the visits

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  Ile de la cité

  The origins of Paris

  The Ile de la Cité is both the heart and the origin of present day Paris. It is the geographic and historical center of the Capital. Walking here is to (read more)

  Le Marais

  The most impressive private mansions
  in the Marais quarter

  This large area of Paris, known as the Marais, bordered to the south by the river Seine and to the north by a onetime tributary, is dotted with many imposing (read more)

  

  Saint Germain des Prés

  The different lives of St Germain

  What is left of the medieval village St Germain which prospered outside the city walls thanks to the protection of its powerful abbey ? (read more)

  

  Montmartre

  Bohemian life, memory lane

  Let's climb the Butte Montmartre, one of the most picturesque parts of Paris. This walk takes us to the celebrated Butte Montmartre, where (read more)

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  The Père-Lachaise cemetery

  The origins and romanticism
  of Père-Lachaise

  Situated in the east of Paris, this is the largest and most famous (read more)

  

  The Parisian Arcades

  From Palais royal
  to the "Grands Boulevards"

  The Parisian arcades experienced a golden age during the first half of the 19th century. Of the fifty or so built at this time, fifteen have (read more)

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