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), and this time I want to offer my own version of a walk through the Latin Quarter. The main attractions of this quarter are well known to everyone, it remains to combine them into a convenient route.
The starting point is Place Saint-Michel, which is a 5-minute walk from Notre Dame, on the left bank of the Seine.

The main attraction of the square is the fountain Saint-Michel, built here at the direction of the great city reformer Baron Haussmann in 1858-1860. The architect Gabriel Davioud had the controversial task of decorating the square with a fountain while preserving as much free space as possible. He coped with this task brilliantly, placing the fountain on the wall of the building at the junction of the boulevards Saint-Michel and Saint-Andre-des-Arts.

Initially, the central statue of the fountain was supposed to be the statue of Peace, then Napoleon Bonaparte, but after fierce disputes, they eventually installed the statue of the Archangel Michael trampling the dragon. In fairness, it should be noted that in addition to Daviu, a whole group of sculptors participated in the creation of the fountain. The figure of St. Michael and the dragon was made by Francis Joseph Duret, and the rest of the figures were made by eight more lesser-known sculptors. The framing columns are crowned with statues symbolizing the main virtues - Prudence, Strength, Justice and Temperance.
The square is very popular with young people, especially lovers who like to make dates here.

Now about our route, more precisely about its first part, of which there will be three in total..

Rue de la Huchette.

From Place Saint-Michel we go to Rue Huchet. You won't have to look for it for a long time, because. it is literally across the street from the square (if you stand with your back to the fountain, then it will be on your right). It is a narrow street running parallel to the Seine.

Keep to the left (another street goes to the right).

Yuchet Street appeared here at the same time, with the beginning of the construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral, i.e. over 800 years ago. In the Middle Ages, the name Yushet was given to a whole quarter, consisting of a labyrinth of narrow crooked streets, on which it was life-threatening to appear at night.
Today, Yushet Street is packed with crowds of tourists. There are cafes, Greek restaurants, all kinds of shops and souvenir varnishes at every step. There is even a small theater here, with the same name - "Yushet".

2. Cat-Rybolova Street (Rue de Chat Qui Pêche).

Having passed 150 meters along Yushet Street, we begin to actively look to the left (in a good sense of the word), in search of a side street called Cat-Rybolov Street. This street is considered one of the narrowest streets in Paris, and has been preserved since the Middle Ages. Rue Cat-Rybolova connects the Seine embankment with Rue Yuchet.

This is how this street looks from the side of the Seine embankment. In the narrowest place, you can touch both of its walls with your hands if your height is about 180 cm, and your arm span matches your height. In French, the name of the Cat-Rybolov street sounds very melodious - Rue du Cha-qui-peche.

Several legends are connected with the history of the origin of the name of this street. They tell about a cat who knew how to fish in the Seine and brought it to his master. And if you believe the Hungarian writer Jolana Földes, then the owner of the cat was the canon of the Cathedral of Saint-Severin Father Perle, who sold his soul to the devil, and was engaged in alchemy. Nobody ever saw the cat and the owner together, and there were rumors that the cat was the priest. The end of this dark story was decided by three students of Sarbona, who ambushed the cat and drowned him in the Seine. The priest disappeared along with the cat, after which the students were accused of killing him, and soon hanged. But a few days later, Father Perle, as if nothing had happened, reappeared on the street, and explained his absence that he was leaving on business. The black cat also returned, which, as before, continued to carry fish from the Seine.

Before the war, the name was given to the legendary bookstore Sylvia Beach, which in 1964 transferred the rights to use this name to the owner of this store, George Whitman. Whitman collected books bit by bit - in the markets, from private individuals, bought the library of Simone de Beauvoir after her death, and as a result amassed a wonderful collection of old, rare books.
By restoring the old name, George continued Sylvia's tradition of helping unknown writers. In the store, he arranged chairs and sofas so that young talented but needy prose writers could work and even spend the night there. The cozy shop became the main meeting place for the creative intelligentsia of the 1960s and 1970s.

4. Square Rene Viviani (fr. Square René Viviani-Montebello).

Right behind the bookstore is the cozy Viviani Square. The square is interesting in itself as a place of rest, and it also offers wonderful views of the southern facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which photographers love so much.

The square is named after former French Prime Minister René Viviani (1863-1925), and opened to the public in 1928.
In the center of the square there is a fountain named after the canonized bishop of the city of Le Mans, who distributed all his money to the people and received the nickname Julian the Poor. Holy poor Julian in French is Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre or Saint-Julien-le-Povre. The fountain was built by the professor of the National School of Fine Arts Georges Jeanclot in 1959. , in addition to sculptural fragments, contains many biblical texts.

In all guidebooks, Viviani Square is also mentioned as the place where the oldest tree in Paris grows, planted back in 1601. It is called false acacia, or Robinia (Robinia pseudoacacia), in honor of the botanist Robin. To prevent the tree from falling, it is supported by a concrete slab. The statement that this tree is the oldest is quite controversial, because in the botanical garden of Paris there is an acacia that is not inferior in age.
It is also interesting that it is this Robinia that attracts all kinds of magicians, sorcerers and other adherents of inexact sciences. They argue that this tree was once cursed by a witch who was dragged past it to the fire, and since then, in any thunderstorm, lightning always hits it, and the tree itself has an exceptional property - touching it, especially on the day of the summer solstice, endows the strongest energy.

The witch's spell has also spread to neighboring trees, so you can also feed on energy from them ..

5. Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre).

The main attraction of this square is the Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre), named, as you might guess from the name, in honor of the same poor Julian. This is one of the oldest churches in the city. In its place once stood a chapel, then there was an abbey that survived more than one Norman raid and more than one student riot, but did not survive during the French Revolution. The church that we see now was built around the same time as Notre Dame Cathedral - from 1165 to 1220. After the emergence of the university, it became the parish church of the Sorbonne: university meetings were held here. After the students, dissatisfied with the results of the elections of the rectorate, defeated the church in 1524, the monks demanded the abolition of student meetings in the abbey. By the 17th century the church had to be literally rebuilt; then she acquired the current facade. During the French Revolution, the abbey was destroyed, and the church was converted into a warehouse. Services in it resumed only a century later - in 1889.

6. Half-timbered facade.

Next to the church is one of the few half-timbered houses that have survived in the city. One of its windows is decorated with a medieval wooden figurine.

At the end of the street is a building where, due to lack of space in the old Sorbonne, professors used to lecture at home.

