Guidebook for Paris
Arts & Culture
La Sorbonne is one of Europe's earliest established universities.
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Sorbonne
La Sorbonne is one of Europe's earliest established universities.
This is the historic School of Fine Arts in Paris through which many of the great names in art history passed before anyone knew them. At the turn of the century, this was the most prestigious art academy in the world. While it maintained a stiff and traditional method of training, the rigorous program was where many young painters learned the techniques they later earned the right to break. Gericault, Delacroix, Fragonard, Ingres, Moreau, Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Sisley were some of the early masters to graduate form the school. While the school may conjure references to the establishment and conservative art, it was actually founded on a social theory which invited art students on merit alone and not social standing.
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National School of Fine Arts
14 Rue BonaparteThis is the historic School of Fine Arts in Paris through which many of the great names in art history passed before anyone knew them. At the turn of the century, this was the most prestigious art academy in the world. While it maintained a stiff and traditional method of training, the rigorous program was where many young painters learned the techniques they later earned the right to break. Gericault, Delacroix, Fragonard, Ingres, Moreau, Degas, Monet, Renoir, and Sisley were some of the early masters to graduate form the school. While the school may conjure references to the establishment and conservative art, it was actually founded on a social theory which invited art students on merit alone and not social standing.
Rue de Seine, you will see most of the high-end art galleries specializing in 19th and 20th century masters, prints, and photographs. If you feel like splurging on a small Vlaminck , or Matisse Print, or a Picasso sketch, this is the place. If not pick up a postcard from one of the bookstands alongside the river. As you walk back up, there is a very nice bistro on the corner of rue de Seine and rue Callot for those who need a break. The rue de Seine is also lined with small restaurants, bars and hotels as you near the Blvd. St. Germain.
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Rue de Seine
Rue de SeineRue de Seine, you will see most of the high-end art galleries specializing in 19th and 20th century masters, prints, and photographs. If you feel like splurging on a small Vlaminck , or Matisse Print, or a Picasso sketch, this is the place. If not pick up a postcard from one of the bookstands alongside the river. As you walk back up, there is a very nice bistro on the corner of rue de Seine and rue Callot for those who need a break. The rue de Seine is also lined with small restaurants, bars and hotels as you near the Blvd. St. Germain.
Food Scene
The infamous Café de Flore is perched quaintly in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the corner of the Boulevard Saint-Germain and the Rue St. Benoitand. It is praised by visitors from around the globe for its ambient atmosphere, delicious dishes and it being the perfect place to lose yourself whilst watching the passers by. If you aske yourself about where to eat in Paris – this place could be the answer.
Café de Flore is the place to see, and be seen. The fact that it is packed both day and night simply reflects the popularity of the place and also gives it a brilliant buzz of life. Don’t be surprised to bump in to certain intellectuals or famous celebrities as this is a prime hot spot considered by many to be the most famous café in the world!
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Café de Flore
172 Bd Saint-GermainThe infamous Café de Flore is perched quaintly in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on the corner of the Boulevard Saint-Germain and the Rue St. Benoitand. It is praised by visitors from around the globe for its ambient atmosphere, delicious dishes and it being the perfect place to lose yourself whilst watching the passers by. If you aske yourself about where to eat in Paris – this place could be the answer.
Café de Flore is the place to see, and be seen. The fact that it is packed both day and night simply reflects the popularity of the place and also gives it a brilliant buzz of life. Don’t be surprised to bump in to certain intellectuals or famous celebrities as this is a prime hot spot considered by many to be the most famous café in the world!
Café Les Deux Magots, ( don't call it "the two maggots", even if it is the correct translation) possibly the most famous left bank café along with the Café de Flore which is just around the corner on the Boulevard St. Germain. (Hemmingway, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoirall frequented the Deux Magots, whereas Picasso liked the Flore ) You can stare at the trendy artsy-fartsy types and the cell-phone-obsessed businessmen with beautiful (and very bored) girlfriends in the windows, or go in yourself and order a vin blanc or a five-euro coffee. In warm weather, the sidewalk tables are filled, but if you want to see good looking people walking around and funny dogs is various new dog accoutrements, get a table and try to look preoccupied with your own brilliant thoughts.
