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I have mentioned many of them in previous posts, but not a post of their own. It’s about time to tell you about my favorite quays or quais of my eternal Paris! I found me a couple of old paper pictures and decided to do this post for the memories of always. I have walked and driven on them many times and there are awesome either way ; they are the quintessential Paris we all like to read and visit about. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Conti and Tuileries quays of Paris !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Quai de Conti, or more commonly “Quai Conti“, is located along the Seine, in the 6éme arrondissement of Paris. It is 307 meters long, and begins at 2, rue Dauphine and ends Place de l’Institut de France. It is one-way, in the east-west sense. This quay bears this name because the Hotel de Conti had its main entrance to it. It was on its location that we began, in 1771, to build the Hotel des Monnaies. At the outlet of rue Mazarine, opposite the Pont des Arts, on the current Quai de Conti at the height of the Place de l’Institut, was the old “quai des nations” In the novel À la recherche du temps perdu or in search of lost time by Marcel Proust, the Verdurin lounge was the Quai de Conti.

In the picture above you see the peniche towards the Pont des Arts and later the Louvre museum. Some of the nice monument architecturally or historically I like at the Quai Conti are : At No 1: Three buildings built in 1932, recalling the architecture in brick and stone from the beginning of the 17C of the Place Dauphine.No 3: Location of the curiosity shop and Jewelry at the Petit Dunkerque, created around 1760 by Granchez, native of Dunkirk and jeweler for Queen Marie-Antoinette. No 11: The Hôtel des Monnaies which houses the Monnaie de Paris, a public establishment ensuring, among other things, the management of the Musée de la Monnaie de Paris, in the old hotel de Conti. No 11 bis: rescue center (CS) La Monnaie, belonging to the Paris firefighters brigade. This is not a building but a barge. This is where the Parisian divers are based. On the platform, we can notably see the recovery board used every day in office. No 13: Hôtel de Sillery-Genlis; Napoleon Bonaparte resided there. No 23: The former college of Quatre-Nations housing the Institut de France.(see post) The Nesle tower, part of the enclosure of Philippe-Auguste, was the location.

The Quai des Tuileries is located along the right bank of the Seine in the 1er arrondissement of Paris, which begins in the passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor and finishes at Place de la Concorde. Vehicles circulate there one way from the Place de la Concorde to the East. Before 2016, the tuileries tunnel allowed vehicles to access the lane on the right bank of the Seine, today reserved for pedestrians. It bears his name due to the vicinity of the old Tuileries palace. Until 1730, there was a narrow path at this place between the Seine and the ditches of the Tuileries garden. In 1731, the king ordered the demolition of the conference gate and the formation of a wider path. In 1806, Napoleon raised a quay wall. Part of the Quai des Tuileries, located east of Avenue du Général-Lemonnier, was brought together in 2003 to be a part of the Quai du Louvre to form the Quai François-Mitterrand. In the below picture you see the peniche the Pont de la Concorde on right and further across the Assemblée Nationale of France.

The Paris tourist office on suggested walks along the Seine river : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/paris-river-seine-a921

There you go folks, a wonderful small contribution to the magic and romantic allure of the quays of Paris, the quais de Paris are sublime. A must to walk them and even a thrill to drive by them as this road warrior have done both several times. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Conti and Tuileries quays of Paris !!! as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!