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1615. The famous literary
hostess, Madame de Sévigné,
was born here in 1626;
Cardinal Richelieu, pillar of
the monarchy, stayed here
in 1615; and Victor Hugo, the
writer, lived here for 16 years.

6 Maison de
Victor Hugo
6 Pl des Vosges 75004. Map 14 D3.
Tel 01 42 72 10 16. q Bastille,
Chemin Vert. Open 10am–6pm
Tue–Sun. Closed public hols.
& exhibitions only. 8 by appt.
∑ maisonvictorhugo.paris.fr
The French poet, dramatist and
novelist lived on the second
floor of the former Hôtel Rohan-
Guéménée from 1832 to 1848. Late Renaissance façade of the Hôtel de Bethune-Sully
It was here that he wrote most
of Les Misérables and completed gardens. The Hôtel de Bethune- 1960s. Some 165 students were
many other famous works. On Sully is now the headquarters rounded up and deported from
display are some for the Centre des Monuments the Jewish boys’ school nearby
reconstructions of the Nationaux, which has a good at 10 rue de Hospitalières-St-
rooms in which he bookshop on the ground floor. Gervais in World War II. N’Oubliez
lived, pen-and-ink pas (Lest we forget) is engraved
drawings, books on the wall. Today, this area
and mementos 8 Rue des Rosiers contains synagogues, bakeries
from the crucially and kosher restaurants.
important periods in 75004. Map 13 C3. q St-Paul.
his life, from his The Jewish quarter in and around 9 Hôtel de
childhood to his exile this street is one of the most
between 1852 and colourful areas of Paris. The Coulanges
1870. Temporary street’s name refers to the rose 35 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004.
Marble bust of exhibi tions on bushes within the old city wall. Map 13 C3. Tel 01 44 61 85 85. q
Victor Hugo by Hugo take place Jews first settled here in the St-Paul, Rambuteau. Open 9am–6pm
Auguste Rodin regularly. 13th century, with a second Mon–Fri (until 7pm Apr–Sep). Closed
significant wave of immigration public hols. ∑ paris-europe.eu
occurring in the 19th century
7 Hôtel de from Russia, Poland and central This hôtel is a magnificent
Bethune-Sully Europe. Sephardic Jews arrived example of the architecture of
from Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco the early 18th century. The right
62 Rue St-Antoine 75004. Map 14 D4. and Egypt in the 1950s and wing of the building, separating
Tel 01 44 61 21 50. q Bastille, St-Paul. the courtyard from the
Open for pre-booked tours only, but garden, dates from the
the gardens are open 9am–7pm & the early 17th century.
bookshop 1pm–7pm, Tue–Sun.
8 by reservation; 16 people max. The hôtel was given in
∑ sully.monuments-nationaux.fr 1640 to Philippe II de
Coulanges, the king’s
This fine 17th-century mansion counsellor. Renamed
on one of Paris’s oldest streets the “Petit Hôtel Le Tellier”
has been extensively restored, in 1662 by its new
using old engravings and draw- owner, Le Tellier, this is
ings as reference. It was built in where the children of
1624 for a notorious gambler, Louis XIV and Madame
Petit Thomas, who lost his whole de Montespan were
fortune in one night. The Duc raised in secrecy. It is
de Sully, Henri IV’s chief minister, home to the Maison
purchased the house in 1634 de l’Europe, with
and added the Petit Sully exhibitions on themes
orangery in the lovely formal A bakery on Rue des Rosiers relating to Europe.

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