PARIS DISTRICTS

Tailor-made guided tour in Paris (full day)


Discover the highlights of Paris during a full day tour. Ideal for your first steps in Paris.



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Tailor-made guided tour in Paris (4 hours)


Discover the highlights of Paris during a half day tour. Ideal for your first steps in Paris.



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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,

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Paris Islands 

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

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Cemeteries

Père Lachaise, Montmartre and Montparnasse Cemetery.

Covered passages 


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

HIGHLIGHTS
PARIS DISTRICTS
MONUMENTS
MUSEUMS 

Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie

The Conciergerie on the banks of The River Seine in the heart of Paris, is the oldest remaining part of the Palais d la Cité, the first royal palace in the French capital that was used as a prison during the French Revolution. You will discover Marie-Antoinette's cell, where she lived the last months of her life as a  former queen of France.

Tailor-made guided tour in Paris (half day)

Paris has a endless choice of vibrant and historically, interesting districts, museums and monuments to explore.

Tailor-made guided tour in Paris (full day)

Paris has a endless choice of vibrant and historically, interesting districts, museums and monuments to explore.

Ile Saint Louis

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

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

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

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

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

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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HIGHLIGHTS
PARIS DISTRICTS
MONUMENTS
MUSEUMS