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Place des Vosges

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Place des Vosges is one of Paris' finest squares. Walk to the center where Louis XIII sits on a horse surrounded by locals enjoying their fine community park. Henry IV built this centerpiece of the Marais in 1605. As hoped, this turned the Marais into Paris' most exclusive neighborhood. Victor Hugo lived at #6 (corner closest the Bastille, open to the public, admission fee).

To leave the square, walk behind Louis' horse to the arcade. Follow it left past art galleries and antique shops onto the boutique-filled rue des Francs Bourgeois. Browse two blocks off the place des Vosges to corner of rue de Sevigne where you'll see the Musee Carnavalet (History of Paris museum, on right).

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