Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie
rue de l’Ancienne-Comédie, 75006 Paris Driving directions
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For 81 years, the theatre on this street hosted premières by Racine and Molière. At the time was street was known as rue des Fossés-St-Germain. In 1770, the theatre group moved to the Palais des Tuileries before taking possession of the Odéon; the street changed its name accordingly. At n° 13, Le Procope, founded in 1686, is the oldest café in Paris, and was the haunt of literary figures such as La Fontaine, Voltaire, Daudet, Oscar Wilde and Verlaine.

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Where to sleepnearby

  • From €142
    Hotel Left Bank Saint Germain
    Fabulous 8.7
    9 m - 9 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, 75006 Paris
  • From €153
    Victoire & Germain
    Fabulous 8.8
    45 m - 9 rue Grégoire de Tours, 75006 Paris
  • From €149
    Gregoire Apartment
    Very good 8.3
    64 m - 18 rue Gregoire de Tours, 75006 Paris

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