Activities near by

The 6th arrondissement of Paris

Rue de Seine, where the Hotel Prince de Condé is located, is in the heart of Paris's 6th arrondissement. It begins on quai Malaquai, crosses the districts of Monnaie, Odéon and Saint-Germain des Prés, and ends on rue Saint Sulpice.

Opposite the Hôtel Prince de Condé, a very narrow street leads to rue Bonaparte at the level of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts: this is rue Visconti, which in the 17th century was inhabited by a majority of Protestants (who, incidentally, escaped the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre), earning this street the nickname "Little Geneva".

Alongside Rue Visconti, where you'll find specialized bookshops and publishers, Rue des Beaux-Arts is home to a number of top-quality modern and contemporary art galleries.

At the end of Rue de Seine, just a stone's throw from the Seine, you'll find the Passerelle des Arts, which leads directly to the Louvre. On the other side, you'll reach Boulevard Saint-Germain by cutting across rue Jacob and taking the little rue de l'Echaudé...or by wandering over to Place de Furstemberg, once Eugène Delacroix's studio and now the Musée Delacroix.

The emblem of the district is, of course, the Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés... Its history is also that of Paris. It is the oldest place of worship in Paris: a Roman temple, then an abbey under Childeric 1er (son of Clovis), destroyed by the Normans, rebuilt and converted. It is also the royal necropolis, even before Saint-Denis.

Must-see sites and monuments in the 6th arrondissement

Thanks to its location in the 6th arrondissement, right in the heart of Paris, staying at the Prince de Condé hotel gives you quick and easy access (less than 15 minutes) to the major monuments of central Paris:

Ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts
Monnaie de Paris
Passerelle des arts

Pont Neuf
Place de Fürstenberg
Institut de France
Musée Delacroix
Eglise Saint Germain des Prés
La Conciergerie
Carrefour de l'Odéon
Place de l'Odéon
Notre Dame and Sainte Chapelle
Saint Sulpice church
Former Royal Academy of Medicine
Luxembourg Gardens
Louvre Museum
Tuileries Gardens
Senate
Sainte chapelle / Notre Dame
Sorbonne

Smart Paris

Rue de Seine, which intersects with Rue des Beaux-Arts, Rue Visconti, Rue Jacob and Rue Buci, is ideally located in the center of Paris's 6th arrondissement, and offers a vast collection of art galleries and restaurants.

This maze of alleyways is home to a host of fashion and interior design boutiques, not to mention the haute couture stores of Boulevard Saint Germain. Creation excels in the fields of haute couture, with Isabelle Marant just around the corner, and top pastry chefs, intimately connected to fashion in creation and collections, with Pierre Hermé and Ladurée among others.

All these activities make the Saint-Germain district an ideal location for the art of observing the terraces of cafés and restaurants... La Palette, La Société but also the Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, the Brasserie Lipp, three cultural and intellectual landmarks in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, all listed historic monuments, so many places, so many styles.

The Hotel Prince de Condé is without doubt the ideal starting point for discovering Paris!