What makes it special
An engineering marvel made accessible
The Eiffel Tower is not merely a landmark to view from a distance - it is a structure designed to be entered, climbed, and experienced from within. Each of its three levels offers a distinct experience, and ascending to the summit - 276 metres above Paris - delivers a panoramic view that stretches up to 70 km on a clear day.
Two completely different experiences: day and night
A daytime visit offers sweeping views of the Haussmann boulevards, the Seine, and the Parisian rooftops. An evening visit transforms entirely - the city lights up, the tower sparkles every hour, and the atmosphere becomes something altogether more magical. If possible, do both.
World-class dining at altitude
The Eiffel Tower is one of the few monuments in the world where you can enjoy a Michelin-starred meal inside the structure itself. The Jules Verne restaurant on the second floor, and the more relaxed Madame Brasserie on the first floor, offer exceptional food with one of the most extraordinary views in the world as a backdrop.
Must see highlights
The Summit — Third Floor
The highest publicly accessible point in the EU and the defining experience of any Eiffel Tower visit. Gustave Eiffel's private apartment, preserved exactly as it was in the 19th century complete with wax figures of Eiffel and Thomas Edison, is visible through a glass window at the very top — one of the most unexpectedly intimate spaces in any major world monument.
The Second Floor & Glass Floor
Home to the Jules Verne restaurant, a champagne bar, and the famous glass floor panels through which you can look directly down 115 metres to the ground. The second floor offers the ideal balance of height, visibility, and comfort, and is where most visitors spend the majority of their time.
The Nightly Light Show
From dusk until 1 AM, the tower sparkles for five minutes at the top of every hour, 20,000 bulbs flickering in unison across the entire structure. Watching it from the Trocadéro esplanade or from the Champ de Mars lawns is one of the great free spectacles of Paris.
The Base & Iron Legs
Standing directly beneath the tower and looking up through the latticed iron structure - four massive arched legs converging overhead - is an experience of scale and geometry that photographs cannot convey. Take time to look up before ascending.
Dinner or Champagne at Altitude
Even for those not dining at Jules Verne, a glass of champagne at the third-floor champagne bar - the highest bar in Paris - is an experience worth having. Toasting with a view of the entire city laid out below is a quintessentially Parisian moment.
Did you know
Once the world's tallest human-made structure
The Eiffel Tower held the title of the world's tallest human-made structure for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building was completed in New York in 1930.
The tower requires 60 tonnes of paint every 7 years
The tower is repainted every seven years: a task requiring 60 tonnes of paint and a team of 25 painters working for 18 months
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris
Perhaps the most Tower-saturated film in recent memory, Woody Allen's romantic fantasy opens with a prolonged montage of Paris at various times of day, with the Eiffel Tower anchoring nearly every third shot. The film uses the tower almost as a character - a symbol of timelessness and romantic longing - and it went on to gross over $150 million worldwide, reinforcing the tower's association with Parisian nostalgia for a new generation.
