Paris/3rd arrondissement



A quieter part of the ancient Marais neighbourhood which is centred in the 4th, the 3rd is possibly one of the best places to live in Paris. There are several good open air markets and lots of great local designer clothing stores.

The museums of the 3rd are among the best anywhere, including the Musée Picasso which contains both the master's works and his collections, and the almost undefinable Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers which has on display the first prototypes of almost every important invention, including the first monoplane, numerous artifacts from the creation of the Statue of Liberty, and of course, Foucault's Pendulum.

By Métro
Arts et Métiers station is probably the most convenient for the Musée des Arts et Métiers, but also within easy walking distance of all the attractions of the 3rd.

République station is on the northern edge of the 3rd arrondissement, but superbly well-connected and therefore highly convenient

See




Buy
There's a lot of stuff to buy in the 3rd, mainly in the side streets of the upper Marais down near the 4th. Of particular interest are the large number of men's clothing stores on rue de Turenne.



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