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| Shopping in the Marais
is an unforgettable experience, unparalleled in the world,
with one-of-a-kind shops that offer clothing, jewelry, foodstuffs,
home accessories, and objets d'art from every large and small
corner of the world. |
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In the heart of the Marais, you
can visit the Village Saint Paul, filled with antique stores selling
a vast range of furnishings from the last four centuries. |
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"Les bouquinistes"
are open-air bookstalls lining the Seine and offering a treasure
trove of secondhand books and prints.
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| Le Marais boasts one of the
most beautiful squares in Paris, if not the world--the Place des
Vosges, center of the French court until the 17th century. Today
you can visit the rooms overlooking the square where Victor Hugo
wrote Les Misérables. |
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Le Marais is home to a number of
small and unusual museums--the Carnavalet, the Picasso, the
Serrure
Bricard,
the Cognacq-Jay , and the National Archives.
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The Musée de la Serrure
Bricard, housing a collection of locks made throughout the ages
including the fittings for Napoléon's palace doors, locks
that attacked you if you tried a false key, and a seventeenth-century
wonder made by a craftsman who was kept under lock and key for
four years during its construction.
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| Your neighborhood
is bounded on the east by the spectacular Place de la Bastille and
on the west by Les Halles, the old open air market for the entire
city of Paris, now a deluxe indoor shopping, dining and entertainment
center. To the south lie the Seine, the Ile de la Cité and
Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Ile Saint. Louis, the oldest and most
exclusive residential quarter of Paris. There you will discover
many treasures--not least, Berthillon, with the best ice cream in
Paris. |
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