Literary Latin Quarter

Points forts

Itinéraire

1. 1

   Our visit will start along the Rue Mouffetard, where Hemingway's A Moveable Feast opens. We'll make our way to the Pantheon and the steps where Owen Wilson is whisked away into the past in A Midnight in Paris. Also the apartment where Sartre lived as a child, The Sorbonne, the location of the original Shakespeare & Co and Saint-Germain-des-Près...

   30 minutes•Entrée libre

2. 2

   Panthéon

   We will see the Panthéon from the outside as we pass across the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève. Originally designed as the Church of Saint Genevieve, it became almost immediately a burial site for notable French citizens.

   Passage sans arrêt•Entrée libre•Voir sur la carte

3. 3

   Sorbonne

   As a graduate of The Sorbonne, your guide knows the institution well and you will learn about the history of foundation of the University of Paris in the course of this tour.

   Passage sans arrêt•Entrée libre•Voir sur la carte

4. 4

   We finish our tour at the onetime Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Once an important place of learning and centre of religious and civic life for the neighbourhood, you will also see the second of Jean-Paul Sartre's homes in Paris. His first will appear earlier in the tour.

   10 minutes•Entrée libre

5. 5

   Saint Étienne du Mont

   Around the Church of St Etienne, we

   Around the Church of St Etienne, we have a number of sites that we will see. If the church is open, we may be able to go in, but this is not guaranteed.

   10 minutes•Entrée libre•Voir sur la carte

6. 6

   Near Odéon, we will pass by the original Shakespeare and Company, the onetime home of Thomas Paine, one of the first cafés of Paris...

   15 minutes•Entrée libre

Point de rendez-vous

We will meet at the café "La Contrescarpe"—located directly on Place de la Contrescarpe—where we will enjoy a coffee before setting out on our walking tour.

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Prise en charge

• Rendez-vous au point de départ pour tous

À savoir avant de partir

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• One per booking

Annulation et remboursement

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.