WINTER WALKS IN JANUARY 2024
All tours require a reservation
Please reserve by 10pm the day before the tour (e-mail is preferable). If we already have some reservations you can reserve on the day of the tour. We will acknowledge your reservation.
PROGRAMME FOR FESTIVE PERIOD
Sun 24 Dec 10.30am Montmartre
2.30pm The Occupation and the Resistance – description below
Mon 25 Dec 2.30pm The Medieval Latin Quarter – description below
Tues 26 Dec 10.30am The Marais
Wed 27 Dec 10.30am Montmartre
Thurs 28 Dec 10.30am The Occupation
Fri 29 Dec 10.30am Hemingway’s Paris
2.30pm Chocolate Tasting Walk – description below
Sat 30 Dec 10.30am The Marais
Sun 31 Dec 10.30am Montmartre
Mon 1 Jan 2.30pm The Medieval Latin Quarter – description below
Tues 2 Jan 10.30am The Marais
Wed 3 Jan 10.30am Montmartre
Thurs 4 Jan 10.30am The Occupation
Fri 5 Jan 10.30am Hemingway’s Paris
Sat 6 Jan 10.30am The Marais
Sun 7 Jan 10.30am Montmartre
The Occupation and the Resistance (Sun 24 Dec 2.30pm)
Left Bank Circuit. The story of the resistance fighters (who came from all backgrounds) the prisons, the plight of the Jews and the round ups. Everyday life during the Occupation, many poignant and revealing stories and the heroic acts of ordinary people.
Meet at metro Sevres Babylone, exit 3 at junction of rue de Sevres and bvd Raspail, by the garden.
The Medieval Latin Quarter 2.30pm (Mon 25 Dec and 1 Jan )
A walk through this atmospheric district, to see highlights and hidden details. Roman remains, charming old streets, two beautiful ancient churches, a gothic house and garden, the story of medieval scholars and the famous Sorbonne university, still a place of study today. This walk will show you how attractive and charming the Latin Quarter still is.
Meet at metro Maubert-Mutualité (line 10) outside the café Le Metro, 60 boulevard St Germain.
The Chocolate and Pastry Tasting Tour (Fri 29 Dec 2.30pm)
Learn how to select and appreciate top quality chocolate. We visit a variety of superb chocolatiers on this enjoyable walk which mixes history and anecdotes with delicious chocolate and pastry tasting. Meet at metroTuileries. (Price 45€ including tastings)
Please reserve and pay by 1pm the day beforehand.
There will be no more scheduled walks in January and a few tours in February but private tours can be arranged during this time.
Daily tours will start again in March