Latin Quarter Hotels, Paris
The Latin Quarter is the medieval University area of Paris, where until 1790 Latin was the official language, spoken by scholars in the medieval colleges that huddle of the slopes of the Montaigne-Ste-Geneviève. For many years it was known as the city’s most bohemian area, where writers and painters (attracted by low rents) created a ferment of intellectual debate and dissidence. Today its denizens are more likely to be politicians and journalists ensconced in luxury flats, but something of the old anti-Establishment outlook does persist.
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