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Overview
Built on the left bank of Paris, considered the biggest city in North Europe during the Roman period, the Saint Michel District is known as The Roman and Student Arena.
Visiting this old 'arena,' the old roman baths and other ruins remaining from that period allow one to easily slip back into history. You will also see Sorbonne University (considered by many to be 'the Harvard of France') and walk around the narrow winding streets of Mont Saint-Geneviève, named after the Patron Saint of Paris, who lived in the 5th century.
Take a break in the Luxembourg Gardens, where the 'Rive Gauche' intellectuals take their daily stroll. Check out the nearby shopping area, browse through the book stalls on the river bank and visit two old medieval parish churches, their graveyard and the oldest tree in Paris.
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