Catching a taxi from Gare du Nord Station we had a baguette lunch at Pomme de pain on the Champs-Elysées then walked 700metres to the Arc de Triomphe. Access was via underground on the Champs-Elysées (see photo) and we walked 100metres to join a 10 minute queue to the underground ticket office. Adult tickets were €9.50. At the base of... More

Visited in late April and were not planning on going to the top. SO glad we did! Seeing the Arc up close and learning about it's history was amazing. I had no idea that Hitler had marched his troops through it when Germany occupied Paris during WWII and that the French did the same when they reclaimed the city. Yea!... More

Great to look at from both a distance and close up. Standing proudly looking down Champes Elysees this is an imposing structure. When you are close to it, you can admire the intricacies of the work and the history and the story this tells. Although I didn’t go inside (I’d just come from the Eiffel Tower), you can pay almost... More

We visited this on our first day of 4 in Paris as it was the closest attraction to our hotel. The fee to get in was only 9.50 Euros each, and we both agreed that is was the best value attraction visited throughout our trip. A very long walk to get up to the top, with 284 stairs to climb... More

There are lots of inscriptions relating to WW1. If going on foot, be sure to take the underground passages as getting across that street is impossible. The Arc also separates Champs Elysees from bois de boulogne.

We went on a really rainy day. Crowds were ok. Lots on stairs up. Awesome view all around Paris. Even though rain. Nice historic displays inside.

Ethual Sq. which contained the Arc the Triumph is really the center of France, when you are under the Arc you are in the center if Paris interesting monuments. You are in the middle of France Martyrs of second world war, you are between the France friends in second world war, you see the most famous street in the world... More

So worth it!! Way less stairs than the Eiffel Tower and the view in the evening is just beautiful. If you head up around twilight, you can watch the city come to life as the street lights turn on. A beautiful view of the city.

Great views of the city. There's an interactive look at the artwork on the monument when you get upstairs. We were there at prime time and were still about to see the city. Definitely made the museum pass a with while investment.