The 5th arrondissement: Historic Paris

5th Arrondissement: Historic Paris

 

The XXth arrondissement is xxxx (oliver writes description)

The Earful Tower podcast episode

This podcast episode on the XXth district of Paris includes an interview with xxx and our final ranking on the district out of 100. 

Video guide to the 5th arrondissement

We’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link). 

The Earful Tower’s guide to the xxth arrondissement

 

• Oldest arrondissement in Paris (claimed Wikipedia) - first built by the Romans. 
• Latin Quarter, known as such because in the Middle Ages the students here were taught in Latin.
• Students lived here historically and now.
• Beat Generation, many of the greats of that movement lived in the neighborhood. 

 

Tops things to find in the 5th arrondissement

 

Plan:

 

Breakfast at LouLou

Cluny 

Pantheon

Bibliotheque genevieve

Jardin des plantes

Musee natural history

Zoo (but it was shit)

Mosque for tea

Mouffetard 

Midnight in Paris steps

Le Contrescarpe

Maison de Verlaine

Caveau de la huchette

 

Natural History Museum  + Jardin des Plantes Address: 2 Rue Buffon, 75005

Tickets

 

Grande Mosquée de Paris Address: 2bis Pl. du Puits de l'Ermite, 75005

Lockers available, only for women, open every day 10h - 21h, variety of hamman options, book tickets here

 

Saint-Geneviève Library Address: 10 Pl. du Panthéon, 75005

Hours Mon - Sat 10h - 22h

To enter you need to fill out this form and bring a valid form of ID. Then you complete your registration at the library.

 

Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcoparis Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005

 

Place de l’Abbé Basset Address: 1 Rue Saint-Etienne du Mont, 75005

The Midnight in Paris steps

 

Arab World Institute Address: 1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005

Hours: Tues - Sun 10h - 19h

 

Panthéon Address: Pl. du Panthéon, 75005

 

Cluny Museum - National Museum of the Middle Ages

Address: 28 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 (with a quick visit to the roman ruins of the old bath houses)

 

Le Caveau de la Huchette @caveaudelahuchetteofficiel

Address: 5 Rue de la Huchette, 75005

Hours: Open every evening, no reservation.

Fri, Sat & pubic holidays: 21h - 4h

The musician: Du mercredi 29 juin au samedi 2 juillet : Matthieu Boré Blues in New Orleans

 

Ancient vestiges of the city: Phillipe Auguste wall, the Romann baths and the Arène de Lutèce. Perhaps an honorable mention?

 

Outdoor Sculpture Museum

Along the banks of the Seine always such an amazing atmosphere here

Address: 11 Bis Quai Saint-Bernard, 75005

 

Food

 

Resturants

 

La Tour D’Argent Address: 19 Quai de la Tournelle, 75005 

 

Chinaski @chinaskiparis Address: 46 Rue Daubenton, 75005 Paris, France

Cafe by day, neo bistro by night

 

Restaurant Flocon @restaurantfocon Address: 75 Rue Mouffetard, 75005 

Great spot to visit on the vibey Rue Mouffetard

 

Le Bel Ordinaire @lebelordinaire Address: 5 Rue de Bazeilles, 75005

 

Au P’tit Grec Address: 68 Rue Mouffetard, 75005 Paris, France

Great cheap crêpes on Mouffetard

 

Marché Maubert Address: Pl. Maubert, 75005

Good square with great bakeries, cheese shops and green grocers. 

 

Le Loulou @loulou_restaurant Address: 90 Bd Saint-Germain, 75005

Brunch & Coffee

 

Drink

 

Place de la Contrescarpe Address: 2-2 Pl. de l'Estrapade, 75005 

Hemmingway lived just around the corner ay 74 rue du Cardinal-Lemoine he came here often. James Joyce finished Ulysses just down the road at 71 rue du Cardinal Lemoine.

 

Rue Mouffetard

Rue Mouffetard was so-named because of the mouffle, Old French for stink, that came from the river Bièvre at the foot of the hill (!! cool link) Orwell wrote about this area in Down and Out in Paris and London.

 

Coffee

 

Jozi Café @jozicafeparis Address: 3 Rue Valette, 75005