Square Jean-XXIII

Midnight in Paris · Filming location

Square Jean-XXIII

In the story · The guide translates Adriana's diary

In this garden behind Notre-Dame, Gil asks a museum guide (played by Carla Bruni) to translate a diary he found at a bookstall: it was written by Adriana, the 1920s woman he has fallen for, and it says she dreamt of him. The cathedral's apse rises behind them.

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Midnight in Paris: a tour linked to the story

Walking tour · from Place Henri-Mondor (Odéon) · about 2 h 30 min · Guide in French or English

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Sit on a bench facing the cathedral and frame the flying buttresses of the apse above the garden's trees.

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Getting there

  • Address: Square Jean-XXIII, Quai de l'Archevêché, 75004 Paris
  • Nearest metro: Cité (L4)
Access
Public garden, but access has been limited during the Notre-Dame works and the redesign of its surroundings: check before you go
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  • Inspired by the story