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Les Halles

This leafy square hides a macabre past: it was once Paris's largest cemetery, where bodies filled mass graves and prostitutes burned bones for warmth. Today, the Renaissance Fontaine des Innocents and a bustling market offer a far cheerier scene.

Historic Renaissance fountain
Former cemetery site
Pedestrian-only square
16th-century architecture

Tips

⛲the Fontaine des Innocents dates to 1549
🔥prostitutes once burned bones here for heat

Place Joachim-du-Bellay

Pl. Joachim du Bellay, 75001 Paris, France