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Pastry and Chocolate Tour Pastry and Chocolate Tour ©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Pastry and Chocolate Tour | page 1 Pastry and Chocolate Tour cont’d Begin on rue Palatine in the 6th at Saint Sulpice 8 place St. Sulpice – Café de la Mairie 72 rue Bonaparte – Pierre Hermé 16 rue d’Assas – Jean-Charles Rochoux Luxembourg Gardens 19 rue Vaugirard – Musee du LuxembouUJ 76 rue de Seine – Gerard Mulot * ©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Pastry and Chocolate Tour | page 2 Pastry and Chocolate Tour cont’d 108 Blvd. Saint Germain – Patrick Roger 34 Blvd. Saint Germain – Diptyque ¤ ©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Pastry and Chocolate Tour | page 3 Pastry and Chocolate Tour cont’d Gosome back time to rue de Vaugirard, taking This stroll is over two kilometers, because now to stroll through WKH/X[HPERXUJ you’ve got to walk off the calories, ladies! *DUGHQV. The Luxembourg Gardens center Biking the tour is another option. around the Marie de Medici’s palace constructed in the early 1600’s. Marie, widow of Henry the IV, NOTE: Shops might be closed on Sundays. also commissioned the gardens. The Palace is used today by the Senate of France. Find the Start in the 6th Arrondissement at 6W Medici fountain built in 1630 to the rear and east 6XOSLFH, on rue Palatine, and enjoy the beautiful of the palace, which is a charming place to relax redone fountains. Stop inside the church if you on a sunny day. WKH0XVpHGX/X[HP never have and view the Delacroix painting in the ERXUJ, a delightful small museum that often has small alcove to the right as you walk in. This excellent shows. Stop in and experience some church figured heavily in The Da Vinci Code. culture. If you need some caffeine, &DIpGHOD Exiting the museum, continue along Vaugirard 0DLULH(just to the right of the church as you exit toward rue de Tournon. Stop and admire the Pal- onto the square) is a good stop and a true ais du Luxembourg (Le Sénat), which was for- neighborhood café. merly Marie de Médicis’s palace and is now home to the French Senate. Turn left here, onto rue de Walk on rue St.-Sulpice toward rue Bonaparte Tournon. Walk along this street until it becomes and take a right, looking out for 3LHUUH rue de Seine. Here you’ll find *pUDUG0XORW, +HUPp, at 72, rue Bonaparte (01 43 54 47 77). at 76, rue de Seine (corner of rue Lobineau). We He is the absolute king of macaroons in Paris. love everything at Mulot, so sample whatever French macaroons, not the coconut ones we catches your eye. Maybe you are ready for a bit know in the U.S. Do sample the rose macaroons, of a savory taste. Their small quiches are excel- which are the Girls’ Guide favorites, but each and lent, and they will warm them up for you. every flavor is excellent. These make a marvel- ous gift — as long as you are giving them out Follow rue de Seine north toward boulevard St.- soon as they don’t keep long. All of Pierre’s Germain, where you’ll turn right. Walk all the way pastries are worth the calories, as he is truly a to number 108, the chocolate master 3DW master. ULFN5RJHU·V delightful store. We love the fan- tastic window displays and his creative concoc- Turn back toward rue St.-Sulpice and follow rue tions using spices from all around the world. Plus, Bonaparte until you reach rue de Vaugirard at the the plain chocolate bars are simply superb. We Luxembourg Gardens. Turn right, walk several love his aqua-green packaging, and all in all we blocks and turn right on rue d’Assas. Walk to just LOVE Patrick Roger. Pick up a gift here number 16 and enter -HDQ&KDUOHV5R unless you are already loaded down. FKRX[·V chocolate shop (01 42 84 29 45). He makes incredibly artistic busts of famous French For a peaceful end to a decadent day, we suggest figures such as Molière, as well as many other a stop into 'LSW\TXH, at 34, boulevard St.- more traditional chocolates. Germain (01 43 26 77 44), to pick up a gift for yourself or a friend. Their candles and perfumes Save yourself some room, as we have several are legendary. You simply cannot go wrong here. more stops to go. ¤ ©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Pastry and Chocolate Tour | page 4 Pastry and Chocolate Tour cont’d Note this last stop is a ways (over half a kilome- ter) from Patrick Roger, so if it is raining or you are wiped out you can skip it. But you will regret not having a couple of these candles packed in your bag when you travel home. * Museum to reopen in fall 2011 . 3RLQWVRI,QWHUHVW$GGUHVVHV 1. BeginatSt.ͲSulpiceonruePalatineinthe6th 2. CafédelaMairie– 8placeSt.Sulpice 3. PierreHermé– 72rueBonaparte 4. JeanͲCharlesRochoux– 16rued’Assas 5. LuxembourgGardens 6. MuséeduLuxembourg– 19rueVaugirard 7. GérardMulot– 76ruedeSeine 8. PatrickRoger– 108Blvd.SaintGermain 9. Diptyque– 34Blvd.SaintGermain * ¤ ©2013 Inspire Partners, LLC and Girls' Guide to Paris. All Rights Reserved Pastry and Chocolate Tour | page 5 .
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