A year after The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 wrapped up, one thing still feels cinematic; Belly and Conrad got Paris. Not just a quick Eiffel Tower photo-op, but an entire day of wandering through museums, riding around the city, escaping to Versailles and ending the night beside the Seine. And after three seasons of almosts, misunderstandings and the kind of romantic indecision that could qualify as a full-time job, Paris is where they finally found their way back to each other. So, if you want to do Paris the Belly and Conrad way, here is your itinerary. Just leave the love triangle at home.
Begin Where Belly Built Her Paris Life: Montmartre
Before Conrad arrived, Paris belonged to Belly. She had moved there, was working at a little neighbourhood bistro and had created a life that existed completely outside Cousins Beach. Her apartment is established as being in Montmartre, which makes the neighbourhood the obvious place to start. Spend the morning getting lost around its steep little streets before heading towards Sacré-Cœur. The area is perfect for the kind of aimless wandering that looks romantic on screen and involves approximately 14,000 steps in real life.
Grab a coffee and a buttery croissant from a local boulangerie, sit somewhere around the basilica and take in the rooftops. This is the Paris Belly fell in love with before Conrad showed up and complicated everything literally.
See Paris The Extremely Tourist Way
Conrad’s first day in Paris with Belly begins with something delightfully unglamorous: a sightseeing bus. The two hop on a tourist bus and see some of the city’s biggest landmarks, including the Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Notre-Dame and Les Invalides. It is almost funny that a show this committed to romance gives us such a classic tourist itinerary, but it works.
You can recreate it without overthinking the route. Take a hop-on-hop-off bus through central Paris, then get off around the Arc de Triomphe. Walk down the Champs-Élysées, stop for a pastry or an ice cream and continue towards the Seine. Because sometimes being a tourist is actually the point.
Spend A Few Hours At The Louvre
Next comes the Louvre, where Belly and Conrad explore the museum together. This is one stop where you should resist the urge to copy them too literally. The Louvre is massive, and attempting to see everything in one afternoon is how a romantic Paris day turns into a logistical crisis.
Pick a handful of galleries instead. See the Mona Lisa if you must, but also give yourself time to wander through the grand corridors and sculpture galleries. Then walk out towards the Tuileries Garden. And yes, this is a very good place to casually recreate a Belly-and-Conrad walking shot while pretending you have no idea someone is filming you.
Take The Train To Versailles
Because apparently the Louvre, a bus tour and a romantic Paris walk were not enough for one day, Belly and Conrad also make their way to Versailles.
The Palace of Versailles is outside central Paris, so this is the one part of their itinerary that needs some planning. Give yourself at least half a day if you are going for real. The palace’s Hall of Mirrors is the obvious cinematic moment, but the gardens are just as worth exploring.
Walk through the palace, see the gilded rooms and then head outside. The gardens stretch for miles, which means Belly and Conrad’s seemingly casual Versailles visit required significantly more walking than the show lets on.
Worth it, though.
Find A Rooftop Before Sunset
One of the quieter moments between Belly and Conrad happens away from the postcard landmarks. Belly takes him to a rooftop where they can look out over Paris, with Sacré-Cœur visible in the distance.
It is one of those scenes where the city almost feels like another character.
You do not need to hunt down a private rooftop to recreate it. Paris has plenty of public terraces, viewpoints and rooftop bars with city views. Around sunset, find one with a clear view of Montmartre and let the skyline do the heavy lifting.
This is also the correct moment to order something French and pretend you have your life figured out.
Do Belly’s Birthday Dinner Properly
Then comes Belly’s birthday.
She gets dressed up and heads out for dinner with her Parisian friends, with Conrad joining the celebration. There are drinks, birthday wishes, gifts and, naturally, enough awkwardness to remind you that this is still The Summer I Turned Pretty and not a tourism advertisement for the Paris Convention Bureau.
One detail worth getting right; the restaurant used for Belly’s birthday dinner has not been officially identified with a confirmed public address. So if you see random articles confidently giving you a restaurant name as the birthday dinner location, take that with a pinch of sel.
What is confirmed is Belly’s connection to Coquelicot Bistrot, the Montmartre restaurant where she works. It is at 24 Rue des Abbesses, 75018 Paris, and it is a real restaurant, so fans can actually visit it.
For your own birthday dinner, pick a classic Parisian bistro around Montmartre or Saint-Germain. Order steak-frites, a plate of cheese or a proper French dessert, pour yourself a glass of wine and make somebody give a dramatic birthday speech. Conrad-level emotional baggage is optional.
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End The Night By The Seine
This is the part of the itinerary where the TSITP soundtrack practically starts playing by itself.
After dinner, Belly and Conrad walk through Paris and eventually arrive at Place Louis-Aragon on Île Saint-Louis. Here, beside the Seine and with Pont Louis-Philippe behind them, they dance and kiss.
After everything they have been through, it is deliberately simple. No giant romantic gesture. No beach house. Just the two of them, Paris at night and a moment that feels like it belongs entirely to them.
Go there after dark. Walk along Île Saint-Louis, find the riverside and sit for a while. You can grab an ice cream or crêpe nearby, but honestly, the best part is simply walking beside the Seine with the city lights reflecting on the water.
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And Then There Is Gare Du Nord
Of course, The Summer I Turned Pretty could not let the story end without one final sprint through a train station.
When Conrad is leaving for Brussels, Belly races to Gare du Nord to find him. It is chaotic, emotional and exactly the sort of thing that would make a normal person check train timings twice before leaving the house.
If you want to complete the full Belly-and-Conrad itinerary, finish your trip here. You will not necessarily need to declare your feelings to someone before they board a train, but standing inside one of Europe’s busiest railway stations after spending a day following their Paris trail does make for a pretty satisfying final stop.
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FAQs
Where did Belly live in Paris in The Summer I Turned Pretty?
Belly’s Paris life is established around Montmartre, where she lives and works at the fictional Coquelicot Bistrot.
What Paris locations do Belly and Conrad visit?
Their Paris storyline includes Montmartre, the Louvre, Versailles, Parisian rooftops, the Seine and Gare du Nord, among other locations.
Where is Coquelicot Bistrot in Paris?
The real-life restaurant associated with Belly’s workplace is located at 24 Rue des Abbesses, 75018 Paris, in Montmartre.
Where do Belly and Conrad dance in Paris?
Belly and Conrad share their romantic Seine-side moment at Place Louis-Aragon on Île Saint-Louis, with Pont Louis-Philippe behind them.
