Paris Walking Tours

Note: Walking tours will take place, rain or shine. Refunds are not available in the case of rain or other inclement weather.

If you are a group of 4 or more, and would like to request a group rate for the following tours, please email uswith your request.

If you are family with children 12 years and younger, read more about our "If Buildings Could Talk"family walk.

The Historic Heart of Paris
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2.5-hour private walking tour
Rates. €90 per person, with a 2-person minimum.

This walk is a delightful introduction to Paris. It is ideal for the first-time visitor, but will be enjoyed by anyone interested in a meaningful look at the city’s architecture and epic history.

You and your guide will explore the central neighborhoods—the Ile de la Cité, the Latin Quarter, Odéon, and the Louvre district. This is the historic heart of Paris. Old and new mix in a visibly fascinating way here, telling the story of the periods and peoples— from ancient Roman settlers to Résistance fighters—who helped shape the city.

Although the 2.5-hour walk includes major landmarks such as Notre-Dame cathedral, the Sorbonne, the medieval Hôtel de Cluny, and the Palais du Louvre, you will also see things not highlighted in your guidebooks. Quiet, tree-lined plazas and tucked away courtyards, filled with meaningful details, capture the spirit and history of Paris just as well!
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Please note that this tour does not include entrance into any of the museums or monuments.

History of Chic: Shopping in Paris
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2.5-hour private walking tour
Rates. €90 per person, with a 2-person minimum.

This walk explores the history of shopping, an aspect of the city that has shaped its urban design and architecture. We begin near the Louvre at the Palais Royal where, 200 years ago, its galleries were a mecca for high society’s material pleasures. We then focus on the arcades, or covered passages, the 19th-century forerunners of today’s commercial malls. The sumptuous Empire décor of the Galerie Vivienne makes it one of the most beautiful arcades in the city. We’ll also visit the Passages Panoramas and Jouffroy. In these glazed and gas-lit emporiums, there emerged a new kind of modern Parisian: the flâneur, or stroller, someone who “walks the city in order to experience it.” We will then turn to the Grands Boulevards. These wide, airy commercial thoroughfares led to a new model of urbanization later in the 19th century.

After the Neo-Baroque Opera House by Charles Garnier, stops at the neighboring department stores will bring us into the 20th century. The architectural spectacle of these commercial palaces—the neo-Byzantine glass dome of the Galeries Lafayette and the Art Nouveau cupola at Printemps—set a standard for the modern shopping experience. We finish on the rooftop of Printemps, where we’ll enjoy a stunning, panoramic view of a city that has defined chic.

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If you are a group of 4 or more, and would like to request a group rate for these walks, please email uswith your request.

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