Latin Quarter

The Latin Quarter in Paris takes its name from Peter Abelard, a twelfth-century philosopher who began teaching in Latin on the hill beneath your feet, drawing students from across the Seine. The guide follows his forbidden romance with his student Héloïse, then jumps eight centuries to a May night in 1968, when this same stretch of cobblestones became a student battleground. Listen for the graffiti that appeared on a nearby wall that spring.