THE NEW DISTRICTS OF BERCY AND THE GRANDE BIBLIOTHEQUE

From the Zazie Hôtel, discover the new Bercy area on foot, with the Ministry of Finance and the Arena, the Bercy Gardens and the Cinémathèque Française, the Cour Saint-Emilion and the Musée des Arts Forains (Fairground Arts Museum)

Cross to the left bank via the Simone de Beauvoir pedestrian bridge, and access the François Mitterrand Library, in a new district where the Diderot University has taken over the old Mills, where the Frigos (fridges) are converted into artists’ studios and the Docks into the Cité de la Mode et du Design.

The walk on the left bank quays, from welcoming barges to sculpture gardens, will take you to the Institut du Monde Arabe, then Notre-Dame and even the Eiffel Tower (allow two hours, but it’s worth it ).