Saint-Germain-des-Prés: A Walk Through History

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Saint-Germain-des-Prés: A Walk Through History

  • 1 hr 21 min
  • 1.1 mi
  • 11 stops
  • Historical
  • Free
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Few neighborhoods in Paris carry as much history per cobblestone as Saint-Germain-des-Prés. This walk pulls back the layers of one of the city's oldest and most storied quarters, revealing a place where medieval monasteries gave way to Enlightenment salons, where revolutionary pamphlets were printed in hidden courtyards, and where twentieth-century existentialists argued philosophy over café crème until the small hours of the morning. If you want to understand how Paris beca…

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Stops on this tour

  1. Café de Flore
  2. Les Deux Magots
  3. Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
  4. Place Juliette Greco
  5. Eugène Delacroix Museum
  6. Place Furstemberg
  7. Rue de Buci
  8. Cour du Commerce Saint-André
  9. Odéon Theatre
  10. Marché Alimentaire Saint-Germain
  11. Eglise Saint-Sulpice

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