The cafe, as it was in the 1950s, occupies a strategic corner on the Left Bank, opposite the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Foc Kan/WireImage, via Getty Images ...

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th arrondissements are grouped into a single sector called the Paris Centre. From the Centre it’s easy to walk to many, but not all, of the most famous Paris landmarks.