Le Marais: Mansions, Markets and Royal Squares

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Centre Georges Pompidou

   ~1 hr here

   The Centre Pompidou is a cultural building complex whose exposed structure and service systems turn its exterior into part of the experience.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Maison de Nicolas Flamel

   ~3 min here

   Maison de Nicolas Flamel is a stone house whose façade carries an unusually personal story.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Musée de la chasse et de la nature

   ~1 hr here

   The Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature is a private museum devoted to hunting, wildlife and the changing relationship between people and the natural world.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Marché couvert des Enfants Rouges

   ~3 min here

   Marché couvert des Enfants Rouges is a covered market whose history reaches back to 1615, when Louis XIII commissioned a small market for the Marais.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Le Marais

   ~3 min here

   Le Marais is a historic Paris district spread across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements on the Seine’s Right Bank.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Musée Carnavalet

   ~1 hr here

   Musée Carnavalet is a museum devoted to Paris, housed in two adjoining historic mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Place des Vosges

   ~3 min here

   Place des Vosges is an enclosed square whose calm geometry was designed as a royal urban project.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Hôtel de Sens

   ~3 min here

   Hôtel de Sens is the castle-like residence before you, now home to the Bibliothèque Forney.

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