GUIDED TOURS IN PARIS

INTRODUCTION

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*** Isabelle Arnaud proposes guided tours in Paris and Versailles ***

GUIDED TOURS

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ISABELLE ARNAUD is a fully qualified guide and proposes tours in Paris and the Ile de France. Specialist in Art History and History, she offers you privileged access to historical and national monuments as well as museums.

She can take you on a walking tour to all the usual monuments, museums and main districts of Paris, but will also tailor-make tours especially for you. Her tours will give you a better understanding of French culture and the French way of life.

Also offered is a Paris citytour by coach or minibus: this tour offers a wonderful opportunity to see the impressive monuments and sights of Paris and discover the beauty of Paris. It is a quick introduction to all the major sights of Paris, perfect for a flying visit!

You can choose a two hour tour, a half day tour or a full day tour.
This tour could include different “sweet” activities:
- a break in a typical Parisian café (add 3€ extra cost per person)
- a coffee-conference in a historical place (add 13€ extra cost per person)
- try delicious French pastries in a delectable tearoom (add 15€ extra cost per person)
- lunch in one of the best brasseries of Paris (add between 25€ and 40€ per person)
- a wine tasting session in a restaurant (add 58€ per person)

Your guide will take care of every aspect of your visit for you
No queues, no fuss, no guidebooks
Let me help you discover the real Paris!

For queries and reservations, please CONTACT

PARIS DISTRICTS

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The Marais district: 17th-18th Century private mansions, Place des Vosges, Mme de Sévigné, Victor Hugo, Jewish quarter, Picasso museum, Carnavalet museum, Hôtel de Beauvais, Hôtel de Sully,

Montmartre district
Moulin Rouge and Moulin de la Galette, Vineyards, Sacre-Coeur Basilique, Bateau-Lavoir and artists as Picasso, Modigliani ...

St Germain des Près: St Germain Abbey, Deux Magots and Café de Flore, St Sulpice Church, Delacroix

The Latin Quarter district: Panthéon, La Sorbonne, Roman baths of Cluny, St Séverin Church,

Paris Islands : Cité and St-Louis: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Conciergerie, Sainte Chapelle, Bateaux Mouches, 17th century private mansions, Hôtel Lauzun,

Cemeteries: Père Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse

Walking tours topics: The Origins of Paris, Covered passages and galleries of Paris, French Revolution, Molière and Paris theatres,

Highlights: Notre-Dame Cathedral, Palais Royal, the Louvre, Vendôme Square, Tuileries Garden, Pont des Arts bridge, the Procope coffee shop and Odéon district,

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MONUMENTS

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Château de Versailles: Louis XIII’s hunting lodge, The State apartments of the King and the Queen, The Sun King’s day, The Hall of Mirrors, the King’s day,

Opera Garnier: Phantom of the Opera, Degas dancers, Napoléon III, Garnier, Carpeaux’s dancers,

Catacombs: ossuary, 6 million skeletons, stone and plaster quarries,

Conciergerie: Marie-Antoinette detention, Royal residence of the French king, antechamber of the guillotine,

Sainte Chapelle: stained glass windows, rose windows, holy crown of the Christ, Saint Louis,

Saint Denis basilica: cradle of the Gothic Art, Necropolis of the French kings, marble graves,

Panthéon: French great Men Mausoleum, Sainte Geneviève between myth and reality,

The Val de Grace: vow of Queen Ann of Austria, cloister and church, baroque masterpiece of art and architecture.

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MUSEUMS

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The Orsay Museum: Impressionists collections, Toulouse Lautrec, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Renoir, Monet, Barbizon school, Manet and Courbet Realism, Carpeaux,

The Louvre Museum:
- The history of the Louvre palace: Napoléon III’s apartment, Pei Pyramid, medieval Louvre keep, Apollo Gallery,
- The Louvre Collections: Leonardo Italian Renaissance, Géricault and Delacroix Romantic, Royal crown and treasures,

The Marmottan Museum: Impressionism, Monet’s Nympheas, Renoir,

The Jacquemart André Museum: 19th century private mansion, Nelly Jacquemart and Edouard André, protestant bank, Boucher, Chardin, Fragonnard, Rembrandt, Botticelli, Canaletto...

