24 rue de Sèvres - 75007 Paris
Musée d'Orsay - Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Eiffel Tower - Invalides
The Bon Marché Rive Gauche in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district opened in 1852, making it Paris's first department store. Today it sets a benchmark in refinement 'à la française' in fashion, furniture and even food. Every year in the run-up to Christmas, the windows of this quintessential Rive Gauche store are adorned with beautiful decorations which never fail to delight everyone who passes by.
Did you know?
It was in this elegant department stores' on the Left Bank - the only one on this side of the Seine - that Pierre de Coubertin had the 1st Olympic flag made. The flag, 2.06 m long and 60 cm wide, depicted the 5 Olympic rings - the union of continents through sport and the gathering of athletes at the Games - interlaced on a white background.
