Quai de Béthune - Pont de la Tournelle

Quai de Béthune - Pont de la Tournelle is a bike rental in Paris, Île-de-France. Quai de Béthune - Pont de la Tournelle is situated nearby to the islet Île Saint-Louis, as well as near the museum Arab World Institute.

Type: Bike rental
Description: bicycle-sharing station of Vélib’ Métropole network
Also known as: “Quai de Bethune” and “Quai de Béthune”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île Saint-Louis and Notre Dame de Paris.

Île Saint-Louis

Islet

Photo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Île Saint-Louis, eleven hectares in size, is one of two natural islands in the Seine river, in Paris, France. Île Saint-Louis is connected to the rest of Paris by four bridges to both banks of the river and to the Île de la Cité by the Pont Saint-Louis.

Notre Dame de Paris

Church

Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 540 metres northwest of Quai de Béthune - Pont de la Tournelle.

Arab World Institute

Museum

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

The Institut du monde arabe is an organisation founded in Paris in 1980 by France with 18 Arab countries to research and disseminate information about the Arab world and its cultural and spiritual values. Arab World Institute is situated 220 metres south of Quai de Béthune - Pont de la Tournelle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 4th arrondissement and 5th arrondissement.

4th arrondissement

Photo: Björn Söderqvist, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval Paris, and you'll find a lot left from that time on both islands and in the narrow streets of the lower Marais.

5th arrondissement

Photo: K’m, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The 5th Arrondissement of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.

Latin Quarter

Suburb

Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.