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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville


This tiny shop, specialising in beads and absolutely everything else you could possibly need to craft your own piece of jewellery, is a real visual feast. Bohemian glass beads from Prague, wooden beads from the Philippines, Chinese miracle beads, pearls and Swarovski crystal – you name it, you will find it here, in every colour under the sun.


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Nearby Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville attractions

1. Place du Marché Ste-Catherine

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Clad with benches and shaded by trees, this pretty pedestrian square is framed on three sides by atmospheric cafe pavement terraces that are perfect for…

2. Art Nouveau Synagogue

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At the heart of the Jewish quarter of Pletzl lies this art nouveau synagogue, designed in 1913 by Hector Guimard, who was also responsible for the city's…

3. Musée Carnavalet

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Paris' history museum, spanning Gallo-Roman times onwards, rambles over a pair of remarkable hôtels particuliers (private mansions), the 1560-built Hôtel…

4. Hôtel de Sully

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In the southwestern corner of place des Vosges, duck beneath the arch to find two beautifully decorated, late-Renaissance courtyards festooned with…

5. Maison Européenne de la Photographie

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The European House of Photography, housed in the overly renovated Hôtel Hénault de Cantobre (dating – believe it or not – from the early 18th century),…

6. Place des Vosges

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Inaugurated in 1612 as place Royale and thus Paris' oldest square, place des Vosges is a strikingly elegant ensemble of 36 symmetrical houses with ground…

7. Musée Cognacq-Jay

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This museum inside the Hôtel de Donon displays oil paintings, pastels, sculpture, objets d’art, jewellery, porcelain and furniture from the 18th century,…

8. Musée de la Magie

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The ancient arts of magic, optical illusion and sleight of hand are explored in this museum, in the 16th-century caves (cellars) of the Marquis de Sade’s…