La Rue
Mouffetard
Metro : Cardinal Lemoine, Place
Monge, Censier Daubenton. 5ème arrondissement.
One of Paris’ most picturesque streets, perpetually lively, rue
Mouffetard is reputed for its ancient boutiques, amongst which one can
find La Bonne Source, claiming to have existed since 1522. Between two
porte-cocheres the intimate passages and marks of yesteryear evoke the
life of a 19th century merchant’s lane. The numerous stores as well as
one of Paris’ most highly regarded markets are scattered between the
many restaurants, bars and cafés. A small fountain dating from
Roman times in honour of Marie de Médicis still exists at the
corner of la rue du Pot-de-Fer. A little further on, the restaurant le
Vieux Chêne is more than 100 years old. The Eglise
Saint-Médard is found at the end of the street, construction of
the Renaissance building having spanned two centuries.
Arènes de
Lutèce
- Metro Monge or Jussieu. Au croisement de la rue Navarre et de la rue
des Arènes.
The Arènes de Lutice were probably constructed before 200BC and
in their time could hold more than 15000 spectators. Parisians pillaged
the cut stones of the Arenas during the Middle Ages to construct homes
and a good portion of the Eglise Saint-Etienne as well. The Arenas were
then forgotten for many centuries until 1870, when Haussmanien
renovations tore up the rue Monge. Today the Arenas are used for
open-air spectacles, new seats having been added recently.
PARIS
MYSTERIOUS :
Trocadero
and Palais de Chaillot history
Arc-de-Triomphe
Les Champs-Elysées
La Place de la Concorde
L'Opéra Garnier
Père-Lachaise Cemetery
Pigalle
Notre-Dame
Musée d'Orsay
Musée du Louvre
Montmartre
La Madeleine
Buttes-Chaumont
Les Invalides
Ile St-Louis
Bastille
Tuileries Gardens
Saint-Sulpice
Musée
Marmottan
Eiffel Tower
Passages and Galeries
Palais-Royal
