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Price is P 2,127 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Walk across the heart of old Paris on your own schedule. This self-guided tour leads you from the Place de la Bastille through the Marais and Saint-Paul to the gardens of the Palais Royal, 27 stops over roughly 4 km, in 3 to 4 hours.

    You receive a beautifully illustrated digital guide with maps, addresses and Google Maps links, plus recorded audio commentary at every stop that you unlock with a simple QR code. No group, no fixed departure time: start when you like and walk at your own pace.

    Highlights include the Place des Vosges and Victor Hugo's house, the oldest surviving graffiti in Paris, the medieval Hôtel de Sens, Philippe Auguste's 12th-century wall, the Pompidou Center with its celebrated street art, and the Palais Royal with its striking Buren columns.

Activity location

  • 53 Bd de la Bastille
    • 53 Boulevard de la Bastille
    • 75012, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • 53 Bd de la Bastille
    • 53 Boulevard de la Bastille
    • 75012, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Marais and Saint Paul Audio Guided Walking Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • Opening hours: Fri 8:00-18:00
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 1,063.57 x 2 TravelersP 2,127.14
Total
Price is P 2,127.15

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Audio commentary at all 27 stops via QR code
  • Inclusions
    Digital walking guide (PDF) with route map
  • Inclusions
    Addresses and Google Maps links for every stop
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Entry tickets, stopping inside museums or monuments is entirely optional
  • Exclusions
    Physical printed materials

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Jardin du Port de l'Arsenal (Pass by)

The old commercial port of the Arsenal, where the Canal Saint-Martincomes up from under the boulevard and meets the Seine.

Place de la Bastille (Pass by)

An old fortress stood on the site of the square you are standing in. It was completely destroyed on 14 July 1789 during the storming of the Bastille

Opera Bastille (Pass by)

The Opera Bastille is among the largest and most impressive opera houses in the world.

Place des Vosges (Pass by)

Its first name was the Place Royale, because it was designed and built between 1605 and 1612 under Henri IV

Hotel de Sully (Pass by)

HIDDEN GEMS GARDEN

4th Arr. - Hotel-de-Ville (Pass by)

Since 1357 the City Hall of Paris has never left this spot, though the building itself has changed a greatdeal over the centuries.

Centre Pompidou (Pass by)

In the 1960s President Georges Pompidou launched the great project of a centre for contemporary art, to extend the reach of French culture

Fontaine Stravinsky (Pass by)

At the foot of the Centre Pompidou, the Igor Stravinsky fountain was built in 1983 by the artists JeanTinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle

Place des Vosges (Pass by)

Its first name was the Place Royale, because it was designed and built between 1605 and 1612 under Henri IV.

Hotel de Sens (Pass by)

The only medieval castle left in Paris, and something of a Loire château set down beside the Seine.

Le BHV Marais (Pass by)

The Marais is full of fashion shops and good places to eat, and it even has its own department store: the BHV Marais.

Saint-Merri (Pass by)

Above the central doorway of Saint-Merri, at 78 Rue Saint-Martin, a small winged demon is carved, both man and woman

Les Halles (Pass by)

The story of Les Halles is much older than people think. Its origins go back to 1137, when Louis VI setup a first market on this spot, on former marshland.

Palais-Royal (Pass by)

The palace was sheltered from the eyes of the surroundingstreets while sitting in the very heart of the capital.

Location

Activity location

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    53 Bd de la Bastille
    • 53 Boulevard de la Bastille
    • 75012, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    53 Bd de la Bastille
    • 53 Boulevard de la Bastille
    • 75012, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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