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Photo spot, Paris
Rue de l'Université
a Paris street where the tower rises right above the houses
75007 Paris, France
Where to stay nearby
More nearby
Pont Alexandre III
Landmark, 322 m
the most beautiful bridge in Paris, with gilded sculptures and a view of the tower
Musée d'Orsay
Museum, 917 m
the Impressionists in an old railway station, with a huge clock window
L'Howea
Photo spot, 1.0 km
café on Avenue Rapp, next to the famous shot of the street with the tower
Tuileries Garden
Park & garden, 1.0 km
the garden between the Louvre and Concorde — sit by the fountain on the green chairs
Passerelle Debilly
Photo spot, 1.3 km
a footbridge over the Seine with the Eiffel Tower right in the frame, best in the morning
Where to eat nearby
L'Entrecôte de Paris
Restaurant, steaks, 1.1 km
«Steak»
La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cedric Grolet
Desserts, 1.1 km
Cédric Grolet's patisserie at Le Meurice, with his signature trompe-l'œil fruits
Angelina
Desserts, 1.1 km
the legendary 1903 tea room on Rue de Rivoli: hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc
Alfred
Restaurant, 1.2 km
French restaurant by the Tuileries Garden