The Bercy neighborhood stretches from Gare de Lyon train station to the city limits and has two main monuments, the Ministry of Finance and the former wine warehouses of Cour St-Emillion. As early as 1860, wine began arriving from different regions of the country on barges to be stored in these small warehouses. Since 1997, a large village occupying almost 13 hectares was created in memory of the wine trade.
Bercy Village has become a popular outdoor promenade lined with shops, restaurants and wine bars. On the walkways you wan still trace the path of rails which were used to transport wine to the individual warehouses. A few steps away, the Carnival and Carousel Museum has its home. To the west is a large park which stretches all the way to the Palais Omnisports , an immense indoor sports arena which is also used for large-scale performances. A bit further are the monumental new Ministry of Finance and the new Charles-de-Gaulle Bridge, inaugurated in 1996.
