Lupin: Paris and Étretat

The story begins at the Louvre, and the production filmed inside the museum itself. The camera moves through the Cour Napoléon, the Carrousel du Louvre, the Grande Galerie and the Mona Lisa room, while crews also shot outside on the museum's exteriors and on nearby streets. It is the stage for the first appearance of Assane Diop, the son of a Senegalese immigrant who becomes a modern-day gentleman thief.

Visitor guidance: The Louvre is a working museum in central Paris.

Before his death, Babakar gave his son Assane a copy of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar. In the closing scene of the first episode, Assane passes that same book to his own son Raoul on the Pont des Arts, linking three generations through one novel. The bridge was inaugurated in 1812 and faces the Institut de France. The love locks that once covered it were removed to preserve the bridge, and its railings still give sweeping views over the Seine.

Visitor guidance: Cross the bridge for views over the Seine; it faces the Institut de France.

In the series, the home of the wealthy Pellegrini family, Assane's sworn enemies, is the Musée Nissim de Camondo beside Parc Monceau. Crews used the grounds, the interior and even the roof, and the courtyard and garden appear in many flashbacks. The neo-classical house was built between 1911 and 1914 by architect René Sergent. The museum is closed for renovation and expected to reopen in early 2029, but its façade can still be admired from Rue de Monceau.

Visitor guidance: The museum is closed for renovation; view the façade from Rue de Monceau.

In one of the series' most memorable scenes, Assane lures Juliette Pellegrini to the octagonal pond in the Luxembourg Gardens, disguised as a bike courier. The police are already there, blending into the crowd. Assane escapes by disappearing into a sudden swarm of bike couriers. The garden was created in 1612 for Marie de' Medici and covers 23 hectares of tree-lined paths.

Visitor guidance: A public garden in the 6th arrondissement; look for the octagonal pond.

Much of the fifth episode was filmed in and near Étretat, on the Normandy coast. The town is tied to the character: Maurice Leblanc lived here, and his home is now the Clos Lupin Museum. The chalk cliffs feature in his 1909 novel The Hollow Needle, and the Needle rises 70 metres above the sea. The series boosted tourism in the town.

Location precision: The pin marks the town of Étretat; the sources do not name the exact filming spots.

Visitor guidance: The town and its cliffs are open to visitors; the Clos Lupin Museum is Leblanc's former home.

The third part of the series revolves around the theft of the priceless Black Pearl, and that theft in its first episode is set on Place Vendôme. Many of the exteriors for that part were filmed on the square itself. Part 3 also follows Assane as he tries to mend his relationships with his wife and son. The square is in central Paris.

Visitor guidance: The square is in central Paris.