With crystal chandeliers, velvet, marble, and gilt surfaces, Palais Garnier offers a sumptuous atmosphere to experience opera and ballet productions of the Opéra de Paris. The theater seats over 1,900 people and the stage is one of the largest in Europe, hosting 450 artists. The eclectic decorative style typical for late 19th‐century French architecture features an elaborate facade with sculptures and gilt elements. Home to the world‐renowned Paris Opera, the Palais Garnier is a stunningly ornate theater completed in 1875 and named after its architect Charles Garnier.
The Sorbonne University is the historic soul of the Latin Quarter, where higher learning has flourished for centuries. Or just wander and make any number of your own discoveries: morning light hitting the tops of the buildings the joy of tasting fresh bread, pastries and fruit on the market-centric Rue Mouffetard or the Place Monge the possibilities are nearly endless. Then check out the medieval treasures at the Musée Cluny, browse rare books and antiques near the Jardin du Luxembourg, and wind through the narrow little streets behind the Pantheon to the Place de la Contrescarpe. Start by browsing books at the beloved English bookshop Shakespeare and Company, before heading over to the Sorbonne University square to have a coffee. Nothing quite says Paris like a day strolling through the Latin Quarter, one of the city's most storied and beloved districts.
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