Walking Tours in Paris
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Hidden Paris Walks
Our Real Paris tours take you to neihborhoods in the 9th to 20th arrondissement and are led by passionate locals who love to meet new people and show them around. All the tours have been carfeully planned to open your eyes to the unexpected and give you a wow experience.
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Walking Tours - Bringing History to Life
The walking tours last two to four hours and focus on a single historical period, theme, geographical area, or, in some cases, one very important monument like Notre Dame or the Louvre.
Private tours unlike most walking tours, private tours are personalized and the groups are kept small, usually limited to no more than six people – a party of family or friends. This group size allows for ample time to ask questions and exchange impressions and information.
If you take a private tour with a qualified licensed guide the commentary is always historically correct, and includes little known anecdotes that bring history alive.
Strolls on other themes (including further nature/history rambles outside Paris, but reachable by public transport) can usually be arranged by prior request.
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Gourmet
Join us as we take you to some of Paris's finest bakeries, butchers and cheese shops located amongst chic boutiques, famous restaurants and charming backstreets. You will taste flaky croissants, delectable pastry masterpieces, perfectly balanced chocolates, creamy cheeses, silken fois gras and more.
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Discover the Best Bread Paris 2007, Elysee Palace Served, 2007 Best Chocolate Maker Paris, Best Cheese maker of the year Paris in Montmartre
These exciting gourmet tours are be led by a gastronomic experts, historians, licensed guides, chefs, restaurant critics and sommeliers who have a passion for great food. You can visit fantastic open air markets as well as indoor markets in Paris and Rungis for those who like getting up at 4am in the morning.
You can visit purveyors of top quality foods, bakers, chocolate makers, and stores owned by some of the "who's who" in the gourmet food world and not only that, you can buy there.
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Wine
Learn about French wine in the heart of Paris. Follow your English speaking private wine expert on foot through centures old streets in some of the most picturesque parts of the city.
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Historically, the story of wine is interwoven with the story of France, its royalty and its Popes. In an area then known as Gaul, the Romans encouraged the cultivation of wines in regions that are now known as Bordeaux, Burgandy, Alsace, Champagne, Languedoc, Loire Valley and the Rhone. Over the years French wines and their trade continued to develop, and the English and Dutch traders had a significant influence on this market. In 1152 Eléonore of Aquitaine married Henry Plantagenet, the future Henry II of England, marking the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship between Bordeaux and England.
It is a longstanding tradition to enjoy "un verre" in Paris, and remains so today. There are many "bar à vins" and wine cellars to explore. For those new to French wine there are abundant wine tastings where the best wines France has to offer can be discovered.
On our wine walks you can discover French wines right where the French themselves do it in their favorite wine bars and cellars. The tastings are given by knowledgeable wine professionals who buy and serve wines daily.
We will discuss everything from terroir, alcohol content, bottling location and pricing so that the next time you need that perfect bottle of wine, you will have a better idea of what to choose.
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Photographic
Our photographic The routes are also teeming with history and your guide will recount stories about the city and its streets, its buildings and personalities throughout your tour.
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From classic monuments to striking modern sculpture; from hidden corners to avant-garde surprises; our dedicated Parisian photographer is waiting to show you the true heart of this truly wonderful city.
With this tour you will get an extraordinary insider's vision to see Paris in a completely different light. This experienced photographer and teacher will lead you on a voyage of photographic discovery, helping you to create your best images ever, in the world's favorite photo location.
The type of camera you have is not important. Whether you possess the latest digital SLR, or a 10€ throwaway, you will learn to develop the 'photographer's eye' and see Paris in a completely different way.
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Perfume
When you think of Paris you think of Perfume. It is a tied ot thie city as wine and gastronomy. Aymé GUERLAIN the fist was perfumer for Napoleon III. Smell Eau de cologne Imperial, Jicky, l'Heure Bleue and Shalimar that marked the beginning of 20th century.
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A behind the scenes discovery of modern perfumery since the 19th century when most of the famous perfume houses opened. You will travel in time to meet Jean Marie Farina who created Eau de Cologne, understand the history of Chanel and the mythic N°5. Your private perfume experts will teach you about the "niche" brands and how find the best of them to buy.
