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If you want a taste of Paris at its most historical and breathtaking, look no further than the Saint Germain-des-Pres. To stay here is to know what it means when people speak of the beauty of Paris!
In a city that can only be discussed in the most superlative terms, the St. Germain-de-Pres still manages to astound. An area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, few districts of Paris have such a rich past and such a beautiful present.
The area is named after Saint Germain (also called Germanus), a bishop of Paris who was canonized in 754. He is known as the "Father of the Poor". "Pres" means "meadows,” so he was literally “Saint Germain of the Meadows.”
The St. Germain-de-Pres is located on the Left Bank, across the Seine from the Tuileries. It is bordered on the north by the Seine, to the east by the Invalides & Tour Eiffel Quarter, to the south by the Luxembourg Quarter and to the west by the Latin Quarter. Paris apartments let you live in the area like a native!
A beautiful, glamorous, luminous part of Paris, the St. Germain-de-Pres is home to a number of famous cafés, such as Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots (literally "The Two Nest Eggs") frequented by the writers of the "Lost Generation" of the '20s and '30s, and by Existentialists such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.
Still an intellectual center, this neighborhood of bistros, galleries, coffee-houses, bookshops, nightclubs and publishing houses, sits at the intersection of boulevard St-Germain and rue Bonaparte. (This is the location of the Café Les Deux Magots, the Café de Flore and the Brasserie Lipp.)
The oldest church in Paris is the St-Germain-des-Prés. It was built by the King Childebert in 542, to house holy relics. It was a very influential Benedictine abbey. During the Revolution it was burned. Philosopher-mathematician René Descartes is buried there.
Le Procope, the world’s first coffeehouse, founded in 1686, is situated at 13 rue de l’Ancienne-Comédie – just a few blocks west of the cafés. It is said Voltaire would drink 40 cups of coffee here per day. Also a haunt of the young Napoléon I, it is now a well-regarded restaurant.
Some of St-Germain’s more interesting structures include the the St-Germain-des-Prés church, Institut de France, Palais Abbatial, Beaux-Arts, Théâtre National de l’Odéon. Interesting streets include rue du Dragon, boulevard St-Germain and rue de l’Odéon. Find just apartment rentals in Paris you need to keep you within walking distance of the excitement.
For museum fun, be sure to check out the Musée Eugène Delacroix, the Musée Nationale de la Légion d’Honneur, the Musée de la Monnaie and the Musée d’Orsay. The Musée de la Monnaie (“Museum of Coins”), at 11 Quai de Conti, was once the French mint. The building now displays an extensive collection of coins and medallions. The building, finished in 1777, was the result of a design competition won by architect Jacques Antoine. Your short term apartment rentals Paris are the best way to see all of these sights!
The Ecole Nationale d’Administration, where many well-known French politicians including once studied, is located at 13 rue de l’Université. The location was an ammunitions depot during the Revolution!
France’s leading school of fine art, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, is located at 14 rue Bonaparte. It houses the imposing Palais des Etudes. The Académie Française have worked on the official dictionary of the French language under the auspices of the Institut de France in the building at 23 Quai de Conti since 1805.
The neo-classical Théâtre National de l’Odéon is at 1 place Paul-Claudel. Constructed on a site donated by the king in 1779, it was originally used by the Comédie Française. The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais’ was premiered there. Find your apartments rentals 6th district Paris, St. Germain-des-Pres and come see a show!
The rue du Dragon is a short street running from St-Germain des Prés to the Carrefour de la Croix Rouge. It boasts houses from the 17th and 18th century, but is really a relic of the Middle Ages. When he was 19, Victor Hugo lived at No. 30.
At the Quai d’Orsay, near the headquarters of the French Secret Service, is the Musée d’Orsay. The museum was originally a belle époque railroad station that was scheduled for demolition in the 1970s.
The d’Orsay houses most of the art that was formerly displayed or stored at the Jeu de Paume before closing in 1986. The museum features paintings and sculpture that includes works from before 1870, Art Nouveau, Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Symbolism, and Naturalism.
But reading about it is just a shadow of the real thing. The Saint-Germain-des-Pres must be experienced to be believed!