The Best Little Island (Ile St. Louis) in all of Paris

In the middle of Paris, the Seine river splits and then joins back up again. Where it splits, there are two 'islands', a bigger one with Notre Dame and a smaller one is Ile St. Louis.

The Île Saint-Louis is home to one major church that’s open to visitors is the Saint-Louis-en-l’Île Church. It was built in the mid-17th century, and is a Catholic church. Don’t expect it to be the most impressive church you see in Paris, and don’t feel badly about skipping a peek at the interior entirely. It may be the island’s only “big” church, but as far as that concerned it’s far from the main sight.

The most attraction on the Île Saint-Louis is an ice cream shop. In fact, it’s not even really the shop so much as the ice cream counter in the window – and the line that can stretch down the street – that people notice. I’m talking here about the famous Berthillon, home of the best ice cream in Paris. You’ll be stunned at the array of flavor choices, and wowed by the intense flavors.Ice cream in hand, your best bet for seeing the Île Saint-Louis is just to wander a bit aimlessly. 

Île Saint-Louis is a really small island and the vast majority of the buildings are high-end apartment buildings, but it’s often a quieter spot than many other spots in tourist-laden Paris, and it’s a glimpse of something more akin to real Parisian life.

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building in which Marie Curie lived

The best  sights at Île Saint-Louis is look a building in which Marie Curie lived at No. 36 Quai de Bethune but beyond that visitors mostly going to be looking at beautiful architecture and some charming shops and restaurants. 

One end of the Île Saint-Louis is connected to the Île de la Cité via a small bridge, and you can get some good pictures of the back of the Notre Dame cathedral from there. When crossed a bridge , you can see  full of locks.  All of the locks had people’s names written on them with hearts and that couples write their names on the padlocks, lock it to the bridge and throw the key in the water to symbolize love.

You couldn't possibly visit Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower. Even if you do not want to visit this world famous structure, you will see its top from all over Paris. The tower rises 300 meters tall (984 ft); when it was completed at the end of the 19th century it was twice as high as the Washington Monument, at the time the tallest structure in the world. 

Paris is one of my dream place that I want to go. I want to go Paris with my hubby as honeymoon because I think Paris is a romantic place and so sweet if we spend our honeymoon at Paris. I hope my dream to go honeymoon at Paris is come true.