My Trip to Paris (Part 5)

The Left Bank Part 2-The Catacombs

A must visit for the adventurous are the Paris Catacombs (you cannot be claustrophobic). The Catacomb entrance is located at Place Denfert-Rochereau. There is a large Lion statue in the middle of the square. It was about a 25 minute walk from my hotel. Get there when they open because they only allow 200 people at a time through the tunnels and there can be long lines. The tunnels are about 60 ft. below street level. You first walk through rooms with brief histories of the catacombs then a 1.5 km walk to the beginning of the caverns full of bones-over 6 million people are buried here.