Campo-Formio: history and sights
Served by: metro line 5.
Did you know?
Named after the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio, signed by General Bonaparte, which ended the war between revolutionary France and Austria.
Anecdote
This treaty marked one of the first major diplomatic successes of the young General Napoleon Bonaparte.
Around Campo-Formio
- Manufacture des Gobelins, 500 m away — A royal workshop founded in the 17th century that still weaves exceptional tapestries for the French state today.
- Place d'Italie, 550 m away — A vast crossroads in the 13th arrondissement, the gateway to Paris's Chinatown.
- Rue Campo-Formio, 240 m away — A quiet street named after the treaty Napoleon signed in 1797, ending the Italian campaign.