The Summer I Turned Pretty: All Paris Filming Locations
Summer of 2023 was a special time: the Barbie Movie, the Eras Tour, and the summer I found a new T.V. show to be obsessed with – otherwise known as The Summer I Turned Pretty.
At Coquelicot near Nation; the café where Belly worked at in Paris, France
Known as the hit Amazon Prime series, The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, and Gavin Casalegno – the T.V. series based on Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty book series recounts a love story between Belly and Conrad.
It’s a simple show with underrated complex themes, but still screams summer – and the show easily became an annual re-watch in my household.
Belly’s apartment in Paris, France near the Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
For season 3, when I found out Jenny decided to stray from how the books ended (spoiler, in the books Belly goes to Spain) and sends Belly to Paris (which makes way more sense anyways, as she notably studied French in both the books and the movies) – I was ready to watch with wide eyes as a local Parisian to find all of the places Belly was in Paris.
Before breaking down all of The Summer I Turned Pretty filming locations in Paris, let’s break down what the show got right about living in Paris and what it got wrong:
🇫🇷✨ “The Summer I Turned Pretty” in Paris — What It Got Right vs. Wrong 📺
🌉 10th arrondissement / Canal St-Martin vibe
Having Belly live around the 10th / Canal St-Martin totally tracks — it’s a young, cheaper, buzzy part of Paris where students and interns actually live. Sharing an apartment with colocataires (aka roommates / flatmates) is super common there, especially if you’re not earning a French salary yet.
🎓 5th arrondissement as student territory
The show was right to put her around the 5th for school stuff — it’s very student-friendly (think Sorbonne area, bookstores, language schools). Getting off the metro there to go sign up for classes as an exchange student makes sense.
🛂 “I just arrived and stayed” reality check
Belly couldn’t have just shown up in Paris and magically stayed long-term. She would’ve had to return to the U.S. to apply for a French student visa through the consulate, then come back with the right paperwork. You can see the whole process here: how I got my student visa — step by step.
🏡 Montmartre apartment = TV fantasy
A big Montmartre apartment with a direct Sacré-Cœur view would easily be €2,000+/month — probably more — and landlords in Paris usually want a CDI (permanent contract) or solid proof of income. Two under-the-table jobs wouldn’t have covered that. It's cute for TV, but not realistic.
As an American living in Paris for several years, I decided to go on a “Belly in Paris” adventure to find all of the places she was hiding out in after fleeing from her almost-wedding to Jeramiah.
In this article, I will break down each location by each episode – in addition to categorizing them by arrondissement, or neighborhoods in Paris, to make discovering your favorite The Summer I Turned Pretty filming scenes in Paris.
All “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Filming Locations in Paris
Season 3, Episode 9: “Last Call” Filming Locations
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Perhaps unbeknownst to most, but the airport season in both episode 8 and 9 of season 3 in The Summer I Turned Pretty was actually filmed in Charles de Gaulle (CDG) – or Paris’s real major airport!
I can confirm as someone who lives in Paris, that Belly absolutely lands in the real Paris airport – all of the signs and border control are set up just as they truly are in Charles de Gaulle.
Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport; likely where Belly sees Conrad in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Anyone who lives in Paris can instantly recognize the Relay store in the background and the infamous red chairs in one of the airport’s international terminals.
Metro: RER A (follow signs for Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1 or 2; TSITP was definitely not filmed in Terminal 3 – which is usually for in-Europe flights and is much smaller)
Censier-Daubenton
Perhaps one of my favorite moments as I could personally relate to when watching the show, Censier-Daubenton is the metro station where Belly walks out and sees Paris for the first time.
Watching this part of the show made me feel 18-years-old again: seeing the stunning iron gate fences and quintessential Parisian rooftops with my own eyes for the first time…
Censier-Daubenton metro in Paris, France where Belly sees Paris for the first time
Metro: Line 7; Censieur-Daubenton (follow signs for Rue Monge)
Ninon
This is where Belly is wandering around the 5th arrondissement, and eventually calls her mom after she learns the school she was going to study abroad at no longer has a spot for her. Laurel tells Belly to go find a quiet place to sit and buy a ticket back home, and that she doesn’t care what it costs.
Outside Le Ninon on Rue du Caridnal Lemoine where Belly calls Laurel and tells her she’s in Paris
Want to see where Belly got lost in Paris live and in action? Check out my YouTube video below exploring all of The Summer I Turned Pretty Paris filming locations!
