Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain - Hotel Paris
District : St Germain des Prés
Saint Germain and Saint Michel boulevards, along with the rue de Rennes and the Saint-Sulpice areas, are a must for shoppers. And for gourmets, the choice is between historical establishments like Le Procope restaurant and the Lipp brasserie, or the trendy Alcazar.
And last but not least, the terraces of the Aux Deux Magots café and the Café de Flore are ideal places to enjoy this ravishing district that has always set peopledreaming... even Parisians...
The edges of the Seine
The edges of the Seine remain an ideal place for walking: besides the charm of the river, occupied by barges, you will meet numerous monuments among which of the magnificent bridges. For the lovers of books, make a stop with these small wooden green boxes which conceal treasures of the literature. It is naturally about bouquinistes.
Pedestrians, rollers, cyclists roam on ways on bank as soon as the beautiful days make their appearance, every on Sunday from 10 am till 5 pm.
Pantheon
The Panthéon was built as a church between 1764 and 1790. Its huge coupole dominates Paris from the top of the Sainte-Geneviève hill on the Seine left bank.
During the 1789 french revolution and shortly after its construction, the Panthéon was turned into a memorial to illustrous frenchmen.
It now houses among others the remains of Pierre and Marie Curie, the physicists who discovered the radioactivity, of Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Victor Hugo.
Jardin du Luxembourg
The palace was built in the early 1600s for Queen Marie de Medicis, the widow of King Henri IV. Today, it's the home of the French Senate. The gardens are a public park (the largest on the Left Bank).
Orsay Museum
The Orsay Museum was redeveloped in the old Gare d'Orsay, built by Victor Laloux and inaugurated in 1900 for the Universal Exhibition. It was registered as a listed building in 1978.
The museum was opened in December 1986 and was dedicated to all artistic production from 1848 to 1914. Paintings, pastels, sculptures, furniture and objets d'art, photography and documentary objects reflect the richness and diversity of this era.
Hôtel Left Bank Saint Germain - Hotel Paris