Quartier du Jardin des Plantes

   The Lutecian Arenas, one of the few traces left of the Gallo-Roman era, is one of the unique features of this lively area of Paris, where the restaurants and bars along the Rue Mouffetard give its inhabitants a whiff of summer all year round. Aside from the Jardin des Plantes itself, the Paris Mosque, the Arab World Institute, and the new Bibliothèque Nationale are among the many offerings of the neighborhood.