Paris arrondisements

We will be in Paris the first week of August. We are thinking of staying in the Latin Quarter in 5e or 6e.

What is this area like ? Is it better to stay by the Louvre?I would like to walk to some cafes for informal eating, be close to a metro etc. Any suggestions woiuld be a big help. We haven%26#39;t been to Paris in 10 years.

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I think you will enjoy the 5th or 6th (and le Louvre is within walking distance). There are a good number of cafés and the area is animated in the evenings. If you have not already chosen a hotel, the %26quot;Paris Hotels%26quot; link in the upper left portion of this page is a good place for ideas.

Everywhere in Paris is near a Métro station so public transportation is always convenient.

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Everyone will have their favourite arrondissement of Paris. For first timers, the 1st to the 7th are probably the best. Near to the Seine.

Everywhere is close to metros, it is the best transport system in the world! Cafes etc all over wherever you are..

1st. Big shops. Opera Garnier. Louvre. Palais Royal. Tourists, French people working. Expensive. Posh hotels Ritz.

2nd Love it! my favourite. More french people fewer tourists. Rue montorgieul market street. Handy to get anywhere in the city. Walk to river.

3rd and 4th. The Marias. also love it. Tourists. shops , narrow streets. lots of museums and houses to visit. Place des Vosges. ( wonderful square) near Bastille. Walk to Notre dame across the ile de st Louis in the centre of the Seine.

6th is full of tourists, cafes, bars,shops etc. Near Notre Dame, the river. Lots going on day and night. Musee d%26#39;orsay Louvre just across the river. Expensive tourist prices. Personally would prefer somewhere else.

5th also lots going on, lots of students and their parents, as near Sorbonne. Mouffetard market street. Panthenon. Luxemberg gardens. Still easy to get anywhere.

7th. Quieter but not dead, Overshadowed by Eiffel tower. Ecole militare. More upmarket. More Parisiens. Still tourists.plenty cafes and shops. Rue Cler. market street.

Denise

Love from England

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Have a look at the Henri IV Rive Gauche. It gets consistently good reviews here on TA and the location cannot be beat. It%26#39;s near the river, the metro, the RER as well as numerous good restaurants.

http://www.henri-paris-hotel.com/

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Thanks you all for so much input. We stayed very far out in Vanves 10 years ago and I want to be closer to everything. What are the best markets to shop in and when?

Thanks from Cin

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My favorite open air (farmer%26#39;s) market is on the Avenue Saxe, the Saxe-Bruteuil Market. It, and three others, are listed here...

www.parismarkets.net/Saxe-Breteuil.html

You must do some planning as these markets are only open on certain days of the week. The Saxe-Bruteuil is Sat and Thurs.

hth

Pjk

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Here is a list of all the markets in Paris.

www.v1.paris.fr/EN/Living/markets/markets.asp

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Another list of all food markets as well as other specialty markets:

paris.angloinfo.com/information/6/markets.asp