  {"id":14596,"date":"2019-01-31T19:25:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=14596"},"modified":"2019-01-31T19:25:34","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T18:25:34","slug":"5-things-to-learn-from-the-canal-saint-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/5-things-to-learn-from-the-canal-saint-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Learn from the Canal Saint-Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5 Things to Learn from the Canal Saint-Martin<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I grew up on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-most-beautiful-beaches-in-normandy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seaside<\/a>, so I love being near the water, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris-in-a-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Âé¶¹APP<\/a> that means setting up camp next to the Seine River, or one of the canals! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-near-canal-saint-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canal Saint-Martin<\/a> is one of my favorite places in Âé¶¹APP, especially during the warmer months. It is less crowed (and I find it to be much cleaner) than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-to-do-near-the-seine-river-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seine<\/a>. There are also a lot more Âé¶¹APPians that congregate in this area, so if you\u2019d like to feel like a local, I suggest heading here! You can find the Canal Saint-Martin in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/best-things-to-do-in-paris-19th-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">19th arrondissement<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14598\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/9489064408_9973957dc6_z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14598\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/9489064408_9973957dc6_z.jpg\" alt=\"The Canal Saint-Martin, Âé¶¹APP\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/9489064408_9973957dc6_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/9489064408_9973957dc6_z-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Canal Saint-Martin, Âé¶¹APP by Joe deSousa &#8211; Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">There are also tons of yummy restaurants, trendy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-paris-cafes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caf\u00e9s<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/insiders-guide-to-vintage-shopping-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boutiques<\/a> that line the Canal Saint-Martin, meaning that there is no shortage of things to do if you want to spend your afternoon in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Like anywhere in Âé¶¹APP, this is also a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-interesting-things-you-didnt-know-about-french-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">history<\/a> behind the Canal Saint-Martin, keep reading for my list of 5 things to learn from the Canal Saint Martin!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>1. The Canal Saint-Martin once supplied fresh water to Âé¶¹APP<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14602\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/630px-paris-barriere_st_martin_1800-11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14602\" class=\"wp-image-14602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/630px-paris-barriere_st_martin_1800-11.jpg\" alt=\"Canal Saint-Martin meets the Bassin de la Villette\" width=\"630\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/630px-paris-barriere_st_martin_1800-11.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/630px-paris-barriere_st_martin_1800-11-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canal Saint-Martin meets the Bassin de la Villette by Jean Valmy-Baysse &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Construction of the Canal Saint-Martin began in 1802 by orders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-fun-facts-about-napoleon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napol\u00e9on Bonaparte<\/a>. The Prefect of Âé¶¹APP at the time, Gaspard de Chabrol suggested that building the canal would provide a solution to the growing population\u2019s need for fresh water. With a fresh water supply, diseases such as dysentery could be avoided, and fountains and street cleaning would be provided with water as well. The project was actually funded by a new tax placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-fun-facts-about-french-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wine<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The project was completed in 1825, and three new canals were created: the Canal Saint-Martin, the Canal Saint-Denis, and the Canal de l\u2019Ourcq. All in all, the canals that were constructed are 130 kilometers long, with 4.5 of those kilometers belonging to the Canal Saint-Martin. In additions to supplying fresh water to Âé¶¹APPians, the canals were also used to transport goods. Factories also cropped up along the canals, thankful for the nearby water. Two ports were created on each end of the canal: the Port de l&#8217;Arsenal<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Bassin de la Villette<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">By the 1960s, boat traffic slowed to nearly a halt, and their were even proposals to cover the canal to make way for a highway. Thankfully the proposal was not passed, and the Canal Saint-Martin still exists today! <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>2. There are 3 underground tunnels on the Canal Saint-Martin<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14599\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-le_canal_saint-martin_-_vue_de_la_voute_souterraine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14599\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-le_canal_saint-martin_-_vue_de_la_voute_souterraine.jpg\" alt=\"Le Canal Saint-Martin, view from the underground tunnel \" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-le_canal_saint-martin_-_vue_de_la_voute_souterraine.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-le_canal_saint-martin_-_vue_de_la_voute_souterraine-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Canal Saint-Martin, view from the underground tunnel &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">As I mentioned, the Canal Saint-Martin begins at the Port de l&#8217;Arsenal<\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0and ends at the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Bassin de la Villette. If you\u2019re like me, you may be looking at a map of Âé¶¹APP and wondering &#8220;How the heck does the canal cross the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/compared-place-de-la-bastille-vs-place-de-la-concorde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Place de la Bastille<\/a>, and a portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-visit-le-marais-in-1-hour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Marais<\/a>?!&#8221; Well, to answer your question, there are a series of 3 underground tunnels on the Canal Saint-Martin!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The three canals are called, respectively: du Temple, Richard-Lenoir and Bastille, and spits you out at the Bassin de la Villette, if you\u2019ve started at the Port de l\u2019Arsenal. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I definitely recommend taking a boat trip down the canal, where you can check out the tunnels for yourselves. There are 3 different companies that do the tours, and I went on the one put on by a company named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canauxrama.