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The canal and the east

Iron footbridges, a planted viaduct, projected art and the great cemetery.

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Canal Saint-Martin
Photograph: Superbass / CC BY-SA 4.0

Day 1

Starts from Bastille · 5h 15m at the sights, 51m travelling · 8.2 km

Areas: 10th arrondissement, 11th arrondissement, 20th arrondissement, 12th arrondissement

  1. Canal Saint-Martin — Iron footbridges, plane trees and nine locks through the 10th (1h 15m)
  2. Atelier des Lumières — Projected art filling a former iron foundry, floor to ceiling (1h 15m)
  3. Père Lachaise Cemetery — The most visited cemetery in the world, cobbled and wooded (1h 30m)
  4. Coulée verte René-Dumont — A planted walk along a disused viaduct, the first of its kind (1h 15m)