
Before Sunset · Filming location
Rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre & Rue Galande
In the story · Opening walk after the book signing
Leaving the bookshop, Jesse and Céline set off on the first long take of their afternoon, past the little church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre and into cobbled Rue Galande, finally asking each other who did or didn't turn up in Vienna. Both streets, with the Studio Galande cinema and Paris's oldest tree in Square Viviani, are unchanged.
Where to stay nearby
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Things to do
Before Sunset: a tour linked to the story
Private walking tour · from Shakespeare and Company · about 3 h · Guide in French or English
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More Before Sunset places nearby
Shakespeare and Company40 m away · 1 min on foot
Seine River (Bateau-mouche route near Quai de la Tournelle)600 m away · 8 min on foot
Village Saint-Paul (Rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul)1 km away · 13 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
230 m away · 3 min on footLinked to the storyJesse tells Céline a wartime legend about Notre-Dame being wired to blow up and spared by one soldier.
Sainte-Chapelle
360 m away · 5 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Luxembourg Gardens
990 m away · 13 min on footGreen chairs around the pond, the Medici fountain and the Senate palace.
Where to stand for the photo
Walk with the camera as the Steadicam did: start at the corner of Rue de la Bûcherie and keep the church facade on your right, then turn into Rue Galande.
Getting there
- Address: Rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, 75005 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Michel (L4)
- Access
- Public space
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of Before Sunset on IMDb
- rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre on Wikidata
- movie-locations.com
- almostginger.com
- extstreet.com
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Shakespeare and Company (Rue de la Bûcherie)Breathless30 m away · 1 min on foot
- Shakespeare and CompanyMidnight in Paris40 m away · 1 min on foot
- Pont au DoubleRatatouille130 m away · 2 min on foot
- Pont au DoubleCharade130 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Brasserie Balzar
380 m away · 5 min on footFrench brasserie€€Latin Quarter brasserie founded in 1894; Camus and Simone de Beauvoir were regulars
Bouillon Racine
440 m away · 6 min on footclassic French€€1906 Art Nouveau dining hall, restored in 1996 and listed as a historic monument
Baieta
460 m away · 6 min on footmodern European€€€Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon
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