History of Paris from Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Overview

Let yourself be guided through the explanations of a Lecturer Guide who will show you how Lutetia , a secondary city of the Roman Empire transformed itself into the royal capital of France and became Paris a leading city in the Middle Ages. The programme of the visit _ the arenas of Lutetia , emblematic place of Parisian antiquity. _ we will then go to the words of Cluny which demonstrates the diversity of ancient buildings we have left in the capital. _ it is then that we cross the seine to go to the Ile de la Cité: the heart of Paris. Here I would tell you about the palace of the city where the Merovingian kings occasionally settled and then the Capetians permanently. It is also home to Notre Dame de Paris , one of the major cathedrals in history. _ then we will reach the right bank , where the economic power of the city has developed: Town Inn , Sens Inn , Rue des rosiers and Place des Vosges.