7. Saint-Severin Church (Eglise Saint-Severin).

Having walked a little from the church of Saint-Julien-le-Povre to the end of the street, we turn right, and on the opposite side of the rue Saint-Jacques (rue Saint-Jacques) we will see another of the oldest churches in Paris - the church of Saint-Severin (Eglise Saint-Séverin ). In many sources, in Russian transcription, it is written as Saint-SeverEn, so I can not vouch for the correct spelling. But I know for sure that the saint in whose honor this church is named was Severin. When Saint Severin died, a chapel was erected over his grave. which has been destroyed, rebuilt and rebuilt many times. After nearly ten centuries of continuous construction, the church acquired its present form.
The main facade of the building is decorated with a portal, transferred from the church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Boeuf, which was destroyed in the 13th century, and the stained-glass windows of the Middle Ages have been preserved on the windows. The oldest bell in Paris, cast in 1412, is installed on the bell tower of Ser-Severin.

In Paris, the Church of Saint-Severin is considered the most striking example of "flaming Gothic". The name "flaming gothic" appeared for the similarity of the shape of the openwork ornament with tongues of flame.

If you decide to go inside the church, be sure to pay attention to the columns supporting the vault, especially those in the back of the temple. Their bizarre shape makes them look like giant palm trees.

We go around the church of Saint-Severin and continue to move straight ..

continued in the next part..

In those distant times, when literate people were afraid and even considered sorcerers ... When a person could not see a single book in his whole life ... When the wisdom of Greek philosophy and Roman law seemed to kings, princes and barons utter stupidity ... In a word, in the middle of the dense Middle Ages, as if snowdrops on the blackened March snow, universities began to appear in Europe.

One of them arose in 1257 in Paris and today is known under the collective name of the Sorbonne (la Sorbonne). At that time, the universities studied mainly theological disciplines and, first of all, studied the Bible, then known in Europe only in Latin translation. Imagine, before the 16th century, daredevils who tried to translate Holy Scripture into European languages ​​were sent straight to the stake! In a word, Latin in the 13th century was the language of interethnic communication for the whole more or less enlightened Europe.

So the teachers and students of the Sorbonne, especially those who came from other countries, spoke among themselves exclusively in Latin. That is why the hill of St. Genevieve (Sainte-Geneviève) - the heavenly patroness of Paris - on the left bank of the Seine, where educational institutions are located, began to be called the Latin Quarter (Quartier latin).

When I first came here, the memory of my studies at the French department of the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​was still very fresh, and therefore I looked with special interest at the faces of my almost peers, who had the good fortune to study in Paris. Yes, Latin is no longer audible in the streets of the Latin Quarter, but this student city within a city has not lost its charm at all.

Story. Monsieur de Sorbon's house

It must be admitted that initially the Sorbonne was not a university, it first received the status of a college, that is, simply, an assembly. More precisely, it was called the Sorbonne House, after its founder Robert de Sorbon, the theologian, confessor of the French monarch Louis IX Saint. College of Canon Sorbonne opened with the blessing of Pope Alexander IV but with the money of King Louis.

The first set consisted of only 16 scholars, or rather scholars - four from each nation that sent its future theologians to study "in the French side, on a foreign planet": Germans, Englishmen, Italians and, of course, the French themselves. Here the poor in all respects students lived. This is how the first student hostels appeared!

Very soon, the number of students at the Sorbonne began to grow, and the fame of him went throughout the Catholic world. Studied at the Sorbonne for ten years. The final exam lasted 12 hours without a break and was more like a cross-examination: the applicant, who did not receive half a day of food or water, was asked questions by two dozen successive examiners, one more tricky than the other. For example, the simplest one: "How many demons can fit on the tip of a needle?" Those who passed the test were awarded the title of doctor of the Sorbonne and crowned with a special doctor's black cap.

The authority of the college gradually strengthened so much that gradually the Sorbonne united the various educational institutions of Paris and became the largest French university. Cardinal Richelieu helped a lot in the development of the Sorbonne (in fact, Richelieu, of course), he even was its chancellor for some time - that was the name of the rector in his era. The famous Sorbonne church (more precisely, the chapel of St. Ursula of the Sorbonne, in the photo above), which has become the architectural symbol of the university, was built on his orders. Moreover, the tombstone of a quite healthy cardinal was immediately included in her project. It is not difficult to guess that it was here that Richelieu was buried when his hour struck.

But a century and a half later, in the dashing 90s of the 18th century, during the French Revolution, the cardinal's sarcophagus was opened and he was executed posthumously! The body was thrown into the Seine, the head was dragged around Paris, and then they gave the boys from the boulevard Saint-Michel to play. Mind Vessel the cardinal was taken away from the children by citizen Nicolas Armez. The head was kept by his descendants until 1866, when Emperor Napoleon III demanded that it be given to the state. What was left of Richelieu's body was finally returned to its place.

In 1470, it was in the Sorbonne that four visiting German specialists founded the first printing house in Paris. At the same time, a library was opened at the university. named after Saint Genevieve. It now contains over 2 million volumes.

After the youth revolution of May 1968, when students took to the barricades demanding reform of higher education (however, not only), the University of Paris was divided into thirteen institutions of higher education. All of them, united by the "brand" of the Sorbonne, are called "Paris" with the addition of a Roman numeral - from I to XIII. And everyone is strong in training in their own direction. For example, the University of Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne (Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne) provides a thorough knowledge of economics, management, law and political science, social sciences, mathematics and computer science, art and archeology. And the University of Paris V named after René Descartes (Université Paris V René Descartes) is a well-known medical university, where, in addition, they teach pharmacy and dentistry.

Famous scientists and philosophers worked at the Sorbonne - Gay-Lussac, Lavoisier, Pasteur and even the poet of a difficult, to put it mildly, fate - Francois Villon. Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Physics worked here: the spouses Pierre Curie and Marie Curie-Sklodowska (the French prefer to put her husband's surname in the first place, and the Poles - of course, on the contrary!).

How to get there

The Latin Quarter has no clear boundaries.

It is conditionally possible to locate it on the map within the limits of the V and VI districts. That is, in the west near the quarter -, in the south - the boulevards Montparnasse, Port-Royal and Saint-Marseille, in the east - Opital (Hospital) boulevard and the embankments of the Seine, in the north - all the same Seine.

