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Marais and Saint Paul Audio Guided Walking Tour

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À propos de cette activité

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.

Points forts

    Ce qui est inclus

    • Audio commentary at all 27 stops via QR code
    • Digital walking guide (PDF) with route map
    • Addresses and Google Maps links for every stop

    Non inclus

    • Food and drinks
    • Entry tickets, stopping inside museums or monuments is entirely optional
    • Physical printed materials

    Itinéraire

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

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    2. 11th Arrondissement

      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

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    3. 12th Arrondissement

      The Opera Bastille

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

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    4. Place des Vosges

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

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    5. HIDDEN GEMS GARDEN

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    6. Since 1357 the City Hall of Paris

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

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    7. Centre Pompidou

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

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

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    9. Place des Vosges

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

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

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

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

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    13. Les Halles

      The story of Les Halles

      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.

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

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    Point de rendez-vous

    Metro line 1, 5 or 8 to Bastille, come out at the July Column in the middle of the square. Also bus 20, 29, 69, 76, 86, 87, 91, and Vélib' stations all around. This is a self-guided tour: no group, no guide waiting. Start whenever you like. Many shops close Saturday, open Sunday.

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    Prise en charge

    • Rendez-vous au point de départ pour tous

    Dépose

    • Next to, the Opera and th Louvre

    À savoir avant de partir

    • 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
    • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
    • One per booking

    Annulation et remboursement

    All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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