Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés: the back story
Neighbourhood guide
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Image courtesy of © Celette · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Saint-Germain-des-Prés: the back story
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, on the Left Bank, grew up around its abbey church. Its cafés, the Flore and Les Deux Magots, and Brasserie Lipp face one another on the boulevard Saint-Germain.
Cafés
The Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots and Le Procope.
Shopping
Le Bon Marché and La Grande Épicerie, Poilâne and Deyrolle.
Breakfast at the Flore, then the Luxembourg.
Eating
Guy Savoy and Marsan par Hélène Darroze (Two MICHELIN Stars), Relais Louis XIII and Ze Kitchen Galerie (One).
Our advice: stay at the Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, across from Le Bon Marché.
Why it's on our list
- Cafés
- Shopping
- Eating
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Saint-Germain-des-Prés: the back story before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Saint-Germain-des-Prés: 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
- Saint-Germain-des-PrésM4350 m4 min walk
- MabillonM10400 m5 min walk
- Rue du BacM12550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- The Louvre600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Musée d’Orsay600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Place Vendôme1.2 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Notre-Dame1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Palais Garnier1.7 kmWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Eiffel Tower2.8 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Arc de Triomphe3.4 kmWalk 42 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Sacré-Cœur3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Charles de Gaulle Airport24 kmCar or taxi 85 min
Main railway stations
- Gare Montparnasse2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Gare Saint-Lazare2.4 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Gare de l’Est3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare du Nord3.1 kmWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Gare de Lyon3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min