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The Normandy coast of the June 1944 landings, with Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc and the American Cemetery.
4 Sights
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The Left Bank quarter of literary cafés and bookshops, around the oldest church in Paris.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 ParisDirections
- Getting There
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés station (Metro line 4).
Why Go
The abbey church at its heart dates back to the 11th century, on a foundation from the 6th. Its café terraces were the haunt of Sartre, de Beauvoir and the writers of the postwar years.
Its streets are full of galleries, bookshops and fine food shops.
Nearby in Paris
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