Quartier de Passy

Passy sits on a hill overlooking the Seine that once separated it from the center of Paris. Long before it was part of the city, this area was a rural retreat famous for its natural hot mineral springs, which were discovered in the mid seventeenth century. These springs turned the quiet village into a fashionable destination for wealthy Parisians and English visitors, who flocked to the area for spa treatments and to escape the noise of the capital.