001-Dina

For this 1st day, we propose a walk of about 3.5 km. There are many points of interest to visit along the way: you won't have time to visit them all. You'll have to choose.

Starting point: Jardin du Luxembourg - 75006 (6th arrondissement) - From Boulogne-Billancourt, take metro line 10 (without connection) or line 9 (with connection) - Exit at Station Cluny or Odéon.

The 6th arrondissement of Paris, called “the Luxembourg arrondissement” in a reference to the seat of the Senate upper house of the French Parliament and its beautyful garden. It is located on the Rive Gauche of the River Seine, just opposite of the Louvre Museum (Booking Le Louvre : https://www.tiqets.com/fr/billets-musee-du-louvre-l124297/) and west of the Latin Quarter.

Paris’s 5th arrondissement is located on the left bank of the Seine, opposite Notre-Dame Cathedral on the opposite shore. It’s one of the oldest districts in Paris.

Notre-Dame de Paris is open again. But the crowds are so great that daily visitor numbers are limited to 30,000, with 15,000 visits “by reservation”. To avoid queuing, it is advisable to reserve the day and time of your visit 2 or 3 days in advance. Entry is free for all visitors.

This Town Hall is the central city-hall. Rebuilt after 1874, following the Commune riot that burnt it down.
Paris also has 20 arrondissement town halls

This is where the Bastille, destroyed on July 14th in 1789, once stood. Markers are embedded in the cobblestones of the square to mark the destroyed building.

The 4th arrondissement of Paris is one of the city’s most historic and vibrant districts, located on the Right Bank of the Seine. It is home to iconic landmarks, picturesque streets, and a mix of medieval charm and modern energy. The Marais district is partly in the 4th arrondissement (It is then sometimes called “the Bas-Marais”), the rest of the Marais is in the 3rd arrondissement, just to the north (“the Haut-Marais”).

The Place-des-Vosges square is the jewel of the Marais district in Paris. It is also the oldest square in Paris, just before the Place Dauphine. It owes its existence to a fatal accident: on June 20, 1559, during a tournament in which he participated to celebrate the marriage of his daughter (Elizabeth) with Philip II of Spain, King Henry II of France was seriously injured by a shard of spear received in the head. He died 20 days later.

Bastille-Day of 1789 was the result of the state of France following the period of major economic and political crisis from 1783 to 1789. The consequence was a period of unrest that culminated in the storming of the Bastille on July 14 of that year. Everything then followed one another over the years ...

Cruises on the romantic Parisian-canals are also part of the Parisian cruises that are not limited to cruises on the Seine. These are cruises on the romantic Parisian-canals (they have existed since Napoleon 1st), on the Marne (tributary of the Seine) but also on the whole downstream part of Paris, whose port of embarkation is in Paris, within reach of the metro.