St-Germain & Les Invalides
Even if you're not an art lover, it is worth visiting this high-profile art museum to lose yourself in its romantic gardens.
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Literary buffs, antique collectors and fashionistas flock to this legendary part of Paris, where the former presence of writers such as Sartre, de Beauvoir and Hemingway still lingers in historic cafes, and exquisite window displays entice shoppers into tiny specialist stores and chic boutiques.
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
This famous inner-city oasis of formal terraces, chestnut groves and lush lawns has a special place in Parisians' hearts.Â
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Musée d’Orsay may not be quite as famous as the Louvre—though it’s located a mere 10-minute walk away—but this Left Bank museum holds its own in its…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Flanked by the 500m-long Esplanade des Invalides lawns, Hôtel des Invalides was built in the 1670s by Louis XIV to house 4000 invalides (disabled war…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Paris’ oldest standing church, the Romanesque St Germanus of the Fields, was built in the 11th century on the site of a 6th-century abbey and was the main…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The 18th-century royal mint, Monnaie de Paris, houses the Musée du 11 Conti, an interactive museum exploring the history of French coinage from antiquity…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
In 1646 work started on the twin-towered Church of St Sulpicius, lined inside with 21 side chapels, and it took six architects 150 years to finish. It's…
Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Tucked away at the end of a courtyard across from Le Bon Marché department store, this extraordinary and beautiful chapel is a place of pilgrimage. In…
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