Walking Tours The Complete Set Table of Contents Culture and History Around the Marais Pigalle and Montmartre Canal Saint Martin Stroll from Saint Germain to Notre Dame Latin Quarter Stroll Louvre to Opera Walk Stroll from Saint Germain to the Louvre Walk from the Palais Royal to Pompidou Shopping Through Fashionable Paris in the Steps of Audrey Hepburn Walk and Shop the Marais and Bastille Shopping with Jackie Kennedy Stroll Along rue du Cherche Midi Walk and Shop in Saint Germain Shop Rue St. Domonique and Grenelle Foodie Gourmet Tour Quick Gourmet Pastry and Chocolate Wine Walk of the 1st and 2nd Around the Marais Walking Tour 1 1 Around the Marais Walking Tour cont’d 1. Place des Vosges – starting point 2. 6 Place des Vosges – Victor Hugo’s house and museum 3. 62 rue St. Antoine – Hotel de Sully 4. 19 Place des Vosges – Ma Bourgogne 5. 9 rue des Francs Bourgeois – Camper 7. 3 rue des Rosiers – Le Loir dans la Theiere 8. 7 rue des Rosiers – Custo* 9. 9 rue des Rosiers – La Marthe* 10. 34 rue des Rosiers – L’As du Fallafel 11. 2 rue des Hospitalieres – St. Gervais – Chez Marianne 12. 27 rue des Rosiers – Sacha Finkelsztajn *These stores have closed 2 2 Around the Marais Walking Tour cont’d 13. 31-33 rue des Blancs Manteaux – Les Bains du Marais 14. 56 rue Vieille du Temple – Paul and Joe 14a. 109 rue Vielle du Temple – Breizh Café 15. 75 rue Vieille du Temple – Manoush 16. 64 rue Vieille du Temple – Robert and Louise 17. 72 rue Vieille du Temple – Des Gars 18. 78 rue Vieille du Temple – La Perle 19. 22 rue de la Perle – Consuelo Zoelly 20. 5 rue Thorigny – Musee Picasso** (The Picasso Museum is temporarily closed for renovations until end of 2013.) 3 3 Around the Marais Walking Tour cont’d 21. 29-31 rue de Poitou – Hotel du Petit Moulin 22. 39 rue de Bretagne – Marché Enfants Rouges 23. 13 Blvd. du Temple – Murano Hotel 4 4 Around the Marais Walking Tour cont’d #12) and 6. Camper, 9 rue des Francs- This walk is approx. 1.5 miles and will take Bourgeois, for those great walking shoes from you between 1-4 hours depending how Spain. Turn left on rue Pavée (you can continue much shopping you do and how long you linger. The walk begins at the most beauti- down Francs-Bourgeois but come back for this ful square in Paris and lets you wander turn) and then right on rue des Rosiers. This is a around the ancient, adorable streets of the very famous street in Paris, it is ancient and the Marais. former epicenter of what was primarily a Jewish neighborhood dating back to the 13th century. While the area now is terribly trendy, you can still Begin at the 1. Place des Vosges in the 4th. find synagogues nearby. This square is recognized by most as the oldest and most beautiful square in Paris. (see 15 must There is a great place for tea at 3 rue des Rosiers do’s) The square was built by King Henri IV in named 7. Le Loir dans la Théière, which is 1605 and inaugurated in 1612 for the wedding of next to Annick Goutal’s perfume shop. This tea Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. You can spend salon also serves scrumptious desserts and lovely some real time here either for a drink, breakfast, lunches and the atmosphere is relaxed and artsy. lunch, or dinner, or by visiting the shops and galler- Also we like 8*. Custo at number 7 from Barce- ies underneath the arches. lona, for original and very colorful men’s and women’s shirts. In addition there are two museums on the square, 2. Victor Hugo’s house (open daily 10-5:40, The very chic 9*. Lamarthe for handbags is except mondays) at 6 Place des Vosges (01 42 72 also here at number 9. 