Antiquity in Paris
The archaeological crypt under Notre-Dame Cathedral
The Gallo-Roman arenas and thermal baths


Medieval Paris
Administrative life:
- The courts of Justice

Religious life:
- Notre-Dame Cathedral
-Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey

University life:
- The universities around the Sorbonne
- The Hill of St-Geneviève
- The area of Saint-André-des-Arts
- The Cité Universitaire area

Commercial life:
-Rue Mouffetard around the Bourg-Saint-Médard
- Les Halles area near Saint-Eustache church
- Rue Montorgueil and the “court of miracles” in the Sentier area


Classical Paris
The Marais area
The Ile Saint-Louis
The Invalides
The Faubourg Saint-Germain
The Faubourg Saint-Jacques
The Royal Squares
Saint-Sulpice church
The Hôtel de Soubise
The Val-de-Grâce
The Palais-Royal
The Temple area
Around Saint-Gervais church
Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois church


Paris in the XIXth century
Haussman and Paris, the creation of the modern capital:
The Opera Garnier
The major avenues
Covered passages
Père-Lachaise cemetery
Saint-Martin canal
New Athens


The villages of Paris
Belleville
Ménilmontant
Charonne
Butte-aux-Cailles
Montmartre
Montparnasse
Bercy
Auteuil


The gardens of Paris
The Tuileries gardens
The Jardin des Plantes
Bagatelle Park
André-Citroën Park
The Luxembourg gardens
Buttes-Chaumont gardens
Greenhouses at Auteuil


Exotic Paris
The African quarter, “goutte d’or”
Chinatown
The Indian quarter


Trendy Paris
Faubourg Saint-Antoine close to the Bastille
Saint Martin canal and the Faubourg-Saint-Denis
The Marais area and its art galleries


Modern Paris
The Halles area
La Défense
The Bibliothèque de France (national library) and surrounding area
The New Montparnasse around the Place de Catalogne


Scientific Paris
The Museum of Medicine and the Curie Institute near the Odeon theatre
The Salpêtrière Hospital and Charcot Library
The Pasteur Institute
The Museum of Arts et Métiers
Saint Louis Hospital


Literary Paris
Balzac’s house in Passy
Madame de Sévigné in the Marais area
In the steps of Victor Hugo
The Museum of La Vie Romantique and George Sand


Paris and its museums
The great classics:
- The Louvre
- Orsay Museum
- Carnavalet Museum
- Rodin Museum
- Maillol Museum/DinaVierny Foundation
- The Arts et Métiers Museum
- Quai Branly museum (primitive art)
- The Orangerie in the Tuileries Gardens

Museums with charm:
- Nissim-de-Camondo
- Jaquemart-André
- Museum/studio of the sculptor Bourdelle
- Museum of La Chasse et la Nature
- Cognacq-Jay
- Museum of the Thirties
- Museum/studio of the sculptor Zadkine
- House/studio of Delacroix

Thematic Museums:
- The Police Museum
- The Assistance Publique Museum (state hospitals and care)
- The Post Office Museum


And of course Paris by night
Paris and its night life districts...
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés
- Faubourg Saint-Antoine
- Rue Mouffetard
- The village of Montmartre
- The Buttes-aux-Cailles district

Paris and its monuments...
- The Eiffel Tower
- The Arc de Triomphe
- The Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur
- The Bibliothèque Nationale de France (national library)
- Montparnasse Tower

Paris and its late night museums...
- The Louvre, Wednesdays
- Orsay Museum, Thursdays
- Arts et Métiers Museum, Thursdays
       

And also...

Visits of Paris by themes:
Water in Paris:
- The Seine, a royal road, its bridges on foot or by boat
- The reservoir at Montsouris and surrounding district

Underground Paris:
- The Catacombs
- Sewers Museum

Fashion and luxury in Paris:
- The Faubourg-Saint-Honoré
- Around the Place Vendôme

Private “hôtels particuliers” open on demand:
- The Petit Hôtel Bourrienne in the Faubourg-Poissonière dates from the Napoleonic period
- The Hôtel de Lauzun on the Ile Saint Louis dates back to Louis XIIIth