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ÎLE DE LA CITÉ
AND ÎLE ST-LOUIS

Locator Map
For more detail see p72

Patrons sitting outside one
of the delightful cafés on
the quaint Rue Chanoinesse
Did You Know?
Once an orphanage, Tourists often drop
the Hôtel Dieu is now
E coins on Point Zéro’s
M a city hospital.
A plaque or spin around
T D on one foot for
N
O - Point Zéro is the point good luck.
P E from which all distances
R
Q U A I D E
T are measured in France.
L A C O R S E
O
N
P O N T D ’ A R CO L E The Rue Chanoinesse has
many charming old restaurants,
cafés and shops.
E
L
O
C The quaint streets of
R the Ancien Cloître
A
Quartier were once
’ home to medieval
D
clergymen and students.
E R U
U E
R
C
H Notre-Dame cathedral
A
is a superb example
PLACE
N
of French medieval
DU PARVIS
O
architecture (p86).
I
NOTRE-DAME
N
E
S
S
The peaceful Square
E
Jean XXIII is close
to the river.
P O N T A U 0 metres 100 100 N
D O U B L E
RUE DU CLOITRE NOTRE- DAME
0 yards
FINISH
The Statue of Charlemagne
commemorates the King of the
Franks, who was crowned emperor
S Q D U J E A N X X I I I
in 800. He united all the Christian
peoples of the West.
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