Medieval and Roman Paris

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1. Join us on a comprehensive overview of Medieval and Roman Paris, and discover how wine built Paris and how gothic architecture owes its existence to wine. Starting at the epicentre of the city on the Île de la Cité and Notre Dame, we learn the real beginning of the gothic style and how wine built and restored Notre Dame. We don't visit Notre Dame, but it is here we begin our tale of Roman and Medieval Paris.

   15 min

2. The oldest tree in Paris can be found in this square. We also recount the story of Saint Julien le Pauvre, who murdered his parents, but still became a saint...

   10 min

3. We don't enter this Byzantine style church, but admire it from the outside.

   5 min

4. This church was originally frequented by students of the Sorbonne University.

   5 min

5. The ruins of the Roman baths can be seen on the Saint Michel side of the Cluny Museum. The Cluny Museum itself has one of the world's most comprehensive collections of Medieval artefacts, including the tapestry series of 'The Lady and the Unicorn'.

   10 min

6. We stop by the statue of Michel de Montaigne (who famously invented the essay) to recount the history of La Sorbonne University.

   10 min

7. We pass by the statue of Dante Alighieri, the College de France, the Clos Bruneau, the Placette Jacqueline de Romilly, the Ecole Polytechnique and the Montagne Saint-Genevieve before reaching the Church of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont where we talk about the stain glass and 'Midnight in Paris'.

   15 min

8. The Pantheon, which was once a church, became a mausoleum for 'the great men of France', seven of whom are women. It was also here that Foucault proved the rotation of the Earth with a pendulum.

   10 min

9. A vestige of the 12th century wall of Philippe August can be seen on the rue Clovis. We can also see the Scottish College on the rue Cardinal Lemoine and the address where James Joyce finished writing Ulysses. Farther up the street we also see where Ernest Hemingway lived.

   15 min

10. Once surrounded with vines, this square has been a meeting and drinking place since the Middle Ages. The lively, animate atmosphere of this picturesque square has carried on without interruption. It is also where La Pleiade, a group of French writers decided to stop writing in Latin and popularised the idea of writing in French.

    10 min

11. On the pedestrian rue Rollin, we pay tribute to Rene Descartes who famously said, 'Dubito, cogito, ergo sum'. We carry on to Paris' Roman Arena, which is nearly 2000 years old. A vineyard called the Clos des Arenes existed here in the Middle Ages and has been revived with vines now planted on three slopes of the gradients that once hosted the thousands of spectators who came here to watch gladiatorial combat and nautical jousting matches.

    20 min

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How it compares in Paris

• Its from-price is 43% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 2160 of 4664.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Paris

Paris förenar praktfulla boulevarder och monument vid floden med caféterrasser, konstsamlingar i världsklass och kvarter som känns som byar.

Seine rinner genom stadens hjärta, förbi Île de la Cité med Notre-Dame och Sainte-Chapelle, Louvrens långa fasad och Musée d'Orsay i den gamla järnvägsstationen. Nedströms reser sig Eiffeltornet över Champ de Mars och Triumfbågen kröner Champs-Élysées.

Top-ranked sights in Paris: Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, 4th Arrondissement.

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