Quartier du Marais: special for its history and the communities that have settled here
The Walk from Pompidou-museum to the Bastille starts on the “Parvis” in front of the Pompidou Museum. It is the ideal point for a walk in the Marais, one of the most charming historical districts of the capital, for the heritage treasures it shelters and the atmosphere it gives off.
The many private mansions of the 17th and 18th centuries have been transformed into internationally renowned museums: Picasso Paris Museum, Carnavalet Museum, Victor Hugo’s house and a few more.
Rue des Rosiers, the epicenter of the Parisian Jewish community, is worth discovering for its atmosphere, its stores and its restaurants. And also there are countless bars, shops and clubs that make the Marais the largest gay district in France.
The icing on the cake: Relaxation breaks along your Walk from Pompidou-museum to the Bastille – to avoid fatigue
We’ve added “Relaxation Breaks” to the “Points of Interest” on our walks and the information you’ll find for each. These “Relaxation Breaks” are distributed along the route (coffee break, restaurant break, shopping break). This will allow you to rest, taste or buy at recommended points rated (up to 5) by the tourists who have preceded you. Avoid scores below 4.0.
In the “Promenade du Musée-Pompidou à la Bastille par le Marais“, we’ve listed “Relaxation Breaks” to choose from: 10 restaurants, 4 bakeries/pastry shops/ice cream shops, 1 art gallery, 1 perfumery, 1 supermarket, 1 pharmacy, 1 souvenir and gift store.
The next walks you could follow …
It’s worth knowing that several equally interesting VPBY walks are available in Paris.
Three hundred meters south west of Pompidou Museum starts our walk “Stroll in the Ile-de-la-Cité of Paris, 800 year history” to the heart of the Royal Paris.
Or you can joint the Walk from Louvre to Concord-Square via Tuileries and Place-Vendôme to reach the Concord Square.
From there you can either go for shopping in the Grands magasins Lafayette and Le Printemps (Walk Opera-Garnier to Grand-Magasin Lafayette and Concorde-Square) or go for a walk on the Champs-Elysées (Walk Arc-de-Triomphe to Place-de-la-Concorde via the Champs-Elysées Avenue).
Finally you can go to the Palais-de-Chaillot (Walk from Palais-de-Chaillot to Arc-de-Triomphe via George-V Avenue – Itinerary 2) and then end you walks at the Eiffel-Tower (Walk from Eiffel-Tower to Palais-de-Chaillot via Place d’Iena – Itinerary 2)
Of course, not all these walks can be done in a single day. In general, if you’re an average walker, you’ll find it easy to do one walk per half-day, as they’re only 1500 to 2000 m long and follow on from each other.
Have good walks !