The Saint-Ambroise Hideaway
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Le quartier
    The Quartier Saint-Ambroise, with its gritty urban ambiance connects to the trendy Quartier Oberkampf where the streets are lined with delightful bars, restaurants and cafes.                                 
                                                                               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Steps away from the front door of the apartment is a grocery store, a boulangerie (bakery), a cave (wine seller), several banks and the post office and a bit further down the street you will find all the food shops typical of Parisian life:                                 

 

the fromagerie,
the poissonerie,
and the boucherie where you can buy a rotisserie chicken.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The local farmers market where one finds the freshest produce, poultry, cheeses and other delicacies is a five minute walk from the apartment four days per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays). 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

In addition, the apartment is an easy walk through the bustling and eclectic streets of Paris to:
Bastille, Place des Vosges, the Marais, and Canal Saint-Martin (10 minutes)
Cimetière Père Lachaise, Ile Saint-Louis, Notre Dame, the Louvre (20-25 minutes)
Luxembourg Gardens, Jardin des Plantes, Sacré Cœur (30 minutes)