The itinerary at a glance
Two independent sections, to do on the same day or over two days:
- Half-day 1 (Left Bank and the Louvre): 7 stops, about 4.5 km of walking, 4 to 5 hours including stops.
- Half-day 2 (Montmartre and the canal): 4 stops, about 2.5 km of walking and one métro journey, around 3 hours.
- Late-afternoon option: the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a setting in Inception, reached by métro.
For the full list of productions filmed in the capital, see our guide to films and TV series shot in Paris.
A Métro-Train-RER ticket costs €2.55 (prices noted in September 2026). Three or four journeys are enough for the whole route.
Summary table of stops
| No. | Place | Address | Métro | Production | Time on site | Walk to the next stop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Place de l'Estrapade | Place de l'Estrapade, 75005 Paris | Place Monge (7), RER B Luxembourg | Emily in Paris | 15 min | 1 min |
| 2 | Boulangerie Moderne and Terra Nera | 16 and 18 rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris | Place Monge (7), RER B Luxembourg | Emily in Paris | 20 min | 5 min |
| 3 | Saint-Étienne-du-Mont church | Place Sainte-Geneviève, 75005 Paris | Cardinal Lemoine (10) | Midnight in Paris | 15 min | 12 min |
| 4 | Shakespeare and Company | 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris | Saint-Michel (4), Cluny–La Sorbonne (10) | Before Sunset, Midnight in Paris | 30 min | 17 min |
| 5 | Café de Flore | 172 boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris | Saint-Germain-des-Prés (4) | Emily in Paris | 30 min | 16 min |
| 6 | Louvre Pyramid | Cour Napoléon, 75001 Paris | Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre (1, 7) | The Da Vinci Code, Lupin | 30 min | 8 min |
| 7 | Place de Valois and Palais-Royal garden | Place de Valois, 75001 Paris | Palais-Royal–Musée du Louvre (1, 7) | Emily in Paris | 30 min | end of the half-day |
| 8 | Café des Deux Moulins | 15 rue Lepic, 75018 Paris | Blanche (2), Abbesses (12) | Amélie | 30 min | 7 min |
| 9 | Au Marché de la Butte | 56 rue des Trois-Frères, 75018 Paris | Abbesses (12) | Amélie | 10 min | 6 min |
| 10 | Square Louise-Michel | At the foot of the Sacré-Cœur, 75018 Paris | Anvers (2) | Amélie | 30 min | métro + 15 min |
| 11 | Canal Saint-Martin | Quai de Valmy and quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris | Jaurès (2, 5, 7 bis), Jacques Bonsergent (5) | Amélie | 45 min | end |
| Option | Pont de Bir-Hakeim | Pont de Bir-Hakeim, 75015/75016 Paris | Bir-Hakeim (6), Passy (6) | Inception | 20 min | — |
Walking times estimated at a relaxed pace. Prices noted in September 2026.
Half-day 1: from the Latin Quarter to the Palais-Royal
Start early, ideally before 9am: place de l'Estrapade draws groups of fans from the morning onwards. The route then slopes gently down towards the Seine.
1. Place de l'Estrapade: Emily's building
1 place de l'Estrapade has served as the front of Emily Cooper's building since the first season: she rents a former maid's room on the fifth floor. It is a residential building: take photos from the square, without going in or blocking the door.
2. Boulangerie Moderne and Terra Nera
A few steps away, at 16 rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques, the Boulangerie Moderne is where Emily tastes her first pain au chocolat; its pastries were well known before the series. At no. 18, the Italian restaurant Terra Nera plays Gabriel's restaurant, "Les Deux Compères" in the early seasons. Book if you want to have lunch there.
3. The steps of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont: Midnight in Paris
Walk round the Panthéon to the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, place Sainte-Geneviève. In Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen, 2011), Gil (Owen Wilson) sits on some steps at midnight; a 1920s Peugeot carries him off to the Paris of the Roaring Twenties. These are not the steps of the main doorway but those on the north side, on rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève, at the corner of rue Descartes.
4. Shakespeare and Company: Before Sunset
Walk down rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève towards the Seine to 37 rue de la Bûcherie, opposite Notre-Dame. The English-language bookshop opens Before Sunset (Richard Linklater, 2004): Jesse presents his book there and meets Céline again nine years after they first met. It also appears in Midnight in Paris.
