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3 . St-Séverin BEAUBOURG AND
Begun in the 13th century, this beautiful S e i n e LES HALLES MARAIS
THE
church took three centuries to build and is a ILE DE
fine example of the Flamboyant Gothic style. ST-GERMAIN- LA CITE
DES-PRES
ILE
ST-LOUIS
Rue du Chat qui Little Athens is a LATIN
Pêche (meaning lively place in the QUARTER JARDIN DES
“street of the evening, especially at LUXEMBOURG QUARTER
PLANTES
QUARTER
fishing cat”) is the the weekend, when
narrowest street the Greek restaurants
in Paris at just situated in the
1.8 m (6 ft) wide. touristy streets
around St-Séverin
are at their busiest.
PETIT PONT
QUAI ST MICHEL

RUE DE LA HUCHETTE
RUE DU PETIT PONT RUE GALANDE RUE ST JULIEN LE QUAI DE MONTEBELLO No. 37 Rue de la Bûcherie is a delightful,
PONT AU
DOUBLE
Shakespeare & Co (see pp323–4) at
PAUVRE
if chaotic, bookshop. Any books
purchased here are stamped with
Shakespeare & Co Kilomètre Zéro Paris.

RUE THENARD BLVD ST-GERMAIN RUE LAGRANGE Rue du Fouarre used to host 4 . St-Julien-le-Pauvre
One of the oldest churches in
Paris, St-Julien-le-Pauvre has
13th-century Romaneque
lectures in the Middle Ages.
architecture. The vault was
The students sat on straw
(fouarre) in the street. added in the 17th century.
Metro 0 metres 100
Maubert Rue Galande was home 0 yards 100
Mutualité to the rich and chic in
the 17th century, but
subsequently became Key
notorious for its taverns.
Suggested route

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