{"id":3898,"date":"2025-12-16T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/audioguide-paris.com\/?page_id=3898"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:26:57","slug":"saint-germain-des-pres-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/audioguide-paris.com\/index.php\/en\/saint-germain-des-pres-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Germain des pr\u00e8s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Walk: \u201cThe Secrets of Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s\u201d<\/h4>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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What if you left behind the clich\u00e9s of the Left Bank to dive into the real Saint-Germain, the one of plots, duels, writers\u2019 caf\u00e9s\u2026 and even the first tests of the guillotine? From the Fontaine Saint-Michel to the church of Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s,\r\n this walking tour takes you to the heart of a neighborhood where every terrace, cobbled courtyard, and fa\u00e7ade has something (very) surprising to reveal.<\/p>\r\n

Do you know where Paris\u2019s very first \u201czoo\u201d was located in the Middle Ages? Where the guillotine was first tested on straw bundles, then on live sheep? In which caf\u00e9 the very first real \u201ccoffee\u201d was served, a drink once considered almost\r\n suspicious\u2026 before becoming the official fuel of philosophers? The audio guide takes you from the Cour du Commerce Saint-Andr\u00e9 to the Procope, uncovering the bloody, funny, or brilliant stories that the fa\u00e7ades hint at but never\r\n explain.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Next, you head toward the Seine: historic streets, the H\u00f4tel de la Monnaie, Condorcet statue, Institut de France, Pont des Arts\u2026 Behind this postcard-like scenery lie debates about slavery, dreams of a universal encyclopedia, love\r\n locks threatening to collapse a bridge, and the \u201cImmortals\u201d deciding the fate of the French language. You\u2019ll be shown where to look to spot details you would never notice on your own.<\/p>\r\n

Then the route becomes more intimate: Rue des Saints-P\u00e8res, duels at Pr\u00e9-aux-Clercs, Belmondo\u2019s mansion, Maison Gainsbourg turned into a pilgrimage site, Square Taras Shevchenko and Saint-Volodymyr Cathedral, anchoring Ukrainian history\r\n in the heart of Paris. The finale brings you back to the legendary Deux Magots and Caf\u00e9 de Flore, the church of Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s, and the statue of Diderot: existentialists, resistance fighters, philosophers, and novelists\r\n suddenly intersecting in the same landscape.<\/p>\r\n

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