Rue de Varenne
Running through the 7th Arrondissement, Rue de Varenne is one of the streets that best reflects the institutional and residential character of this part of the Left Bank. Behind its elegant façades and historic hôtels particuliers are government buildings, diplomatic addresses, private residences and important cultural landmarks.
Visit the Musée Rodin and its sculpture gardens, housed in the historic Hôtel Biron, then continue past the Hôtel de Matignon, the official residence of the French Prime Minister. Ministries and other government institutions throughout the surrounding quarter give Rue de Varenne a distinctly different atmosphere from the more commercial streets of Saint-Germain.
Explore the surrounding streets towards Rue de Grenelle and Boulevard des Invalides for architecture, specialist shops, cafés, restaurants, florists, interiors and design addresses, or continue towards Les Invalides and Boulevard Saint-Germain to connect with more of the 7th Arrondissement.
Explore Rue de Varenne with TLC Paris for architecture, art, history and elegant Left Bank Paris, anchored by the Musée Rodin and some of the city’s most important institutional addresses.
