Porte de Charenton: history and sights
Served by: metro line 8.
Did you know?
A former gate in the Paris city wall leading to Charenton-le-Pont, a Val-de-Marne town located at the confluence of the Seine and the Marne.
Anecdote
Charenton-le-Pont owes its name to an old bridge crossing the Marne near its confluence with the Seine.
Around Porte de Charenton
- Bercy Village, 950 m away — Former 19th-century wine warehouses converted into a lively shopping district.
- Parc de Bercy, 1400 m away — A garden laid out on former wine warehouses, blending lawns, vines and ponds along the Seine.
- Confluence Seine-Marne, 600 m away — The meeting point of the Seine and the Marne, offering pleasant waterside walks.