Walking Tours in Paris

On my recent trip to Paris, I took 4 informative, engaging, walking tours with Paris-Walks.com, a leading Paris tour company, that offer more than 20-themed tours.  The tour guides are enthusiastic, witty, smart, and passionate about the history and culture of Paris.  They offer 3-6 tours, daily, rain or shine.  The cost at September 2013 is 12euros.

Lovers are embracing everywhere in Paris!

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Founded in 1994, Paris-Walks.com offers 2-4 Daily Walking Tours in English, led by a small team of professional guides with many years' experience in Paris

More than 20 different tours.  Rain orHere are the company's descriptions of four walking tours that I took:

THURSDAY 2:30pm The Marais Circuit 2 (all year) Stories of royalty, mistresses and intrigue in this beautiful historic neighbourhood. On circuit 2 we explore the Northern side of the Marais. Elegant classical mansions with graceful courtyards and gardens, the old Jewish quarter with the picturesque rue des Rosiers, and the peaceful place des Vosges, the city’s oldest square. Meet at metro St Paul There is always an extra tour on Sunday.

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Meeting point for Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame tour

Famous L'As du Falafel in Le Marais

FRIDAY 10.30am Hemingway's Paris Explore this charming district in the Latin Quarter with the old houses of the Mouffetard market street, an impressive fragment of the medieval city wall, and the lovely historic church of St Etienne-du-Mont. It is associated with many writers: Joyce, Orwell, Balzac, Hugo, Verlaine and immortalised by Hemingway in A Moveable Feast. Meet at metro Cardinal Lemoine (March to end November)

SUNDAY 10.30am The Village of Montmartre On this picturesque walk you will discover old winding streets, the vineyard, artists' studios (Renoir, Lautrec, Van Gogh) quiet gardens, historic cabarets, the place-du-Tertre with its artists and the Sacré Coeur Basilica. Meet at metro Abbesses (use the station elevator, it is quite deep!) (All year)

 

MONDAY 10.30am Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame Read the stories in the medieval sculptures, and hear how the cathedral was built. We explore the history and architecture of the Island, the old streets, the flower market, quiet gardens, secret courtyards and the poignant memorial to the deported. Meet at metro Cité

 

The Leading English Language Walking Tour Company in Paris.
I look forward to taking more of their walking tours on my next trip, especially these special event tours:

Paris during the Occupation, Jefferson's Paris, Medieval Paris and the Templars, and Art Nouveau Architecture

http://www.paris-walks.com/summer-walks.html

I look forward to taking more of their walking tours on my next trip, especially these special event tours: Paris during the Occupation, Jefferson's Paris, Medieval Paris and the Templars, and Art Nouveau Architecture

Founded in 1994, Paris-Walks.com offers 2-4 Daily Walking Tours in English, led by a small team of professional guides with many years' experience in Paris

More than 20 different tours.  Rain or shine. 12 euros.

Here are the four walking tours that I took:

 

 

THURSDAY 2:30pm The Marais Circuit 2 (all year) Stories of royalty, mistresses and intrigue in this beautiful historic neighbourhood. On circuit 2 we explore the Northern side of the Marais. Elegant classical mansions with graceful courtyards and gardens, the old Jewish quarter with the picturesque rue des Rosiers, and the peaceful place des Vosges, the city’s oldest square. Meet at metro St Paul There is always an extra tour on Sunday.

 

FRIDAY 10.30am Hemingway's Paris Explore this charming district in the Latin Quarter with the old houses of the Mouffetard market street, an impressive fragment of the medieval city wall, and the lovely historic church of St Etienne-du-Mont. It is associated with many writers: Joyce, Orwell, Balzac, Hugo, Verlaine and immortalised by Hemingway in A Moveable Feast. Meet at metro Cardinal Lemoine (March to end November)

 

 

SUNDAY 10.30am The Village of Montmartre On this picturesque walk you will discover old winding streets, the vineyard, artists' studios (Renoir, Lautrec, Van Gogh) quiet gardens, historic cabarets, the place-du-Tertre with its artists and the Sacré Coeur Basilica. Meet at metro Abbesses (use the station elevator, it is quite deep!) (All year)

 

 

MONDAY 10.30am Ile de la Cité and Notre Dame Read the stories in the medieval sculptures, and hear how the cathedral was built. We explore the history and architecture of the Island, the old streets, the flower market, quiet gardens, secret courtyards and the poignant memorial to the deported. Meet at metro Cité