Metro: Line 10; Caridnal Lemoine (follow signs for Rue du Caridnal Lemoine)
Le Descartes
Le Descartes is a typical French brasserie where Belly sits down to eat and presumably buy her ticket back home. However, as a rookie mistake, not understanding how notorious Paris is for pickpocketing – Belly leaves her bag out of her sight and wide open for someone to steal it (with Susannah’s ring inside it)!
Le Descartes in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, where Belly leaves her bag to pay and it gets stolen
The great thing about this while watching the episode was how much I commended Jenny Han and the rest of The Summer I Turned Pretty team for making Belly’s wandering around Paris sequence logical – as Le Descartes is walking distance and around the corner from Ninon, where Belly called her mom moments before.
Metro: Line 10; Caridnal Lemoine (follow signs for Rue du Caridnal Lemoine)
Pont au Double
At the end of episode 9, Belly walks across a bridge and turns around to see Notre-Dame – where she states that, “rebuilding is always possible” while seeing the infamous cathedral in Paris also still under construction.
Famous old bridge, Pont au Double, in Paris – where Belly walks and says, “rebuilding is always possible”
Metro: Line 10; Cluny-La Sorbonne or Maubert - Mutualité (walk towards the seine when exiting the metro)
Roissy-Bus
Another detail The Summer I Turned Pretty got right in the show is Belly riding back to the airport on the Roissy-Bus – which leaves from central Paris near Opéra and is my preferred way as a local to get to Charles de Gaulle.
Metro: Line 3,7, 9; Opéra (follow signs for Place de Opéra)
Season 3, Episode 10: “Last Year” Filming Locations
This episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty has the most Paris locations, of which they actually planned very logically – as many of the places Belly shopped at and spent time at were all next to each other in the 10th arrondissement.
Canal St. Martin
Season 3 episode 10 of The Summer I Turned Pretty starts with Belly on the phone calling her mom from one of the infamous green bridges along the Canal St. Martin while eating a pain au chocolat.
Canal St. Martin in the fall in Paris where Belly calls Laurel to wish her a Happy Thanksgiving; November 2025
Metro: Line 3, 5, 8, 9, 11; Jacques Bonsergent or République (follow Place de la République)
Place Vendôme
In the midst of the Christmas montage, there’s a shot of the iconic dual Christmas trees always placed in Place Vendôme every year.
As a local Parisian, I really appreciated this shot – as Place Vendôme is probably one of my favorite spots in Paris during the holidays.
The Summer I Turned Pretty shows shots of Place Vendôme during Christmas time
Metro: Lines 1, 3,7, 9; Tuileries or Opéra
Galleries Lafayette
Similar to how there’s a different turkey float for the Thanksgiving Macy’s parade every year, anyone living in Paris knows that Galleries Lafayette (the main location on Boulevard Haussman) has a different Christmas “float” every year.
The Summer I Turned Pretty shows shots of inside Galleries Lafayette during Christmas time
Metro: Line 3,7, 9; Chaussée d'Antin — La Fayette or Opéra
Christmas Markets (Les Marchés de Noël)
There are also a few shots of various Christmas markets in Paris in the tenth episode of season 3 in The Summer I Turned Pretty. However, as a local living in Paris – I couldn’t quite make out what these markets were supposed to be, but one of the most popular ones is at Tuileries, better known as Fête de Tuileries.
Want to see some of those Christmas in Paris shots from The Summer I Turned Pretty in action in real life? Check out my Paris Christmas vlog below!
Primeurs de Lancry
This is Belly’s local produce stand where she purchases a plum, and is recounting how homesick she is and how she has realized she’s never really done anything on her own before.
Outside Primeurs de Lancry, or Belly’s produce stand in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Metro: Line 3, 5, 8, 9, 11; Jacques Bonsergent or République (follow Place de la République or Rue de Lancry)
Du Pain et des Idées
Right around the corner from her local produce stand, this is the bakery where Belly says that she practices French in head every time before she speaks –but that everyone continues to answer in English, always.
Local Parisian Tip: if you keep answering back to them in French – they’ll get the hint you don’t want to speak in English!
Outside Du Pain et des Idées, or Belly’s local bakery in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Metro: Line 3, 5, 8, 9, 11; Jacques Bonsergent or République (follow Place de la République or Rue de Lancry)
Ecoles Cinéma Club
Located in the 5th arrondissement and very close to other student-friendly places, this is one of the two places where Belly works “under the table” – we see her sweeping outside the cinema as well as finishing Finch university while handing her colleague a tub of popcorn.
