Paris’s Most Stunning Covered Passages

Cour du Commerce-Saint-André (1776)

Cour du Commerce-Saint-André in the 6th arrondissement dates back to the 1730s. It provides a history path between Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie and Rue Saint-André-des-Arts. Expanded in 1776 and later reconstructed in 1823, it hosts remnants of the Philippe Auguste city wall.

The passage was partially lost during the construction of Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 19th century. Notable sites include Le Procope, Paris’s oldest café and historical hangout of revolutionary figures like Marat and Guillotin.