Guidebook for Gentilly

Sylvain & Francesca
Sylvain & Francesca
Guidebook for Gentilly

Sightseeing

Some quiet streets with lovely small houses, around "Place de l'Abbé Georges Hénocque"
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Place de l'Abbé Georges Hénocque
Place de l'Abbé Georges Hénocque
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Some quiet streets with lovely small houses, around "Place de l'Abbé Georges Hénocque"
Area of small houses called "Cité florale". The ideal place to live!
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Floral City, Paris
29 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Area of small houses called "Cité florale". The ideal place to live!
Paris had a ring railway, partly in tunnel partly at the daylight. Now unused but with a lot of lost heritage.
Petite Ceinture Montsouris
Paris had a ring railway, partly in tunnel partly at the daylight. Now unused but with a lot of lost heritage.
The Chinatown of Paris
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Porte de Choisy station
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Chinatown of Paris
The lost river of Paris Paris had 2 rivers: Seine and Bièvre. The Bièvre was buried underground 100 years ago but the city hides plainty of indicators of this former river, despite dramatic changes in the meantime.
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Poste
65 Rue du Rendez-Vous
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The lost river of Paris Paris had 2 rivers: Seine and Bièvre. The Bièvre was buried underground 100 years ago but the city hides plainty of indicators of this former river, despite dramatic changes in the meantime.
Catholic church of Gentilly, from the 13th century. Mass 4 times/week
D&H Barber
6 Av. de la République
Catholic church of Gentilly, from the 13th century. Mass 4 times/week

Parks & Nature

Good park, with a nice water fall and ping pong tables
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Kellermann
19 Rue de la Poterne des Peupliers
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good park, with a nice water fall and ping pong tables
British-inspired park of the 19th century
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cité Universitaire
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
British-inspired park of the 19th century

Food Scene

Amazing wine house and good French restaurant "Aux Foudres de Bacchus" www(.)vins-fillot(.)com
Aux Foudres de Bacchus
20 Av. Raspail
Amazing wine house and good French restaurant "Aux Foudres de Bacchus" www(.)vins-fillot(.)com
Typical French street market, every Wednesday and Saturday morning
Rue Charles Frérot
Rue Charles Frérot
Typical French street market, every Wednesday and Saturday morning
One of the best italian restaurants in Paris. Strongly recommended by Francesca :)
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Les Cailloux
58 Rue des cinq Diamants
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the best italian restaurants in Paris. Strongly recommended by Francesca :)
Restaurant run as a cooperative with a lot of French flair
18 Rue de la Butte aux Cailles
Restaurant run as a cooperative with a lot of French flair

Shopping

New shopping mall "Okabé", 60 stores. www(.)okabe(.)com
47 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Okabe
55-69 Av. de Fontainebleau
47 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
New shopping mall "Okabé", 60 stores. www(.)okabe(.)com
Shopping mall "Italie 2", 130 stores + Printemps store. www(.)italiedeux(.)com
338 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Italie 2
30 Av. d'Italie
338 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shopping mall "Italie 2", 130 stores + Printemps store. www(.)italiedeux(.)com
Shopping mall « la Vache noire », 120 stores, www(.)la-vache-noire(.)com
23 Avenue du Président Salvador Allende
Shopping mall « la Vache noire », 120 stores, www(.)la-vache-noire(.)com

Entertainment & Activities

Tennis courts & running track at the Charlety stadium
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Stade Charléty
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tennis courts & running track at the Charlety stadium
Closest cinema to home
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mégarama Arcueil
8 Av. du Président Salvador Allende
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Closest cinema to home
A lot of authentic French & European movies in original version with French subtitles. 15 min from home. Tickets for 5 €, the cheapest I know in Paris! allocine(.)fr/seance/salle_gen_csalle=B0126.html
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Espace municipal Jean Vilar
1 Rue Paul Signac
6 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A lot of authentic French & European movies in original version with French subtitles. 15 min from home. Tickets for 5 €, the cheapest I know in Paris! allocine(.)fr/seance/salle_gen_csalle=B0126.html

Arts & Culture

"Cité international universitaire de Paris", the world in 30 typical students houses inspired from different countries, inside a park. Also a good place for jogging.
Maison de Norvège
7 N Bd Jourdan
"Cité international universitaire de Paris", the world in 30 typical students houses inspired from different countries, inside a park. Also a good place for jogging.
Former cinema converted 10 years ago into a place dedicated to artistic performance. www(.)legenerateur(.)com/agenda/
Le Générateur
16 Rue Charles Frérot
Former cinema converted 10 years ago into a place dedicated to artistic performance. www(.)legenerateur(.)com/agenda/

Everything Else

Eglise du Sacré Coeur de Gentilly. Former church of the international campus, now the official church of the Portuguese community in Paris. Mass every Sunday morning in Portuguese.
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart in Gentilly
111 Av. Paul Vaillant Couturier
Eglise du Sacré Coeur de Gentilly. Former church of the international campus, now the official church of the Portuguese community in Paris. Mass every Sunday morning in Portuguese.