The Secrets of the Mouffetard Quarter

6 Place de l'Hôtel de Ville-esplanade de la Libération 75004 Paris

You know the 5th arrondissement, with its many bars and restaurants, and its charming cobbled streets that delight walkers. But if you scratch a little, the Mouffetard district, Paris’s oldest after the Île de la Cité, reveals a facet far more curious, sometimes even mystical. To start the stroll in style, Dominique, your guide, invites you to meet in front of what was once a true place of worship, where pilgrims would fall into a trance during sessions of hypnosis and collective ecstasy. Miracles are said to have occurred there, and the experiences…