Paris
is really Île de la Cité, Paris, Île-de-France
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The walled island city on the Seine, besieged by the Vikings in the Siege of Paris expansion.
The real place
In 885 and 886 a large Viking fleet besieged Paris for nearly a year. The city then was little more than the Île de la Cité. Notre-Dame, in the photo, was begun in 1163 and reopened in December 2024 after the fire.
Visiting
Walk around the tip of the island from Pont Neuf to the Square du Vert-Galant, then across to Notre-Dame. Booking a free time slot online cuts the cathedral queue.
Notre-Dame de Paris is also in Assassin's Creed Unity. See all 2 games side by side
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