Abbey of Saint Germain
is really Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 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
An abbey outside the walls of Paris in the Siege of Paris expansion.
The real place
The Abbey of Saint-Germain stood in fields outside the city and was raided by Vikings several times in the 9th century. Its church survives in today's Left Bank; the bell tower, from around 1000, is one of the oldest in France.
Visiting
The church is free and open daily. The cafés Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore are across the square.
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