Virtual Tour of Latin Quarter Paris

Latin Quarter    Left Bank

 

The Latin quarter is still a hot spot in Paris, and a lively quarter with its bistrots , its cafes frequented by students ( from the Sorbonne, the most famous university in France, founded in 1253), its bookstores and inexpensive restaurants, its narrow alleys fragrant with aroma of roasted lamb (plenty of greek restaurants are there). Don't leave this district without having seen and strolled on the Rue Mouffetard, a beautiful and charming village on its own. On its North end, you can't miss the lively and charming Place de la Contrescarpe, with its colorful and typical food market (on week ends). A real heaven for food lovers. The dome of the Pantheon Saint Germain des Pres is still a place to go. Famous for its literary neighborhood, bookstores... Have a drink at Cafe de Flore or Cafe des deux magots, where Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir liked to come daily to share their views with friends and enjoy the inspiring atmosphere of Boulevard Saint Germain. A few steps south from Saint-Germain-des-Pres Church is the Place Saint Sulpice, surrounded by great fashion boutiques (shoes, leather purses, accessories...). For a relaxing moment, the Paris Mosque is a great place. It includes a salon de the - tea room - (mint tea, pastries from North Africa, Arab coffee) and a public steam bath (Turkish bath, sauna, ...).   Saint Germain Church The Jardin du Luxembourg is the quintessential Paris Park. More unusual sights include an apiary, joggers and martial arts practitioners. Tennis courts, 'petanque' pitches, a basketball hoop, pony rides and puppet shows add to the fun. At weekends in summer, the octogonal pond in front of the palace is surrounded by smartly dressed parisian children bearing batons to guide the progress of their sailing boats. Fronting rue de Vaugirard, the Palais du Luxembourg was designed in the early 17th century for Queen Marie de Medicis, the Florentine wife of Henry 4. The palace and its grounds remained in royal hands until the 1789 Revolution. Today it houses the French Senate. The French Senate The Pantheon : Soufflot's domed, neoclassical church was the architectural "Grand Projet" of its day. Events caught up with its completion in 1790 and it was redesignated a temple of reason and resting place of the great men of the nation. Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, Zola, and communist resistance hero Jean Moulin are among those who repose in the barrel-vaulted crypt, joined last year by Pierre and Marie Curie (the first woman here in her own right). Climb up to the dome for a great view.

Paris - Quartier Latin - Places to Visit Lutetia Arena Arab World Institute Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand Bibliothèque Ste Geneviève Centre de la Mer et des Eaux Cluny Museum Collège de France Couvent des Cordeliers Jardin des Plantes / Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle Mosque Musée Dupuytren Musée d'Histoire de la Medecine Musée des Arts Forains Open-Air Sculpture Musem Panthéon Pavillon de l'Arsenal Rue Mouffetard Saint-Etienne-du-Mont Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre Saint-Séverin Shakespeare & Company Sorbonne Théâtre de la Huchette Val-de-Grâce