On the path of a lost river- Latin Quarter private tour-

On the path of a lost river- Latin Quarter private tour-

You will discover the Landmarks of Latin Quarter, learn about Paris from Roman times, enjoy a colourful street market with restaurants & shops with French cheese, find out where the brand intellectuals lived, where the steps from Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' are, following the natural waterway in the heart of Paris (a river who existed until the beginning of the 20th century).
The American author Hemmingway, lived in the area just steps from the market street (rue Mouffetard). I will show you Gothic and Romanesque churches, secret streets, places connected with Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code and Priory of Sion, Roman roads, Roman ruins and a torture chamber, right downtown ! We will stroll the cutest part of Latin Quarter following the lost river Bièvre, that still flows under the street of Paris !

Itinerary
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Stop At: Fontaine Saint-Michel, 7 B Place Saint Michel, 75005 Paris France

Constructed in 19th-century during Napoleon III (French Second Empire), was part of the great project for the reconstruction of Paris overseen by Baron Haussmann.


Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, 37 rue de la Bucherie Quartier Latin, 75005 Paris France

The famous English Parisian Bookstore, opened by American Sylvia Beach a century ago, a gathering place for writers such as Hemingway, James Joyce and many others.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Square Rene Viviani, 75005 Paris France

The park by the Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church is the place of memorable events. The Romanesque church dating back to the 13th century, is one of the oldest churches in Paris, is connected with Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code and 'Priory of Sion', Merovingian sarcophagi, Roman roads and is the birthplace of the famous Sorbonne University.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: La Sorbonne, Paris France

Paris-Sorbonne University, venerable city-wide academic institution.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: 5th Arr. - Pantheon, 5th Arr. - Pantheon, Paris, Ile-de-France

Louis-le-Grand high school and Pantheon-Sorbonne University (1 of 13 institutions founded out of the former University of Paris and housed in many fine building.)

Stop At: Place du Pantheon, 75005 Paris France

The Panthéon, an example of neoclassicism from the 18th century, a tribute to the Roman architecture. Note: The Panthéon has an admission, but the the visit inside it isn't included in this tour.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, 10 Place du Pantheon, 75005 Paris France

The Library Sainte Geneviève was the model used by McKim for the Boston Public Library in USA. The American architect graduating from Harvard, also studied architecture in Paris, at the École-des Beaux-Arts.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont de Paris, 6 Place Sainte Genevieve, 75005 Paris France

Church of Saint-Etienne du Mont contains the shrine of St. Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, the tombs of Pascal, Racine and Marat. Pass by The Clovis Bell Tower and the College Henri IV.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Arenes de Lutece, 49 rue Monge Rue de Navarre, 75005 Paris France

Arènes de Lutèce, the Roman Ruins, an Archaeological Site, where the gladiators once fighted.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Jardin des Plantes, 57 rue Cuvier 2 place Valhubert, 75005 Paris France

Jardins des Plantes - the Botanical Garden in Paris is place of the National Museum of Natural History. Stroll the garden.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: La Mosquee de Paris, 39 rue Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris France

The Hispano-Moresque building has a 33-metre-high minaret and a patio surrounded by sculpted arcades, as in the Alhambra, Granada.

Pass By: Square Saint Medard, rue Censier, 75005 Paris France

Saint Médard, a nice Gothic church located rue Mouffetard (Mount Sainte-Geneviève). Was built in the XV-century and dedicated to Saint Médard, the VI century bishop of Noyon.


Stop At: Rue Mouffetard Market, 139 rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris France

The American author Hemmingway, lived in the area just steps from the animated market street (rue Mouffetard) and Square Saint Médard.

Duration: 10 minutes