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VIV'PARIS! 
Viviane Gauthier is a tour guide and French, English and Spanish interpreter with over 10 years’ experience. She takes groups of up to nine people on tailor-made half-day or full day tours of the capital’s must-see sights.
Some of the proposed itineraries are the Grand Tour, which includes a visit to the Eiffel Tower, the Avenue des Champs Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe and the Opéra Garnier, the Heart of Paris tour and tours of Montmartre, the Marais, the Louvre etc., all geared to giving visitors an insight into the architectural and cultural heritage of Paris.
Practical information
VIV'PARIS!
7 rue Albert Malet
75012
PARIS
telephone number :
06 86 25 90 96
mail :
viviane.gautier@libertysurf.fr
Category / subclass :
Guided tours / With foreign-language guide - Walking tours
Activity :
Half a day or full day private walking tours from your hotel or a parisian train station for a personalized discovery
according to your interests ( up to 9 persons) with a native Parisian, Viviane, regional and national licensed guide (French, English, Spanish) since 1997.
The « Belles visites », the highlights of Paris:
. The Grand Tour : to see the utmost in one day (Eiffel tower, Invalides, Ark of Triumph & Champs-Elysées,
Opera House, Concorde & Vendôme squares, the Tuileries gardens, the Pyramid of the Louvre, panoramic views...).
. The Heart of Paris : to understand the origin and the development of the city, City island & Notre-Dame cathedral,
the Latin quarter, old roman city ( arenas, baths) and medieval History ( townhouse, old streets), panoramic view.
. Montmartre : bucolic walk on the hillside village (artists’ workshops, mills, cabarets, secret passages and gardens…).
. The Marais : the most preserved patrimony of Paris (townhouses, courtyards & gardens, inside visit of Carnavalet
townhouse, Vosges square & Victor Hugo’s house , old Jewish quarter…).
. The Grand Louvre : History & architecture of the old palace of the kings, the major paintings & sculptures from the
Antiquity to the 19thc, Napoleon IIIrd’s apartments and the Crown Jewels. Direct access to the museum - no line.
. The left riverbank & St-Germain-des-Prés: old village & its abbey, famous cafés ( Flore, Procope), art galleries,
sculpture & nature in the Luxembourg garden.
. The right riverbank & the Halles district : old food market, medieval lively streets (old boutiques in Montorgueil),
St Eustache church, covered passage of Grand Cerf, Beaubourg center, panoramic view.
The « visites Rebelles », off the beaten track tours:
. Covered passages and galeries : a trip through the sumptuous 19th c, from the Royal Palace to the grands Boulevards.
. Paris under the French Revolution, from Concorde square to Lafayette’s tomb at Picpus, via the Conciergerie & Bastille.
. The Romantic Paris of the painters and writers from the 19thc , from Trinity to Pigalle. Inside vist of an old workshop.
. Père Lachaise cemetery, park of History, Arts & Letters overhanging the city, discovery of the old village of Charonne.
. Mystic & artistic Paris from the chapel of the Miraculous Medal to the Rodin museum through secret gardens.
. The great royal squares: the French History from Vendôme to the Bastille squares, to Dauphine & Victory squares.
. A shopping day from main department stores to old & trendy boutiques, from Galeries Lafayette to Montorgueil.
. Paris along the Seine riverbanks from East to West. Wine tasting in an old medieval cellar.
. Retro Paris from the charming St Martin canal to the old cow market of the Villette district , now a pleasant modern park.
Other tours on request:
A royal day at Versailles, Giverny & Monet, Auvers-sur-Oise & Van Gogh, Fontainebleau & the French Renaissance...
On each tour nice breaks are suggested in a typical Parisian café, an old brasserie or in an exquisite French bakery.
N°professional card: GR 0075 013 P/ GN 00 75 121P
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