Poets & Cherubs in the 16th arr.

I was strolling through the 16th arr. last Saturday to familiarize myself with an area I don’t know that well. At the base of a stone stairway leading up to the Ave. des Camoens, near the Trocadero, I discovered a striking and amusing statue of Luis Vaz de Camoens, a Portugese poet (1524-1580). His best know work is “The Lusiads”, a modern epic. I did some research but couldn’t find out Camoen’s association with Paris, since he never lived here. What is amusing is his left eye is winking.

Across the street from the statue I noticed on top of an elegant building a group of white stone cherubs on the top floor. It’s as though the angels were up are up there to protect Paris.

Luis Vaz de Camoens Statue
Ave. des Camoens, 16th arr.
Metro: Trocadero

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour
includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.

Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com

Comments

[John W.]

De Camöes, the greatest epic poet of the Portuguese language and needing no Parisian excuse for a statue in the Ville Lumière, isn't winking. He lost an eye during his youthful military career.