Champs-Élysées
Search results
Île de la Cité ( French: [il də la site]; English: City Island) [1] is an island in the river Seine in the center of Paris. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire. In 508, Clovis I, the first King of the Franks, established his palace on the island.
- Palais de la Cité
The Palais de la Cité (French pronunciation: [palɛ d(ə) la...
- Ile de la Cité
Language links are at the top of the page across from the...
- Palais de la Cité
Île de la Cité: Île de la Cité, vue du pont de la Tournelle. Géographie; Pays France: Localisation Seine / Paris: Coordonnées : 48° 51′ 17″ N, 2° 20′ 45″ E: Superficie 0,22 km 2: Géologie Île fluviale: Administration; Région: Île-de-France: Commune: Paris: Arrondissements: Paris Centre: Démographie; Population 891 hab ...
- Take an Ile de la Cité Walking Tour. Walking tours with an expert guide are great to discover more about a specific neighborhood. They are also ideal for people with limited time in Paris, looking to visit the city’s essential sights.
- Visit Notre Dame Cathedral (from the outside) Notre Dame Cathedral (Our Lady of Paris) is a jewel of Gothic architecture. The cathedral is the most important monument of Medieval Paris and, without a doubt, the most important attraction on the Ile de la Cité.
- Point Zéro. About 50 meters from Notre Dame Cathedral (not visible during the reconstruction works), there’s a compass rose engraved in a piece of bronze and surrounded by a stone slab on which we can read “Point Zéro des Routes de France” (Zero point of the roads of France).
- Visit the Archaeological Crypt of Ile de la Cité. Just in front of Notre Dame, the fascinating Archaeological Crypt of Ile de la Cité is one of our favorite sites of Paris underground.
Die Île de la Cité ist eine Binneninsel in der Seine und der älteste Teil der französischen Hauptstadt Paris. Sie vergrößerte sich im Laufe der Jahrhunderte von ursprünglich 8 auf 22 Hektar und ist durch neun Brücken mit den beiden Seineufern Rive Droite und Rive Gauche sowie mit ihrer Nachbarinsel Île Saint-Louis verbunden. Diese ...
The Pont Neuf ( French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ nœf], "New Bridge") is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western (downstream) point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BC, the birthplace of Paris, then known as Lutetia and, during the ...
