The treasures of the Latin Quarter Activity

According to Julius Caesar, the Gauls had established Lucotetia on the Île de la Cité, but the Gallo-Roman city took shape on the other side of the Seine, on the left bank, using the North-South axis as a reference point: the cardo maximus (now rue Saint-Jacques).

Thus appear thermal baths, a temple, arenas, a forum...

In the Middle Ages, it was in this district, ravaged by the Vikings in the 9th century, that the first universities were founded: they thus broke away from the teaching provided by the canons of Notre-Dame. The teachers, perched on a platform, gave their lessons (in Latin) in the street, in front of attentive pupils sitting on hay bales...

The district of printers and publishers, it is still today the student district par excellence, balancing between the bustle of modern life and the oldest remains of the capital.

Route : from the Place Maubert, a former place of learning which became a place of public executions during the Renaissance, you will discover the Rue Galande leading to the Church of Saint-Julien Le Pauvre, the oldest tree in Paris, the Rue de la Huchette and its surprises, Saint-Séverin and its architectural jewel, its former charnel house, the Thermes de Cluny and the courtyard of its medieval hotel, the Place de la Sorbonne and the summit of the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève dominated by the Panthéon.

• Guided tour
• Entry ticket