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Hazel gives us a quick tour of the Sciences Po Paris campus and recommends places nearby to explore when you need a change of scenery!
Studying at Sciences Po can feel very intense: like 香港六合彩中特网, it is a 鈥榗ity university鈥� and there are a lot of students in not very much space. However, when you need to unwind (or escape), the campus is ideally located to explore other parts of the city!
The Sciences Po 'campus':
Located across the 6th and 7th arrondissements on the southern bank of the Seine (rive gauche), Sciences Po has two main sites, as well as a collection of other buildings, where students have classes, socialise or study. I spend most of my time at 27 Rue Saint Guillaume (known by students as the vignt-sept), where most of the lecture theatres are, as well as the main library and a large cafeteria.
However, you can also find other study spaces at St Thomas, which opened in 2022 and is only a 3-minute walk away. Dedicated to supporting research activity, this site is a postgraduate hub, but it has much more reliable WiFi and is open to everyone!
An ideal starting point to explore!
Before I started my classes, I knew that I wanted to take advantage of the free monuments and cultural sites I could visit in the local area because Paris, like London, is a very expensive city! However, I quickly discovered that there are many places that are only a 15-minute walk from the vignt-sept!
The real question is: which direction do you want to go?
This section will summarise a few of my favourite places to visit when you need a break from studying but is not at all an extensive list!
North:
If you walk along Rue Saint P猫res until you reach the Seine and cross the Pont du Carousel, you will reach the pyramid of the Louvre. Just seeing the landmark might be enough, but if you have more time, you could also stop by to observe the Mona Lisa! The best thing is, it鈥檚 free if you鈥檙e a resident of the EU and under 25!
East:
If museums aren鈥檛 really your thing, no worries! A stone鈥檚 throw from campus are two famous caf茅s, Caf茅 de Flore et Les Deux Magots, which have hosted many famous thinkers over the years, including Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre and James Baldwin. You can stop by for a coffee or a meal鈥攊t鈥檚 a great place to people watch!
South:
If, like me, you need to stretch your legs a bit in between classes, taking a walk in the Luxembourg Gardens may be for you! A calm park in the middle of the city, you can visit the Medici Fountain or the marvel at the Baroque architecture of the French Senate.
West:
Finally, if you choose to go west, you鈥檒l reach the Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay! Here, you can see Degas鈥� Little Dancer, van Gogh鈥檚 Starry Night or some of Monet鈥檚 Lily Pond series, and like at the Louvre, it鈥檚 free! But, if you still have a bit of time to kill and decide to keep walking, you鈥檒l eventually reach the Eiffel Tower!聽
Further afield?
The landmarks I鈥檝e described are very centrally located, but there is more to Paris than just the city centre! We are spoiled for choice in St-Germain-de-Pr猫s because many monuments are within a short walking distance, but if you want to explore more, the neighbourhood is a great starting place to venture further afield via metro, bus or city bike.
I can鈥檛 wait to explore more of the city and look forward to taking you with me on my next adventure!
