Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #18 in Paris, France

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 12.5 km
Ascend 215 m
Descend 216 m

Experience Paris in France in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Paris

Sight 1: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Lys

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The Notre-Dame-du-Lys chapel is a chapel located at 7 rue Blomet in the 15th arrondissement of Paris and dependent on the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Lys (FR)

500 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Fontaine du puits de Grenelle

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The Fontaine du Puits de Grenelle is a fountain on Place Georges-Mulot in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France, built in 1906.

Wikipedia: Fontaine du Puits de Grenelle (EN)

593 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades

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Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades

The Necker–Enfants Malades Hospital is a French teaching hospital in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. It is a hospital of the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris group and is affiliated to the Université Paris Cité. Necker–Enfants Malades Hospital was created in 1920 by the merger of Necker Hospital, which was founded in 1778 by Suzanne Necker, with the physically contiguous Sick Children's Hospital, the oldest children's hospital in the Western world, founded in 1801.

Wikipedia: Necker–Enfants Malades Hospital (EN), Website

745 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Fontaine de Neptune

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The fountain of the rue du Cherche-Midi, also called the Fontaine de Neptune, is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, at n°86 of the rue du Cherche-Midi, formerly Cour des Vieilles-Thuilleries.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la rue Cherche-Midi (FR)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Fontaine du Fellah

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The Fontaine du Fellah, also known as the Egyptian Fountain, located at 52 rue de Sèvres in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, next to the entrance of the Vaneau metro station, was built in 1806 during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the neo-Egyptian style inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. It is the work of architect François-Jean Bralle and sculptor Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet. It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Wikipedia: Fontaine du Fellah (EN)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Hôtel de Cassini

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The Hôtel de Cassini, also known as the Hôtel Pecci-Blunt, is a Parisian mansion located in Paris, France. Owned by the State since 1974, it houses various Prime Minister's offices.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Cassini (FR)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

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The Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-Miraculeuse, or Chapel of the Rue du Bac, is a chapel located in the Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin district of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, at 140, rue du Bac, serving the Maison des Filles de la Charité.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Médaille-miraculeuse (FR), Website

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Hôtel de Beaune

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The Hotel de Beaune is a private mansion located in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Beaune (FR)

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Hôtel Lutétia

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The Hôtel Lutetia, located at 45 Boulevard Raspail, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, is one of the best-known hotels on the Left Bank. It is noted for its architecture and its historical role during the German occupation of France in World War II.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Lutetia (EN), Website

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Hôtel de Cavoye

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The Hôtel de Cavoye is a private mansion located at 52 rue des Saints-Pères in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Cavoye (FR)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Cathédrale Ukrainienne Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand

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The Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr the Great is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral located in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand (FR)

752 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Fontaine de la Paix

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The Fountain of Peace is a fountain in Paris that has been listed as a historical monument since February 6, 1926.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Paix (FR)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Fontaine des Quatre Évêques

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The Fontaine Saint-Sulpice is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Sulpice in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was constructed between 1843 and 1848 by the architect Louis Visconti, who also designed the tomb of Napoleon.

Wikipedia: Fontaine Saint-Sulpice (EN)

526 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 14: Vagenende

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Vagenende

Bouillon Chartier, or simply Chartier, is a "bouillon" restaurant in Paris founded in 1896, located in the 9th arrondissement and classified as a monument historique since 1989.

Wikipedia: Bouillon Chartier (EN)

998 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: Charlemagne et ses leudes

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Charlemagne et ses Leudes, generally translated as Charlemagne and His Guards or Charlemagne and His Paladins, is a monumental bronze statue situated on the plaza (parvis) in front of Notre-Dame, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. A joint work by the brothers Louis Rochet (1813-1878) and Charles Rochet (1815-1900), it was cast at the art foundry Fonderie Thiébaut Frères.

Wikipedia: Charlemagne et ses Leudes (EN)

224 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre-Dame

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Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre-DameJean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Archaeological Crypt of the Île de la Cité, formerly the archaeological crypt of the Notre-Dame square, is a museum of the City of Paris, located just under the square in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral, in the Notre-Dame district of the 4th arrondissement. The site presents archaeological remains from Antiquity to the nineteenth century, discovered during excavations carried out in the 1960s and 1970s, before the construction of an underground car park.

Wikipedia: Crypte archéologique du parvis Notre-Dame (FR), Website, Website En

263 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Cathedral of Notre Dame

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Cathedral of Notre Dame

Notre-Dame de Paris, referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. Several attributes set it apart from the earlier Romanesque style, particularly its pioneering use of the rib vault and flying buttress, its enormous and colourful rose windows, and the naturalism and abundance of its sculptural decoration. Notre-Dame also stands out for its three pipe organs and its immense church bells.

