A large choice of fascinating walking tours of Paris

Paris is famous for its great museums like the Louvre and its impressive monuments, for example the Eiffel Tower, as well as for its boulevards like the Champs Elysée.
But aside these world-renown sights Paris has got plenty of beautiful but hidden or inconsiderable spots that you won’t find in any guidebook.

How could you discover the charm of a courtyard, a private garden or a sculpture at the corner of a street?
With a professional tour guide on a walking tour. You will hear about the great history and the small one and see Paris like you have never seen it before.

Visit Le Marais

MARAIS 1 – THE ORIGIN

Departure point :
Station : Hotel de ville
Lines 1 et 11
Day / time of departure
on request.

From the Hotel de Ville to St Paul church we follow the development of the former swamps and their various populations: the Christian religious communities, the Israelite people, the royal Court, the hand-workers , the artists, the present antique and fashion traders...

MARAIS 2 – THE GLORY

Departure point :
Station : Saint Paul
Line 1
Day / time of departure
on request.

Between Place des Vosges and Hotel de Ville, we enter prestigious noble courtyards while meeting remarkable personalities such as King Henri II, Picasso or Madame de Maintenon, nearly born in a prison and finally nearly queen of France .

MARAIS 3 – The Arts

Departure point :
Shop
38 rue de Saintonge - 75003 Paris
Station : Filles du calvaire
Line 8
Day / time of departure
on request.

During our walk through the prestigious former aristocratic section, we enjoy architecture and sculpture that can be seen only if you enter the noble courtyards and we visit a private art gallery.

MARAIS 4 – THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Departure point :
Shop
38 rue de Saintonge - 75003 Paris
Station : Filles du calvaire
Line 8
Day / time of departure
on request.

Starting at Beaumarchais’ statue up to Republic square through Bastille square and Temple garden, we try to understand the deep reasons of the French revolution and the large movement from royal absolute power to republic in one century.

 

Rates and information: Visit Paris Marais
Paris Visites offers walking tours of Paris for private groups. Rates, day/time of departure on request. Duration of each visit : 2h / 3h Languages: french, english, german, dutch, italian, spanish. For a personalized estimate, please contact us

 

Classic walk of Paris

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL - A Stone book

Departure point :
Station : Cité
Line 4
Day / time of departure
on request.

We explore the meanings of this stone book built 800 years ago for people who could not read but who invented sponsoring; architecture, statues, numbers: each element has a reason to be. We also remember the important events seen under the gothic vaultings.

LATIN QUARTER – The intellectual life

Departure point :
Station : Odéon
Lines 4 et 10
Day / time of departure
on request.

The main students section not only shows the Sorbonne University and signs of intellectual life starting from the roman period ; it is also rich in private palaces such as the one where Picasso lived.

CITY ISLAND - Birthplace of Paris

Departure point :
Station : Cité
Line 4
Day / time of departure
on request.

The birth place of Paris was named after the wolves, the Celts had an elected king, Notre-Dame cathedral is unfinished, the main entrance of the Law-Court is at the back…and many other surprises.

MONTMARTRE From Mercury god to Van Gogh

Departure point :
Station : Abesses
Line 12
Day / time of departure
on request.

Discover the fascinating world of the highest Parisian hill, from the roman temple to Mercury until Van Gogh, Picasso and the present painters, including the vineyard and the windmills.

 

Rates and information: Classic walk of Paris
Paris Visites offers walking tours of Paris for private groups. Rates, day/time of departure on request. Duration of each visit : 2h / 3h Languages: french, english, german, dutch, italian, spanish. For a personalized estimate, please contact us