The "Place du Marché Sainte Catherine" is a small island , a pedestrian haven in the "Marais" ( the Swamp ).
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The " Place du Marche Sainte Catherine "
  he "Place du Marché Sainte Catherine" is a small island , a pedestrian haven in the "Marais" ( the Swamp" ) , which is the oldest and most beautiful district of Paris. This peaceful square owes its name to a convent which had been destroyed in the year 1783, that is 6 years before the French Revolution to build the first covered of the Capital. Given its old age, the market was pulled down in the thirties.