10. L’As du Fallafel, 10 16) and Hôtel de Sully at 62 rue St. An- 3. down the street at 34 rue des Rosiers is home to toine (01 44 61 20 00), which has beautiful gar- the most famous falafel in Paris — this is a fun & dens and is a photography museum. Hotel de Sully cheap take-out lunch. As David Lebovitz says in was built in 1625 by Architect Jean Androuet Du his Paris food blog “You can't come to Paris and Cerceau. And at end: Open everyday. You can not have a falafel at L'As. It just isn't done.” also access the museum from 7 Place des Vosges. Continue on down rue des Rosiers, and you’ll 4. Ma Bourgogne at 19 Place des Vosges is a come to 11. Chez Marianne at 2 rue des Hos- great place for a quick coffee before you are off pitalières-St-Gervais on the corner. Chez and is open every day from 8am-1am. This is a Marianne also has falafel plus all the meze you quintessential Parisian bistro, not fancy food but can eat if you prefer to sit down, and the setting is hearty and uncomplicated fare. Heaters are often more charming than L’As. Note: Falafel places are turned on so you can sit outside and enjoy the view often closed on Saturdays and quite busy on Sun- of the Place even in winter. A page on everything days. Save room for the Russian & Jewish pas- Place des Vosges has to offer can be found here. tries across the street at 12. Sacha Finkelsztajn at 27 rue des Rosiers. At the end As you face Pavillon de la Reine, the only hotel on of rue des Rosiers turn right and continue on rue the square, exit the square to the left and continue Vieille-du-Temple. on rue des Francs-Bourgeois to check out the shops. There are many here we like including Rue des Blancs-Manteaux has some cute shops 5. Autour du Monde at #8 and #12 rue des as well as the 13. Bains du Marais at 31-33 Francs-Bourgeois (you can find those famous rue des Blancs-Manteaux profiled in the Out of French Bensimon sneakers at the ADM store at the Ordinary section. This is the very chic Turk- 2 5 5 Around the Marais Walking Tour cont’d ish hammam and spa and is a great place to wind Museum if you’d like to get some culture in. Take down after a day of walking through Paris. Ham- a right on rue de la Perle and then left on rue de mams, which are similar to a steam room, are all the Thorigny for the Musée Picasso** (The Picasso rage in Paris. (01 44 61 02 02) Call in advance to Museum is temporarily closed for renovations until reserve a massage and steam. 2012.) It’s a small yet very well done museum cov- ering a wide range of his work plus they have some Continue along rue Vieille-du-Temple and you’ll cross wonderful photographs of the artist. The mansion rue des Francs-Bourgeois again if you want to check that houses the museum is gorgeous, as is the gar- out some of the shops you missed earlier. den out back. From here exit out to rue de Thorigny and back to rue Vieille-du-Temple turning left then Back on rue Vieille-du-Temple continuing north you’ll left again on rue des Coutures-Saint-Gervais and pass at 56 rue Vieille-du-Temple, 14. Paul & Joe then right on rue Vieille-du-Temple. Continue to rue a shop we love for both men and women. Note: if de Poitou, where you’ll turn left. The street has you are still hungry tuck into 109 rue Vielle du Tem- many small special shops as well as 21. Christian ple for a scrumptious crepe at . 14a. Breizh Café Lacroix’s Hôtel du Petit Moulin at 29-31 rue This is one of the best creperies in Paris. de Poitou, profiled in our Where To Stay sec- tion. Take a peek into the lobby and grab a bro- 15. Manoush at 75 rue Vieille-du-Temple across chure. Turn right at the end of the street onto rue the street is worthy of a look. 16. Robert and Charlot. Continue on Charlot just about to rue de Louise at 64 rue Vieille-du-Temple (01 42 78 55 89) Bretagne where you’ll see an entrance to the 22. is an excellent restaurant on this street, which is pro- Marché des Enfants Rouges on your left. filed in our Dining section. Check it out and see if you’d like to come back for dinner. We adore their This is the oldest covered market in Paris. This steak cooked over the open fire. isn’t a proper food market although there are a few stalls, but it is a great place to buy a cheap 17. Des Gars dans la Cuisine is another res- and excellent lunch if you haven’t already taurant a bit further down at 72 rue Vieille-du-Temple stopped. Enjoy Moroccan, or excellent Japa- (01 42 74 88 27) that attracts a crowd for its trendy nese, French, Italian or Caribbean food — setting and good eats. Continuing further along you’ll tables abound, but order first from the stalls. come to the corner of rue de la Perle and rue Vieille- Exit on rue de Bretagne and enjoy strolling du-Temple where you’ll find the most popular bar in through all the small food vendors on this market the Marais (not counting the gay bars) called 18.