About this route
A flat walk along both banks of the Seine — from the Eiffel Tower past houseboat cafés and bouquinistes to the Île Saint-Louis.
Stops on this route
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Start
Eiffel Tower
Gustave Eiffel's 1889 iron lattice tower, the most visited paid monument in the world.
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Pont Alexandre III
Paris's most ornate bridge, with gilded Nymphs, cherubs and Art Nouveau lamps spanning the Seine.
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Les Bouquinistes
Open-air booksellers in green boxes lining the Seine quays — a UNESCO-listed tradition since the 16th century.
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Pont Neuf
Paris's oldest standing bridge, completed in 1607, crossing the tip of Île de la Cité.
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Île Saint-Louis
Peaceful residential island behind Notre-Dame, with 17th-century mansions and Berthillon ice cream.
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End
Berthillon
Paris's most famous glacerie, hand-making ice cream on Île Saint-Louis since 1954.
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