Assane is a gentleman thief inspired by the Arsène Lupin novels. Start at the Louvre, the target of his first heist: the auction scene was shot in a reconstruction, but what he is after is the real Galerie d'Apollon, where the French crown jewels were kept. Place Vendôme, where he scouts his heists, and the Musée d'Orsay, where he slips into the crowd, are each about 15 minutes away on foot.
The scenes of Assane walking with his son take you to the Jardin du Luxembourg, near the Medici Fountain, about 25 minutes south of the Louvre. Père Lachaise cemetery is further out, to the east: one day for the centre, then a metro ride.
The Galerie d'Apollon reopened in July 2026 without the jewels: today you come for its painted ceiling and gilded decor. In the same museum, The Da Vinci Code takes you to the Grande Galerie, a few steps away.
The Lupin places people search for most are outside the centre. The Catacombs, where teenage Assane and Benjamin are handed a map of the tunnels, start from Place Denfert-Rochereau: book ahead. Benjamin's antiques shop is in the Marché Biron, at the Saint-Ouen flea market. The cliffs of Étretat, where Part 1 ends, are worth a day trip from Paris.