A real filming location. The film opens on this terrace under the Palais-Royal arcades: Elise has breakfast while Scotland Yard watches her, receives Alexander's note and burns it at the table.
Where to stay nearby
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Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Louvre Museum
290 m away · 4 min on footticket neededThe Mona Lisa, Greek statues and the glass pyramid in the courtyard.
Tuileries Garden
770 m away · 10 min on footA formal garden between the Louvre and Concorde, with ponds, statues and green chairs.
Musée d'Orsay
800 m away · 11 min on footticket neededMonet, Van Gogh and Renoir in a former railway station on the Seine.
Where to stand for the photo
Stand by the Kiosque des Noctambules métro entrance on Place Colette and frame the terrace tables with the arcade behind them.
Getting there
- Address: 2 Galerie de Nemours, Place Colette, 75001 Paris
- Nearest metro: Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (L1/L7)
- Transport
- Métro Palais Royal–Musée du Louvre (lines 1 and 7), right on the square.
- Access
- Open café: order something to sit on the terrace.
Public sources (5)
- Filming locations of The Tourist on IMDb
- place Colette on Wikipedia
- secretsofparis.com
- solosophie.com
- ozap.com
Sources found on November 2, 2026.
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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
From other stories, nearby
- Le Nemours (Place Colette)The Intouchablessame place
- Comédie-Française (Place Colette)The Da Vinci Code50 m away · 1 min on foot
- Comédie-FrançaiseCharade50 m away · 1 min on foot
- Palais-Royal, Colonnes de BurenLupin60 m away · 1 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Le Café Marly
160 m away · 2 min on footFrench brasserie€€€Louvre café with a terrace facing the Pyramid; a Call My Agent! location (S4E2)
Le Grand Véfour
360 m away · 5 min on foothaute cuisine€€€€Palais-Royal restaurant founded in 1784, reopened in 2026 with chef Bruno Doucet; seen in Emily in Paris
Le Grand Colbert
420 m away · 6 min on footFrench brasserie€€Listed brasserie beside Galerie Vivienne; a Call My Agent! location (S2E3)
Part of the trip
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