We go to the Latin Quarter by metro

• If you are coming from the west, you need to get to the Luxembourg station, which is on Boulevard Saint-Michel opposite the Paris Higher National School of Mining (École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, it is in the picture above) and opposite the Luxembourg Gardens, of course.
• From South We go to the station "Port-Royal" ("Port-Royal").
• from the east- to "Gare d`Osterlitz" ("Gare d`Austerlitz", that is, "Austerlitz Station").
• Well, if from the north, then you have a choice: and the station "Cluny - La Sorbonne" ("Cluny - La Sorbonne"), and "Maubert - Mutualite" ("Maubert - Mutualité"), and "Saint-Michel" ("Saint-Michel" ).

And you and I can get into the very heart of the quarter by getting off at one of the stations: “Cardinal Lemoine” (“Cardinal Lemoine”, there was such a cardinal at the end of the 13th - beginning of the 14th century), “Jussieu” (“Jussieu”, in honor of Bernard Jussieu and his nephew Antoine Laurent Jussieu, known, imagine, botanists of the 17th - 18th centuries) or "Place Monge" ("Place Monge", in honor of the mathematician Gaspard Monge, who invented descriptive geometry).

But I suggest you, of course, not to overload the Paris Metro, but to work with your feet.

Walking straight to the heart

On foot, the easiest way is to go to the Latin Quarter from the north, from the island of Cité, from. We get to the Left Bank by simply crossing one of the bridges leading from the island to the south.

For example, the bridge O Double (pont Au Double, in the picture above). It is the Double Denier Bridge, built for the first time in 1625, more than once destroyed by the elements and people, and appeared in its current form in 1883. It got its name from a small coin - denier (money), which had to be paid for passing over the bridge from the main building of the oldest Parisian hospital Hotel Dieu (House of God), which is now located on the island of Cité, to the hospital "buildings" that stood right on bridge. And who needs it, then further, to the church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, Saint Julian the Poor - in the picture below), now one of the oldest, smallest and architecturally unusual in Paris.

Two coins per person went straight from the Eau Double bridge to the health insurance of the Hotel Dieu. So in those days the problem of financing health care was solved.

On the parapets of the banks of the Seine (and further along the Boulevard Saint-Michel) we will see many iron boxes. In them, the famous Parisian book dealers lock their goods at night. During the day, old books, engravings, prints, knick-knacks and stationery of the past and the century before last are at your service. In a word, everything that can be sold for at least two deniers in terms of the current euro exchange rate.

So here is our itinerary. Curvy but interesting. Follow the movement on the map.

Having crossed the Seine across the Pont O Double, we run into the small square of Rene Viviani (René Viviani, Prime Minister of France in 1914-15). Here grows, as the Parisians assure, the oldest tree in the city - Robinia pseudoacacia, planted in 1601 by the royal gardener Jean Robin (Jean Robin). It is named after him by the famous Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus in recognition of Robin's contributions to botany. Here she is, Robinia, in the photo below. She, of course, built a concrete support. What is surprising - 400 years old, a respectable age.

Walking further along the Seine along the Montebello embankment, almost opposite the Small Bridge (Petit pont), we find another “very-most”: this time the shortest and narrowest street in Paris with the most unusual name - Cat-fisherman Street.

In French, her name sounds like rue du Chat Qui Pêche (rue du Chat Qui Pêche). They say that several centuries ago there was a tavern here, where they were treated to fresh fish, which was dragged to the owner directly from the Seine by his cat. He caught or borrowed from fishermen, history is silent. And the street too.

And we are already on the Saint-Michel embankment and turn left, onto the Saint-Michel square, where the famous Saint-Michel boulevard (boulevard Saint-Michel) begins. Its beginning is marked by a beautiful fountain with a sculpture of St. Michael trampling the devil, installed in 1860 by the architect Gabriel Davioud (Gabriel Davioud) right at the end wall of the building at the confluence of the boulevards Saint-Michel and Saint-Andre-des-Arts (Saint-André des Arts). arts). It is considered a fountain of lovers, grants wishes. Throw a coin over your shoulder and guess. What didn't come true? Well, wait, soon only a fairy tale affects and fishing cats will be born ...

On the left as we move along the boulevard Saint-Michel to its intersection with the boulevard Saint-Germain (Saint-Germain, in honor of St. Herman of Paris, bishop of the VI century), one of the most interesting areas of Paris begins: many old streets, and darkness in them variety of shops, restaurants and cafes. We'll definitely take a look!

Museum of the Middle Ages on the site of Roman baths

We turn left from Boulevard Saint-Michel onto Sommerard (rue du Sommerard), and we will see the National Museum of the Middle Ages (Musée national du Moyen Âge). On the site of the ancient Roman terms here in the XIII century was built a monastery of the Order of Cluny. And the Hotel itself (that is, a public building) of Cluny, in which the museum is located, was erected a couple of centuries later.

Here you can see sculptures of the 12th-13th centuries, manuscripts, well-preserved tapestries, stained-glass windows, miniatures, ivory items, coins, locks with and without keys, and other household items of the Middle Ages. The heads and parts of the bodies of the statues of the Old Testament kings, thrown by the revolutionaries on the orders of Robespierre from the facade of Notre Dame, are also on display here. (You can read more about this).“The fragments of autocracy” used to be lost in the darkness of centuries, but in 1977-78 they were found during the renovation of old houses. There, in their basements, the biblical kings were hidden by the good French, who, alas, did not live to see better times ...

The basis of the Museum of the Middle Ages was the collection of the archaeologist and collector of antiquities Alexandre de Sommerard (the street on which the Hotel Cluny stands is named after him), after his death in 1842, inherited by France.

Ticket price for an adult is 8 euros, entrance to temporary exhibitions is 9 euros, children and teenagers under 18 years old are admitted free of charge. On the first Sunday of every month, admission to the museum is free for everyone at all. The museum is open daily from 9.15 to 17.45. Day off - Tuesday. Closed on holidays - May 1, December 25, January 1.

Pantheon is not for everyone

Let's walk a couple more blocks along Boulevard Saint-Michel until we get to.

This time we will stand with our backs to him and walk along Soufflot Street, named after the French architect of the 18th century, by the way, the teacher of our famous architect Vasily Bazhenov. This short street ends in a majestic building with a dome - the Pantheon (Panthéon).

