Lonely Planet Paris

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786572820
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681759

Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

Neighbourhood Top Five

1 Cimetière du Père Lachaise Admiring incredible sculptures and tomb art while paying your respects to the rich, famous and infamous buried in the world’s most visited cemetery.

2 Maison de Victor Hugo Visiting the renowned author’s former home overlooking beautiful place des Vosges.

3 Musée National Picasso Immersing yourself in the life and artworks of one of the world’s most eccentric modern artists, Pablo Picasso, and admiring the museum’s exquisitely grand 17th-century mansion.

4 Hôtel de Ville Taking in a world-class art exhibition for free at Paris’ neo-Renaissance city hall.

5 Mémorial de la Shoah Gaining a poignant insight into German-occupied Paris and Holocaust horrors.

Explore Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

Sublime place des Vosges is a perfect starting point – this elegant city square is a triumph of architectural symmetry, and is also where you’ll find the Maison de Victor Hugo. Meander west along busy rue de Rivoli or backstreet rue du Roi de Sicile, with shops, cafes and bars. Essential for history buffs is the Mémorial de la Shoah.

Bearing north towards the fashionable Haut Marais, strips laden with hip drinking and dining options include rue Vieille du Temple, rue du Bourg Tibourg, and rue des Rosiers in the heart of the historic Jewish quarter Pletzl.

From the Haut Marais, bar-busy rue Oberkampf and rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud duck east into the grittier district of Ménilmontant. Further on, leave the crowds behind in the vibrant, multicultural ‘village’ of Belleville. Pencil in at least...

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