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Les Deux Magots
6 Pl. Saint-Germain des PrésCafé Les Deux Magots, ( don't call it "the two maggots", even if it is the correct translation) possibly the most famous left bank café along with the Café de Flore which is just around the corner on the Boulevard St. Germain. (Hemmingway, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoirall frequented the Deux Magots, whereas Picasso liked the Flore ) You can stare at the trendy artsy-fartsy types and the cell-phone-obsessed businessmen with beautiful (and very bored) girlfriends in the windows, or go in yourself and order a vin blanc or a five-euro coffee. In warm weather, the sidewalk tables are filled, but if you want to see good looking people walking around and funny dogs is various new dog accoutrements, get a table and try to look preoccupied with your own brilliant thoughts.
Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie you will find the legendary Café Le Procope, which claims to be the oldest café/restaurant in France, founded in 1686. If that's not good enough for you, Voltaire, Danton, Hugo, Balzac, Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson all hung out here (at different times we hope because service can be disfunctional).
The interior is stunning, and when you arrive from the airport late and step outside after a quick shower for a bite to eat, this place will remind you why you just flew 4000 miles on your overextended credit card.
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Le Procope
13 Rue de l'Ancienne ComédieRue de l'Ancienne Comédie you will find the legendary Café Le Procope, which claims to be the oldest café/restaurant in France, founded in 1686. If that's not good enough for you, Voltaire, Danton, Hugo, Balzac, Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson all hung out here (at different times we hope because service can be disfunctional).
The interior is stunning, and when you arrive from the airport late and step outside after a quick shower for a bite to eat, this place will remind you why you just flew 4000 miles on your overextended credit card.
Rue des Cannettes which has a number of nice little restaurants, cafes a brewery and even the Birdland Jazz Bar. That whole little section which includes rue Guisard, rue Princesse and rue Mabillon seems to have more than its share of good food and nightly activity.
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rue des Canettes
Rue des CanettesRue des Cannettes which has a number of nice little restaurants, cafes a brewery and even the Birdland Jazz Bar. That whole little section which includes rue Guisard, rue Princesse and rue Mabillon seems to have more than its share of good food and nightly activity.
Sightseeing
Organ concerts are performed at the St. Sulpice, mostly works for the Organ. On Sundays you can actually climb the stairs and find yourself "inside" an organ with about 7000 pipes going full blast. Try to get there around noon to be included in this, or arrive at 10:30 if you are simply interested in the public mass. The organ was considered to be one of the best three in the French Kingdom.
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Kościół św. Sulpicjusza w Paryżu
2 Rue PalatineOrgan concerts are performed at the St. Sulpice, mostly works for the Organ. On Sundays you can actually climb the stairs and find yourself "inside" an organ with about 7000 pipes going full blast. Try to get there around noon to be included in this, or arrive at 10:30 if you are simply interested in the public mass. The organ was considered to be one of the best three in the French Kingdom.
Paris's oldest church was built to shelter a simple shard of wood, said to be a relic of Jesus' cross brought back from Spain in AD 542. Vikings came down the Seine and sacked the sanctuary, and Revolutionaries used it to store gunpowder. Yet the elegant building has defied history's abuses: its 11th-century Romanesque tower continues to be the central symbol of the neighborhood.
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Kościół Saint Germain des Prés
3 Place Saint-Germain des PrésParis's oldest church was built to shelter a simple shard of wood, said to be a relic of Jesus' cross brought back from Spain in AD 542. Vikings came down the Seine and sacked the sanctuary, and Revolutionaries used it to store gunpowder. Yet the elegant building has defied history's abuses: its 11th-century Romanesque tower continues to be the central symbol of the neighborhood.
Drinks & Nightlife
For a more touristy, noisy walk, walk on the rue Buci which has a couple of good cafés and a Taschen bookstore which is worth visiting for cheap, high-quality art books, and good looking art students.
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Rue de Buci
Rue de BuciFor a more touristy, noisy walk, walk on the rue Buci which has a couple of good cafés and a Taschen bookstore which is worth visiting for cheap, high-quality art books, and good looking art students.
It is a lively street full of sandwich shops, creperies, bars, restaurants. It must be somewhat obvious by now that it is unlikely you will leave the neighborhood without overeating or getting drunk.
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rue Saint-André-des-Arts
Rue Saint-André des ArtsIt is a lively street full of sandwich shops, creperies, bars, restaurants. It must be somewhat obvious by now that it is unlikely you will leave the neighborhood without overeating or getting drunk.