Body of water

Canal Saint-Martin

Name: Canal Saint-Martin
Address: Paris, IDF, FR

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There’s a cool energy here—especially at night. You can’t run at a fast pace because there are so many people out by the water, but if you start at République and go up to Quai de Jemmapes, past Jaurès, and further north to the Bassin de la Villette, it’s a fun run with an inspiring vibe. After your run, go for a drink at Le Pachyderme on Boulevard Saint-Martin in the evening, or for a croissant at Liberté in the morning. You will have earned it!

Benoit

January 12, 2017

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Fawzi

May 12, 2022

Walking time=5 mn - THE PLACE TO BE! The neighborhood is cheerful, lively, very trendy. People come here for a romantic picnic, a family outing or a discovery cruise on the canal for tourists in search of authenticity. All around, a host of bistros with a retro look, restaurants with inventive, varied and quality cuisine and resolutely up-to-date shops – enough to seduce the many visitors. The channel is successfully reinventing itself.

Florent

March 1, 2020

Walk along the Canal St-Martin to see a lot of bars, restaurant, or small shops.

Frank

January 3, 2020

Very nice walking with many bars and restaurants all along the way.

Patricia

November 23, 2019

Bobo, child friendly, fountains in the place stalingrad and markets and activities all year round...

Camille

August 22, 2019

What to do in Canal Saint Martin ? Share a bottle of wine at the edge of the Canal St Martin with a friend on a warm evening. Many Paris first-timers (and a lot of long-timers) have yet to experience the Canal St Martin, but it is a popular treat with in-the-know Parisians, artists and the Bobo-Chic crowd. Use a Canal St Martin walking tour to find the most charming areas. A bit of history ? The neighbourhood surrounding the Canal Saint-Martin has become a firmly established centre of coolness, developed around the charming strolls along the nearly 200-year-old waterway. You can order some Mexican burritos and tacos from El Nopal and grab a spot on the canal. If you prefer table service, there are also a number of excellent bistros to choose from, such as the popular Restaurant Philou. For the fashionistas, there are the great shops of rue Beaurepaire and rue de Marseille, and when you’re thirsty, classic neighbourhood haunts like Chez Prune or quirky venues like Le Comptoir Général are never far away. Best-known today as a prime spot for sharing an apéritif with friends, Paris’ canal system has a long and surprisingly practical history as the city’s primary source of potable water. However, wine has naturally always played a key part: the canals’ construction was allegedly funded by a tax on the beloved beverage. Running over 100km combined, Paris’ two largest canals run along the entire east half of the city. Although it rings in at a mere 4.5km, the Canal Saint-Martin occupies prime real estate, stretching from the Seine at Port de l’Arsenal up to the Bassin de la Villette, the largest artificial lake in Paris. There, it joins the much more extensive Canal de l’Ourcq, which winds its way through the La Villette neighborhood deep into the communes North-East of the city. While the River Ourcq has been used since the 16th century to transport firewood to Paris, it wasn’t until 1802 that the canals as we know them began to form. After construction delays related to the political turmoil of the period (namely, the fall of Napoleon and the subsequent Bourbon Restoration), the canals were finally inaugurated in 1825. For the next hundred years or so, the canals’ primary functions were to provide potable water and to facilitate the transport of food and materials into the capital, and by the mid-19th century, the banks of the canals had become populated with factories and warehouses to handle the influx of goods. As Paris’ road and water systems improved and the city’s population grew, the site began its slow transformation into the bobo paradise it is today. Now surrounded by a plethora of charming restaurants, cafés, bars, and shops, the canals themselves see more leisure-based traffic like tour boats, rowers, and even some adventurous fishermen — and of course throngs of hip young Parisians picnicking along its banks and tourists posing on the picturesque iron bridges made famous in Amélie. The canals are also home to a few of the city’s more interesting public space projects. Thanks to ‘Paris Respire, cars are prohibited in the area every Sunday during the summer, and every July and August, parts of the canal banks are transformed into a public beach for ‘Paris-Plage,’ complete with imported sand, umbrellas, and beach chairs.