Le Marais or “the marsh” located between the arrondissement of 3 and 4 (on the right bank of the River Seine) as a Paris’s district, and well-known as a Jewish quarter, where there are numerous restaurants and other outlets selling kosher food, especially traditional Israeli and Jewish fare such as falafel. The neighbourhood has experienced a growing gay ... More> presence since the 1980s, as evidenced by the existence of many gay cafés, nightclubs, cabarets and shops. For the places and monuments of note, visit Church Saint-Merri, Hôtel de Sens, Place des Vosges, one of the most beautiful squares in Paris, including the home of Victor Hugo, Musée Picasso.