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In the 1970s, one of Paris’ oldest open-air markets was transformed into a shopping community known as Les Halles. Although the area – which extends to the popular Rue Montorgueil that was immortalized by Claude Monet – is still home to fruit and vegetable markets, cheese shops, and bakeries, the steady crowd of students, local workers, and young professionals are also attracted by Les Halles’ easygoing vibe and wide array of bars, modern speakeasies, and
In the 1970s, one of Paris’ oldest open-air markets was transformed into a shopping community known as Les Halles. Although the area – which extends to the popular Rue Montorgueil that was immortalized by Claude Monet – is still home to fruit and vegetable markets, cheese shops, and bakeries, the steady crowd of students, local workers, and young professionals are also attracted by Les Halles’ easygoing vibe and wide array of bars, modern speakeasies, and
Originally the site of a prison that was famously stormed in the eighteenth century, marking the beginning of the French Revolution, the Bastille neighborhood now teems with bars lined up one after the other, as well as tons of late-night pizza and the ubiquitous Paris falafel stands. These days, a trendy younger crowd of hipsters, international students, and working-class types typically storm from Bastille bar to Bastille bar, whose diverse vibes and
A fashionable locale for strolling since the 1700s, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, which starts at the Place de la Concorde and ends at the Arc de Triomphe, is a main thoroughfare generally clogged with tourists during the day, all clamoring to shop at the street’s plethora of mainstream stores. Higher-end luxury shops that attract a more affluent clientele can be found on side streets like Avenue Montaigne, where Parisian grand dames, celebrities, and
The Latin Quarter, named for the Sorbonne students who used to practice their Latin in the cafés, has remained a vibrant community thanks largely to the thousands of French and international students who live, work, and play here. Streets are lined with an abundance of bookstores and affordable cafés featuring every kind of cuisine imaginable, as well as a glut of souvenir shops and overpriced restaurants, due to the neighborhood’s proximity to the Notre
The stylish and elegant home to Paris’ bourgeoisie, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, as it is officially known, offers a café lifestyle and boutique shopping. Popular in the 40s and 50s with writer Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialists, the neighborhood has preserved the cafés where they philosophized and added plenty of new ones that now overflow with trendy, upscale young professionals who toast each other with glasses of expensive wine. The area’s main
Mix Paris’ historically Jewish quarter with a thriving gay community and the result is the Marais, a dynamic neighborhood where it’s easy to find both great bagels and fine clothing boutiques. By day, the many quaint yet hip cafés and bistros bustle with activity, as do the unique shops and vintage stores that line the streets. At night, this diverse scene offers a vivid taste of Paris’ nightlife with a number of cool, low-key bars and pubs, some stylish
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