Roman Lutetia and the Jardin des Plantes

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Arènes de Lutèce

   ~3 min here

   The Arènes de Lutèce are an ancient Roman amphitheatre, and their surviving stonework gives you a direct view of Paris’s Roman past.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Panthéon

   ~3 min here

   The Panthéon is a national mausoleum, and its monumental façade gives you a powerful sense of the building’s public purpose.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Rue Mouffetard

   ~3 min here

   Rue Mouffetard is the lively historic street unfolding through Paris’s Latin Quarter, lined with cafés, restaurants, small shops, and market stalls.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Grande Mosquée de Paris

   ~15 min here

   Grande Mosquée de Paris is a mosque whose story reaches beyond worship: completed in 1926, it is the oldest mosque in metropolitan France.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Jardin des Plantes

   ~3 min here

   Jardin des Plantes is France’s principal botanical garden, and this living collection began as a place for medicinal plants.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Île Saint-Louis

   ~3 min here

   Île Saint-Louis is an island in the Seine, and its compact scale conceals a remarkable transformation.

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