Île Saint-Louis
A quiet island of eleven hectares in the Seine, joined to both banks by four bridges and to the Île de la Cité by a footbridge. Its streets of 17th-century townhouses are known for their ice cream shops, Berthillon above all.
- Where
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 48.8517, 2.3564
Get the Île Saint-Louis stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Île Saint-Louis. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Île-de-France volume with your photos and a note.
Near Île Saint-Louis
Notre-Dame de Paris 0.5 km
A medieval Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, seat of the Archbishop of Paris. Its twin towers, flying buttresses and rose windows have watched over the Seine for more than eight centuries, and it reopened in 2024 after years of restoration.
Shakespeare and Company 0.7 km
A shop of English-language literature on the Left Bank, opened in 1951 by George Whitman across the river from Notre-Dame. Its crammed shelves and reading nooks have long given beds to young writers who help out in the shop.
Île de la Cité 0.7 km
One of two natural islands in the Seine and the place where Paris began. Clovis I, first King of the Franks, set up his castle here in 508, and today its 22.5 hectares hold Notre-Dame, the Sainte-Chapelle and the Conciergerie.
Place des Vosges 0.8 km
The oldest planned square in Paris, laid out in the Marais in the early 17th century as the Place Royale. Matching red-brick houses with arcades enclose a garden of trees and fountains, and Victor Hugo once lived at number 6.
Jardin des Plantes 0.9 km
The main botanical garden in France, founded in the 17th century as the royal garden of medicinal plants. Its grounds by the Seine hold glasshouses, a small zoo and the galleries of the Natural History Museum.
Sainte-Chapelle 0.9 km
A royal chapel on the Île de la Cité, built between 1238 and 1248 for King Louis IX to house the Crown of Thorns. Its upper chapel is walled almost entirely in stained glass, so that on a bright day the whole room glows with colour.
Conciergerie 1.0 km
A former courthouse and prison on the Île de la Cité that began as part of the medieval royal palace, alongside the Sainte-Chapelle. Two great Gothic halls survive from that palace, and Marie Antoinette was held here in her last days.
Panthéon 1.0 km
Built between 1758 and 1790 as a church for Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, it became a resting place for the nation's great figures. Voltaire, Victor Hugo and Marie Curie lie in the crypt beneath its dome on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève.
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Questions
Where is Île Saint-Louis?
Île Saint-Louis is in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Notre-Dame de Paris (0.5 km), Shakespeare and Company (0.7 km), Île de la Cité (0.7 km).
How do I get the Île Saint-Louis stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Île Saint-Louis and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Île-de-France volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Île Saint-Louis before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Île-de-France volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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