Fontaine Saint-Sulpice

Fontaine Saint-Sulpice, built between 1843 and 1848, depicts four figures who represent four French religious figures of the 17th century. In French, the fountain is also called 'La Fontaine des quatre points cardinaux', which means 'Fountain of the four points of the compass' or 'Fountain of the four not cardinals'. The latter is a pun, because 'points cardinaux' is a play on words, as the four bishops in the fountain, while well known, were never cardinals. The fountain is at the front of the church of the Saint Sulpice in Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement. 

Jardin du Luxembourg

Jardin du Luxembourg is a place for conversations with friends, a place to read, a place to relax and a place to reflect. It is unsurprising that Victor Hugo used the garden as the place where Marius and Cosette's love story in Les Miserables began. 

Fontaine Saint-Michel

Fontaine Saint-Michel is a striking fountain commissioned by Baron Haussmann in the late 1850s, under orders from Napoleon III, as part of the grand project to renovate and beautify Paris. 

Eglise Saint Germain des Prés

Eglise Saint Germain des Prés was originally the church of a Benedictine abbey founded in the 6th century. It was destroyed by the Vikings and was rebuilt around the year 1000, in a Romanesque style. It is considered the oldest existing church in Paris. To discover more, why. not join a guided tour of the church run by volunteers or attend a free organ concert (last Sunday of each month at 3.30pm): details are here.

View towards the Pont Neuf, through to the Pont des Arts

The River Seine is the heart and life blood of Paris. Not only does it divide the city in two, between the Right (Rive Droite) and the Left Bank (Rive Gauche), without it there would be no Paris. The existence of the Seine was the reason why it was originally settled by the Celtic tribe, the Parisi in 259 BC, as a fishing village and as a valuable trading route. The Parisi tribe who lived on the Ile de la Cite built the first bridges in Paris in 52BC, before being conquered by the Romans. Today in Paris there are 37 bridges crossing the Seine, and the riverbanks are listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Many of the city's most famous monuments line the river banks. 

Views of Jardin du Luxembourg from Montparnasse Tower

The view towards the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement from Montparnasse Tower in the 15th. While the Montparnasse Tower may divide public opinion, as the tallest building in Paris outside of the La Defence business district, its observation deck on the 56th floor, 200 metres high, provides one of the best views of Paris. The view covers a radius of 40km, and on a clear day you can even see aircraft taking off from Orly Airport (Paris' second airport). 

Pont des Arts

According to USA Today, as of 2015, over a million locks were placed, weighing approximately 45 tons! No wonder they were removed!

View to Pont des Arts

Pont des Arts is a pedestrian bridge which crosses the Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square of the Palais du Louvre. The bridge was also famous for its lovelocks, which were attached to symbolise a couple's committed love. So popular was this gesture that by 2014 there was concern about the possible structural damage from the weight of the locks. From 2015, city council workers began cutting down all the locks. 

Cafe de Flore

The Café de Flore is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris, celebrated for its famous clientele, which in the past included high-profile writers and philosophers. 

Jardin du Luxembourg

The Jardin du Luxembourg is a popular place for local Parisian to play boules below a canopy of green, in the company of family and friends.

L'Acteur Grec, Jardin du Luxembourg

L’Acteur Grec is a sculpture that depicts a Greek actor from Ancient Greece. It was made in 1868 by Charles-Arthur Bourgeois and is located in Jardin du Luxembourg.

Jardin du Luxembourg

Situated on the border between Saint-Germain-des-Pres and the Latin Quarter, the Luxembourg Gardens, inspired by the Boboli Gardens in Florence, were created upon the initiative of Queen Marie de Medici in 1612. The gardens which cover 25 hectares of land, are split into French gardens and English gardens. Between the two, lies a geometric forest and a large pond. There is also an orchard with a variety of old and forgotten apples, an apiary for you to learn about bee-keeping and greenhouses with a collection of breathtaking orchids and a rose garden.

Saint Sulpice

The Church of Saint-Sulpice is a Roman Catholic Church in the Latin Quarter. It is the second largest church in Paris, behind Notre Dame. Inside the church you will find an 18th century astronomical device, called the 'Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice', which was used to determine the position of the sun, based on a shadow cast on the ground. Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code gave it an occult meaning, describing it as a 'pagan astronomical device', and tracing it back to a 'pagan temple' which once stood on the same spot as the church.