Paris

The Colonne de Juillet dominates la Place de la Bastille. It marks the site of the prison known as the Bastille which was stormed by the Mob in 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. In the subway station beneath the square, stones from the Bastille's foundation can still be seen.

Paris' original attempt at urban planning, the Place des Vosges is now its oldest square.
The square acquired its present name in 1799 when the Department of the Vosges.
Several of its houses have their own particular histories : number 1 bis where Mme de Sevigné was born, number 17, former residence of Bossuet; number 21 where Richelieu lived from 1615 - 1627, and number 6 - now a museum: Maison de Victor Hugo.

The edges of the Seine remain an ideal place for walking: besides the charm of the river, occupied by barges, you will meet numerous monuments among which of the magnificent bridges. For the lovers of books, make a stop with these small wooden green boxes which conceal treasures of the literature. It is naturally about bouquinistes.
Pedestrians, rollers, cyclists roam on ways on bank as soon as the beautiful days make their appearance, every on Sunday from 10 am till 5 pm.