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Self-guided free tour

Île de la Cité & the Latin Quarter: The heart of Paris

Free · no booking Loop route

Duration
2 h 10 min approx.
Distance
4.3 km on foot
Stops
10 stops

A loop through the oldest Paris: from the Pont Neuf and Place Dauphine to the Sainte-Chapelle, the Conciergerie and Notre-Dame, then across the Left Bank to Shakespeare and Company, the Sorbonne, the Panthéon, the Luxembourg Garden and the café where the Revolution was argued over. Ten stops, a little over four kilometres with one gentle climb, and about two hours, not counting time inside the monuments.

Start and end Pont Neuf and the statue of Henry the Fourth

Get there

The route

The 1 marks where the tour starts and ends.

The 10 stops

At each one, a story of about two minutes.

  1. 1

    Pont Neuf and the statue of Henry the Fourth Start

    220 m · 3 min on foot

  2. 2

    Place Dauphine

    470 m · 7 min on foot

  3. 3

    The Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie

    400 m · 6 min on foot

  4. 4

    Notre-Dame Cathedral

    210 m · 3 min on foot

  5. 5

    Shakespeare and Company

    270 m · 4 min on foot

  6. 6

    Place Saint-Michel

    590 m · 8 min on foot

  7. 7

    The Sorbonne

    390 m · 6 min on foot

  8. 8

    The Panthéon

    540 m · 8 min on foot

  9. 9

    The Luxembourg Garden and the Medici Fountain

    550 m · 8 min on foot

  10. 10

    Cour du Commerce Saint-André and Le Procope

    620 m · 9 min back to the start

  11. Back at Pont Neuf and the statue of Henry the Fourth

    The tour ends where it started.

How it works

  1. 1. Get to the start

    Head to the starting point and tap “Start the tour”.

  2. 2. Listen

    At each stop, tap “I'm here” and listen to the story.

  3. 3. Follow the map

    Follow the map to the next stop. No rush.

Before you set off

Bring headphones and a charged phone: audio and map use up battery.

  • It is a loop: you finish where you started.
  • Stop whenever you like. Your progress is saved on this phone.
  • The route and the texts load when you start, so it keeps working with patchy coverage.
  • The walk stays outdoors. The time does not include going inside the buildings.
  • Available in Spanish and English.
Photo credits
  • 1. Pont Neuf and the statue of Henry the Fourth: Rmrfstar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 2. Place Dauphine: Des Racines et des Ailes · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 3. The Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie: Didier B (Sam67fr) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 4. Notre-Dame Cathedral: P e z i · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 5. Shakespeare and Company: flo21 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 6. Place Saint-Michel: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 7. The Sorbonne: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 8. The Panthéon: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 9. The Luxembourg Garden and the Medici Fountain: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • 10. Cour du Commerce Saint-André and Le Procope: Mbzt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons