A Moveable Feast · Place in the book
Square du Vert-Galant
In the story · Chapter “People of the Seine”
At the downstream tip of the Île de la Cité, below the Pont Neuf, the little park where Hemingway liked to watch the fishermen on the Seine. The chestnut trees and the stone point over the water are still there.
Where to stay nearby
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Things to do
A Moveable Feast: a tour linked to the story
Walk with an actor-guide · from 69 boulevard Saint-Michel · about 1 h 30 min · Guide in English or French
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More A Moveable Feast places nearby
Bouquinistes (Quai des Grands-Augustins)410 m away · 5 min on foot
Michaud's (29 Rue des Saints-Pères)570 m away · 8 min on foot
Brasserie Lipp680 m away · 9 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Louvre Museum
340 m away · 5 min on footLinked to the storyticket neededIn 'A False Spring' Hemingway and Hadley walk home through the Louvre gateway and look back at its dark bulk.
Sainte-Chapelle
500 m away · 7 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
940 m away · 12 min on footLinked to the storyIn 'People of the Seine' Hemingway walks the quays with Notre-Dame and the Île de la Cité opposite.
Where to stand for the photo
Go down the steps behind the statue of Henri IV and shoot from the point of the island back towards the Pont Neuf, or out over the river at sunset.
Getting there
- Address: Square du Vert-Galant, 75001 Paris
- Nearest metro: Pont Neuf (L7)
- Access
- Public garden; the lower level can close when the river is high
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Sources found on October 19, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Monnaie de ParisEmily in Paris100 m away · 1 min on foot
- Pont des ArtsEmily in Paris150 m away · 2 min on foot
- Pont des ArtsAmélie150 m away · 2 min on foot
- Pont des ArtsLupin150 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
La Palette
330 m away · 4 min on foothistoric café€Café with a listed façade and 1930s ceramics; Picasso and Braque were patrons
Le Café Marly
500 m away · 7 min on footFrench brasserie€€€Louvre café with a terrace facing the Pyramid; a Call My Agent! location (S4E2)
Le Procope
530 m away · 7 min on footclassic French€€Revival of the 1686 café Voltaire frequented; coq au vin in 18th-century-style rooms
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story