Walking tour of the Marais quarter

This is one of the most interesting corners of Paris. There used to be wetlands here that were drained by the monks of the Order of the Temple or the Templars. (Temple is Temple). It is here that “all roads lead to the Temple,” to the Temple. Thanks to the crusades and skillful leadership, the Templars became so rich and powerful that Philip the Beautiful decided to get rid of the Order of the Temple. The later Master of the Tamlier Order was executed. But these are very old cases. And later, the Marais quarter (which actually means the swamp) began to be populated by the nobility - after all, the Royal Palace of Tournel was located here. Until the tragic death of Henry II. These old houses we can still see today. For example, the house of Madame Sauvigna, now the museum of the history of the city of Paris. Thanks to these mansions, the quarter remained unharmed during the perestroika fever of Napoleon III. Part of the Marais has always been a Jewish quarter, with synagogues, Jewish bookstores, kosher shops and restaurants. What sweets Sasha Finkelstein or falafel Pitzman! Here you can always easily exchange 500-euro bills, which Russian tourists like to bring, and which the French have not seen. In the last century, a bohemian began to settle in Marais, followed by gay Parisians and new fashion designers. There are also many vintage shops and art galleries. During the tour you will learn a lot of interesting things about the inhabitants of the quarter - about Catherine de Medici and Diane Poitiers, about the curse of the Templars, about King Mad, about Queen Margot and much more.