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The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Ile-de-France
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre. Awaken your spirit at Notre Dame, bargain hunt at the Marché aux Puces de Montreuil or for goodies at the Marché Biologique Raspail, then cap it all off with a risqué show at the Moulin Rouge.
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1. Place Furstenburg
2. Saint Germain des Pres Quarter
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4.5 based on 6,805 reviews
Reviewed By ChristopherC4678 - Berlin, Germany
The beautiful church portrayed here worth a visit and a period of rest and contemplation once within.This district has so many surprising artisan and creative addresses.I spent a part of several days 'discovering' one after another, Paris at its most beguiling!
3. Boulevard St. Germain
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4.5 based on 420 reviews
This historic street is most famous for its assortment of old cafés.
Reviewed By 750dimitrisl - Sydney, Australia
Boulevard St. Germain is a great street. We walked along this beautiful stretch a number of times. It is a busy area, full of cafes, restaurants, many other shops, and people. It has a very long history, and it was the centrepiece of the new city design back in the 19th century. A must, to walk on.
4. Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Pres
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4.5 based on 398 reviews
One of the oldest churches in the city, this cathedral's interior is highlighted by a series of colorful frescoes.
Reviewed By gillespradere - Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Very few people know the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres is one of the oldest in France, originally the church of a powerfull abbey. As early as 558, King Childebert, son of King Clovis, founded the Saint-Germain-des-Pres abbey in the middle of meadows. It was consecrated by the bishop of Paris, Saint Germain, who will be buried there and gave his nam to the abbey in the 8th century. The abbey was at its peak in the early 9th century. It then housed more than 120 monks and had a significant production of copied manuscripts, before it was pillaged by the Normans in 885. The church was rebuilt in the 11th and 12th centuries and the monastery in the 13th century by Pierre de Montreuil, sheltered by a new enclosure surrounded by a moat. Very richly endowed from its foundation, the abbey owned or controlled several thousand hectares on the left bank. It also held the lucrative right to fish in the Seine downstream of the city.
5. Statue de Voltaire
6. Cathedral of St. Vladimir
7. Rue Jacob
8. Rue Bonaparte
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4.0 based on 53 reviews
Don't leave your hotel room without your credit card: this busy shopping street is lined with pricey antique shops and boutiques.
Reviewed By Pjk - Plainsboro, United States
The rue Bonaparte is a great street in Paris for visitors to use. With a little bit of hedging it connects the Luxembourg Gardens to the Tuileries by way of the Pont des Arts and the Louvre. After exploring the Luxembourg Gardens you can pick up the rue Bonaparte by exiting at the bottom left as you face the Seine. It's just across the rue Vaugirard. Walking towards the river there is a nice fountain to see and at least one permanent statue to photograph, plus, usually, a few surprises along the way. The street intersects the Blvd. St. Germain just at les Deux Magots and the Eglide St. Germain des Pres, but if you are tempted to stop for a drink, walk one more block to the Cafe Bonaparte. Six or seven blocks farther along will take you to the river just at the Pont des Arts, a pedestrian bridge with a great view of the tip of the Ile de la Cite to the right and about a half of the Eiffel Tower to the left. (You can come out here after dark and watch as the Seine tourist boats sail underneath you , all lit up, and watch the tower twinkle on the hour.) On the other side of the bridge is an entrance to an inner courtyard of the Louvre. To the left there is an exit out past the pyramids, then into the Tuileries Gardens. Voila! From the Luxembourg Gardens to the Tuileries via the rue Bonaparte. Kinda.
9. Je Veux Etre Photographe!
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4.0 based on 27 reviews
10. Square Felix-Desruelles
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