Montparnasse, Luxembourg modern contemporary art area

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Don’t expect too much : there remain only three famous, grand cafes and two typical studios from the time of the Ecole de Paris, but which are hidden and thus to be sort out ! Cinemas and a station skyscraper complex have destroyed the picturesque slums. The Luxembourg Gardens (with classical sculptures) separate Montparnasse and Saint-Michel ; if at Montparnasse one finds the common folk, the Luxembourg is smart and Saint-Michel full of students : an interesting diversity. Some fine artistic institutions have been placed within this very large territory, that is little known even to the Parisians !