Trendy shops, nice restaurants, historic places and gay places :
  Heart of Paris!

North of Saint-Paul station, you come to Le Marais district. It’s a unique area in Paris: a very quiet and historic place with small streets, quiet squares and architectural treasures. It’s also, especially at night, a very trendy-gay-fashion area!

Stroll around the area and enjoy this very unique district!

Place des Vosges and Victor Hugo House

Walk down Saint-Antoine Street around three hundred meters towards Bastille square. Turn left in “rue de Birague”. Here you are !

The Place des Vosges is one of the oldest squares. 39 red stones houses with ground floor arcades surround the square and the central garden.

Just a personal point of view: it’s the most beautiful place of Paris!

The Place des Vosges has one major house: the home of Victor Hugo, the famous author of great masterpieces such as Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. You can visit his home and learn a lot about his life and his work.

Tip:
A very beautiful view onto the square from Victor Hugo House 2nd floor.

Victor Hugo House is free of charge,
It's usually open everyday except Monday, from 10:00am to 7:45pm

Rue des Francs Bourgeois

Rue des Francs Bourgeois runs from Place des Vosges.
It’s the favourite shopping street of the area, thanks to many eclectic and creative shops!

It offers a great mix of fashion, chic boutiques and home design. Open on Sundays!

Place du marché Sainte-Catherine

From Saint-Paul station, walk down Saint-Antoine Street around one hundred meters towards Bastille Square, and turn left onto “rue Caron”. Here you are !

The square is pedestrian only, very quiet and so romantic.
It's like a secret place for lovers…

It has plenty of little restaurants with colourful terraces.
Enjoy the cheerful atmosphere by night !

Le Marais by night

Between “Rue vieille du temple” and “Rue du temple”, it’s the area to have a drink by night.

It’s not only a gay scene, but also a cosmopolitan area where you’ll find tons of great bars and restaurants for everyone.

For a selection of best addresses to have a drink, dine out, dance, shop late, etc.
More about Marais district by night.