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Day 2
Morning
7- Louvre:
Métro: "Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre" line 1 and 7.
Five days being just enough to visit the largest museum worldwide you better start your visit with the Aile Richelieu , there you will enjoy the discovery of art history from Sumerian Antiquity to XIX th century.
Afternoon
8- Rue de Seine:
Leaving the Louvre let's cross the Seine on the Passerelle des Arts leading to the rue de Seine famous for its many art galleries. Don't worry for lunch there are bistrots on your way... Don't neglect the side streets it's a nice district to stroll around. Going up rue de Seine you willdiscover the charming Place de Furstenberg where the painter Eugène Delacroix used to live, his house has been turned into the Delacroix Museum. Keep going through rue St Sulpice on your right; in the shade of this austere Rococo church flourish religious and profane art shops.
9- Saint Sulpice:
Ignored by most of the touristic itinerary this church offers both a refreshing halt and a rich display of art work of XVII th and XVIII th century through paintings and sculptures of Delacroix, Van Loo, Bouchardon, Pigalle... The XVIII th century organ attracts many music lovers every Sunday.
10- Rue Bonaparte
From the Place Saint Sulpice turn right into the Rue Bonaparte and going down the left sidewalk you will come across African and Contemporary art galleries ending by the Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts) located in ancients buildings (XVII th and XVIII th century) overlooked by the oldest dôme in Paris, the Monastère des Petits Augustins.
Cross the street and proceed on the opposite side-walk. Have a look in the crossing streets on your left while going back toward the Place St Germain where you will deserve an "aperitif" with the shadow of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir at the "Deux Magots" terrace unless you prefer to cross the street for a drink in the publishers sanctuary, the brasserie "Lipp".
Next tour : HISTORICAL
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