Paris: the best sights in the Latin Quarter
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- On your list of where to go and what to see in Paris, at the top must be the Latin Quarter. This area has been attracting visitors for centuries.
And it's not hard to see why. It's the only part of Paris that still has vestiges of the city's Roman history dating back 2,000 years. Yet it remains a vibrant, central part of the capital with a student vibe sitting alongside chic boutiques and restaurants.
In the Latin Quarter you'll find many eye-opening and illuminating places:
- The district was called the Latin Quarter because university students who went here centuries ago spoke Latin -- so it makes sense to visit the Sorbonne, which still remains core to the area
- Of course to get a real feel of what Paris looked like when it started out, head to the Museum of the Middle Ages, also called le Musée de Cluny, which is built on ancient Roman baths. Among the many fascinating artefacts there you'll see one of the jewels in the crown of France's historic legacy: the 15th century tapestries of the Lady and the Unicorn.
- To actually walk around in Paris's fascinating history you should see Les Arènes de Lutèce -- Roman arenas where gladiators and wild animals fought, and where you can walk around today (people play football and pétanque there now).
- Nearby is cool little square of cafés and bars called Place de la Contrescarpe, where prices are mainly kept reasonable because of the number of students that drink there.
- And for a walk in the green -- lots of green -- there is the Latin Quarter's biggest park. (It's NOT the Jardin de Luxembourg, which actually isn't part of the Latin Quarter). It's the Jardin des Plantes: a cultivated expanse with rows and greenhouses of exotic plants -- and there's a musuem of natural history.
- Across the road from the Jardin de Plantes is Paris's Mosque. There's a door leading into a courtyard that anyone can go into, regardless of religion or not religion, where you can sit down for a glass of sweet mint tea or pastries from the Levant.
- Head to the other side of the Latin Quarter and you'll be in the busy Odéon area, which is where there is a busy road, an intersection of métros and a lot of movie cinemas giving you the latest flicks but also, in the back streets, old classics and arthouse films.
- Here you might find a tucked away little alleyway with a lot of cute restaurants and cafés, including one entrance to Le Procope, which is one of the very oldest cafés in Paris (it started serving in 1686) -- a cool address where both Napoléon and Marie Antoinette were known to drop by.
- Finally, you'll really see and feel the grandeur of France in the Panthéon, a domed momument in the heart of the Latin Quarter that has the tombs of some 80 of France's biggest illuminaries, among them Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola and.... Josephine Baker, a famous singer born in America who helped the Résistance and who became French, and who has a cenotaph in the Panthéon.
The video is sorted into chapters:
00:00 - Midnight in Paris
00:13 - Introduction
00:31 - The Sorbonne
01:04 - Things to see
01:22 - Musée de Cluny
01:49 - Les Arènes de Lutèce
03:37 - Place de la Contrescarpe
03:50 - Jardin des Plantes
04:21 - Tea in the Mosque
04:32 - Odéon and Le Procope café
05:19 - The Panthéon
06:02 - Good knight
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You need more subscribers. Great vids and very good editing. And you’ve made me laugh twice! ❤
I'd be very happy to have more subscribers! Thanks for the compliments. And what were the parts that made you laugh?
@@amusingaida there was a bit at the end of you video about living in France that made me burst into laughter… it was really random but great timing 😂
@@joanarc7963 Cool! Thanks! It was right at the end, so I wasn't sure how many people actually watched it. And there were a few things only Parisians would understand, I thoughr...
I never had the ideal of visting Paris, france but your content have change my mentality
Really? That's wonderful to hear. It's a complex city, with so many layers, so many ways of seeing it. Give it a try.
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It really is!
I do want to sit there and wait for the past to come pick me up!
If only it were like that! (Though walking around Paris you do think sometimes that the past lives on...)
such energy with touch of crazy(in a good way)loved it!!!
Thanks! I hope I'm not too crazy in these?
Once again I am transfixed with fascination at the amazing history you present with such charm. I never heard about those museums or the oldest restaurant frequented by Napoleon! Bravo!
Great -- hopefully some things for you to see next time you visit Paris! Honestly, the city has so many museums it's not possible to see them all...
Your videos are both entertaining and informative. I decided to travel to Paris in May! Keep up the good work
Great - I'm sure you'll have a great trip. May in Paris is wonderful
Lovely video! Thanks
Many thanks Debi Susan. I have a new one coming in a few days that took me a LOT longer to do than expected
I'm here in Paris now and am looking for a new place to live. The 5th seems like a good mix of what I like.
The 5th is a great place to live, has been for a while. The great thing about a compact yet dense city like Paris, with its mix of arrondissements and historic legacies in each, is that you can find an area that reflects your interests, ties and the convenience you'll want for your work or leisure. It never ceases to fascinate. Good luck with the (inevitably) tough search for an apartment!
Great job!! Looking forward to our next trip to Paris already...
And you'll have a great time! This is shaping up to be a bumper year for tourism in Paris
You (and your videos) are truly BEAUTIFUL.
Thanks, I do put a lot of effort into the videos to try and add a little bit of quality to them.
@@amusingaida: And you SUCCEED!
@@amusingaida: You SUCCEED! Happy Healthy Holidays, young lady.
Hi I really like your videos .
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you so much .
Have fun .
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That's lovely to hear. Really, that buoys me and gives me more energy for my next videos. Thanks so much.
Un excellent disquaire spécialisé jazz (vinyles) en face des Arènes de Lutèce.
J'imagine ! Pas mal de petites boutiques intéressantes par là
Enjoyed the video very much because of your bubbly personality. You are a jewel! I will stay at the Latin Quarter in October 2023.
Y tienes razon. Es un districto muy vivo! Thanks for stopping by here -- and enjoy Paris!
@@amusingaida How did you know I speak Spanish? Eres una chispa . . . como decimos en Mexico. Te deseo lo mejor.
There are lots of travel videos out there, but none with your playful sense of humor. Well done.
That's a cool comment! Thanks for that!
You convenced me with the sword jajaj beautiful video!
Muchas gracias (¡tambien por ver hasta la espada!)
You’re funny !!! I love the Latin quarter. I had coffee and ice cream from the coffee shop just in the corner of the square with my daughter in March last year and we sat on those little concrete squares !!!
A lovely little spot. I hope you guys get back there soon
Très bien! Je visiterai le quartier latin quand j'irai à Paris:-)
Énormément de choses à voir !
Sorry Josephine Baker was not a black panther. The Black Panthers group started in 1966 in the USA. I do like your videos.
Historically, you are no doubt correct. No need to apologise for that. (That said, the point you mentioned was nowhere in my video.)
Should have bullfighting at the amphi teathre.
That's one opinion. Not shared here.
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