Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine

Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine is a hotel in Paris, Île-de-France. Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine is situated nearby to the suburb Faubourg Saint-Antoine, as well as near the hospital Hôpital Saint-Antoine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of Bastille and Opéra Bastille.

Ruins of Bastille

Castle

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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. Ruins of Bastille is situated 1 km northwest of Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine.

Opéra Bastille

Theater building

The Opéra Bastille is a modern opera house in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. Inaugurated in 1989 as part of President François Mitterrand's Grands Travaux, it became the main facility of the Paris National Opera, France's principal opera company… Opéra Bastille is situated 670 metres west of Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine.

Hôpital Saint-Antoine

Hospital

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Hôpital Saint-Antoine is a university hospital of the Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris at 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. Hôpital Saint-Antoine is situated 260 metres southeast of Mercure Paris Bastille Saint Antoine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Faubourg Saint-Antoine and 11th arrondissement.

Faubourg Saint-Antoine

Suburb

Photo: Jean-François Gornet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Faubourg Saint-Antoine was one of the traditional suburbs of Paris, France. It grew up to the east of the Bastille around the abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs, and ran along the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

11th arrondissement

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The 11th Arrondissement is home to two quite different but equally blossoming centres of Parisian nightlife. The streets just northwest of Place de la Bastille are full of little bars which attract a mix of young suburban Parisians, expats, and foreigners.