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Paris, France - June 27, 2012: Cafe Les Deux Magots. Les Deux Magots is a famous caf!AA> in the Saint-Germain-des-Pr!AA>s area of Paris. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual !AA>lite of the city. It is now a popular tourist destination. Parisians and tourists are enjoying a beautiful summer day outside. 458231415 Capital Cities, Paris Left Bank, Residential Structure, Building Exterior, Awning, Color Image, Entrance, Eating, Sidewalk, History, Green, Architecture, Urban Scene, Outdoors, Vertical, People, St-Germain-des-Pres, Latin Quarter, Paris - France, France, Europe, Day, Summer, Sky, Balcony, House, Cafe, Restaurant, Street, Built Structure, Cafe des Deux Magots

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Overview

Literary buffs, antique collectors and fashionistas flock to this legendary part of Paris, where the former presence of writers such as Sartre, de Beauvoir and Hemingway still lingers in historic cafes, and exquisite window displays entice shoppers into tiny specialist stores and chic boutiques.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Grounds of Rodin Museum sculpture garden.

    Mus茅e Rodin

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Even if you're not an art lover, it is worth visiting this high-profile art museum to lose yourself in its romantic gardens.

  • JULY 30, 2012: Model sailing boats in the pool in front of Luxembourg Palace in Luxembourg Gardens.

    Jardin du Luxembourg

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    This famous inner-city oasis of formal terraces, chestnut groves and lush lawns has a special place in Parisians' hearts.聽

  • France, Paris, Seine River banks listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, musee d'Orsay

    Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay may not be quite as famous as the Louvre鈥攖hough it鈥檚 located a mere 10-minute walk away鈥攂ut this Left Bank museum holds its own in its鈥�

  • H么tel des Invalides

    H么tel des Invalides

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Flanked by the 500m-long Esplanade des Invalides lawns, H么tel des Invalides was built in the 1670s by Louis XIV to house 4000 invalides (disabled war鈥�

  • 脡glise St-Germain des Pr茅s

    脡glise St-Germain des Pr茅s

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Paris鈥� oldest standing church, the Romanesque St Germanus of the Fields, was built in the 11th century on the site of a 6th-century abbey and was the main鈥�

  • Monnaie de Paris

    Monnaie de Paris

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    The 18th-century royal mint, Monnaie de Paris, houses the Mus茅e du 11 Conti, an interactive museum exploring the history of French coinage from antiquity鈥�

  • 脡glise St-Sulpice

    脡glise St-Sulpice

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    In 1646 work started on the twin-towered Church of St Sulpicius, lined inside with 21 side chapels, and it took six architects 150 years to finish. It's鈥�

  • Chapelle Notre-Dame de la M茅daille Miraculeuse

    Chapelle Notre-Dame de la M茅daille Miraculeuse

    St-Germain & Les Invalides

    Tucked away at the end of a courtyard across from Le Bon March茅 department store, this extraordinary and beautiful chapel is a place of pilgrimage. In鈥�

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