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canauxrama<\/a>. The tour is done in French and English, so Anglophones &#8211; rejoice!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>3. The Canal Saint-Martin is listed as a historical monument <\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">About 2 centuries after the Canal Saint-Martin was completed, the site was named a historical monument! The canal joins a pretty impressive list of historical monuments in Âé¶¹APP which include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-the-eiffel-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eiffel Tower<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-visit-notre-dame-de-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notre-Dame Cathedral<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/what-not-to-miss-around-arc-of-triumph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arc de Triomphe<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/things-to-do-around-the-sacre-coeur-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sacre Coeur<\/a>. Not too shabby!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>4. The Canal Saint-Martin is a hot-spot for film makers<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14603\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-amelie_titre_recolorise.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14603\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14603\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-amelie_titre_recolorise.png\" alt=\"Title for the film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Am\u00e9lie Poulain\" width=\"640\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-amelie_titre_recolorise.png 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-amelie_titre_recolorise-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Title for the film Le Fabuleux Destin d&#8217;Am\u00e9lie Poulain &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019re like most Âé¶¹APP-obsessed people, you\u2019ve probably heard of the 2001 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/10-french-films-you-need-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film<\/a> <i>Am\u00e9lie<\/i>. The film takes place in Âé¶¹APP and features scenes that take place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-exploring-montmartre-at-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montmartre<\/a>, and more importantly for those of you reading this article, the Canal Saint-Martin! One of the main character, Am\u00e9lie\u2019s, favorite things to do is head down to the canal to skip rocks at the lock bridges of the canal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Am\u00e9lie<\/i> is not the only film that the Canal Saint-Martin is featured in. The famous 1938 French film, <i>H\u00f4tel du Nord<\/i> is centered around a hotel located near the canals, and famed French singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-edith-piaf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00c9dith Piaf<\/a> sings about the canal in her song <\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Les m\u00f4mes de la cloche<\/span><span class=\"s2\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14601\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-alfred_sisley_001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14601\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-alfred_sisley_001.jpg\" alt=\"Vue du canal Saint-Martin by Alfred Sisley\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-alfred_sisley_001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/640px-alfred_sisley_001-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vue du canal Saint-Martin by Alfred Sisley &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s1\">Film makers weren\u2019t the only ones who took notice of the canals beauty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-5-artists-who-lived-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artists <\/a><\/span><span class=\"s3\">Alfred Sisley and Arthur Fillon both <\/span><span class=\"s1\">painted picturesque versions of the canal through the years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. The Canal Saint-Martin is drained to keep it clean<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_14600\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_24167168602.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_24167168602.jpg\" alt=\"Drained Canal Saint-Martin\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_24167168602.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_24167168602-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drained Canal Saint-Martin by Guilhem Vellut &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Canal Saint-Martin is drained and cleaned every 10-15 years in order to keep the canal up and running smoothly. As you can imagine, in a big city like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris-in-two-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Âé¶¹APP<\/a>, there are tons of interesting things found in the canals each time they drain it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I was luckily enough to witness the cleaning a few years ago, in 2016. I remember walking along the canal, thinking how funny it looked with no water, when suddenly, I saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/the-3-best-bike-routes-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bike<\/a> lodged into the ground! I certainly felt bad for the poor soul who lost their bike in the canal, but it also made me wonder\u2026what else have they found over the years?!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14604\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/abandoned_bike_@_drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_23648105173.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14604\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/abandoned_bike_@_drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_23648105173.jpg\" alt=\"Abandoned bike @ Drained Canal Saint-Martin\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/abandoned_bike_@_drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_23648105173.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/abandoned_bike_@_drained_canal_saint-martin_@_paris_23648105173-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abandoned bike @ Drained Canal Saint-Martin by Guilhem Vellut &#8211; WikiCommons<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I did some digging, and found out that each time the canal is drained, interesting objects are found. This includes: shopping carts, wheelchairs, bottles, motorcycles, bed, and even toilets! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The most interesting finds I read about have got to be gold coins, and some old shell casings from bullets shot in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/world-war-ii-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War II<\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019re like me, and crave a little water in your lives, I recommend you check out the Canal Saint-Martin. It\u2019s a lovely place for a picnic, a jog, or a day out caf\u00e9 hopping. Most tourists don\u2019t know about this area (I spend 6 months here for my exchange and never once made my way to the canal!), so you\u2019ll really feel like a local. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">If you want to wander through Âé¶¹APP, but are having trouble deciding what to do, why not come on a tour and leave the hard work to us?! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/tour\/city\/paris-walking-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for more details!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"disco-3375330327\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Âé¶¹APP ? 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