And for good reason rests. It was Jacques-Germain Soufflot who designed the Pantheon, originally called the Church of Saint Genevieve, the patroness of Paris, who saved the city in 451 from the Hun army with her prayer. Later, the temple, built on the model of the ancient Roman pantheon, was turned into the tomb of the great people of France. The philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire (his grave in the photo below), Napoleonic generals and marshals, scientists Joseph Louis Lagrange, Paul Langevin, Pierre and Marie Curie, Marcelin Berthelot (and his wife Sophie, who survived her husband by only a few hours and bequeathed not to separate her from her husband even after death), writers Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Alexandre Dumas-father, Andre Malraux, Resistance hero Jean Moulin. And, of course, the architect Soufflot himself, who received this honor 39 years after his death.

But the ashes of some figures of the Great French Revolution - Mirabeau, Lepeletier, Marat - were removed from the Pantheon by comrades in the fight, considering them "enemies of the people" posthumously.

Cost of visiting and opening hours of the Pantheon

A visit to the Pantheon costs 7.5 euros. For groups of 20 people - 6 euros per person. From youth from 18 to 25 years old from countries outside the European Union, they take 4.5 euros. Children and teenagers under 18 are admitted free of charge, regardless of nationality.

Pantheon opening hours:

From April 1 to September 30, open daily from 10.00 to 18.30,
from October 1 to March 31 - daily from 10.00 to 18.00,

Closed on holidays - January 1, May 1 and December 25.
45 minutes before closing, the entrance of visitors stops.

Saint Stephen on Mount Saint Genevieve

Immediately behind the Pantheon we will find the temple of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont (Saint-Étienne-du-Mont). By the way, the great scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal rests in it, and the playwrights Jean Racine and Pierre Corneille rest in the church cemetery (a monument to him is in the foreground of the photo below).

The very first building of the Church of St. Stephen on the Hill (as its name is translated) appeared on this site as early as 1222. A century later, it was rebuilt to accommodate all parishioners, including students of the Sorbonne. The current late Gothic building was erected in 1626.

The relics of Saint Genevieve were kept here, and here the Parisians came to bow to their patroness. Until the revolution of 1789 happened and (yes, unfortunately, you were not mistaken) did not begin to fight religion until the separation of the latter from the state. The church was turned into the Temple of Filial Piety (Notre Dame was declared the Temple of Reason in the same years). And the relics of Saint Genevieve were simply burned, and the ashes were scattered over the Seine. Only many years later, those particles of the relics of the saint that were preserved in various parishes throughout France were collected in her tomb in the temple, which again became the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont ...

Well, for those who, like me, like Woody Allen's film "Midnight in Paris", I can't help reminding: it was from the porch of this church that a cheerful company took the main character from 2010 to the legendary 1920s to get acquainted with Salvador Dali, Luis Buñuel, Fitzgerald and Hemingway.

Hemingway under the same roof with Verlaine

At every step in the Latin Quarter you meet universities, lyceums, colleges, schools (higher ones, of course). Here and the Ministry of Education, by the way, nearby. But even more so that pleases not only the mind, but also the heart.

We will go further from the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, winding along the narrow street of Clovis, turn right - onto Rue Descartes. The house where the great French poet Paul Verlaine lived has been preserved here, and later - there are coincidences! The great American writer Ernest Hemingway. The restaurant in this building is called “Verlaine's House” (“La Maison de Verlain”). There are also memorial plaques to writers - to the left of the door. And who is that in the doorway with his back to us - is it really Woody Allen ?!.

Now, along rue Mouffetard, we will exit to the small and irresistibly charming Contrescarpe Square (place de la Contrescarpe).

Here I personally would have a bite to eat in one of the cafes, and I would sit down in the fresh air to admire the fountain. And at the same time, remember that in the house number 1 on this square in the 16th century there was a tavern "Shishka" ("La Pomme de Pin", the hallmark of the establishment where wine was served). And in the 16th century, the author of Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais, and later the poets of the Pleiades, Ronsard, Du Bellay, Dora, Jodel, Bellot, looked into this very “Bump”.

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You can endlessly explore the Latin Quarter - with your eyes, and soul, and heart. The stones of its pavements, walls and the air itself, as if retaining the breath of great people, can tell a traveler a lot. Those who have made a huge contribution to the creation of modern science and culture. Realists who demanded the impossible - this, by the way, was one of the slogans of the revolutionary May 1968.

Among those who did the impossible were our compatriots. Most of them did not become Parisians of their own free will. Many rest in the Russian cemetery in the Parisian suburb of Sainte-Genevieve-de-Bois.

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The 5th district is located on the territory of Ancient Roman Paris, when the territory of the city was occupied by the Roman legions (from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD). Walking around this area, you can still see traces of that era.

In the Middle Ages, this area became known as latin quarter when either students or clergy who spoke Latin lived here. Long associated with education, the Latin Quarter has become the seat of the most famous branch of the University of Paris (Université de Paris) - the famous Sorbonne, one of the most prestigious universities in France. However, the revolutionary days of May 1968 are far behind us, so that although the 5th arrondissement retained a certain charm of youth and romance, it has now become one of the most touristic places in Paris.

Latin Quarter in Paris - restaurant street

• Route start: Boulevard St-Michel ( : Cluny).
• End of route: St-Étienne-du-Mont (nearest: Cardinal Lemoine).
• Route time: 1:30 (excluding stops).
• Route length: OK. 2 km.
• Best time: from Monday to Saturday from 11 to 23.
• worst time: Sunday morning when everyone is asleep.

Route through the Latin Quarter in Paris on the map:

Itinerary for the Latin Quarter in Paris - @http://www.frommers.com/

Attractions in the Latin Quatal in Paris:

1 Boulevard St-Michel

Boulevard Saint-Michel is nicknamed Boul' Mich by the locals. This is the main street of the Latin Quarter. Opened in 1855, Saint-Michel was the first of the boulevards designed by Baron Haussmann, the man responsible for the modernization and renewal of Paris in the 19th century. Haussmann planned to create a Paris organized around huge central intersections called la grande croisee, in the center of which is Place du Châtelet. Rue de Rivoli became the east-west axis, Boulevard Sebastopol became the northern axis, and Boulevard St-Michel went south. About a century later, in May 68, student demonstrations took place on the Boulevard Saint-Michel. Suddenly, the Latin Quarter was filled with revolutionaries, and locals witnessed violent clashes between protesters and police.

At the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Boulevard Saint-Germain, go north until you reach:

2. Place St-Michel

In the center of Place St-Michel is a huge fountain built by Gabriel Davioud in 1860. The fountain is decorated with a sculpture of St. Michael slaying the dragon. In honor of this saint, the Boulevard Saint-Michel got its name. On this square in the summer of 1944 there were frequent clashes between the German occupiers and members of the Resistance. In honor of them, a memorial plaque was made in front of the fountain. This square by the fountain is a popular meeting place for locals, and you can often watch break dancers and various street performances here.

