Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Paris, France

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 11.1 km
Ascend 186 m
Descend 157 m

Explore Paris in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Paris

Sight 1: Fontaine Médicis

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The Medici Fountain is a monumental fountain in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement in Paris. Built in about 1630, it was commissioned by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France and regent of King Louis XIII of France. It was moved to its present location and extensively rebuilt in 1864-1866.

Wikipedia: Medici Fountain (EN), Website

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Chapelle Sainte-Ursule

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The Chapel of Sainte Ursule de la Sorbonne, also known as the Sorbonne Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located on the Sorbonne historical site, in the Latin quarter of Paris, France. It was rebuilt in the 17th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu.

Wikipedia: Sorbonne Chapel (EN)

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Collège de France - PSL

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Collège de France - PSL

The Collège de France, formerly known as the Collège Royal or as the Collège impérial founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The Collège de France is considered to be France's most prestigious research establishment.

Wikipedia: Collège de France (EN)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Immeuble Le Couteur

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1552 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal

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The Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris has been part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France since 1934.

Wikipedia: Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal (EN), Website

667 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: July Column

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July Column

The July Column is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the 'three glorious' days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of Charles X, King of France, and the commencement of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, King of the French. It was built between 1835 and 1840.

Wikipedia: July Column (EN), Website

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Coulée verte René-Dumont

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Coulée verte René-DumontGuilhem Vellut from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Coulée verte René-Dumont or Promenade plantée René-Dumont is a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) elevated linear park built on top of obsolete railway infrastructure in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was inaugurated in 1993.

Wikipedia: Coulée verte René-Dumont (EN)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Caserne des Mousquetaires Noirs (ancienne) , dans l'actuel Hôpital des Quinze-Vingts (Centre d'Ophta

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The Caserne des Mousquetaires-Noirs is a former barracks located at 26 rue de Charenton in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Built at the end of the seventeenth century, it has been occupied since the end of the eighteenth century by the Quinze-Vingts hospital.

Wikipedia: Caserne des Mousquetaires Noirs (FR)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Fontaine Trogneux

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Fontaine Trogneux

The Fontaine de Charonne, formerly known as Fontaine Trogneux, is a historic fountain in Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de Charonne (EN)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Cour de l'Etoile d'Or

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Cour de l'Etoile d'Or

The Golden Star Court is a private road in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Cour de l'Étoile d'or (FR)

777 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Fontaine de Montreuil

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The Fontaine de la Petite-Halle or Fontaine de Montreuil is a fountain in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Fontaine de la Petite-Halle (FR)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Folie Titon

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Folie Titon

La folie Titon is a former folly turned wallpaper factory run by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon, and located in the former Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where the first hot air balloon took off, and where the Paris riots that led to the French Revolution began.

Wikipedia: Folie Titon (FR)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Cour de l'Industrie

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The Cour de l'Industrie is a street in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Wikipedia: Cour de l'Industrie (FR)

299 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Jardin de la Folie Titon

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The Jardin de la Folie-Titon is a green space in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, in the Sainte-Marguerite district.

Wikipedia: Jardin de la Folie-Titon (FR)

573 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 15: Jardin Pierre-Joseph Redouté

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Jardin Pierre-Joseph RedoutéGuilhem Vellut from Paris, France / CC BY 2.0

The Pierre-Joseph-Redété garden is a green space from the 11th arrondissement of Paris, in France.

Wikipedia: Jardin Pierre-Joseph-Redouté (FR)

1175 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 16: Avron

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Avron is a station on Line 2 of the Paris Métro, on the border of the 11th and 20th arrondissements.

Wikipedia: Avron station (EN)

1058 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 17: Jardin des Orteaux

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921 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 18: Pavillon de l'Ermitage

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Pavillon de l'Ermitage

The Château de Bagnolet was a château situated in the Paris suburb of Bagnolet, France, 5.2 km from the center of the capital. The property was part of the biens de la Maison d'Orléans, private property of the House of Orléans from 1719 till 1769.

Wikipedia: Château de Bagnolet, Paris (EN)

313 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Cimetière de Charonne

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The Charonne Cemetery is a cemetery located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. It is the second smallest cemetery in Paris after the Calvaire cemetery.

Wikipedia: Cimetière de Charonne (FR)

1141 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Père Lachaise Cemetery

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Père Lachaise Cemetery Peter Poradisch / CC BY 2.5

Père Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris, France, at 44 hectares or 110 acres. With more than 3.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited necropolis in the world. Notable figures in the arts buried at Père Lachaise include: Colette, Michel Ney, Frédéric Chopin, Édith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Georges Méliès, Marcel Marceau, Olivia de Havilland, Jane Avril, Sarah Bernhardt, Oscar Wilde, J. R. D. Tata, Georges Bizet, Jim Morrison, and Sir Richard Wallace.

Wikipedia: Père Lachaise Cemetery (EN), Website

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