Catacombs: 1 pl Denfert-Rochereau, 14e. Tues 11am–4pm, Wed–Sun 9–4pm; closed Mon & hols; €5/€2.60; M° Denfert-Rochereau.Sewers: place de la Résistance, on the corner of quai d'Orsay and the Pont de l'Alma, 7e. May–Sept Mon–Wed, Sat & Sun 11am–5pm; Oct–April same days 11am–4pm; closed the last three weeks in Jan; €4/€2.30; M° Alma-Marceau. Horror fanatics and ghouls should get a really satisfying shudder from the catacombs. The archetypal pre-teen fixation, on the other hand, can be indulged in the sewers – les égouts. They are dank, damp, dripping, claustrophobic and filled with echoes: just the sort of place kids love.
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