LATIN QUARTER Walking Tour
The Latin Quarter is the best choice for your first Paris stroll, containing more history and beautiful monuments in one place than any other part of the city. Paris history began on the Left Bank. To fully understand and appreciate the city, its people, its art and its spirit, this visit is essential.
During this relaxing walk you’ll discover the Quarter’s wonderful secrets: ancient streets, the city’s three most beautiful churches, famous institutes, famous schools and universities, exquisite fountains and statues, art treasures from the Middle Ages, student haunts and the Left Bank abodes of Freud, Hemingway, Picasso, the beat poets and Jim Morrison.
The tour ends at the most beautiful café in Paris within the most beautiful garden in the city.
Highlights of this walk include:
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Notre Dame – learn about the cathedral’s history, architecture, detailed façade and the coronation of a famous, albeit short, emperor.
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St. Chapelle – built to house Christ’s crown of thorns and a piece of the cross.
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Sorbonne University – the most prestigious university in France.
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Luxembourg Gardens – perfectly manicured gardens surrounding the French Senate.
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Panthéon – resting place for some of France’s greatest citizens.
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Conciergerie – brutal prison that held Marie Antoinette before her execution.
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Cluny Museum – the Middle Ages museum of Paris containing the famous “Lady and the Unicorn” tapestries.
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St. Etienne du Mont – beautiful church that houses the tomb of St. Geneviéve, the patron saint of Paris.
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Place St. Michel – the heartbeat of the Latin Quarter.
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“Bouquinistes” – the book and poster vendors lining the banks of the Seine.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3pm
Duration
2 hours
Price
$20 per person
Notes
*Tours run rain or shine.
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