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The churches

Gothic, Renaissance and Roman revival, plus the abbey where it all began.

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Saint-Eustache, Paris
Photograph: Jean-Christophe BENOIST / CC BY-SA 4.0

Day 1

Starts from Central Paris (Châtelet) · 4h 05m at the sights, 50m travelling · 7.4 km

Areas: Les Halles, Saint-Germain, Latin Quarter, 8th arrondissement

  1. Saint-Eustache, Paris — A Gothic plan dressed in Renaissance detail, with a vast organ (45m)
  2. Saint-Germain-des-Prés (church) — The oldest church in Paris, repainted in its medieval colours (40m)
  3. Saint-Sulpice, Paris — The second largest church in Paris, with Delacroix murals and a gnomon (45m)
  4. Panthéon — Neoclassical mausoleum of the Republic's great, with Foucault's pendulum (1h 15m)
  5. La Madeleine, Paris — A Roman temple from the outside, a church within (40m)