Free audio walk in Paris
Walk through the 6th Arrondissement
- 72 min
- 3.7 km
- 13 stops
- Free
Starts at 23 Quai De Conti
About this walk
Starting from the Pont des Arts, this walk takes you into the heart of the 6th arrondissement. You’ll stroll past elegant streets, visit the Luxembourg Palace and its beautiful gardens, and enjoy the lively cafés and squares that make this neighborhood so inviting. A balanced route that combines culture, history, and Parisian atmosphere. The route begins and ends at the Pont des Arts.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1Stop 1
Pont des Arts
This bridge once held 700,000 padlocks and nearly collapsed under the weight of love.
Read the story - 2Stop 2
The Académie Française
The institution built to protect the French language once forgot to include the word "French" in its own dictionary.
Read the story - 3Stop 3
College des Quatre Nations
A 17th-century complex now home to the Institut de France.
Read the story - 4Stop 4
Le Procope
This unassuming café on a narrow Parisian street quietly shaped revolutions, republics, and the modern world.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
The Death of Marat
A bathtub, a knife, and a single visit that changed the course of a revolution — it all happened right here.
Read the story - 6Stop 6
Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
The theater standing before you has changed its name nine times, and every single rename tells a story of revolution, empire, or reinvention.
Read the story - 7Stop 7
Jardin du Luxembourg
This garden looks peaceful today, but beneath its lawns lie secrets that most visitors never suspect.
Read the story - 8
- 9Stop 9
Église Saint-Sulpice
This church has been hiding a centuries-old secret in plain sight, and millions of visitors have completely misunderstood it.
Read the story - 10Stop 10
Prison de l'Abbaye
On this exact corner, a makeshift court once decided in seconds whether you walked free or died by the blade.
Read the story - 11Stop 11
Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey
The stone tower in front of you has survived Viking raids, a gunpowder explosion, and a revolutionary government that wanted to tear it down.
Read the story - 12Stop 12
Café de Flore
This café has served coffee to surrealists, existentialists, a future Chinese premier, and a novelist who wrote his way to fame one cognac at a time.
Read the story - 13Stop 13
Back at the Seine:
Every great walk has to end somewhere, and this spot on the Seine might just be the most fitting place to say goodbye.
Ready when you are
Walk Walk through the 6th Arrondissement with ROODS.
13 stops through Paris, about 72 minutes. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.
- Stories on a map, with narrated audio
- Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
- Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
