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What travellers are saying
- Nino G57 contributionsDespite the cold and strong wind, this place is an absolute must-see. You can take a funicular-like ride, but if your knees can handle it, the stairs offer their own charm. The view from the top is truly breathtaking, but it’s even better to visit on a sunny day to fully enjoy the scenery.Written 4 March 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- HerschbeinCPAWayne, NJ200 contributionsSo much to see - take your time. There is so much more here than just stores or the street itself. Lots of artwork, cafes, restaurants, and smaller streets and alleyways to explore, plus the Arch is at the end.Written 31 December 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mairwen1United Kingdom12,394 contributionsIf like us, you enjoy walking and exploring on foot, then the Latin Quarter is a lively, vibrant area with a rich history and a lot to see.
We had already started our morning at the beautiful Luxembourg Garden (one of my favourite free things to do in Paris) and the Latin Quarter was an easy walk from here.
We walked the following route:
i) Our first stop was the Pantheon. The eastern section of the Garden (near the palace and Medici fountain) borders the Latin Quarter so if you leave via Rue de Médicis, it's only a short 10 minute walk to the Pantheon.
ii) From here, we headed down the Boulevard Saint Michel, one of the main arteries running through the heart of the Latin Quarter. The Boulevard has seen a lot of history. During WWII, resistance fighters set up barricades here. You can still see bullet holes in some walls. There are chilling stories of the German tanks rolling down the boulevard and, according to one story, the German army used French men and women as human shields, tying them onto the front of the tanks.
iii) As we reached the end of the boulevard, we came to the Saint Michel Fountain. This is one of the best known landmarks in the Latin Quarter and is located beside the Seine River, close to the Ile de Cite. The monumental, pink-marbled fountain and the square in front of it always seem to attract a crowd. The fountain features a triumphant Archangel Michael wielding a weirdly wavy sword above a fallen Satan. It’s a dramatic moment and the sword looks like it is about to fall upon Satan’s head at any time. There are fierce, winged, water-spouting dragons and the whole thing is framed by a large triumphal arch and pink marble columns.
iv) This brought our Latin Quarter walk to an end. We barely scratched the surface but we didn’t have a lot of time and had to make tough decisions about what to see and what to skip. With more time, we’d have strolled through some of the side streets and checked out some of the other sights such as the the Sorbonne and the Church of Saint-Séverin. I’d have liked to have seen the outdoor sculpture museum and the ‘Lady and the Unicorn’ tapestries at the Cluny museum.Written 15 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Mairwen1United Kingdom12,394 contributionsÎle De La Cité is is one of the highlights for anyone exploring Paris.
It’s one of two small boat-shaped islands in the middle of the Seine River (the other is Île Saint Louis). Despite its tiny size, some of Paris’ most famous landmark sights are located here. The star attraction of course is the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral.
Other sights include the 13th-century Saint-Chapelle with its dazzling stained glass windows, the Conciergerie where Marie Antoinette awaited execution in 1793, the Palais De Justice, and the Tour De L’Horloge.
Several bridges connect the island to the mainland. We crossed via Pont Saint-Michel which brought us directly to Saint-Chapelle and the Conciergerie.
If like us, you haven’t already pre-booked tickets for Saint Chapelle, you’ll be stuck looking from the outside only and, unlike Notre Dame, you can’t see much of Sainte Chapelle from the outside.
The Île De La Cité is one of those delightful places to stroll. Some of the most scenic views are from the bridges. From any one of them, you get beautiful views of the river and the historic architecture lining the water’s edge.
Historic Pont Neuf is particularly lovely and is Paris’ oldest bridge.Written 20 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Thomas VOakland, CA19,484 contributionsFor a couple of centuries, this was one of Paris' big wine markets. Casks were unloaded from barges on the river and then rolled into warehouses. In recent years, the area has been recycled keeping some of the warehouses and some of the street installments. Now it is a huge popular park with lots of places to sit in the shade. There is a little shopping/eating area in some of the warehouses. On the edges are new housing, hotels, and a huge arena used for sports and performances.Written 2 February 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- BradHong Kong, China1,82,600 contributionsThe Left Bank is the southern bank of the Seine River which cuts through the city of Paris. Plenty of sightseeing, hotels and dining to be enjoyed in Rive Gauche.
Importantly, Rive Gauche is where you find the districts of Invalides & Eiffel Tower Quarter, Montparnasse, St Germain Des Pres, Luxembourg Quarter, Latin Quarter and Jardin Des Plantes Quarter. It is also the location known as a hot bed for artists, philosophers and intellectuals who would gather to foster their fields in past centuries.Written 16 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - JnVSydneyGreater Sydney, Australia26,867 contributionsA lovely open air (historic) passage way, that is home to the oldest restaurant in Paris, the "Le Procope", this is one of many attractions in the area, that warrants a visit.Written 26 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Mairwen1United Kingdom12,394 contributionsRue de Rivoli is one of the big boulevards running through Paris. As we strolled past along it, passing by the Place de la Concorde, a set of 10 shrine-like memorials caught our eye.
They were set into the outside wall of the Tuileries Garden. What you see here are a series 10 niches, each with a white marble plaque.
Each plaque honours one of the Résistants who were killed by German fire during the liberation of Paris, on 25 August 1944. All died in this immediate area and it is moving to think that the plaques are located so close to where each of them fell.
Fighting was bloody and intense around the Tuileries and at the Place de la Concorde. Most of the ten were soldiers like Antonio Lopez-Ros and Raymond Mestracci who had been deployed with the 2nd French Armoured Division to help fight alongside the Parisians and the regular Free French army.
However among the ten we noticed two young Red Cross nurses, 29 year old Madeleine Brinet and 18 year old Jean Claude Touche. Later we learnt that they had been called to a first aid post on Rue de Rivoli near Place de la Concorde. Spotting injured men on the opposite side of the road, they tried to reach them but had to run across the line of German machine gun fire. Brinet was killed immediately and Touche, survived initially with terrible stomach wounds but died later in hospital.
It was touching to see that flowers are still being left at the niches.
The memorials are not necessarily obvious and it would be easy to walk past without noticing so you have to look out for them.Written 15 January 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Dan MaarekTel Aviv, Israel16,512 contributionsIt starts at the Louvre and l'Arc de Triomphe of the Carrousel,
then the Tuileries Gardens,
then la Place de la Concorde and l'Obelisque
les Champs Elysées, la Place de L'Etoile and l'Arc de Triomphe (the real one),
Then we go down the Avenue de la Grande Armée (Napoleon's of course),
till la Porte Maillot,
and at last we arrive at La Défense and its immense Arch!
The sunset is superb, especially at the beginning of May (around the 10th) and the beginning of August (around the 1st) when the sun is in line with the Arc de Triomphe.Written 31 October 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - bcheongShanghai, China51,708 contributionsA nice shopping and cafe street in the 1st arrondissement. Many luxury brands are here. Just next to the Lourve and Opera house, so you can mix shopping pleasure with cultureWritten 1 August 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Thomas VOakland, CA19,484 contributionsFamous for the apartment where Van Gogh briefly lived, this Montmartre street winds down the hill toward the lovely Place des Abbesses. Along the way there is some classic architecture and a few good cafes. Traffic here.Written 20 January 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Thomas VOakland, CA19,484 contributionsUp above there is a wonderful linear park above street level stretching to the east for many block. Down below the arches have been filled in by specialty stores and galleries. A very artistic quarter and a great re-use of old rail line.Written 8 February 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Thomas VOakland, CA19,484 contributionsI do recommend exploring this area, which has been working class, is in the midst of some change, lots of immigrants, but also some of the new gentry seaking affordable housing. On a steep hillside, so it is work to explore. Some big parks.Written 4 March 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Neil KLiverpool, UK8,24,415 contributionsThe River Seine is one of the great river's of Europe and befitting such a majestic river are the quai's dotted throughout the path of the river through the city , these offer great views of the city's amazing architecture ,walking along the likes of Quai De Montebello in the Île De La Cité complex is superb ,you can get very close to the river itself ,some of the quai's are really historic ,beautiful pieces of architecture in their own right ,it's wonderful walking around the quai's of the city and well worth checking out if you're planning a holiday to Paris.Written 13 June 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Thomas VOakland, CA19,484 contributionsI never get tired of visiting the covered passages, which were built in the early 19th Century in the middle of big blocks to develop the center of the blocks and to provide safe spaces off the dirty streets for shopping and eating. Most have been revived and are now busy. I love to admire the classic architecture. Vivienne is my favorite.Written 6 February 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
