Opera Bastille, Paris

Place de la Bastille

The Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris where the French Revolution was kicked off

Maison de Victor Hugo

The house in which the famous French novelist Victor Hugo once lived

Place des Vosges

Hôtel de Sully

Built in 1625, the Hotel de Sully is an interesting house with some sculptures in a beautiful courtyard

Theatre de la Bastille

Musee Carnavalet

The museum explores the history of Paris through objects in over 140 separate rooms, with a remarkable French Revolution collection

Ile Saint-Louis

Cirque d'Hiver

Mainly used as a concert hall and venue for fashion shows today, the Cirque d'Hiver was originally built in 1852 - as the name would suggest - as a winter venue for circuses

Jardin des Plantes

The Paris Botanical Garden, founded as the royal medicinal garden in 1626 by King Louis XIII's doctor, contains over 10,000 species

Musee Cognacq-Jay

The Musée Cognac-Jay, housed in Hotel Donon, a late 16th century townhouse, houses the private collection of Ernest Cognac-Jay, the founder of the La Samaritaine department store