Nissim Camando Museum: decorative arts of the 18th C. Comte Moïse de Camondo, antiques, paintings, bas-reliefs, silver, Chinese vases, crystal chandeliers, Sèvres porcelain, Savonnerie carpets,

The Rodin Museum: 18th century private mansion, Camille Claudel, the Thinker, the Kiss, The Gates of Hell.

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CONTACT

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T/F: +331 45 20 86 51
M: +336 86 74 74 39
E : arnaudisabelle.guide@gmail.com

Sainte Chapelle

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Ethereal and magical, Sainte¬Chapelle has been hailed as one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of the Western World. In the Middle Ages the devour likened this church to "a gateway to heaven". Today no visitor can fail to be transported by the blaze of light created by he 15 magnificent stained-glass windows, separated by the narrowest of columns that soar 15 m (50 ft) to the star-studded, vaulted roof. The windows portray over 1,000 religious scenes in a kaleidosccpe of red, gold, green, blue and mauve. The chapel was built in 1248 by Louis IX to house Christ's purported Crown of Thorns and other relics.

Ile Saint Louis

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At the eastern end of the island the St-Louis bridge connects it to the smaller Ile St-Louis. This swampy pastureland was transformed into an elegant 17th century residential area. More recently, rich artists, doctors, actresses and heiresses have lived there. Its tree lined quays are the most enchanting aspect - intimate and picturesque.

Notre Dame Cathedral

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No other building is so associated with the history of Paris as Notre-Dame. It stands majestically on the Ile de la Cite, cradle of the city. Pope Alexander III laid the first stone in 1163, marking the start of 170 years of toil by armies of Gothic architects and medieval craftsmen. Ever since, a procession of the famous has passed through the three main doors below the massive towers.

The cathedral is a Gothic masterpiece, standing on the site of a Roman temple. At the time it was finished, in about 1330, it was 130 m (430 ft) long and featured flying buttresses, a large transept, a deep choir and 69-m (228-ft) high towers.

Ile de la Cité

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The origins of Paris are here on the Ile de la Cite, the boat-shaped island on the Seine first inhabited over 2,000 years ago by Celtic tribes. One tribe, the Parisii, eventually gave its name to the city. The island offered a convenient river crossing on the route between northern and southern Gaul and was easily defended. In later centuries the settlement was expanded by the Romans, the Franks and the Capetian kings to form the nucleus of today's city.

There is no older place in Paris, and remains of the first buildings can still be seen today in the archaeological crypt under the square in front of Notre¬Dame, the great medieval cathedral and place of pilgrimage for millions of visitors each year. At the other end of the island is another Gothic masterpiece, Sainte-Chapelle, a miracle of light.

Latin Quarter

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Since the middle ages this riverside quarter has been dominated by the Sorbonne, and
acquired its name from the early Latin speaking students. It dates back to the Roman town across from the Ile de la Cite; at that time the Rue St-Jacques was one of the main roads out of Paris.

The area is generally associated with artists, intellectuals and the bohemian way of life; it also has a history of political unrest. In 1871, the Place St-Michel became the centre of the Paris Commune, and in May 1968 it was the site of the student uprisings. Today the eastern half has become sufficiently chic, however, to contain the homes of some of the Establishment.

St Germain des Prés

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After World War II, St-Germain-des-Prés became synonymous with intellectual life centred around bars and cafes. Philosophers, writers, actors and musicians mingled in the cellar nightspots and brasseries, where existentialist philosophy coexisted with American jazz.

The area is now smarter than in the heyday of jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, the haunting Juliette Greco and the New Wave film-makers. The writers are still around, enjoying the pleasures of sitting in Les Deux-Magots, Cafe de Flore and other haunts.
The 17th-century buildings have survived, but signs of change are evident in the affluent shops dealing in antiques, books and fashion.

The Marais district

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Once an area of marshland as its name suggests (marais means swamp), the Marais grew steadily in importance from the 14th century, by the proximity to the Louvre, the preferred residence of Charles V. Ist heyday was in the 17th century, when it became the fashionable area for the monied classes.

Thez built many grand and sumptuous mansions that still dot the Marais today. Many of these private mansions have recently been restored and turned into museums. Once again fashionable with monied classes, designer boutiques, trendy restaurants, and cafés now line the streets.

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