Cross Boulevard Saint-Germain and continue down:

3. Rue de la Huchette

Now it is one of the most touristic streets in Paris. Despite the numerous fast food shops, this street gives an idea of ​​what Paris looked like in the Middle Ages, when most Parisian streets were only 2 to 5 meters wide. Only a few of these streets have survived in the city.

House number 23 houses a tiny Theater de la Huchette, which is known for the fact that since 1957 the performances of Eugene Ionesco (French playwright of Romanian origin, one of the founders of the aesthetic trend of absurdism (theater of the absurd), a recognized classic of the theatrical avant-garde of the 20th century.) have been given here since 1957.) - "The Lesson" and "The Bald Singer".

House number 5 houses the legendary jazz club Caveau de la Huchette. Founded in 1946, it was the first jazz club in Paris. At one time such jazz legends as Sidney Bechet and Lionel Hampton performed here.

Before you reach house number 5, turn a little to the street on the left - Rue de la Huchette:

4. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

This tiny street is said to be the narrowest in Paris. It also dates from the Middle Ages. Before the embankment was built - quai, - the river Seine at times flooded the cellars of houses. According to legend, this was used by cats, arranging fishing in the cellars. Hence the name of the street, which is translated from French as "Street of a cat that catches fish."

At the end of Rue de la Huchette, turn right onto Rue du Petit Pont and walk to:

5. St-Severin

Named after a 6th-century hermit, Saint-Séverin was built between 1210-1230 and rebuilt in 1448. Before you enter, walk around the church, admiring the expressive gargoyles, birds of prey, reptiles and monsters performing with roofs. These architectural details are characteristic of the Flaming Gothic style. The oldest bell in France hangs in the bell tower of the church, which dates back to 1412. And next to the gate is the only crypt left in Paris - a place where the bones and bodies of dead people were put.

As Rue du Petit Pont merges into Rue St-Jacques, cross the street to Rue Galande and look back at the spiers of St-Séverin. Then go back to the little church in front of you:

6. St-Julien-le-Pauvre

There has been a chapel on this site since the 6th century, but the current church building dates from the 12th century. It belongs to the followers of the Melchite Greek Church, one of the branches of the Byzantine Church. The Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pouvre is famous for its classical music concerts. If you are interested in classical music, you can check the concert schedule on the poster near the door. The garden of the church offers the best view of Notre Dame. The oldest tree in Paris is also located here - an acacia, which was brought from Guyana in 1680 (it is surrounded by a fence and supported by props).

Walk along Rue Galande and turn left down Rue du Fouarre to:

7. La Fourmi Ailee

In the house at number 8 on Rue du Fouarre, there is a cozy restaurant-teahouse La Fourmi Ailée. The ceiling of the restaurant is painted with clouds, and books are displayed along the walls. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and tea is available throughout the day. It serves traditional French cuisine with a surprising number of vegetarian options. Open daily from 12 to midnight.

When you leave the cafe, go back along Rue du Fouarre, then turn Rue Danté. At the crossroads, turn right onto Boulevard St Germain. Then turn left and follow Rue de Cluny to Place Paul Painlevé.

8. Musee de Cluny

Even if you are not particularly interested in medieval history and the history of the origins of Paris, it is still worth visiting the famous Cluny Museum to see the allegorical tapestry of Our Lady and the Unicorn and the remains of ancient Roman baths.

• Entrance: 8 € (with audio guide), under 18 - free.
• Opening hours: daily, except Tuesdays 9:15 - 17:45. Last entrance 17:15.
• Closed: Tuesdays, January 1st, May 1st, December 25th.
• Address: Musée de Cluny - Musée national du Moyen Âge 6 place Paul Painlevé 75005 Paris
  
• Metro: Cluny-La Sorbonne / Saint-Michel / Odeon
• Buses: 21 - 27 - 38 - 63 - 85 - 86 - 87
• RER: line C Saint-Michel / line B Cluny - La Sorbonne
• Parking: Rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, rue Soufflot and Parc Saint-Michel (entrance place Saint-André-des-Arts)

When the museum is behind you, cross the square towards Rue des Écoles, where you will see the main entrance to the Sorbonne. Don't forget to look back for a view of the Musée de Cluny from afar.

9. Sorbonne

One of the most famous academic institutions in the world, the Sorbonne was founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon, confessor of Saint-Louis, as a theological college. Over the next century, the Cathedral became one of the most prestigious universities in Western Europe, attracting such professors as Thomas Aquinas and Roger Bacon. Among the students of the Sorbonne were Dante, Calvin and Longfellow. After the student uprisings in May 1968, when the Sorbonne became a stronghold of the rebels, the University of Paris was divided into several faculties located in different parts of Paris. This central building of the Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter dates from the early 1900s. If you look at the building from Rue St-Jacques, you can see the names of different academic disciplines written above the windows.

From Rue des Écoles, turn right onto Rue St-Jacques. When you reach Rue Soufflot, turn left. At the end of the street there will be a square - Place du Panthéon:

10. Pantheon

Perched atop the hill of Mont St-Geneviève, this former temple has now been converted into a non-religious mausoleum. Here such outstanding figures as Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire and Curie found their last refuge.

Facing the Pantheon, walk along the left side of the building until you reach Place Ste-Geneviève. Right in front of you will be:

11. St-Étienne-du-Mont

This church houses a very important shrine dedicated to Saint Genevieve, one of the two patrons of Paris. In 451, Atilla threatened to take Paris. The elders of the city advised the people to flee, but a young girl named Genevieve persuaded them to stay and fight. By a miraculous coincidence, Atilla changed his mind about going to Paris, and Genevieve was called the savior of the city.

This church also has the only screen in Paris that separates the altar and the nave. The church itself was built between 1492 and 1626, an interesting mixture of Gothic and Renaissance.

To get to the Cardinal Lemoine metro, walk past the church along Rue Clovis and turn left onto Rue du Cardinal Lemoine.