Jean Patou who created Joy and 1000 for the 1000 prettiest woman of Paris in 1930... Annick Goutal and Frederic Malle are contemporary niche brands of luxury perfumery thinking price must be more inside the bottle than in advertising. Hermes Perfumes and Chanel
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Museums
Paris is world renowned for its many fine museums. On this page you will find details of Museum tours for individuals and groups.
In addition to these we can show you smaller museums which are more manageable and can be particularaly enjoyables. Please ask us to recommend some based on your interests.
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Once a royal Renaissance palace, the Louvre Museum houses some of the world's most famous works of art, highlights of which are the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory. Closed on Tuesdays.
Across the river from the Louvre, was originally a Beaux-Arts train station but by the 1950's its platforms became too short and it was up for demolition. An innovative restoration transformed the train station into a museum spanning art from 1830 to 1914. Its sky-lit Impressionist Gallery holds the jewels of Impressionist Art with masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissaro and Van Gogh.
Museum of Decorative Arts In the Louvre complex, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs presents an exceptional collection of Italian primitives, tapestries from the Middle Ages and eighteenth century (220,000 items, objects, drawings, furniture, plate, jewels, ceramics, glassware, upholstery, old and contemporary posters, toys). Six chronological departments are organized into period rooms marking out the stages in everyday life from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.
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Local Guides
Classic 2hr walking tours of Paris include the Latin Quarter, Montmartre, and the Maris. Or how about focusing on a theme. French Revolution or WWII. Group Tours 29Euro pp Private Tours with local guides 120€ per group of 4 , and with qualified licened guides 160€ per group of 2.
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Montmartre
The Montmartre Walk explores the rich artistic history of this area of Paris. We meet just across the street from the most famous cabaret in the world - the Moulin Rouge. Then wander the cobblestone streets and enjoy the stories as we slowly ascend from the bohemian streets to the highest point in Paris, which offers breathtaking views in all directions.
Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter Walk takes us through the heart of Parisian history and touches on everything from Roman ruins to the great intellectuals of France. Enjoy two of the world’s most famous cathedrals, one of the world’s most famous universities and Paris’ most beautiful gardens. This is where Paris began many centuries ago and continues to be one of the most popular areas of the city.
Marais
The Marais Walk winds through the charming streets of one of Paris’ oldest districts. Known as the first Jewish settlement in the city, this eclectic neighborhood now welcomes up-scale boutiques and thrift stores alike. You’ll pass by some of the city’s most well-known museums yet feel like you’re in the center of residential life. See for yourself why this is quickly becoming one of Paris’ most talked about districts.
Highlights: Place de la Bastille - Victor Hugo’s House - Rue des Rosiers - George Pompidou Center - Picasso Museum - Hotel de Ville - Memorial de la Shoah
World War II
The World War II Walk takes us back to Paris’s darkest hours - the Nazi occupation. We will explore subjects such as the invasion of France, the Resistance, life in Paris during the occupation, the D-Day invasion and of course the Liberation itself. Also included are visits to specific Paris sites related to this historical time period.
French Revolution
The French Revolution Walk will enlighten you to the significance of one of the most important events in modern history. Relive the troubled times leading up to the storming of the Bastille prison, the capture of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the Reign of Terror and the bloody results of the guillotine.
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Expert Walking Tours
Unlike most walking tours, the approach is personalized and the groups are kept small, usually limited to no more than six people – a party of family or friends. This group size allows for ample time to ask questions and exchange impressions and information.
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Walk back in time. 2000 years perhaps and to see vestiges of the sports/theater arena, public baths, Forum, arrow-straight roads, and a trace of the third century wall around the Ile de la Cité.
Or perhaps your taste focuses more on the medieval period and you want to visit the famous St. Germain des Prés Abbey, the 13th century Cordeliers monastery refectory, and the 15th century Cluny abbots' "townhouse" - now a marvelous museum on the Middle Ages.
Or perhaps you are an art deco fan and would like to see some of the best Parisian samples which inspired such great American creations as New York’s Chrysler Building, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Josephine Baker, among other American luminaries.
