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Le Marais

The quarter the nineteenth century forgot to rebuild: mansions, squares and two fine museums.

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Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Photograph: Chabe01 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Day 1

Starts from Central Paris (Châtelet) · 6h 10m at the sights, 40m travelling · 3.3 km

Areas: 4th arrondissement, Le Marais, Bastille

  1. Hôtel de Ville, Paris — The city hall, rebuilt after the Commune in exuberant Renaissance revival (30m)
  2. Musée Carnavalet — The history of Paris itself, free, in two Marais mansions (2h)
  3. Musée Picasso — The largest Picasso collection anywhere, in a Marais mansion (1h 30m)
  4. Place des Vosges — The oldest planned square in Paris, arcaded in red brick (30m)
  5. Place de la Bastille — Where the prison stood, now a column and a traffic circle (25m)
  6. Opéra Bastille — The glass opera house of 1989, where most of the repertoire is staged (1h 15m)