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Nicolas Flamel's House

Name: Nicolas Flamel's House
Rating: 4.8

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Step back in time at Nicolas Flamel's House, the oldest stone house still standing in Paris. Examine the inscribed 1407 facade on Rue de Montmorency, once built to shelter the poor by the scribe whose legend later inspired Harry Potter.

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Reasons to go

Built around 1407, it's considered the oldest surviving stone house in Paris, a title officially recognized since 1979.
Nicolas Flamel, a real scribe and manuscript seller, built it to shelter the poor in exchange for their prayers.
His posthumous legend as an alchemist who found the philosopher's stone later inspired references in Harry Potter.

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Full description

Built around 1407, this is considered the oldest surviving stone house in Paris, commissioned by Nicolas Flamel — a scribe and manuscript seller whose posthumous reputation as an alchemist who discovered the philosopher's stone later inspired references in modern popular culture, including Harry Potter. Flamel built the house to shelter the poor in exchange for prayers, and its inscribed facade can still be seen on Rue de Montmorency today.

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Address

51 Rue de Montmorency, 75003 Paris, France · Le Marais

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

10 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Viewed from the street, it now houses a restaurant on the ground floor
look for the inscribed facade above, still legible after six centuries
a quick, easy stop while exploring the Marais.

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Reviews

Who hasn’t heard of Nicolas flamel ? Even Harry Potter has. Here is the house he built for the poors centuries ago after he became rich for obscure reasons. Since no one knew his fortune origins, rumors started circulating about the famous philosopher stone !

Guillaume Lancrenon

1/5

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