The Beat Generation in Paris Walking Tour

Highlights

Reiseverlauf

1. 1

   Bois de Boulogne

   We start the tour at the Beat Hotel then visit the surrounding area, with the preferred cafés & bars of the Beats

   20 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

2. 2

   Shakespeare and Company Bookstore

   We visit the famous Shakespeare & Company bookstore, where Ginsberg & Corso gave a reading of Beat poetry in 1957. Since then it has become a Paris landmark for book lovers. We will visit other locales in the area.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

3. 3

   5th Arrondissement

   Jazz was an essential element in the conception of Beat poetry and we will see two of the jazz clubs they frequented while living in Paris.

   10 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

4. 4

   We will visit one of William Burrough's favorite cafes

   5 Minuten•Eintritt frei

5. 5

   Bois de Boulogne

   We visit the English language bookstore that featured the more controversial publications written by William Burroughs, and a dive hotel where Gregory Corso stayed when he couldn't afford the Beat Hotel.

   15 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

6. 6

   Bois de Boulogne

   We end the tour either in the Café Bonaparte, one of Gregory Corso's hangouts. The Beats preferred the more relaxed atmosphere of this cafe in comparison to the more famous ones on the Boulevard St Germain.

   20 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

7. 7

   Bois de Boulogne

   Alternatively we can take a metro down to Montparnasse & finish the tour in the Select, the café where Ginsberg composed the first verses of his poem Kaddish.

   20 Minuten•Eintritt frei•Auf der Karte

Treffpunkt

We meet in front of the Fountain on the Place St Michel

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Abholung

• Alle treffen sich am Startpunkt

Gut zu wissen

• 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
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• There is a certain amount of walking on this tour, but there are frequent stops
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted
• One per booking

Stornierung und Erstattung

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• Storniert und voll erstattet, wenn zu wenige buchen