Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Luxembourg

From Pont des Arts through the cafés and churches of Saint-Germain to Odéon, Saint-Sulpice and the Luxembourg gardens, finishing at the free Musée Zadkine.

Best time: Any day; the Luxembourg gardens close at dusk

The route, stop by stop

1. 1
   Pont des Arts

   Footbridge view of the Île de la Cité, 10 min.

2. 2
   Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés

   Oldest church in Paris (6th-11th c.), 15 min.

3. 3
   L'Avant Comptoir de la Terre

   Standing snack and glass of wine.

   Yves Camdeborde's standing-only bar next to Le Comptoir du Relais: small plates of charcuterie, croquettes and ham-and-cheese crêpes from the window, with natural wine.

4. 4
   Église Saint-Sulpice

   Delacroix murals in the first chapel on the right, 20 min.

5. 5
   Jardin du Luxembourg

   Medici fountain and Senate lawns, 30 min.

6. 6
   Musée Zadkine

   Free sculptor's studio and garden, 30 min.

   Sculptor Ossip Zadkine's house and studio with a small garden full of his bronzes, two minutes from the Jardin du Luxembourg; free and often almost empty.

Walking directions

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• Left Bank: Orsay, Rodin and Invalides to the Grand Palais3.5 km · 6 h 17 min
• Canal Saint-Martin to Belleville5.3 km · 3 h 41 min
• Tuileries to the Eiffel Tower along the Seine5.4 km · 4 h 12 min
• Southern villages: Montsouris, Cité Florale and Butte-aux-Cailles3.5 km · 2 h 47 min