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Cluny La Sorbonne (line 10)
Luxembourg (RER B )
In the heart of ROMANTIC PARIS
The Hotel Excelsior Latin is the perfect base from which to enjoy romantic Paris and discover all its secrets. In the heart of the Latin Quarter, the hotel is a short walk from the Sorbonne, Saint-Germain, the Luxembourg Gardens and the Mouffetard district. It is also only a few minutes' walk from the principal museums and historic buildings of the City of Light: Notre-Dame, the Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre, Sainte Chapelle and Beaubourg. A little further away (by metro or bus) is the Eiffel Tower, the Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Montmartre, Sacré-Cœur…
The latin quarter
World famous since the Middle Ages, the Latin Quarter beats to the rhythm of its heart: the Sorbonne University. On the street of (great) schools, among the high walls of Humanist learning and in the shadow of great historic buildings, bookshops, record shops, cafés and charming little squares. This quarter exerts an intense magnetism.
The SORBONNE
Balzac, Calvin, Bergson, Erasmus, Lévi-Strauss… and many others frequented its lecture theatres and alcoves since the Middle Ages. Like Oxford, Bologna, Heidelberg and Salamanca, the Sorbonne is one of the centres of European learning. Today its chapel, façade and academic buildings are emblematic and magnificent sites in the history of Paris.
The PANTHEON
This was originally conceived as a large church at the behest of Louis XV. But Robespierre and the fiery Revolutionaries were not having any of that. The church was thus transformed into a proud "Temple from a grateful nation" for the ashes of "great men". It became the official place of worship of the Enlightenment for the French. Will you find, beneath its colossal domes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Hugo, Jaurès, Zola, Marie Curie, Louis Braille, Jean Moulin and Alexandre Dumas?
The LUXEMBOURG Gardens
Since 1612, the romantic Luxembourg Gardens have clothed the heart of Paris with greenery, statues and colour. In its 20 hectares of trees and flowers, you will find flowerbeds and fountains, statues of the queens of France, and of the likes of Flaubert, Beethoven and Chopin. Among these formal areas of the garden or in its landscaped parklands, are vast ornamental lakes where children can sail model boats like in a novel by Proust. Among a thousand images is the Luxembourg Palace, now the Senate building, its museum, tennis courts, children's playgrounds and chess players.
LOCATION
Metro : Cluny La Sorbonne (line 10) / RER : Luxembourg (line B)
Bus : Luxembourg (line 21, 27, 38, 82, 84, 85 et 89)
How to get to our hotel from airports, railway stations and the motorway :
From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport : RER B direction Paris, Luxembourg stop.
From Orly airport : Orlyval to Antony then RER B direction Paris, Luxembourg stop.
From the Gare du Nord : RER B direction Robinson/Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse, Luxembourg stop.
Or Bus line 38 (direct) direction Porte d'Orléans, Les Ecoles stop.
From the Gare de l'Est : Bus line 38 (direct) direction Porte d'Orléans, Les Ecoles stop.
From the Gare d'Austerlitz : Metro line 10 direction Boulogne, Cluny la Sorbonne stop.
From the Gare Montparnasse : Bus line 82 (direct) direction Luxembourg, Luxembourg stop.
From the Gare de Lyon : Bus line 63 (direct) direction Porte de la Muette, Les Ecoles stop.
From the Gare St Lazare : Bus line 27 direction Porte d'Ivry or line 21 direction Stade Charléty, Les Ecoles stop.
From the motorway : See www.mappy.com.
On foot, the hotel is,
A 1 minute : from the Pantheon, the Sorbonne
A 4 minutes : from the Luxembourg Gardens, Saint Germain des Prés, rue Mouffetard
A 8 minutes : from Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, the banks of the Seine
A 15 minutes : from the Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre, the George Pompidou Centre, the Marais district
Our top tips
LES PATIOS on 5th Place de la Sorbonne 75005 Paris
A traditional French brasserie in a 1930s atmosphere.
LE MANDARIN SORBONNE at 18 rue Cujas in the 5th arrondissement
Chinese and Vietnamese food with an excellent quality-price ratio.
The neighbourhood has an abundance of cafés, brasseries, restaurants, gardens, shops and historic monuments...
for you to discover or rediscover!
By metro/RER/bus:
A 10 minutes : from the Opéra Garnier, the grands boulevards and top department stores, the Bastille
A 15 minutes : from the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysées, Arc de Triomphe
A 20 minutes : from Montmartre, Sacré Coeur, Père Lachaise cemetery
