Stop atGaleries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

Let's pass in front of the largest store in Europe and second in the world, this Art Nouveau style building that is the Galléries Lafayette.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPalais Garnier

We will pass in front of this magnificent building from 1861 which is the Paris Opera, built by Charles Garnier in a Beaux-Arts, Neo-Baroque and Second Empire style. We will also see the Café de la Paix, this legendary café in pure Napoleon III style, whose regulars were none other than Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Zola and even Maupassant.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPlace-Vendome

We pass one of the 5 royal squares of Paris, a former convent converted under Louis XIV into a square filled with jewelry to attract wealth from all over Europe. Admire Napoleon's column, made from the melted cannonballs of his enemies. We will see the Ritz, this famous hotel where Coco Chanel, Hemingway and Princess Diana stayed.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atJardin des Tuileries

This historic garden from 1564 built under Marie de Medici was designed by Le Nôtre, gardener of the Palace of Versailles, and housed the famous Palais des Tuileries, destroyed during the revolution.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPlace de la Concorde

This famous square built under Louis XV is the largest in Paris. Extending 7.56 hectares, surrounded on either side by the Jardin des Tuileries and the Champs Élysées, it was a major place during the French Revolution. The Obelisk of Luxor, this 222-ton monument enthroned in the center, is the oldest in Paris and was brought in a single piece from Egypt. We will see the magnificent Hôtel de la Marine, built under Louis XV, and the Crillon, where according to legend Marie-Antoinette took piano lessons.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop at7th Arr. - Palais-Bourbon

Let's pass the Parliament, called the Palais Bourbon, which houses the National Assembly, where the deputies sit. Built under Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, it was finally recovered by the State and transformed into a hemicycle for the Chamber of Deputies.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atArc de Triomphe

Built under Napoleon I in 1806 and completed in 1836 under the reign of Louis-Philippe, this 50m high building was intended to perpetuate the memory of the victories of the French armies. Initially thought to be erected near the Bastille, it is ultimately at the end of the Champs Élysées. The names of officers who served under Napoleon are engraved in the facade.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atAvenue Montaigne

One of the Meccas of Parisian fashion. The establishment of Christian Dior after the Second World War led to the development of luxury retail on the avenue. Twinned with its counterpart Madison Avenue in New York, you can find the boutiques of major French and foreign luxury brands. It rivals rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atEiffel Tower

This tower, nicknamed the "300m tower", was erected in just two years by its architect Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators during the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889. Having become the symbol of Paris throughout the world, the Eiffel Tower remained the highest monument in the world for forty years until the appearance of the Chrysler Building in New York.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atSaint Germain des Pres Quarter

We will pass through the small streets of Saint-Germain, which characterizes old Paris. Get back in the mood of the film Midnight in Paris, go meet Hemingway, Fitzgerald or Verlaine at the Café de Flore, or Simone de Bauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. We will circle around the captivating Rue de Furstemberg before admiring the vibrant Rue de Buci, filled with cafés that make Paris so charming, including the legendary Maison Sauvage brasserie.

8 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atCathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris

Begun in 1153 and built over two centuries, this marvel of Gothic architecture was the place where Napoleon I chose to be crowned Emperor.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atChamps-Elysees

We will go up the most beautiful avenue in the world, 2 km long, the historic axis of western Paris, built under Louis construction.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atMusee de l’Armee des Invalides

This masterpiece of classical French architecture, the construction of which was ordered by Louis XIV on February 24, 1670 with the aim of accommodating the disabled soldiers of his armies. It is now the Army Museum, the main element of which is Napoleon's tomb. The Saint-Louis-des-Invalides Cathedral, with its magnificent golden dome, overlooks the museum.

3 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPont Alexandre III

This iconic bridge, built along the Invalides axis, was inaugurated for the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1900. It was intended to symbolize Franco-Russian friendship, established by Alexander III. He was the father of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia who laid the first stone of this bridge and named it in homage to his father.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atGrand Palais

This Palace, built in 1897 for the Paris Universal Exhibition, was dedicated to the glory of French art. Its primary purpose is a museum, and it is a vestige of a time before the age of electricity. It bears witness to this moment of large transparent structures where the provision of natural light is still essential to any large human gathering. This same roof which was to remain temporary was ultimately kept thanks to its beauty. In winter, the largest ice rink in the world is located there.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPetit Palais

Opposite its big brother the Grand Palais, admire this museum built for the Universal Exhibition, which has become the Palace of Fine Arts of the City of Paris. The stone used for its construction has the property of self-cleaning with rain, just like the Alexandre III Bridge and the Sacré Cœur. It has a magnificent garden and a Golden Gate.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atElysee Palace

This former private mansion from 1720, nicknamed "the Castle" by the press, has the President of the Republic as its resident. It was first offered by Louis XV to his favorite, the Marquise de Pompidou, then inhabited by Napoleon III.

1 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atLa Madeleine

This church with its singular appearance was first designed in 1806 by Napoleon I as a Greek temple dedicated to the glory of his Grande Armée. In 1837, it was almost transformed into a station, the first in Paris.

1 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atShakespeare and Company

This world-famous bookstore in the Latin Quarter was the place where Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald met.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atOdeon / Saint-Michel

Emblematic square with a fountain with the effigy of the Archangel Michael. It is a very lively area, especially in the evening.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPlace Dauphine

This charismatic triangular square is one of the 5 royal squares in Paris, named after the dauphin Louis XIII, then future king. Today the pétanque players come together as well as those who want to hang out on the benches or on the restaurant terraces.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atChurch of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

This church, more than 1500 years old, was a royal abbey, where the relics of Saint-Germain are venerated.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atCafé de Flore

Legendary café where Hemingway, Ella and Scott Fitzgerald met during the years of the belle époque.

1 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atLes Deux Magots

More than 140 years old, the Café des Deux Magots was frequented by illustrious artists such as Guillaume Apollinaire, Jacques Prévert, Ernest Hemingway, etc. Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Honoré de Balzac and Verlaine were regulars. This is also where the inspiration for the famous “Madame Bovary” was. Today it attracts personalities from the world of arts and literature, fashion and politics, and tourists who come to enjoy a piece of Paris.

1 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPlace Furstemberg

On this charming little square decorated with oriental trees planted under Napoleon is the Eugène Delacroix museum, the site of his former residence. Some consider it the most romantic square in all of Paris.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atRue de Buci

This legendary trendy street in Saint-Germain lined with cafes and restaurants is the favorite place for left bank Parisians.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atLe Procope

Let's pass in front of the oldest restaurant in Paris. Dating from 1686, it was frequented by Franklin Roosevelt and Napoleon. His hat is still there.

1 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atQuais de la Seine

We will travel along the banks of the Seine, like a cruise on wheels. We will pass under the Pont Neuf and the Pont des Arts.

5 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPont des Arts

We will pass under the Pont des Arts, also nicknamed Pont des Amoureux. Present in many films, it was formerly covered with padlocks to symbolize romantic union.

3 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPont Neuf

We will pass under the oldest bridge in Paris, scene of many films.

3 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required

Stop atPalais De L'institut De France

This former palace where Mazarin lived now houses the oldest library in France, the Mazarine library. This is where the dictionary was invented.

2 minutes (approx.)・No admission tickets required