The immense success of the Netflix series “Emily in Paris” has transformed a quiet, untouched square in the French capital into a tourist magnet.
In the historic Latin Quarter and just a short walk from the magnificent, domed Pantheon, tucked so deeply away that you could easily miss it, lies the Place de l'Estrapade. For diehard, beret-wearing fans of the show, this sliver of a neighbourhood has become a landmark of its own.
On a sunny weekday, the square bustles with tourists from the U.S. and far beyond, taking photos, video and selfies. “We’ve been trying to practice the small bits of French that we picked up during the show,'' she said. He's aware how lucky he is that the show came along. "We are profiting from a current situation. ... But in two or three years, there won’t be any more tourism and we will have to be here to survive,” he said.
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