- Opening hours: Monday to Wednesday 10am–8pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am–9pm, Sunday 12pm–7pm.
- Good to know: the bookshop asks visitors not to take photos or film inside. Bags larger than 40 cm are not allowed. The queue moves quickly.
5. Café de Flore: Emily's meeting place
Head to 172 boulevard Saint-Germain, on the corner of rue Saint-Benoît. In season 1 of Emily in Paris (episode 6), Emily meets Thomas, a semiotics professor, here. The café faces Les Deux Magots, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Prices on the terrace are considerably higher than in a neighbourhood café.
6. The Louvre Pyramid: The Da Vinci Code and Lupin
Cross the Seine by the Pont des Arts to the Cour Napoléon. The Da Vinci Code (Ron Howard, 2006) was partly filmed inside the museum; the film opens and ends on the inverted pyramid, located in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping arcade. The first episode of Lupin (2021) was also filmed at the Louvre, on closing days and at night: Assane Diop plans the theft of the queen's necklace there.
The pyramid and the Cour Napoléon can be seen for free. To go into the galleries, a ticket costs €22 for residents of the European Economic Area and €32 for other visitors since January 2026 (prices noted in September 2026).
7. Place de Valois and the Palais-Royal garden
In the series, the offices of the Savoir agency are at 6 place de Valois, a small enclosed square right next to the Palais-Royal. Emily meets Mindy in the Palais-Royal garden on her first lunch break, and the garden reappears throughout the seasons. Finish with the Buren columns in the main courtyard.
Half-day 2: Montmartre and the Canal Saint-Martin with Amélie
Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001) was mainly filmed in Montmartre, and most of the locations have changed little.
8. Café des Deux Moulins
At 15 rue Lepic, the Café des Deux Moulins is the café where Amélie works. The zinc bar and the banquettes are still close to those in the film. A display case holds mementoes from the shoot and the menu features the crème brûlée that Amélie loves to crack with her spoon.
9. Au Marché de la Butte: Collignon's grocery
Walk up rue Lepic, then make your way to 56 rue des Trois-Frères. The Au Marché de la Butte grocery plays the shop of Collignon, the film's unpleasant grocer. The shopfront has changed little and the shop displays press cuttings about the film.
10. Square Louise-Michel, at the foot of the Sacré-Cœur
Square Louise-Michel, below the Sacré-Cœur basilica, is the setting for the treasure-hunt sequence: Nino follows blue arrows painted along the paths and staircases to retrieve his photo album. The paths are still recognisable; the telescope from the film has been removed.
11. The Canal Saint-Martin
Take line 2 from Anvers to Jaurès (4 stops), then walk down quai de Valmy. Amélie skims stones from the lock bridge level with rue Bichat, which links the two banks of the canal. The locks and the metal footbridges have hardly changed. Audrey Tautou could not skim stones: the scene was touched up in post-production. To extend the walk, see our page on the Canal Saint-Martin.
Optional: the Pont de Bir-Hakeim (Inception)
In Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010), Cobb takes Ariadne into a dream on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, beneath the métro viaduct with its rows of metal columns. From the Palais-Royal, take line 1 to Charles de Gaulle–Étoile, then line 6 to Bir-Hakeim: allow about 30 minutes. Come early in the morning to have the walkway almost to yourself.
Practical tips
- Best times for photos: early on weekday mornings for place de l'Estrapade, place de Valois and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim. The steps of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont can also be photographed at night.
- Crowds at the Emily in Paris locations: place de l'Estrapade, the Boulangerie Moderne and the Palais-Royal garden draw a lot of visitors, especially at weekends and after a new season is released.
- Respect for residents: Emily's building and the streets of Montmartre are lived in. No photo shoots in front of doorways and no tripods on narrow pavements.
- Businesses: the Café des Deux Moulins, Au Marché de la Butte, the Boulangerie Moderne and Terra Nera are working businesses: buy something if you go in.
- Footwear: Montmartre means stairs and cobbles. The Montmartre funicular accepts métro tickets if you want to avoid the climb.
- Pickpockets: stay alert around the Sacré-Cœur, the Louvre and on métro line 1, where pickpocketing is common.
Further reading
To extend the second half-day, our complete guide to Montmartre details the streets and viewpoints of the hill. On the Left Bank, our guide to the Latin Quarter complements the first. For more photogenic settings, see our selection of Instagrammable spots in Paris.
