Choose a realistic programme
Which visit suits your day?
Compare up to three attractions by area, suggested duration and budget guidance. Durations exclude transport and waiting. Budget symbols are editorial categories, not current ticket prices. Addresses and station names keep their official French names.
Compare your options
| Criterion | Maison de Balzac | Musée Marmottan Monet | Cité de l’architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of visit | Culture | Culture | Culture |
| District | 16th | 16th | 16th |
| Area | Passy | La Muette | Trocadéro |
| Suggested duration | 1 h 30 | 2 h | 2 h 30 |
| Budget category | Free | €€ | €€ |
| Address or starting point | 47 rue Raynouard | 2 rue Louis-Boilly | 1 place du Trocadéro et du 11-Novembre |
| Transport landmark | Passy or La Muette | La Muette | Trocadéro |
| Choose your programme | Plan a small visit focused on the writer and keep time for the neighbourhood. | Decide whether your priority is an exhibition or works in the collection. | Choose architectural themes and distinguish the collections from a temporary exhibition. |
| Constraint to anticipate | Free collection access has exceptions during exhibitions; check the current programme. | Confirm the ticket, reduction conditions and access to your chosen spaces. | Check the programme and particular access conditions for your ticket. |
| Continue the day | Marmottan Monet provides a different cultural option in the 16th district, requiring a journey. | Maison de Balzac provides another cultural theme in the 16th district. | Musée Guimet offers a western Paris cultural alternative with separate arrangements. |
| Official visitor information | Check Maison de Balzac Source record: 2026-10-04. The provider’s website may use French. | Check Musée Marmottan Monet Source record: 2026-10-04. The provider’s website may use French. | Check Cité de l’architecture Source record: 2026-10-04. The provider’s website may use French. |
Turn the comparison into a plan
Start with the area: two attractions in different districts require a journey beyond the visit times shown here. Choose the content that interests you, then check opening hours, tickets and the entrance. A low budget category does not establish free admission to every exhibition or activity.
This table does not rank quality, popularity or accessibility. For specific access needs, confirm the full route from transport and the attraction’s entrance. Open each English attraction page for preparation notes and links to related walks.
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