Guided tours

Bon5896Paris has a thousand facets and as many different ways to discover them! We’ve put together a selection of ideas for you, visits organized by experts as enthusiastic as we are about the copious treasures of the capital. The following sections will direct you to details of guided tours in the information pages of the different museums and monuments. In parallel, official guides and guide-interpreters can also help you to get the best out of these sites and many more besides…

Themed/Original

Another Paris Off the beaten track, there are hidden nooks and crannies unknown to the majority of tourists that also sum up the magic of Paris. The charm of little pockets of countryside in the Butte-aux-Cailles behind the Place d’Italie, or the green pathways around the Parc Montsouris

Children

Visits for fun and learning too A selection of museums and monuments arrange visits and workshops for children from 3 years old and upwards, enabling parents and older siblings to do their exploring at their own pace. These visits can take the form of circuits, treasure hunts, problem-solving, cruises or games, to introduce the younger ones to the worlds of art, history and science

Backstage

Behind the scenes You already know all the monuments backwards? You’d like to see another side of Paris? Tour guides are at hand to reveal the secrets behind the scenes at the opera, theatre or a classic cinema, and even sports stadiums and legendary tennis courts

Shopping

Shopping tours A handful of fashion and shopping experts will guide you through the myriad brands and names available in Paris to find the outfit or object of your dreams

Multimedia

Interactive Paris Here’s another original idea for visiting Paris: this time, you’ll find your guide … inside your mobile phone

Guides and interpreters

Walk this way! It’s such a pleasure to explore Paris’s heritage in the capable hands of a professional guide who will speak to you of great historical moments and fascinating anecdotes, all in your own language! But not just anyone can be a guide

From the air

A bird’s eye view of Paris! Experience a matchless moment of magic as you look down upon the face of Paris: the clean lines of the avenues, the famous monuments, the grey slate of the rooftops, the wide green spaces, the curve of the Seine and the shape of the islands steeped in history