On the Spot – Paris (10) – Hospitals – Hôtel Dieu
They say Hôtel Dieu is the oldest hospital in Paris, but is that true?
On the Spot – Paris 9 – Le Marais
On the Spot – Paris 9 – Le MaraisStart: Musée Carnavalet, 23 Rue Madame de SévignéCost: Musée Carnavalet: free for the permanent collection; Musée Victor Hugo: unclear. Sometimes free, sometimes 9 euros. The website does not provide a definitive answer. This walk begins at the Musée Carnavalet, the museum dedicated to the history of the …
On the Spot – Paris (8) – The Existentialists (and a (neo)structuralist)
This walk is a continuation of the walk through the Jardin Luxembourg. We ended that one on Rue Férou, where Rimbaud’s poem Le Bateau Ivre is inscribed on the wall.
On the spot – Paris (7) – Jardin Luxembourg
On the Spot – Paris (7) – Jardin LuxembourgStart of the walk: Boulevard Saint-Michel, Luxembourg RER stationCost: free Around 1922, Ernest Hemingway lived in Paris. He was 24 years old, married to Hadley, and soon had a young son. He lived on Rue Cardinal Lemoine, near Rue Mouffetard. In A Moveable Feast, he recounts his …
On the spot Paris
This week no On the spot due too much work. Sorry for that. Next On the spot Paris on March 21 2026
On the spot – Paris (6): Hôpital Saint-Louis
The Saint-Louis hospital is over 400 years old