Place des Vosges
Paris’s oldest planned square: red-brick arcades around a quiet garden, once home to Victor Hugo.
- Type
- Square
- Area
- Le Marais
- Opening hours
- Daily in daylight (garden closes at dusk, about 19:30 in autumn)
- Price
- Free
- Time needed
- 25 min
Getting there from Notre-Dame de Paris
🚶 1.5 km · 19 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Ma Bourgogne (Brasserie · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 2 min walk
- Chez Janou (Bistro · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 4 min walk
- Bofinger (Brasserie · €€€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Café des Musées (Bistro · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 5 min walk
- Miznon (Street food · €€ · Le Marais) · 🚶 9 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Le Peloton Café (Coffee bar · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 🚶 12 min walk
- Shakespeare and Company Café (Café · €€ · Islands & Latin Quarter) · 🚶 22 min walk
- Du Pain et des Idées (Bakery · € · Le Marais) · 🚶 27 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Musée Carnavalet · Museum · 🚶 0.4 km · 5 min walk
- Musée Picasso · Museum · 🚶 0.7 km · 9 min walk
- Île Saint-Louis · Park · 🚶 1.0 km · 12 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Marché Bastille (boulevard Richard-Lenoir) (7 min walk)
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Last updated: 5 October 2026