
Before Sunset · Filming location
Village Saint-Paul (Rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul)
In the story · Marais walk, Rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul to Rue Saint-Paul
A jump cut carries the pair across the river into the Marais: they walk beside the longest surviving stretch of Philippe Auguste's medieval wall, turn into Rue Charlemagne, squeeze through tiny Rue Eginhard and pass under the arch of Rue Saint-Paul while Céline talks about her environmental work. The lanes of the Village Saint-Paul are as quiet today as on screen.
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
Quai Henri IV (boat landing)540 m away · 7 min on foot
Seine River (Bateau-mouche route near Quai de la Tournelle)550 m away · 7 min on foot
Shakespeare and Company990 m away · 13 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Place des Vosges
440 m away · 6 min on footThe oldest planned square in Paris, with red brick arcades around a leafy garden.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
780 m away · 10 min on footLinked to the storyJesse tells Céline a wartime legend about Notre-Dame being wired to blow up and spared by one soldier.
Jardin des Plantes
1.1 km away · 14 min on footThe city's botanical garden by the Seine, with flower beds, old trees and glasshouses.
Where to stand for the photo
From the Rue de l'Ave-Maria corner shoot north along the old wall with the dome of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis rising ahead, then follow the couple's route right into Rue Charlemagne.
Getting there
- Address: Rue des Jardins Saint-Paul, 75004 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Paul (L1)
- Access
- Public space
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of Before Sunset on IMDb
- Village Saint-Paul on Wikidata
- movie-locations.com
- almostginger.com
- extstreet.com
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Hôtel de SullyCall My Agent!250 m away · 3 min on foot
- Place du Marché-Sainte-Catherine (Treadstone safe house)The Bourne Identity270 m away · 4 min on foot
- Quai de BourbonMidnight in Paris420 m away · 6 min on foot
- Atelier Clot, Bramsen & Georges (Le Marais print shop)Paris, je t'aime480 m away · 6 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Au Petit Fer à Cheval
440 m away · 6 min on footbistro€€Bistro in the heart of the Marais, on Rue Vieille-du-Temple
L'As du Fallafel
460 m away · 6 min on footfalafel€Kosher falafel shop on Rue des Rosiers since 1979; pita with fried aubergine
Chez Janou
530 m away · 7 min on footProvençal€€Provençal bistro with a long pastis list and a terrace in the shade of olive trees
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