| 11 | Shakespeare and Company | Worth it if… | 56 | 56 | 0 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 4.6 (25,952) |
| 12 | Catacombs | Skip it | 34 | 49 | +15 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 4.1 (11,596) |
| 13 | Café de Flore | Skip it | 33 | 40 | +7 · Lives up to the hype | ★ 3.9 (14,579) |