{"id":3957,"date":"2010-01-20T10:09:21","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=3957"},"modified":"2018-05-04T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T20:29:55","slug":"walk-around-sorbonne-paris-latin-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/20\/walk-around-sorbonne-paris-latin-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"A walk around the Sorbonne, in Paris\u2019s Latin Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img alignright size-medium wp-image-3960\" style='width:300px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/sorbonne_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Sorbonne in Paris: Latin Quarter\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t<div>The Sorbonne in Paris: Latin Quarter<\/div>\n<\/div><strong>Your journey starts on the place de la Sorbonne in <a title=\"Paris Travel tips\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/paris\/\">Paris<\/a>, a small square overlooking the entrance to the famous university<\/strong>, which started out in the 13th century as a theology college for destitute students. A clothing store now shares the space with cafes and bookstores, but the plaza remains a good starting point to explore the\u00a0<a title=\"Travel tips about the Latin Quarter, Paris\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/paris\/paris-travel-guide\/paris-neighborhoods\/latin-quarter\/\"><strong>Latin Quarter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Venture in the nearby rue de la Sorbonne and you might be allowed to enter the lovely 17th century college courtyard. On weekdays, it is teeming with students reading on the stone steps or rushing to class in the college\u2019s stately amphitheaters.<\/p>\n<p>Linking the square to the rue des Ecoles is the narrow rue Champollion, a lovely alley that packs not one but three Latin Quarter independent movie theaters, where students and professors attend retrospectives of filmmakers like Fran\u00e7ois Truffaut or Fritz Lang. To see what\u2019s playing at<strong> Le Champollion<\/strong>, which everyone calls <a title=\"Le Champo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cinema-lechampo.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Le Champo check out their website <\/a>. For a cheap after-movie beer and \u201ccroque-monsieur\u201d (a toasted ham and cheese sandwich), head to <strong>Le Reflet<\/strong>, on the same street.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"img alignleft size-medium wp-image-3961\" style='width:225px;'>\n\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/rue_champollionjpg-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cinemas on Rue Champollion\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>\n\t<div>Cinemas on Rue Champollion<\/div>\n<\/div>From place de la Sorbonne, you are just a short stroll away from the <strong>Panth\u00e9on, a neo-classical building where numerous French luminaries, including Voltaire and Descartes are buried.<\/strong> Behind the imposing square are charming little streets you would not want to miss. Take rue de la Montagne Sainte-Genevi\u00e8ve, for instance, and stop for coffee at Gaudeamus or for a meal at Les Pipos , a laid-back wine bar and bistro that often features live music. Another option is La M\u00e9thode, which has a terrace overlooking the former building of Ecole Polytechnique, the French equivalent of MIT.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are traveling alone or with your family and friends, these New York Habitat <a title=\"Accommodations in the Latin Quarter, Paris\" href=\"\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/latin-quarter-pantheon\">accommodations in the Latin Quarter of Paris<\/a> \u2013 from a cozy studio to a luxurious two-bedroom \u2013 will allow you to explore the area in depth.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paris Accommodation: 1-bedroom apartment in Sorbonne - Latin Quarter (PA-3236)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/3236\">One-bedroom duplex apartment in Sorbonne-St. Michel area (PA3236)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paris Apartment: Studio in St. Michel - Notre Dame (PA-3842)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/3842\">Studio vacation rental\u00a0in St-Michel &#8211; Notre Dame area (PA3842)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paris Vaction rental: 2-bedroom apartment in Port Royale - Luxembourg - St. Michel (PA-3703)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/paris-apartment\/vacation\/3703\">Two-bedroom accommodation in Port Royal-Luxembourg-St.Michel area (PA3703)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite activities in the Latin Quarter of Paris? Comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your journey starts on the place de la Sorbonne in Paris, a small square overlooking the entrance to the famous university, which started out in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[68],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3957"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7512,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3957\/revisions\/7512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}