During this two-hour walk, we will explore the remarkable and scandalous lives of Paris's most legendary courtesans. Along the way, we learn how to tell a courtesan from a lorette, a grisette, and even a soubrette, and uncover the social worlds that separated them. We trace how Esther Lachmann, a girl from Moscow, reinvented herself as the dazzling Marquise de Païva, and revisit the woman who captivated Alexandre Dumas fils and became the inspiration for The Lady of the Camellias. We also ask one of the tour’s most unexpected questions: did France ever have a real courtesan turned resistance fighter, and what connection did she have to brothels? The walk also touches on the secret love affairs of President Félix Faure which ended in spectacular scandal, and leads us to the neighborhood where the woman who inspired Zola’s Nana once lived. This is a story of ambition, reinvention, desire, and survival in the shadows and salons of Paris.
15 minutesEntrée libre
Outside the historic Théâtre Marigny, hear how Parisian high society, entertainment, and the world of courtesans were closely connected during the Belle Époque.
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Standing near the French presidential palace, uncover the scandalous love affair of President Félix Faure and the courtesan that became part of French political history.
15 minutesEntrée non incluseVoir sur la carte
Walk through one of Paris's grandest squares while exploring how wealth, power, and public reputation shaped the lives of the city's most famous courtesans.
30 minutesEntrée libreVoir sur la carte
Discover how the Madeleine district became closely linked to Parisian high society and hear the story of Marie Duplessis, the woman who inspired The Lady of the Camellias.
25 minutesEntrée libreVoir sur la carte
Visit the neighborhood where the woman believed to have inspired Émile Zola's Nana once lived, and learn how fiction and reality became intertwined.
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Admire the magnificent opera house while hearing how Paris's cultural elite, luxury, and the world of elite courtesans often overlapped.
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25 minutesEntrée libre
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