... Long before, Robert Sorbonne,
The most learned theologian, confessor
Saint Louis, founded
On the left bank of the river
Sorbonne - University of Paris!
And since all students, the administration
And the professors spoke smartly
With each other in Latin
Then this whole area is left-bank,
What was around the Sorbonne located,
The name of the Latin Quarter
Proud to this day...
K. Rivel

It was impossible not to get acquainted with the Latin Quarter in Paris. After all, this is one of the Parisian myths - the antagonism of the Right and Left banks of the Seine. On the Right Bank - the bourgeoisie and officials, on the Left - bohemia, bibliophiles, professors, students and writers. On the Right Bank - money, power and high fashion, on the Left - the spirit of freedom and fun. In fact, everything has changed and messed up a long time ago. The best years of the Left Bank are behind us. Bohemia has acquired bourgeois habits, the famous "leftists" have moved into the government, real estate has skyrocketed in price, local residents go to bed at half past eleven. However, this is one of the most historic districts in Paris - the Panthéon, the Sorbonne, the Clooney Museum, Place Viviani, the Arena Lutetia and the Mosque of Paris are within walking distance of each other.
Here, in the narrow old streets, where D'Artagnan himself once boasted of a new hat with a feather, there are a lot of eateries with all kinds of sweets and freshly baked buns, ice cream parlors, Chinese and Mexican fast foods, stalls with Belgian waffles and crepes (traditional French pancakes with toppings). Here you can let go of worries, completely go into contemplation of what is happening, enjoy French, although not so high in this area, cuisine and feel happy just because you are here in Paris, in the Latin Quarter.
So, what is it - the left bank of one of the most famous cities in Europe and its pride called the Latin Quarter? It is so far not named after the Latin Americans, who, to their credit, abound here. The Latin Quarter got its name from the Sorbonne, the theological college, where teaching has been conducted since 1257 in Latin and in the open air (the university building was built only in the 17th century).
I got to this part of Paris through the island of Cité, known to everyone, thanks to the Notre Dame Cathedral located on it. Crossing over to the other side, I found myself in a park.

Square Rene Viviani, named after the French Prime Minister during the First World War, is small. However, it contains four attractions at once: a robin, a fountain, a church, and a view.
Robinia - pseudo-acacia, modestly standing on the edge of the square, is the oldest tree in Paris, it is more than four hundred years old. The royal gardener Jean Robin planted it in 1601. Botanist and arborist Jean Robin was a royal gardener under three monarchs - Henry III, Henry IV and Louis XIII, cultivated rare plant species. The tree, which is now called by his name, was then exotic for France.

The fountain of Julian Bednyak appeared in the square in 1995.

Difficult to understand - these are the right words to describe it. It is believed that the theme of the fountain is the life and death of St. Julian the Hospitable. St. Julian, who mistakenly killed his parents, dedicated his life to serving people and was forgiven when he warmed a freezing leper with his body.

The church adjacent to the square is called Saint-Julien-de-Povre. dedicated to this saint.

There was a chapel on this site, destroyed by the Normans in 886. In 1030, the duke of Burgundy and the future king Henry I donated money for the restoration of the shrine (this is the same king who later married Anna, the daughter of Yaroslav the Wise). But it came to construction only after a century and a half, and it was completed in 1240. Thus, Saint-Julien-le-Povre is one of the most ancient temples in Paris. Dante and Thomas Aquinas could well have prayed here.
During the 19th century, Merovingian tombs and headstones were dug up near the walls of Saint-Julien-le-Povre. The church was built at the crossroads of Roman roads that once ran through the future Latin Quarter. Until now, near the entrance to the church, you can see Roman road slabs.
And the fourth attraction of this small space is the view of Notre Dame Cathedral. Probably, there is not a single tourist who would not take this photo.

A special charm is in the small streets of the quarter, where it is sometimes difficult to disperse, even for two pedestrians.

This is Cat Rybolov Street.

There was a time when garbage was thrown right out of the windows, warning with a cry: "Beware." Everything flowed down these gutters.

The Church of Saint-Severin was built on the ruins of a chapel that bore the name of the monk Severin. Construction continued from the 13th to the 16th century.

Saint-Severin is surrounded by the narrow streets of the Latin Quarter - in the Middle Ages this place was famous as a robber's nest. Now the church is located on a pedestrian street full of souvenir shops and small cafes.

Along the southern façade of the church of Saint-Severin is a lush garden, on the site of which there was an old cemetery.

Boulevard Saint-Michel is the newest of the streets of the Latin Quarter. It was opened in 1859, during the rebuilding of Paris by the prefect Baron Haussmann. Literary and student cafes made this boulevard famous. As one of the memoirists wrote, “Here they consumed more paradoxes than coffee. This is where French symbolism was born.

From here you can see how excavations are carried out on the former Roman baths.

They adjoin the Abbey of Cluny. Now it houses the Museum of the Middle Ages.

The mansion of Cluny is partly built on the remains of Gallo-Roman baths dating back to the third century. The mansion was originally part of the larger Cluniac complex, which also included the building of the (no longer existing) religious college on Place Sorbonne. Although the building was originally intended for the needs of the abbots of Cluny, Jacques of Ambois, Bishop of Clermont and Abbot of Jumièges settled here. It received its present form in 1485-1500. One of the inhabitants of the building was Mary Tudor, placed here in 1515 after the death of her husband Louis XII. Among those living in the 17th century were several papal ambassadors, including Mazarin.

We are at the beginning of Rue Sorbonne.

The building along the street is the university building.

The Sorbonne got its name from the well-known theologian Robber de Sorbonne in the 13th century, who founded in 1257 a theological college for children from poor families. At first, only 16 people studied at this college - four representatives of the most common nations then in Paris - the French, Germans, British and Italians. However, in less than fifty years, the fame of the college thundered throughout Europe. The college became the theological faculty of the university, and later gave the name to the entire university as a whole. The famous Richelieu put a lot of effort into the development of the university. Thanks to his care, the university expanded significantly. She knew the Sorbonne and "black times". In 1791, after the French Revolution, the university was closed. And only in 1821 the Sorbonne again opened its doors to students. Since 1972, the Sorbonne has been reorganized into 13 universities, four of which are located in the historical buildings of the Sorbonne. Universities are united among themselves by a number of organizations and institutions of general purpose. To this day, the Sorbonne remains one of the most prestigious universities in Europe. Many famous people graduated from the Sorbonne. Our compatriots also listened to the course there - Nikolai Gumilyov, Marina Tsvetaeva, Maximilian Voloshin.
This baroque facade of the building belongs to the Sorbonne church - the chapel of St. Ursula of the Sorbonne; its construction was completed in 1642. Since the adoption of the law on the separation of religion from the state in 1905, the building has been adapted for official receptions and exhibitions.

