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ABOVE: The four-star Hotel de Buci is an attractive, conveniently located boutique hotel between the Boulevard St-Germain and the Seine.
The Left Bank, and more specifically the Quartier Latin and St-Germain-des-Pres, have a powerful allure for visitors from abroad.
First-time visitors in particular are likely to envision latter-day knockoffs of Ernest Hemingway and Jean-Paul Sartre sipping wine in cozy cafés while Picasso wannabes are painting nude women in garrets amid the Left Bank's rooftops.
In reality, today's Latin Quarter and St-Germain are prosperous neighborhoods of busy avenues, expensive shops, and more than a few chain restaurants.
Pockets of quaintness remain, but the prevailing atmosphere is that of a major international city (albeit one with what a New Yorker might call an Upper West Side sensibility with a bit of Greenwich Village thrown in for the tourists).
The 5th and 6th arrondissements do have many appealing hotels, and they're home to a number of interesting churches and museums (including one of our favorites, the Musée National du Moyen Age or Cluny Museum).
If you stay near the Seine, you'll be close to Nôtre Dame Cathedral, La Conciergerie, St-Chapelle, the Louvre, and the Marais just across the river on the Right Bank.
And if you're coming from either Charles de Gaulle Airport or Orly Airport, you can take the RER "B" train to the St-Michel RER and Métro station, which is conveniently located near the Seine on the border of the 5th and 6th.
We recommend staying within a few blocks of the Seine, which will make it easier to reach major sights (including those on the islands or the Right Bank) on foot.
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Tip: If you're looking for picturesque,
pedestrian-friendly streets with small hotels, cafés, and restaurants, try the
area just to the west of the St-Michel RER/Métro stop between the Boulevard
St-Michel and the Seine.
(The
Hotel de
Buci, pictured at the top of this page, is an example of what you can expect
to find in the area.)
Next page: Left Bank: Eiffel Tower, Invalides
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