Canal Saint-Martin & the east
Canal Saint-Martin and the east: the back story
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Image courtesy of © JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Canal Saint-Martin and the east: the back story
East of the Marais, the 10th and 11th arrondissements run from the Canal Saint-Martin to the Bastille and the Buttes-Chaumont: the city of its most talked-about bistros.
The canal
The locks and footbridges of the Canal Saint-Martin.
Eating
Septime (One MICHELIN Star), Clamato and Auberge Pyrénées Cévennes (Bib Gourmand), Le Bistrot Paul Bert and Bouillon Julien.
Walk the canal on a Sunday, then dinner in the 11th.
Parks
The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont.
Our advice: buy breakfast at Du Pain et des Idées.
Why it's on our list
- The canal
- Eating
- Parks
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Canal Saint-Martin and the east: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Canal Saint-Martin and the east: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest métro stations
- RépubliqueM11M3M5M8M9300 m4 min walk
- GoncourtM11300 m4 min walk
- Jacques BonsergentM5550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Notre-Dame2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Louvre2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Palais Garnier2.6 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Sacré-Cœur2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Place Vendôme2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Musée d’Orsay3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Arc de Triomphe5.3 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Eiffel Tower5.4 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 23 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport21 kmCar or taxi 76 min
Main railway stations
- Gare de l’Est1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Gare du Nord1.4 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Gare de Lyon2.7 kmWalk 34 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Gare Montparnasse4.8 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 21 min