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Landmark, Paris
Shakespeare and Company
a bookshop from 1951 opposite Notre-Dame, where you can read right there
37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, France
Where to stay nearby
More nearby
Notre-Dame
Temple, 249 m
the cathedral, restored after the 2019 fire, is open again
Sainte-Chapelle
Temple, 349 m
a 13th-century chapel made almost entirely of stained glass, best on a sunny day
Pantheon
Landmark, 710 m
resting place of great French figures, Foucault's pendulum
Musée d'Orsay
Museum, 1.7 km
the Impressionists in an old railway station, with a huge clock window
Tuileries Garden
Park & garden, 1.9 km
the garden between the Louvre and Concorde — sit by the fountain on the green chairs
Where to eat nearby
Le Bonaparte
Breakfast, 1.0 km
«Breakfast and hot chocolate»
L'Escargot
Restaurant, French, 1.3 km
«Snails»