Self-guided walking tour
Paris Walking Tour: Île de la Cité (2 hours, 5 stops)
5 stops in walking order through Paris, from Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris to Square du Vert Galant: 1.6 km on foot, about 20 min of walking, 2 h in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 2 h
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Walking
- 20 min
- Stops
- 5
The stops, in walking order
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Notre-Dame is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, celebrated for its French Gothic architecture, sculpted façade, pointed openings, and broad rose windows.
5 min walk · 340 m
Shakespeare and Company
An English-language bookshop at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, combining new, used, and antiquarian books with a public reading library.
6 min walk · 500 m
Conciergerie
A medieval Paris building that served as a courthouse and prison after forming part of the royal palace.
2 min walk · 130 m
Square du Vert Galant
Square du Vert-Galant is a small triangular park at the downstream tip of Île de la Cité, beside the Pont Neuf.
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