Location: Val-de-Grâce
Top Things to do in Val-de-Grâce
What to do and see in Val-de-Grâce, Ile-de-France: The Best Sights & Landmarks
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. Eglise Val-de-Grace
2. La Congregation du Saint-Esprit
3. Cathedrale Notre-Dame-du-Liban
4. La Statue de Charles Leconte de Lisle
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
5. La Statue La Marchande de Masques
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By JnVSydney - Greater Sydney, Australia
There are over 100 statues within Jardin Luxembourg, we found this one particularly interesting, as at the base there were many faces/masks,(Corot, Dumas, Berlioz, Carpeaux, Faure, Delacroix, Balzac and Barbey d'Aurevilly) with the figure holding a mask (Victor Hugo) for sale.
6. La Statue Lion de Nubie et sa Proie
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
7. La Statue de Laure de Noves
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Rumples - Tucson, United States
This is the only statue in the Luxembourg Garden group of 20 representing queens and illustrious women important to the history of France, who may not belong in that category. Laure de Noves (1307-1348) is assumed by many to have been the muse of Italian poet Francesco Petrarch, the father of Humanism. He wrote myriad sonnets praising a woman from afar, who haunted him with her beauty. But the identity of the woman is not a sure thing. I can only assume that King Louis Philippe I, who chose the women to be depicted, believed her fame — just or unjust — made her worthy of inclusion. I thought the white-marble statue of Laure, created by Auguste Louis Marie Ottin in 1846, captures a woman, who would have inspired the poet. The beauty stands in a long dress and cloak, looking down with a demure look on her face. Her arms are crossed and she holds paper in her right hand that likely represents Petrarch’s poems.. This statue, presented on a pedestal, appears to be in better condition than most of the others in the group. They all stand on the terrace above the garden’s big basin, looking toward the Luxembourg Palace.
8. Cheval Cabre de Camilo Otero
9. Fontaine de l'Estrapade
10. Fresque Simone Veil
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