Essential Paris Free Walking Tour

The Essential Paris Free Walking Tour begins in the Hôtel de Ville square and ends at the Louvre, at the foot of the Tuileries Garden. It has a duration of 2h30. Don't run out of your place, they run out easily! Make your reservation!

The tour will take you through the heart of Paris from its origins through the île de la Cité, the place chosen by Julius Caesar to found the Roman city of Lutetia. An old walled city built on an island where the first palace of the French kings and the imposing Notre Dame Cathedral will be concentrated. Before the Louvre and Versailles, the monarchs lived in a palace that would ironically end up becoming the prison where Marie Antoinette would spend her last days. It also has one of the jewels of radiant French Gothic art, the Sainte Chapelle. We will see the exterior of other iconic monuments such as the Conciergerie, the Palace of Justice and the Pont Neuf.

You will walk along the banks of the Seine and cross the oldest bridge in Paris. You will visit the inner courtyards of the Louvre Museum, home of the Mona Lisa. And finally, we will enter the courtyard of the famous glass pyramid. From there you will see a triumphal arch erected by Napoleon Bonaparte himself. Immerse yourself in Nazi-occupied Paris that for four years was suffused with darkness. Learn about the past and present on this free tour that will make you fall in love with the city.