Location: .6th St-Germain-des-Pres in France
Nearest Airport:
Charles de Gaulle at 22
Kilometres
Car: not necessary
This part of the Left Bank is one of the most famous in Paris. Bookstores, cafes, art galleries, small theatres, classic-film cinemas and jazz clubs fill this area between the Seine and the elegant Boulevard St Germain. Literary cafes such as Cafe Flore and Les Deux Magots, frequented by intellectuals in the post war years, are still popular today. The now famous Shakespeare Bookshop, opposite Notre Dame Cathedral (and open till midnight) is staffed by visiting students who sleep above the shop! There is a bustling night life in clubs and pubs (the inevitable Irish pub!) and the small shops and restaurants stay open to the early hours. It is a shoppers' paradise. Within walking distance are many museums and galleries such as the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. St Chapelle and Theatre du Chatelet nearby host many concerts.