Location: Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Top Things to do in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois
Top 10 Points of Interest & Landmarks in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Ile-de-France
Lingering over pain au chocolat in a sidewalk café, relaxing after a day of strolling along the Seine and marveling at icons like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe… the perfect Paris experience combines leisure and liveliness with enough time to savor both an exquisite meal and exhibits at the Louvre. Awaken your spirit at Notre Dame, bargain hunt at the Marché aux Puces de Montreuil or for goodies at the Marché Biologique Raspail, then cap it all off with a risqué show at the Moulin Rouge.
Restaurants in Paris
1. Square Michel-Caldagues
2. Pyramide du Louvre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Michel_Louise_2013 - Quebec City, Canada
The Pyramide du Louvre is the work of Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei, who died on May 16, 2019, at the age of 102. Built in the center of the Cour de Napoleon, at a cost of around 11 million euros, this impressive structure which presents the same proportions as the pyramid of Cheops (21.6 m in height, above a square base of 35, 4 m wide), is combining metal and laminated glass (128 steel and aluminum beams; 603 diamonds and 70 triangles made up of two layers of "extra white" glass 10 mm thick). It serves as the main entrance to the Musée du Louvre. Under the pyramid, in a very bright space, are the Louvre reception hall, the ticket office, the museum shops, a few restaurants and the Carrousel du Louvre shopping center. This great pyramid is not alone, because it is surrounded by three smaller ones (5 m high) serving as skylights and a fifth, inverted, 7 m high, built under the Carrousel du Louvre. Despite the controversy it raised at the start of the project, this monument, whose form contrasts sharply with the historic buildings that surround it, give the Louvre a touch of modernity which makes it generally better accepted today, by most of the Parisians. Its fountains and its lighting at night are particularly remarkable. Visited in 2007, 2015 and 2019.
3. Louvre Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 99,632 reviews
Home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the Louvre is considered the world's greatest art museum, with an unparalleled collection of items covering the full spectrum of art through the ages.
Reviewed By 419udays - Pune, India
This was my second visit here The place is mesmerising what with loads of historic information on the audio guide as you traverse through various lounges Painting and Sculptures were our forte then and now also
4. Pont-Neuf
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,222 reviews
This bridge, depicted in a famous painting by Renoir, is the oldest remaining bridge in Paris.
Reviewed By Ivisitedtheplace - Israel, null
According to my understanding of French, it is both the New Bridge (as in unused) and the Nine Bridge. Either way, it is a nice structure to cross on foot (includes the western end of the Ile de la Cite) and also an impressive structure to pass under (which I did three or four times on the amazing Batobus. When one goes under this bridge, one can see and photograph (as I did), the massive letter N on the sides.
5. Place Dauphine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 269 reviews
Reviewed By TV2451
One of Paris' most serene and romantic places, this square features harmonious architecture. Built during the Renaissance and somewhat altered, it's still gorgeous. Come and sit on a bench on a sunny day and let your heart sing.
6. Square du Vert-Galant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 175 reviews
A small park on the Île de la Cité.
Reviewed By SuperTed19 - Madison, United States
It’s tiny speck of grass on the western tip of Ile de la Cité. There is a huge tree, under which one can sit comfortably and watch the city go about its business.
7. 59 Rivoli
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 209 reviews
Reviewed By LLV280Z - Daytona Beach, United States
Just a funky painted doorway from the street but inside the many surprises extending up about 7 floors were astonishing! There was art in every nook and cranny; on the stairs, the walls, the floors and everywhere you looked. There were sayings painted on every step; some funny, some thought inspiring and always interesting. Looking up or down the the stairwell was an experience all in itself! And interspersed throughout were mini artists studios. So much fun!
8. Rue de Rivoli
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By JnVSydney - Greater Sydney, Australia
Stretching from Place de la Concorde to (changing its name to Rue Saint Antoine, on the way) Place de la Bastille, this is a very busy street, for traffic and pedestrians alike. There is so much to see, the demographic changes constantly along the way, it is hard for the walker to get bored. The Concorde, Louvre stretch would have to be our favourite.
9. La Porte des Lions
10. L'homme et sa misere
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By JnVSydney - Greater Sydney, Australia
Located within the garden Tuileries this is one of our favourite sculptures, due to the raw emotion that is being expressed, on close inspection it appears the figure (a man) is trying to defend two children from two serpents to a no avail, hence the title. The man and his misery.