Wikipedia: Notre-Dame de Paris (EN), Website, Website En

763 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 18: Fontaine du Palmier

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Fontaine du Palmier

The Fontaine du Palmier (1806-1808) or Fontaine de la Victoire is a monumental fountain located in the Place du Châtelet, between the Théâtre du Châtelet and the Théâtre de la Ville, in the First Arrondissement of Paris. It was designed to provide fresh drinking water to the population of the neighborhood and to commemorate the victories of Napoleon Bonaparte. It is the largest fountain built during Napoleon's reign still in existence. The closest métro station is Châtelet

Wikipedia: Fontaine du Palmier (EN)

691 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: Hautes Herbes

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Tall Grass is a work by French artist Béatrice Guichard located in Paris, France. Installed in 2003 between the Louvre and the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois church, it features steel grasses sticking out of the ground.

Wikipedia: Hautes Herbes (FR)

1166 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Centre Pompidou

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Centre Pompidou Jean Widmer / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Centre Pompidou, more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil, and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini.

Wikipedia: Centre Pompidou (EN), Website, Website

395 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 21: Église Luthérienne des Billettes

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The Church of Les Billettes is a Lutheran church located at 22 rue des Archives in the 4th arrondissement of Paris. Built as a Catholic church in 18th century, it adjoins the 15th century cloister of the Abbey of the Hospitaliers of the Charity of Notre Dame, also known as the Billettes. The 15th century church was demolished, except for the cloister, and replaced by the new church In 1808, Under Napoleon I, it became a Protestant Lutheran church.

Wikipedia: Church of Les Billettes, Paris (EN)

274 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 22: Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil

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The Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil, known as the Ambassadeurs de Hollande, is a private mansion built in the seventeenth century in the historic district of the Marais, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Amelot de Bisseuil (FR)

442 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 23: Archives Nationales

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The National Archives hold the archives of the central organs of the French State, with the exception of the collections of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Ministry of the Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They were created by decree of the Constituent Assembly in 1790. This national service has been under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs since the creation of the latter in 1959. The headquarters of the Archives are located in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine but some collections are kept in Paris and Fontainebleau. These three sites preserve a total of 373 linear km of archives documenting the history of France from the seventh century to the present day.

Wikipedia: Archives nationales (France) (FR), Website

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Arméniens

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The Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Paris of the Armenians, formerly the Church of Saint-Jean-Saint-François, is an Armenian Catholic cathedral located at 13-15 rue du Perche, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris in the Marais district.

Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Croix de Paris des Arméniens (FR)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 25: Institut suédois

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The Swedish Institute, formerly known as the Swedish Cultural Centre, has been located in Paris, in the Hôtel de Marle, located in the Marais district, no. 11 rue Payenne, since 1971.

Wikipedia: Centre culturel suédois (FR), Website

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 26: Hôtel de Coulanges

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The Hôtel de Coulanges is a mansion on the rue des Francs-Bourgeois, in Paris, France. Built for Jean-Baptiste Scarron between 1627 and 1634, it belonged to the Coulanges family from 1640 to 1662. The most famous figure in this family, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, the future Madame de Sévigné, lived there for a few years, until her marriage.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Coulanges (FR)

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 27: Enceinte de Philippe-Auguste

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The Wall of Philip Augustus is the oldest city wall of Paris (France) whose plan is accurately known. Partially integrated into buildings, more traces of it remain than of the later fortifications.

Wikipedia: Wall of Philip II Augustus (EN)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Hôtel de Lamoignon

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The Hôtel de Lamoignon, earlier the Hôtel d'Angoulême, is a late 16th-century hôtel particulier, or grand townhouse, in the Marais district of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the best preserved house from this period in Paris. Since 1969 it has been the home of the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris and its garden, Hôtel-Lamoignon - Mark Ashton Garden, is opened to the public.

Wikipedia: Hôtel de Lamoignon (EN)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 29: La Fontaine de la Charité

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La Fontaine de la Charité

The Fontaine de la Charité, also known as the Fontaine Taranne, is a former public fountain built in 1675, in Paris, on the north side of the rue Taranne. It was demolished in 1873.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Charité (FR)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 30: Hôtel d'Espinoy et Pavillon de la Reine

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The Hôtel d'Espinoy is a private mansion located on the Place des Vosges in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Hôtel d'Espinoy (FR)

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