The Mouffetard itself has an ancient past, that goes back as far as Neolithic times. In the Roman era, it was a thoroughfare that run from the Roman Rive Gauche city all the way to Italy. (Other Roman roads of note still in use today include, in their modern forms, rue Lagrange, rue Descartes, rue Galande, and rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève).
In the Medieval Period, a church situated along this section of the road led to the creation of what was once called Saint-Médard village (in old French, "bourg Saint-Médard"). Beginning in 1724, it became integrated into Paris, and became the main thoroughfare of the Suburb of Saint Médard ("Faubourg Saint Médard").
Due to its location, slightly off to the side of the bustle of the more centralized districts, the area was safeguarded from change, particularly due to its location at the Saint Geneviève hill, which sheltered it from the sweeping renovations of Napoleon III's Baron Haussmann, who tore down and recreated so much of the Left Bank.
As you may see from any of our apartment rental around the Mouffetard street - Paris (or even if you visit from another location in the vicinity), the Mouftard travels along a gentle incline, beginning at the Place de la Contrescarpe down and finishing at the Square St. Medard. The Mouffetard is very popular among Parisians, particularly students from the nearby universities, as well as tourists. The historical allure is undeniable. Lining the streets are houses that date back as far as 900 years. There are cafés and food stores to explore, as well as the daily morning market offering cheese, fresh produce and many other items. Locals come for their daily grocery shopping, in a scene that hardens to the Middle Ages, when the area had much of the same allure.
But the fun along the Moufetard doesn't end after the street vendors have gone home. Far from it. The restaurants open as the day goes on, with a great assortment of ethnic offerings as well as tradition French cuisine, cafés and creperies to choose from.
In a sense, it may be said that the history of the Mouffetard mirrors the history of Paris itself, from its ancient origins to its role in the Roman Empire, all the way to the present day. Paris short term rentals located here, or anywhere in the 5th or Latin Quarter, means the ability to witness a bit of this evolution first-hand. Strolling west from the Latin Quarter and the 5th to the 6th and 7th means seeing the contrast between this historical area and the slightly newer city as created by Baron Haussmann under Napoleon III. The change is unmistakable as one leaves the 5th, creating a true sense of the age of the Latin Quarter and the Mouffetard. It's this perspective that may thrill you the most when staying in your centrally-located Paris apartments.
After all, the Latin Quarter gets its name from the Latin spoken by students in the surrounding schools, when Latin was the primary language of scholarship.
Fortunately, the area's allure is not confined to dusty tomes. The area is still very much alive with students and poets from the surrounding schools. Jazz clubs, bistros and cafés are only the beginning. There book shops such as Shakespeare & Co. to explore, the Notre Dame cathedral, the Seine, and the medieval district of the Marais, just across the Ile St Louis.
Apartment rentals in Paris near the Mouffetard offers you yet another convenience that bears mentioning: the ability to shop and prepare your own meals in a true Parisian style. While restaurants have their charm, you'll find cooking French meals at home saves you money, which you can devote to more selective meals in better restaurants. But it's also great fun, as you'll see. And this, more than anything else, is what it means to absorb another culture. Moving at the rather less hurried pace of a local, taking their time to choose the best and freshest elements of a meal that’s meant to be savored.
A meal created by you exists as a special memory that means you are more than a tourist. You are someone who knows what it's truly like to live in France and experience apartment rentals in Paris
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