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A 90-Minute Walk in Faubourg St-Antoine

In the east of the city, a few steps away from the bustle of the
Bastille, lies the Faubourg St-Antoine district, traditionally a
working-class neighbourhood full of furniture designers,
carpenters and artisans whose legacy can still be seen today.
From the Place de la Bastille, the walk takes in Paris’s pleasure-
boat port, the artisan area around the Viaduc des Arts – a
former viaduct with arts and crafts studios nestling in the Les Grandes Marches, Place de la Bastille
arches – and on to the Promenade Plantée for a fascinating
tree-filled stroll.

the bridge over to the Boulevard RUE ST ANTOINE
de la Bastille 6. Cross the PLACE
DE LA
boulevard and take a right and Bastille BASTILLE
then left onto the Rue Jules R JACQUES COEUR Bastille
César 7 all the way to the end BOULEV ARD HENR I IV 1
R DU FAUBOURG
of the street, turn left and then o
SAINT ANTOINE
Port de
cross the Rue de Lyon turning R DE LA CERISAIE l'Arsenal
right onto the Avenue
Daumesnil and the start of R U E D E L Y O N
the Viaduc des Arts 8. BOU LE V A RD BOU R D O N 2 R U E D E C H A R E N T O N
Viaduc des Arts R U E D E L ’A RS E N A L i
Port d e Plaisance de Paris A rsenal
In 1859, the Paris Viaduct
was built to take a rail- R I LLON 3 RUE M O RE A U
way line that linked the C u
ROLLIN
The Port de Plaisance, with many Faubourg St-Antoine R U E M OR NAY R U E L A C U E E 8 AVENUE LEDRU
pleasure boats 2 district with the R UE 5 6 9 RUE TRAVERSIERE
suburbs. In 1994, the B O U L E V A R D D E L A B A S T I L L E RU E J U L E S C E S A R 0
Port de Plaisance restored and revamped 7
Tucked away near the traffic of Viaduc des Arts BLVD MORLAND BLVD BOURDON q
Place de la Bastille 1 lies an area opened with 50 shops R DE LYON R U E D E C H A R E N T O N
of tranquillity that’s of interest to and studios nestling A V E
CHASLES
boat-lovers and landlubbers in the bridge’s rose R MICHEL VIADUC DES ARTS (PROMENADE PLANTÉE)
alike. The Port de Plaisance and stone archways. RU E DE B E RC Y w D A U M E S N I L
Paris-Arsenal garden 2 was In keeping with the R PARROT
inaugurated in 1983 to provide tradition of the area, the 4 A V E N U E L E D R U R O L L I N RUE ABEL LEGRAVEREND RUE
R HECTOR
MALOT
a harbour for pleasure craft. ateliers are all linked to the Quai de Gare B O ULE VARD D I DEROT
Linking the Seine to the Canal arts, and some of the city’s la Rapée de Lyon
RUE
St-Martin, the harbour was master craftsmen call the arches PLACE GUILLAUMOT
previously where commercial home. The superb window MAZAS RUE J BOUTON e
barges loaded and unloaded displays at the first studio, r
cargo. Today, it’s a pretty spot full
of yachts, dinghies and Parisians PASSAGE GATBOIS
DE TROYES
out for a stroll. The cobbled RUE CHRETIEN VIADUC DES ARTS (PROMENADE PLANTÉE)
stones on the quayside and old- t
fashioned lampposts add to the RUE DE RAMBOUILLET
port’s atmosphere. The lawns are Montgallet
perfect for a picnic and the A V E N U E D A U M E S N I L 300 metres /
330 yards
children’s play areas, while small, R U E D U C H A R O L A I S
are well stocked with rocking y
chairs, slides and climbing
apparatus 3. Continue to the Bois de Vincennes
3 km / 2 miles
end of the marina to the lock 4. Dugommier
Cross over the lock bridge, 450 metres / 500 yards
observing the pedestrian
crossing sign, and head down on
the other quayside, turning back
towards the Place de la Bastille.
Just before the grey steel bridge
5, take the stairs up and then Place de la Bastille, with the impressive Opéra National de Paris Bastille 1
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