Paris Walks 6th
Paris Walk in the 6th focuses on the beautiful window gardens to be found in Paris. Included are great shops and other points of interest beneath those window gardens. It is an unorthodox approach to a walk but I want to draw your attention to details of window gardens and architectural features as you walk, allowing you to ...
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Paris Walks Marais
Paris Walks Marais 4th Arrondissment: Châtelet to Picasso for Tea Lovers Paris Walks Marais begins our self-guided walk with a view of the 17th century at the historic Châtelet Metro stop and we will finish our walk at the Picasso Museum. Along the way we will stop for dejeuner (our mid-day meal) at a famous tea ...
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Paris Cloisters
Paris cloisters provide an opportunity for a close examination of French architecture. What a peaceful, quiet setting. Merriam Webster defines a cloister as an enclosed space within a monastery or convent . A covered passage bounding a courtyard usually with walled side and the other side an open arcade or colonnade would ...
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Paris Walks Latin Quarter West
This self-guided Latin Quarter Walk explores the area to the west of Boulevard Saint Michel. Length: 2.3 km (1.4 miles) Duration: 31 minutes (allow extra time to visit the churches, museum and Panthéon) Map at the bottom of page of Paris Walks Latin Quarter West Paris Walks Latin Quarter West is divided ...
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Paris Walks in the Latin Quarter
Walking Tour Interactive Map -East of Blvd Saint Michel Paris Walks Latin Quarter: This self-guided walking tour shows you the location of former homes of well-known Paris authors, Oscar Wilde, Jean Racine, Balzac, Jean-Paul Sarte & Simone de Beuvoir and Gertrude Stein. In addition you have the opportunity to ...
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Latin Quarter Paris
The Latin Quarter Paris (5th/6th arrondissements) earns its name because at one time the university in this district customarily taught in Latin. Robert de Sorbon founded the Collège Sorbonne in 1257. It was a theological college of the University of Paris. The name Sorbonne has, in recent times, become synonymous with the ...
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Paris Marais
Two neighborhoods comprise the Paris Marais, the 3rd and 4th arrondissements . Rue Saint Martin, the river and Boulevard Richard Lenoir border this triangular neighborhood. In French, marais means marsh or swamp which is exactly what the Paris Marais was once upon a time. Although I have walked around the Marais many ...
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