Guidebooks say you need an hour and a half to see Île Saint-Louis. I am of the opinion that if you limit your visit to an hour and half as they say you'll be missing so much. Yes, the island is small but it is packed with beautiful, fun, and tasty things to discover.
Today, the Île Saint-Louis is one island, connected to the "mainland" and the Ile de la Cité by five bridges, but much earlier in the history of Paris it was comprised of two separate islands. The landscape was very much pastoral, considered a bit like the countryside in comparison to the bigger Ile de la Cité (or Lutèce as it was called at the time); a distinct contrast to the island today.
Today, the Île Saint-Louis is one island, connected to the "mainland" and the Ile de la Cité by five bridges, but much earlier in the history of Paris it was comprised of two separate islands. The landscape was very much pastoral, considered a bit like the countryside in comparison to the bigger Ile de la Cité (or Lutèce as it was called at the time); a distinct contrast to the island today.
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