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Why is this ancient part of Paris called ‘le Quartier Latin’? Visit the true gem of several layers of history, on a private guided walk and get an idea of what the city looked like during the Middle Ages. As one of the oldest remaining parts of the city as well as a university center of Paris, it’s a place where history and youth come together in a unique urban synthesis.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Why is this ancient part of Paris called ‘le Quartier Latin’? Visit the true gem of several layers of history, on a private guided walk and get an idea of what the city looked like during the Middle Ages. As one of the oldest remaining parts of the city as well as a university center of Paris, it’s a place where history and youth come together in a unique urban synthesis.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Musee De Cluny, 28 rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris France
The building that sublimates the history of the Latin quarter, of Paris, and indeed of the entire Europe. During the visit we shall only address it from the outside, without entering the museum, as that is a separate visit.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sorbonne, Sorbonne, Paris, Ile-de-France
University of Sorbonne, the centre of the Latin quarter and the second oldest university in Europe.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Place du Pantheon, 75005 Paris France
The former centre of the city while it was called Lutèce and occupied by the Romans, nowadays the site is dominated by a megalomaniac building acting as a mausoleum. The visit does not include the entrance to the Pantheon as that is a separate tour in itself.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont de Paris, 6 Place Sainte Genevieve, 75005 Paris France
The most layered and complex piece of architecture in the entire city of Paris. A must see.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Place de la Contrescarpe, 75005 Paris France
the back of the Latin quarter, not nearly as frequented and popular as rue de la Harpe, but just as charming, if not more so
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Luxembourg Gardens, Rue de Medicis Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris France
One of Paris’ most beautiful parks, with an intriguing history
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, 37 rue de la Bucherie Quartier Latin, 75005 Paris France
The legendary anglophone bookstore, library and a publishing house
Duration: 15 minutes