The Pantheon was originally to be the church of Saint Genevieve, to which Louis XV prayed when he fell ill. The building was used for religious and civic purposes until 1885 and is now a well-known burial site. In the center is a Foucault pendulum.

On the upper part of the Boulevard Saint-Michel near Place Rostand, there is a lattice of the Luxembourg Gardens.

The name of the garden, like the palace, does not come from the city of Luxembourg at all, but from the Latin name of this piece of land - Lukotitius (this was the name of this suburb of Upper Lutetia in the 1st - 4th centuries).
At the whim of the Dowager Queen Marie de Medici, in the early 17th century, land was bought here from the Duke of Luxembourg to build a palace and arrange a park. A native Italian, the queen wanted her new home to resemble her homeland - distant Florence.
The garden was arranged in parallel with the construction of the palace. Initially, it was assumed that these would be large areas of plantations with extensive flower beds and multiple reservoirs. In order for fountains and reservoirs to be supplied with water, an aqueduct was built - an open water supply system in the form of a bridge.
Barely equipped, the Luxembourg Gardens already in the 17th century began to be very popular with noble Parisians. True, after the French Revolution, already noble prisoners walked along it, since the palace was turned into an elite prison. But it was then that the territory of the park increased to its current size of 26 hectares, as the revolutionaries attached to it the lands taken from the neighboring monastery.
When the garden was reopened to the general public in the 18th century, writers like Rousseau and Denis Diderot loved to walk around it. Later, not only the famous French artists looked for and found inspiration here: the artists David and Delacroix, the writers Hugo, Balzac, George Sand, Sartre, Hemingway and many others, but also Russian poets and writers: Marina Tsvetaeva Anna Akhmatova, Joseph Brodsky ...

In each country, I try to get acquainted with the local cuisine. So, I was ready to discover the culinary delights of Paris. There are a lot of subtleties here. At first I couldn't understand why I couldn't get enough of French bread. I could eat it even after oysters. Then I found out that fast yeast is prohibited in France. Bread for sale and for all restaurants and cafes is baked from dough that has been infused for exactly 16 hours. It is during this time that the complete process of maturation of the dough takes place. Otherwise, even after heat treatment, the yeast ripens (roams) in your body. At first, I looked with surprise at the people who sit in a cafe on the street literally at the crossing.

Then she herself drank coffee many times in such places. For some reason, the air in Paris is very light and clean anywhere.

If there was time, I went to a restaurant where there are no crowds of people, and everyone can do whatever they want. The waiters are not heard or seen, but they clearly perform their duties, following your every movement. Unobtrusively!

I had plans for certain meals. Onion soup has been popular in Europe since ancient times, and it was cooked mainly in poor families. The modern version of onion soup appeared in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. All that was then needed to make soup was fried onions, beef broth and bread crusts.
Now butter, a little garlic, wine and, as a rule, grated cheese is added to the onion soup. Cheese can also be sprinkled on croutons, which are usually served with onion soup. The taste is awesome, despite the simplicity of the recipe.

Oysters are bivalve molluscs and are also a popular delicacy. It happens that oysters are baked, but mostly they are eaten raw - like many others, this gastronomic fashion was born in France. Our people are usually suspicious of oysters, but believe me, they are worth a try - they have a fresh, truly "sea" taste, and are very healthy. In addition, oysters are an effective aphrodisiac. They say that Giacomo Casanova owed his success with women precisely to these beautiful creatures. A classic is to serve oysters on an ice tray, laid out in a circle, for example, with lemon slices in the center. The number of oysters must be a multiple of six.
Oysters can be served to you either simply on a plate or on a special stand. Wherever you order them, be sure that they were swimming in the sea in the morning.

The largest and tastiest of all grape snails are the Great White or Great Burgundy. Grape they are not because they eat grapes or vines. It's just that snails prefer calcareous soils, just like grapes. And therefore, they are often always found in the vineyard. Snails are fed in different ways. The French use cornmeal and grains for fattening. Marcus Gavius ​​Apikius, the author of ancient cookbooks, recommended soaking snails in milk for many days and then stewing them. In the Middle Ages, snails were valued for completely different qualities. According to the Bible, snails are neither meat nor fish, which means that they can be eaten during fasting. In the 19th century in Europe, snails, as in ancient Rome, were considered an aphrodisiac, and they were in vogue. Today, the kitchen considers them from a different angle - from the point of view of nutrition: they have no fat and cholesterol, but a lot of protein. I ordered snails baked right in the house, with special herb butter.

In France, regarding meat, the number of unspoken rules that stipulate the recipe and the process of harvesting the original product is simply enormous. Local chefs have a peculiar system - when to cut the lamb, in what period is the best quality of veal, even the process of storing the original products is strictly stipulated. Yes, and there are hundreds of ways to process meat, although the locals themselves put meat that has barely undergone heat treatment to the highest level of the "culinary hierarchy". In general, this is more magic than cooking, and the French are very proud of this.

If you order at least one dish in a restaurant, you will definitely be brought a “compliment” - a free dish from the chef. They brought me mussels in a creamy sauce. Mussels are a genus of molluscs that includes oysters. Oysters are the noblest shellfish, the most refined, refined and most expensive, they are always associated with haute cuisine. Mussels are a simpler and more affordable product. No wonder they are called "oysters for the poor" - their meat, like oyster meat, contains a lot of protein, fat, carbohydrates, trace elements and vitamins. For cooking, always use live mussels.

I didn't know what profiteroles were. I was advised to try them by a man whose taste I trust. In French, the word "profitrole" originally meant a small monetary reward, a bonus, a valuable acquisition - "A trifle, but nice." Later, this word began to be called small, but, by all accounts, very tasty cakes. I never saw the hole where they put ice cream in these little balls of the thinnest eclair. A work of art both in appearance and in taste!

And, of course, foie gras. This is a specially prepared liver of a fattened goose or duck. Birds are fed in three stages. The first month the chicks are fed naturally. Then they are locked in cages for a month to restrict movement. And they give food according to a specially designed diet so that the birds grow faster than normal. Then 20 days force-fed with a special tube. Almost 2 kg of grain is thrown in every day (10 times more than the norm). The cooked liver is more like a tender butter without the characteristic aftertaste of the liver. You can order a hot steak. You can - cold, in the form of pate. Foie gras must be served with jam, preferably from a fig tree.

