Thinking of renting an apartment in the Saint Germain district on the the rue de Tournon, it apears to be in the center of Paris. If anyone knows the street or the area any information would be very much appreciated. Thanks
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St Germain is in the 6th/7th rather than the 2nd arrondissement...
This is a very central and very popular area of Paris. You%26#39;re very near St Sulpice/Jardin de Luxembourg/Latin Qtr/Notre Dame. If the apartment sounds like it meets your needs and price, go for it - your location will be great.
You can go to www.pagesjaunes.fr (select English if you like), put in your address and get the listing - then click on %26#39;photo%26#39; and you can use the arrows to %26#39;walk%26#39; up/down your street to see what the buildings look like.
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Thanks so much Travelnutty I will certainly check that site out. From everything I%26#39;ve seen it does look like a very nice area of Paris and central to everything. Much appreciated.
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Oh yes and it is in fact arrondissement 6 my mistake.
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rue de Tournon runs south from rue Saint Sulpice to rue Vaugiradr and the Jardin de Luxembourg. This will certainly be a central location and a great neighborhood. You can take s sorta%26#39; electronic %26#39;..stroll through and local street map the neighborhood at the PagesJaunes map/photo site--
PHOTOS de VILLE--
photos.pagesjaunes.fr/1/d/home_paris.htm
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Thanks, KDKSAIL so by the sounds and looks of it the street is in a very nice part of Paris and obviously very central to everything. Also while I have someone who lives in Paris another possibility is an apartment on Rue de la Paix in arrondissement 2 area could your thought on the street and the neighborhood. Much appreciated.
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt; I have someone who lives in Paris another possibility is an apartment on Rue de la Paix in arrondissement 2 area could your thought on the street and the neighborhood%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Once again, if you look at your Paris street map (you%26#39;ve already got one, right? If not, why no? It ain%26#39;t as if you%26#39;re not gonna%26#39; need one) you%26#39;ll see that rue de la Paix runs between the Place de la Opera and the grande Garnier Opera House and Place Vendome (Ritz Hotel, and shops that will easily max-out any %26#39;plastic%26#39; other than AMEX %26#39;black%26#39;) and will be a VERY nice, Right Bank neighborhood and convenient to a lot. You can use the Photos de Ville site to take a %26#39;tour%26#39;.
You choice will probably come down to cost first and then %26#39;..neighborhood..%26#39;--Right Bank vs. Left Bank. The %26#39;..feel..%26#39; of neighborhood around rue de la Paix will be substantially diferent than that of rue de Touron. In either case, you probably can%26#39;t go far wrong.
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The rue de Tournon is the continuation of the rue de Seine. Two of my favorite places in Paris are on this street. Gerard Mulot%26#39;s wonderful boulangerie/patisserie is probably no more than 50 meters from your rue de Tournon address. A little farther along the rue de Seine is La Palette, one of the best cafes in Paris, IMO.
The area is very lively and interesting, with a lot of really good shops of every kind, a great market at the rue de Buci/rue de Seine intersection, and enough fine restaurants to keep you happily munching away for months. And the Jardin du Luxembourg will be right on your doorstep - a great place to take your purchases for a really wonderful picnic.
The rue de la Paix location will have a very upscale feeling to it and is certainly also very central, but my preference would be for the livelier and more %26quot;Parisian%26quot; feel of the rue de Tournon. Much of the area round the rue de la Paix has a more %26quot;commercial%26quot; feel, with office buildings and the like.
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KDKSAIL and IRISHROVR thanks for the info, it%26#39;s very much appreciated. The type of neiborhood was mainly what I was looking for as IRISH said one is more lively and patrician, the other more business and upscale which sounds like a can%26#39;t go bad with either one since they are what appears to be very good areas of the city. You can get maps but it really does give you peace of mind to know someone who lives or has visited that area to put your mind at ease. Thanks again.
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We tend to be %26#39;..Left Bank..%26#39; oriented and prefer this general area of the 6eme-Saint Germain des Pres for it%26#39;s more relaxed charms. You can stroll down to the corner of almost any street in the neighborhood, pick up a rock, toss it and break the window of a pleasnt little cafe, bistrot or restaurant. There will be a large number of these places, to suit almost any taste, appetite or budget. The area is also a %26#39;maze%26#39; of interesting little streets with interesting little shops. If anything this neighborhood will feel more %26#39;..plebian..%26#39; (though it%26#39;s really no longer true, %26#39;bohemian%26#39; may be the more apt description) to the rue de la Paix%26#39;s %26#39;..patrician..%26#39;. But though the %26#39;..feel..%26#39; may differ; either neighborhood is genuinely %26#39;..Parisian..%26#39;.
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Thanks KDKSAIL all your impressions are appreciated. This site and forum is great and I will be sure to use it to it%26#39;s full potential while planning my itinerary.
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