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Saint-Germain-des-Pres

Place St-Germain-des-Pres, 75006 Paris, France (Luxembourg)
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Ranked #47 of 314 activities in Paris
Type: Neighbourhoods
Activities: Shopping
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

Although considered touristy by some TA posters, we thoroughly enjoy strolling about Saint Germain, window shop, making a purchase or two often in Le Bon Marche, and enoy many of its charming cafes.

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 via mobile

We walked around for what seemed forever but was 3 how really... lots of quaint shops and antique places.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013

Located across the street from the Louvre, we happened upon this church. All of the churches in Paris are beautiful so that was a given. Small, but peaceful.

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

My family and I lived in St Germain des Près for seven years. It is a livey suburb with easy walking access to many universities and outstanding museums. Musée d'Orsay, Louvre and many others on the "rive droite" are within walking distance. Historic buildings pervade St Germain. The quintessencial suburb of "Marais" is not far as well. Accessing these places... More

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Houston, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

We stayed in the Latin Quarter just a few blocks walking in almost any direction of Saint-Germaine-des-Pres which is located around the abbey of Saint-Germaine-des-Pres. In this area you will find people from all over the world. Locals outfitted in the latest fashions going to work or just taking a stroll. Walk along the streets of Boulevard St-Germaine, Rue de... More

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Gozo
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

I like St Germain area. It's full of shops, restaurants and bars. There's also a metro and many tourists live here because it's safe.

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St Albans, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Meandering around the streets here is great fun - even on a Sunday when we were here when many shops are shut. It was a bustling place with street musicians and cafes galore. Tres chic!

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seattle
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

I particularly enjoyed taking side - streets off of the main drag. There are some wonderful bookstores, and restaurants, but the magic for me was 'getting lost' on rue du dragon, bonaparte, rue de rennes (with apologies to any french people who may be reading this and notice my spelling errors). There must be hundreds of shoe stores in this... More

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Sun Valley, Idaho
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

We stayed in this area and it was a never ending window shopping experience between the clothes and the patiserees. So convenient to everything including three metro stops.

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San Diego
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013

We rented an apartment at 73 Blvd Saint-Germain. This location is perfect. Wonderful shopping... both high-end and souvenir shopping. Easy access to Metro, buses, taxi's.. taxi-stand, by the way does by no means say there are any drivers in the taxi's!!

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