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A guided tour of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the spirit and emblem of the Left Bank

What is a guided tour? A walk off the beaten track? An original route? A dive into history, big and small? The discovery of a sometimes little-known heritage? Surprises at the corner of a street, behind a gate or a porte cochere? In reality, it's all that, and above all that, it's an enchanted interlude, an hour and a half of shared pleasure. Whether you are in love with Paris, the city of all superlatives... Whether you want to enrich your knowledge of history and art history... Whether you are passing tourists or born Parisians, re-discover the city differently with these guided walks. Among all the remarkable sites that the City of Lights abounds in, the Saint Germain des Prés district is one of the editorial staff's favorites. For its famous boulevard, of course, flanked by its magnificently restored church, and the legendary brasseries of Flore and Deux Magots. But not only. After a visit to the church, the oldest in Paris, destroyed and rebuilt many times, and whose recent restoration...