Location: Jardin-des-Plantes
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Top 6 Points of Interest & Landmarks in Jardin-des-Plantes, 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. Arenes de Lutece
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4.0 based on 306 reviews
The spectacular ruins of a Roman amphitheater: a powerful reminder of Paris' diverse historical roots.
Reviewed By jeanlaurentmanue2017 - Paris, France
These gardens are really a very nice place to stay and rest, or read in the open air, or talk with good friends an a bench. Rather be there in spring time or autumn, even in summer, as this little park holds for the patient visitor good surprises. It is, as a matter of fact, on the slope of the "Montagne Sainte Geneviève", so the little park is offering many different picturesque sights and many romantic places to sit and look around... In sunshine, near flowers, or under trees, more or less hidden under the leaves, more or les high over the romantic and a little rebuilt remaining walls of this "arena"; It is very uncommon "arena", because it was designed to be at the same time arena AND a theater. So you can see how the bottom of the arena is low, as all arenas, to protect the audience from gladiators or beasts fighting, AND how a whole side of it is planned to be a Scene Wall, in front of what actors or orators could declaim poetry or speeches. Now children of he area come here to play football ( soccer). So you can imagine Lutetia was too little a city to build an Arena AND a theater. Well, as regards Paris antiquity, you must know the town really grew and took an importance after the 2nd century, specially with emperor Julian ( called " the Apostate") who settled in town for a long time, when being in charge of the war against german invaders; He was very fond of this little city of Gaule, and write about it as " its dear Lutetia". He arrived in 357; There he improved his latin, being a greek speaking "second" emperor, at that time.There he could be well defended in the island of the "Cité", not too far from the German country. If you want to see other places of antic Paris, or have an global impression of what was "Lutetia Parisiorum" ( Lutèce of the Parisi - the "Parisii were the population of that area, who gave the name to theri city), you just have to walk a little farther, toward "Boulevard Saint Michel". Just before reaching it, you will cross a street very long and very straight: Rue Saint Jacques. It is the old North South Roman way. If you cross it high enough on its slope; you will be astonished to see how far it spreads. As a matter of fact, it goes nearly straight to Saint Denis,12 km from here ,and farther northwards. and southwards toward Sens and Autun, two larger towns in those times. Then you will see the grand Roman Baths of Lutetia, visible from Boulevard Saint Michel or from Boulevard Saint Germain; They are now integrated in the "Musée de Cluny", and you can visit this admirable museum of the Middle Ages. You will see the two remaining and huge halls of those baths , and different Roman "souvenirs of Lutèce". You must know the "Forum" ( public central square" ) was higher, ,approximately under "Place de la Sorbonne". And if you come back down toward the Seine, following Rue Saint Jacques, don't forget to slip into a little dead end ,passage, just at the right of the beautiful little church Saint Julien le Pauvre,( built at the same time and with the same stones as Notre Dame) - where you will discover something that most of the Parisians ignore: a few Roman paving stones. Bye! Have nice walks
2. Fresque Victor Hugo
3. Menagerie, le zoo du Jardin des Plantes
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3.5 based on 595 reviews
A small zoo located within the Jardin des Plantes.
Reviewed By yvesparissh - Shanghai, China
great little zoo and park with a nice variety of animals. walking around amongst trees and nature is extremely pleasant. 10 or 13 euros entry fee is very cheap so this is great. 100% recommended
