
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.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 2-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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More to do here
Things to do
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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More Midnight in Paris places nearby
Quai de Bourbon240 m away · 3 min on foot
Shakespeare and Company360 m away · 5 min on foot
Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont660 m away · 9 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
180 m away · 2 min on footLinked to the storyNotre-Dame appears twice in the opening montage, seen from Île Saint-Louis and from Pont de l'Archevêché.
Sainte-Chapelle
620 m away · 8 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
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
Sit on a bench facing the cathedral and frame the flying buttresses of the apse above the garden's trees.
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
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Notre-Dame de Paris (exterior)Ratatouille180 m away · 2 min on foot
- Quai de la Tournelle, facing Île Saint-LouisThe Bourne Identity240 m away · 3 min on foot
- Pont au DoubleRatatouille240 m away · 3 min on foot
- Pont au DoubleCharade240 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Baieta
220 m away · 3 min on footmodern European€€€Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon
La Tour d'Argent
290 m away · 4 min on foothaute cuisine€€€€Inspiration for Gusteau's in Ratatouille
Au Moulin à Vent
440 m away · 6 min on footFrench bistro€€€Bistro open since 1946, with zinc bar and banquettes; frogs' legs and chateaubriand
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