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Lets Fly Away To Paris

The Left Bank is a wealth of Roman areas, a 12th Century university and the oldest churches in Paris, yet home to the most modernizing neighbourhood and newest museum. Perhaps after the Eiffel tower, the second most important thing to see in this district is the Mus?e d’Orsay. Situated at 1 rue de la L?gion-d’Honneur, in the 7th arrondissements, This museum houses a wealth of art in chronological order, starting from the ground floor to the upper level and then to the mezzanine, showing links between the impressionist painters and the forerunners.

The building was originally a train station, designed by Victor Laloux to coincide with the exposition Universalle in 1900. As you can imagine this meant that it had to be impressive, and that it was, but unfortunately the platforms were too short for modern trains and in the 1950s, it was nearly demolished. Saved by being turned into a theatre (Renaud-Barrault), scenes in Orson Welles’ The Trial were filmed here. In the late 1970s it was once again saved by Presidet Giscard d’Estaing, who decided to turn it into a museum spanning the fertile art period between 1848 and 914.

The Latin Quarter can also be found in the Left Bank, and is without a doubt, one of the best places to rent a Paris apartment or Paris hotel. Trendy, vibrant and interesting, according to historians, The Latin Quarter is so named due the fact that students here spoke Latin until the Revolution. It is also the site of the city’s most important Roman remains; the Cluny baths, now part of the Mus?e National du Moyen Age, and the Ar?nes de Lut?ce amphitheatre. The area is also full of many wonderful restaurants and bars, as well as medieval streets, perfect for wandering around and getting to know the city. The university area since ancient times, The Latin Quarter has lovely churches, wonky ancient buildings and libraries.

Another good area to rent accommodation Paris, St-Sulpice and the Luxembourg are areas full with historic buildings and interesting boutiques, that are perfect for looking at during your weekend break to Paris. You will find this district in the quarter south of boulevard St-Germain between Od?on and Luxembourg. The covered market of St-Germain is a definite must see, it has a shopping arcade, auditorium, food hall and underground swimming pool. Restaurants here are also reasonable, with a good range of pizzerias and some well known, high quality bistros such as; “M?chon d’Henri” and “Brasserie Fernand”