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QUARTIER LATIN AND ILE DE LA CITÉ The Walk takes us through 2000 years of Parisian history and touches on everything from Roman ruins to student nightlife... Notre Dame, St. Chapelle, Sorbonne University,the beautiful Luxembourg gardens and the renaissance Luxembourg Palace, Pantheon, Conciergerie, Cluny Museum, the "village" with some of the oldest buildings in town and Place St. Michel the heartbeat of the student area.
QUARTIER LATIN AND ILE DE LA CITÉ The Walk takes us through 2000 years of Parisian history and touches on everything from Roman ruins to student nightlife... Notre Dame, St. Chapelle, Sorbonne University,the beautiful Luxembourg gardens and the renaissance Luxembourg Palace, Pantheon, Conciergerie, Cluny Museum, the "village" with some of the oldest buildings in town and Place St. Michel the heartbeat of the student area.
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MONTMARTRE The outing explores the rich artistic history of the area. Sacré Coeur Basilica, which dominates the Parisian skyline, the original romain church of Montmartre: St. Pierre, Place du Tertre - the charming artists square where works are painted and sold on the spot - Moulin Rouge, famed cabaret immortalized by the works of Toulouse Lautrec - Van Gogh's House - Picasso's Studio - The Dali Museum, home to over 300 of his original works - the Montmartre Vineyards. The Montmartre Cemetery, final resting place of many famous people - "Le Lapin Agile" well known haunt of the resident artists who lived in Montmartre in the early 1900's - the Windmills, painted many times by impressionist painters - the secret Montmartre, its picturesque alleys, hidden gardens...
MONTMARTRE The outing explores the rich artistic history of the area. Sacré Coeur Basilica, which dominates the Parisian skyline, the original romain church of Montmartre: St. Pierre, Place du Tertre - the charming artists square where works are painted and sold on the spot - Moulin Rouge, famed cabaret immortalized by the works of Toulouse Lautrec - Van Gogh's House - Picasso's Studio - The Dali Museum, home to over 300 of his original works - the Montmartre Vineyards. The Montmartre Cemetery, final resting place of many famous people - "Le Lapin Agile" well known haunt of the resident artists who lived in Montmartre in the early 1900's - the Windmills, painted many times by impressionist painters - the secret Montmartre, its picturesque alleys, hidden gardens...
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MARAIS This district preserves the narrow streets and architectural styles of Medieval and Renaissance-era Paris. Most of Paris was overhauled in the mid-19th century under the direction of Napoleon III and architect Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann, but the Marais was preserved. Marais means Swamp which it was once. It went from being a royal favorite under Henri IV, to ruin after the Revolution of 1789. Since it’s revival in the 1970's, it has become a center of artistic and cultural life. The Hôtel de Sens, a former royal residence, the remnants of a medieval fortress, the saint Paul village, St. Paul church, Hôtel de Sully- a Renaissance residence, the Place des Voges which is quite arguably Paris' most beautiful square. Rue des Rosiers - the main thoroughfare of the Marais' historic Jewish quarter.
MARAIS This district preserves the narrow streets and architectural styles of Medieval and Renaissance-era Paris. Most of Paris was overhauled in the mid-19th century under the direction of Napoleon III and architect Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann, but the Marais was preserved. Marais means Swamp which it was once. It went from being a royal favorite under Henri IV, to ruin after the Revolution of 1789. Since it’s revival in the 1970's, it has become a center of artistic and cultural life. The Hôtel de Sens, a former royal residence, the remnants of a medieval fortress, the saint Paul village, St. Paul church, Hôtel de Sully- a Renaissance residence, the Place des Voges which is quite arguably Paris' most beautiful square. Rue des Rosiers - the main thoroughfare of the Marais' historic Jewish quarter.
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FROM ST. GERMAIN TO MONTPARNASSE On the footsteps of Oscar Wilde and other writers... here on the le Left Bank, you will discover it's charming streets and cafes. Many writers and painters live in this area now as they did in the past. Some of the favorite haunts of Oscar Wilde and the generation of writers he inspired seem to be unchanged. The hotel where Wilde ended his days is still there. The "Deux Magots" and the "Flore", probably the best known cafes in town became the meeting place of Faulkner, Picasso, Joyce, Gide and Apollinaire. "Procope" is the oldest cafe in the world and was a favourite of Benjamin Franklin, Danton, Robespierre, Marat, Napoleon... Moving towards Montparnasse one passes by the house where Gertrud Stein lived and where many artists spent endless evenings. The Boulevard Montparnasse used to be the artists quarter in the 1920's. The famous la Coupole Brasserie still looks the same.
FROM ST. GERMAIN TO MONTPARNASSE On the footsteps of Oscar Wilde and other writers... here on the le Left Bank, you will discover it's charming streets and cafes. Many writers and painters live in this area now as they did in the past. Some of the favorite haunts of Oscar Wilde and the generation of writers he inspired seem to be unchanged. The hotel where Wilde ended his days is still there. The "Deux Magots" and the "Flore", probably the best known cafes in town became the meeting place of Faulkner, Picasso, Joyce, Gide and Apollinaire. "Procope" is the oldest cafe in the world and was a favourite of Benjamin Franklin, Danton, Robespierre, Marat, Napoleon... Moving towards Montparnasse one passes by the house where Gertrud Stein lived and where many artists spent endless evenings. The Boulevard Montparnasse used to be the artists quarter in the 1920's. The famous la Coupole Brasserie still looks the same.
