Tourist Information The old, narrow and colorful streets of Saint-Germain-des- Prés are lined with intriguing antique shops, art galleries and boutiques.

Mornings are animated by the Seine and Buci outdoor markets.In the evenings, chic Parisians emerging from quaint neighborhood restaurants meet in cafés such as the Deux-Magots and The Flore, former haunts of the French intellectuals like Sartre and De Beauvoir.

The Romanesque church of Saint-Germain was once part of a vast Benedictine abbey and the oldest church of Paris (11th c.).

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