About this route
Through Paris's trendiest neighbourhood — medieval mansions, the oldest market, Jewish bakeries and a revolutionary square.
Stops on this route
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Start
Place des Vosges
Paris's oldest planned square, built by Henri IV in 1612, with perfect symmetry and red-brick arcades.
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1
Musée Carnavalet
Free museum of Paris history in two Renaissance mansions, from Roman times to the present.
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2
Marché des Enfants Rouges
The oldest covered market in Paris, open since 1615, with food stalls from Moroccan to Japanese.
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3
L'As du Fallafel
Famous falafel shop on Rue des Rosiers in the historic Jewish quarter, with queues down the street.
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4
Maison de Victor Hugo
The apartment on Place des Vosges where Victor Hugo wrote much of Les Misérables.
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End
Café Carette
Elegant café under the arcades of Place des Vosges, known for its hot chocolate and macarons.
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