Underground & cool · Covered passages · 6 picks · 3 districts
The covered passages of Paris
The glass-roofed arcades Paris built before the boulevards: mosaic floors, old shops and tearooms. Free to walk through, and each re-checked.
Last re-checked 21 Sep 2026 · all underground & cool → · full ledger →
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- Passage des Panoramas€ · Covered passageThe oldest covered passage in Paris (1799): a glass-roofed gallery of stamp dealers and old engravers, now lined with good little bistros and wine bars. The rainy-afternoon move.✓ Verified open · 20 Sep 2026Passage daily ~6am–midnight; shops varyAmong the oldest
- Galerie Vivienne€ · Covered passageThe grandest of the surviving 1820s arcades, built in 1823 between the Bourse and the Palais-Royal. A vaulted glass roof throws light onto floor mosaics laid by Italian craftsmen; the tenants run to rare-book dealers and a long-established tea room rather than chains.✓ Verified open · 11 Sep 2026Daily 8:30am–8:30pmLong-running
- Passage Choiseul€ · Covered passageAt 190 metres the longest covered passage in Paris, built 1826–27 and reopened in 2013 after restoration. Céline grew up above it and set part of 'Death on the Installment Plan' here. Art-supply shops, booksellers, ateliers, and the stage door of the Bouffes-Parisiens.✓ Verified open · 20 Sep 2026Mon–Sat 8am–8pm; closed SunLong-running
- Passage du Grand-Cerf€ · Covered passageBuilt in 1825 and, at nearly twelve metres, the tallest of the passages, with a wrought-iron-and-glass roof that floods the alley with light. It went over to makers rather than tourists: jewellers, lighting designers, leatherworkers and small studios, several working in view.✓ Verified open · 21 Sep 2026Mon–Sat 8:30am–8pm; closed SunLong-running
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