The church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is defined by its layered, three-pediment facade, a design that blends flamboyant Gothic details with Renaissance elements. Tucked on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, this building replaced a smaller…
Midnight in Paris Walk
This walk follows the cinematic trail of Midnight in Paris, leading you to the exact spots where Gil travels back to the Jazz Age and the Belle Époque. You will wander past historic Latin Quarter steps, romantic bridges, and legendary restaurants that brought the film's time-traveling fantasy to life.
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1. Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
2. Polidor
The Polidor stands at forty-one Rue Monsieur-le-Prince, identified by the long wooden tables inside and a frontage that has remained largely unchanged since the end of the nineteenth century. Originally opened in eighteen forty-five as a…
3. Place Dauphine
Place Dauphine is a triangular public square defined by its unusual geometry and its enclosure on three sides by historic buildings. Initiated by King Henri the Fourth in sixteen oh seven, it was designed as a residential square to honor…
4. Deyrolle
Deyrolle is recognizable by its historic storefront at forty-six rue du Bac, an address that houses one of the oldest cabinets of curiosities in the world. Founded in eighteen thirty-one by the entomologist Jean-Baptiste Deyrolle, the shop…
5. Musée Rodin
The Musée Rodin is centered on a creamy, two-story eighteenth-century mansion known as the Hôtel Biron, which is distinguished by its classic rocaille architecture and extensive, seven-acre sculpture garden. In the early twentieth century,…
6. Pont Alexandre III
The Pont Alexandre III is defined by four monumental pillars at its corners, each topped with gilded bronze statues of winged horses known as Fames. Spanning the Seine with a single, low-profile steel arch, the bridge creates a wide,…
7. Musée de l'Orangerie
The Musée de l'Orangerie sits at the edge of the Tuileries Gardens, marked by its long, low profile and a facade that stretches along the Seine. Originally constructed in eighteen fifty-two by architect Firmin Bourgeois, the building…
8. Maxim's de Paris
Maxim’s de Paris occupies number three Rue Royale, tucked between the Place de la Concorde and the Madeleine. The interior is defined by its ornate Art Nouveau design, featuring stained-glass ceilings, bevelled mirrors, and carved woodwork…
9. Le Grand Véfour
Le Grand Véfour is marked by the row of glass-fronted, gilded arcades lining the northern end of the Palais-Royal gardens. Behind these glass walls, the interior preserves an elaborate, neoclassical aesthetic featuring antique mirrors,…