What to see in Gare du Nord area

Being in the city-centre, Gare du Nord is well connected for exploring the rest of the city, and this is always well worth taking to account when you are comparing Eurostar fares and timetables with flights. As a major national and international station, Gare du Nord has all the facilities you expect in a major airport, including currency exchange, internet access, and a range of car hire operators. Gare Du Nord is also an impressive piece of Neoclassical Architecture. It provides easy connections onto the Paris Metro network, and a good range of bus connections. The Regional RER network (lines B and D) also passes through Gare du Nord.

GARE DE L’EST

The Gare de l'Est provides the only witness left from the first generation of railway buildings. The square in front of the station was occupied between the XIIIth and the XVIIIth century by the Saint-Laurent Fair or Carnival, mentioned by an inscription situated in the left wing corner pavilion. The original building, now the western wing, was built between 1847-1850 by François-Alexandre Duquesney with the help of the engineer Pierre Cabanel de Sermet, and served the line Paris-Strasbourg, functioning since 1844. Its name was changed from Gare de Strasbourg to Gare de l'Est in 1854. Today, trains leave from here for eastern France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

CANAL ST-MARTIN

St-Martin Arch of Triumph

Not far from the Gare du Nord and the Gare de l'Est, is the Canal St Martin which crosses the 10th arrondissement, and which will allow you to go on walks alongside the barges. The canal was built in 1825 as a shortcut for river traffic on the Seine, and it also served as a defence against the upstarts eastern arrondissements.

What to see in Gare du Nord area

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