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Favorite Historical Sites in Paris (Well-Kept Secrets!)

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Recently when I lived in Paris again I found myself actively looking for historical sites there, and came across Art Nouveau restaurants, secret cloisters, ruins...
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Churches and Religious Sites

Beautiful Churches and religious sites you can still see for free.

 
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Incredibly secret cloister in Paris in Port Royal - enter the hospital and ask for directions to access
Cloister of Former Port Royal Abbey in Paris
 
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Industrial style church with cottagecore decor and sculptures
Notre Dame du Travail
 
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Beautiful and more secret church than Notre Dame
Saint-Thomas d'Aquin
 
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Stunning college with vaults and a tiny roof terrace
Le Collège des Bernardins

Ruins

Lots of beautiful ruins in Paris! It used to be a Roman city, and you'll also find medieval or church ruins in Paris.

 
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Wonderful convent ruins to access through a hospital
Couvent des Cordelières Ruins
 
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Stunning historical site
Aqueduc Médicis à Rungis
 
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Medieval museum in the 5th arrondissement
Musee de Cluny
 
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Art Nouveau portico in a garden
Square Félix Desruelles

Restaurants

Belle Epoque restaurants in Paris with an Art Nouveau style, or old butcher shops turned into cafe restaurants.

 
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Stunning Art Nouveau restaurant with history, one of many affordable Bouillons in Paris
Bouillon Racine
 
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Belle Epoque restaurant founded by the Chartier brothers
Vagenende - Paris
 
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Stunning Art Nouveau decor
Bouillon Chartier Montparnasse, Paris: A Belle Epoque Gem
 
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Modern cafe with a historic mosaic on the ceiling
Cafe Quai 33

Landmarks

Historic landmarks of Paris that are either museums or old buildings with incredible architecture.

 
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Industrial landmark of Paris
Eiffel Tower
 
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Wonderful free museum near the Champs Elysees
Petit Palais
 
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A most striking Art Nouveau building with a view of the Eiffel Tower
Lavirotte Building: Art Nouveau near the Eiffel Tower
 
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Huge museum in the Jardin des Plantes with gems, skeletons, and everything about natural history
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle