France’s influence on architecture, food and design can be felt the world over so I thought it would be fun to have Igor from the blog Happy Interior take you through a little tour of Munich’s quartier Français and some of his favorite spots in the neighborhood. Enjoy!
Orleans Street, Metz Street, Paris Square and Bordeaux Square – the toponymy of Munich’s East speaks of our big neighbor, la France. Built between 1871 and 1872, the city’s French Quarter is located in the borough of Haidhausen. Here, the streets were named after victorious battlegrounds during the French-German War of 1870/71. Today, the French Quarter is a charming residential area with leafy squares and loads of little shops, ateliers and cafés. As you can imagine, the French vibe is palpable!
The Franzosenviertel (French Quarter) is easily accessible by the city’s Eastern train station (Ostbahnhof), which also pays respect to the ‘Grande Nation’. The train station is completely designed in red and white whereas Munich’s city trains are blue. So every time a train approaches the station, the tricolorecomes to life.The Pariser Platz (Paris Square) marks the center of the French Quarter and the streets stretch out in all directions…
