The narrow cobbled footpath between high blind walls is a piece of the old village of Passy: Balzac's house is on one side, the Hôtel de Lamballe (once Dr Blanche's clinic where Nerval and Maupassant were treated) on the other, with a boundary stone dated 1731 halfway along.
- Address
- Rue d'Ankara to Avenue de Lamballe, 75016 Paris
- Hours
- Open street
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 15 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Start at the Maison de Balzac's lower gate; the Eiffel Tower peeks through at the end.
- Métro Passy or RER C Avenue du Président Kennedy.