There has long been a stereotype around the world that the French are very fond of frog legs, moreover, it was because of the “love” for this delicacy that the British dubbed the inhabitants of France “frogs”. But in reality, the situation is quite different, frog legs are not at all an everyday dish on the French dinner table, it is rather a delicacy. It turns out that not everything is so simple and not in all restaurants in France you can taste it. As the story goes, during the Hundred Years War with England (recall that it lasted from 1337 to 1453), famine reigned in France, people did not know what to eat. And in order not to die of hunger, the inhabitants of the country began to look for any food, even what was considered impossible yesterday. So the famous frog legs, snails and onion soup appeared in French cuisine. Frogs do not eat paws at all, but thighs. The recipes for this dish are varied. Frog meat is very low in calories and even rich in vitamins C, B, B2, also contains phosphorus, calcium and iron.

The Latin Quarter is the oldest student district that has grown up around the University of Paris. This area is characterized by a special atmosphere - cozy narrow streets full of shops and cafes, as well as numerous other attractions, the central of which is the Sorbonne.

A bit of history

In February 1988, in the center of the quarter, the only three-way station in Paris was opened under the name Cluny-Sorbonne, which had been closed since 1939. This event created a real sensation: the Parisians saw a real work of art that was fashionable at that time. The rather extensive vault of the station was 75 m long and 18 m wide. Its decoration was a mosaic image of two giant birds and two symbolic flames of blue and red. The author of this mosaic is an abstract artist named Jean Bazin.

In addition, on the vault of the metro, he decided to reproduce 54 signatures of all those famous people who lived in the Latin Quarter at different times. Among them are the signatures of the kings Philip-August and Henry IV, Soufflot, Champollion, Baudelaire, Racine, Molière, and others. The design and colors of the decor were also unusual: the rails were painted blue and yellow, the name of the station was distinguished by an orange inscription on a white background. There were also benches made of gray granite, which had a width of 45 cm, which the Parisians called "the joy of clochards" (or, translated into Russian, simply bums).

Also interesting is the fact that Jean Bazin himself categorically opposed the installation of tubes, which were common in the metro, at stations - small TVs that depicted an information and advertising program. As he argued, the atmosphere of each new metro station should make people think.

This quarter got its name not by chance. The thing is that in the Middle Ages it was Latin that was the most common language of communication, and the same language was taught in all universities. Knowledge of Latin for students and teachers, as well as for people from different countries, has become simply a necessity, otherwise, otherwise, they would not understand each other. It was in honor of such a linguistic feature that the quarter began to be called "Latin".

Attractions of the Latin Quarter

The Latin Quarter is replete with attractions, including the narrowest street in Paris, the Museum of the Middle Ages and much more, which can be found in the material below.

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Boulevard Saint-Michel - Boulevard Saint-Michel

The central street of the quarter is a holiday for any book dealer. The boulevard is a solid book collapse.

A huge number of unique volumes can be purchased right in the open air, and original merchants and colorful buyers with whom you can enter into a scientific debate on academic topics are themselves a landmark and a symbol of the Latin Quarter.

The narrowest street in Paris - rue Chat-qui-Peche

Turning off Boulevard Saint-Michel, you can get to the picturesque medieval streets, the narrowest of which is Chat-qui-Peche (street of the fishing cat).

It is named after the cat, famous for the fact that in difficult times he "fed" his owners with fish that he caught from the Seine. The width of this street is only 170 cm.

Theater on Rue Huchette - Théâtre de la Huchette

Parallel to Chat-qui-Peche is Huchette Street. It houses a theater that is included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Here, for 57 years, almost every evening there has been a performance of "The Bald Singer" based on the play by the famous French absurdist Eugene Ionesco. Of course, this is not the only play in the theatre's repertoire, and other performances can be enjoyed at later hours.

— Musée national du Moyen Âge

Museum of the Middle Ages - baths and mansion of Cluny, better known among the people as the Cluny Museum.

Household items and works of art created in the medieval era are stored here. The most interesting and impressive exhibits of the museum are the heads of the kings of Judea (decapitated by order of Robespierre statues of Notre Dame Cathedral). A part of the exposition are the ruins of the ancient Roman baths of the III century, on the site of which the monastery of Cluny was built.

— Pantheon

The Pantheon is one of the main attractions of Paris. The beginning of its construction dates back to the middle of the 18th century, when it was conceived by Louis XV as the church of St. Genevieve.

Later, the building, built in the image of the Roman pantheon, became the burial place of prominent Frenchmen. Voltaire, Emile Zola, Victor Hugo, Pierre and Marie Curie, and many others are buried here. “The Fatherland is grateful to great people” – such an inscription above the entrance greets visitors to the Pantheon.

— Sorbonne

Currently, the University of Paris has a large number of buildings, its faculties are located in different parts of the city.

But here, in the Latin Quarter, stands that original Sorbonne, built in the 13th century. The most famous European university began as a theological college founded by the Abbé Sorbon. In the church of the university there is the tomb of Cardinal Richelieu, who was rector here for a long time. Sorbonne Square is the most popular place for student gatherings and hangouts, where youth life is constantly in full swing.

Paris Cathedral Mosque - Grande Mosquee de Paris

This largest Islamic religious building in France covers an area of ​​​​almost a hectare.

It was founded in the first half of the 20th century, after World War I, in memory of the Muslims who fought in the ranks of the French army. Being a characteristic example of the Art Nouveau style, the building is stylized as a Moorish mosque. Its minaret is 33 meters high.

Church of the Val-de-Grâce - Eglise du Val-de-Grâce

The Val-de-Grâce church is considered the finest example of Parisian baroque church building.

It was founded in the 17th century by order of Anna of Austria, on the occasion of the birth of her first child, the future King Louis XIV. On the south side of the temple is a Benedictine monastery, which the French Revolution turned into a military hospital, which it still is.

Cafes and restaurants

Each institution of the Latin Quarter has its own permanent audience, its own characteristics - culinary and cultural. If you are interested in literary conversations, visit Brasserie Balzar. Fans of classic medieval cuisine can taste rooster in wine at Chez Rene Bistro. The Coco de Meu restaurant offers its visitors fresh fish, which is delivered to its kitchen every day straight from the Seychelles. In the cafe de la Mosquee, located next to the Paris Cathedral Mosque, you can not only taste Arabic cuisine, but also visit the Turkish hammam.

Properties in the Latin Quarter

Due to the particularly high popularity of this quarter, real estate in this place has become very expensive. Surprising as it may seem, not every modern student can now rent housing in the student quarter.

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