Ecoles Cinéma Club where Belly works in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Metro: Line 10; Maubert – Mutualité (follow signs for Boulevard Saint-Germain)
La Coulée Verte René-Dumont
In the montage where Conrad is writing his letter to Belly instead of studying the cardiovascular system, we see Belly gallivanting with her friends in Paris running in a green space – La Coulée Verte René-Dumont is where Belly and friends are running, Benito takes picture of her with the Parisian buildings behind her.
In fact, I find this to be one of the more underrated places in Paris – it has one of the prettiest parks in Paris and is honestly better than the high line in New York City.
Popular local walkway where Belly and her friends run and Benito takes a picture of Belly in The Summer I Turned Pretty
Metro: Lines 1, 5, 8; Bastille (follow signs for Avenue Daumesnil)
Avenue Ledru Rollin
Also in Conrad’s letter montage, we see Belly and her friends crossing a major street in Paris – this is better known as Avenue Ledru Rollin.
If you decide to come here, be sure to stop by Rue Crémieux – which is the most colorful street in Paris!
Metro: Line 8; Ledru-Rollin (follow signs for Avenue Ledru Rollin)
Places des Voges
Although Places des Voges is only mentioned by Benito in episode 10 of The Summer I Turned Pretty, it is absolutely worth visiting – as it’s one of the best parks in Paris.
Benito mentions driving Belly to Places des Voges in Paris, France; pictured in March 2025
Metro: Lines 1, 5, 8; Saint-Paul or Bastille (follow signs for Rue Rivoli or Boulevard Beaumarchais)
Coquelicot Bistrot on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
This is the other place where Belly works at in Paris in The Summer I Turned Pretty, a typical Parisian café and brasserie located out near Nation – and it actually looked really cute and cozy just like it did in the TV show!
Coquelicot Bistrot where Belly works at in Paris in The Summer I Turned Pretty; November 2025
Just note that in real life, the awning for the café is white – not red. You’ll know you’re at the right place because they have several signs out the door, in French (L'été où je suis devenue jolie) that the show was filmed there.
Metro: Lines 1, 2, 6, 9; Nation (follow signs for Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine)
Season 3, Episode 11: “At Last” Filming Locations
Belly’s Apartment
Belly’s apartment in Paris is a real apartment building, and it really is around the corner from the Sacré- Cœur.
Belly’s apartment near Montmartre in The Summer I Turned Pretty; November 2025
However, we should clear the rumors – and be honest that no one making as little money as Belly could ever own an apartment this big in the coveted and well-desired neighborhood of Montmartre. The rent for Belly’s apartment is easily double whatever she is earning from her under the table jobs. This was a completely unrealistic depiction of the show, but hey – it’s TV!
Want to see what a real Paris apartment size and rent cost usually is? Check out my Paris apartment tour video below!
Metro: Line 2; Anvers (10 minute walk uphill from the exit)
Place Louis-Aragon
This is where Belly and Conrad dance at night and when they realized they never fully moved on from one another, and share their first kiss after over five years.
Place Louis-Aragon in Paris, France where Belly and Conrad dance at night; November 2025
Metro: Lines 1, 5, 8; Saint-Paul or Bastille (follow signs for Rue Rivoli or Boulevard Beaumarchais)
Palace of Versailles
Although entirely unrealistic (and strangely empty despite the nice weather), Belly and Conrad make their way all the way out to Palace of Versailles –which can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour to get to depending on where in Paris you leave from.
Conrad is seen running towards the giant fountain in the center, and then the two are later walking in the famous Hall of Mirrors.
Want to see Versailles in action to see where Belly and Conrad were? Check out my day trip vlog to Versailles linked below!
Metro: RER C; Versailles Chantiers
Gare du Nord
Once Belly realizes she’s been in love with Conrad all along, she runs in a hurry to try and catch Conrad at Gare du Nord before his train to Brussels leaves at 5 in the morning.
Realistically, from Belly’s apartment to Gare du Nord by car (especially leaving in the early hours of the morning while it’s still dark) would be a 10 to 15 minute, at most, car ride – so this was very realistic that she made it on time.
Inside Gare du Nord, the train station where Belly runs after Conrad in The Summer I Turned Pretty; January 2023
Metro: Line 4; Gare du Nord
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Last updated: November 2, 2025