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Historic Paris Tour by Walkative!
This tour will take you through both the most iconic monuments of Paris as well as its history, from the humble beginning as a marshland settlement, through Roman and Frankish times to the city's heyday in the Middle Ages and Modern Era.
Things to do Historic Paris Tour by Walkative!
Ah, Paris, the capital of elegance, chic, love, art, and science. Its architecture and ambiance are truly iconic, and its people are famous for their achievements and... sense of pride. The city rose from its humble beginnings as a marshland settlement, became a Roman colony, and seat off the early Frankish monarchs to finally set trends as the biggest medieval city in Europe. Home to many revolts and societal changes, it evolved as the capital of the free thinkers and... the most famous revolution changing the political landscape of western civilization forever. With its final overdo in the 19th century, its elegant boulevards became a go-to model for many other cities. Today, Paris retains many of its fortes, adding a spice of modernity. All this can get a little overwhelming, so why not have a helping hand while diving in? Talkative will grant you that and much more, with our local guides taking you on a fascinating journey through Paris's most important monuments and histories!
Included
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
Sainte-Chapelle
Conciergerie
Pont Neuf
Pont des Arts
Louvre Museum
Carrousel du Louvre
Tuileries Garden
Meeting point
Hôtel de Ville
Reviews (424)
2025-10-26 19:55:04
“Amazing walking tour”
We highly recommend this tour with Toto (Thomas) as a guide. Walking around Paris and learning about the rich history of the city just makes it even more magical. I found the information useful and I appreciated the monuments we visited.
Rebecca (English)
2025-10-20 07:08:43
“Very interesting”
I learnt a lot about the history of Paris. Thank you very much!
Bernd (English)
2025-10-16 20:07:40
“Thomas”
Very good
Ivan Belančić (English)
2025-10-12 12:02:26
“Superb tour!”
Anna was superb... lots of knowledge and interesting stories.
well worth it!
Yair Spitzer (English)
2025-10-04 16:59:15
“Mrs”
We loved it!
Anna is an amazing guide
Thank you very much
Aluna (English)
2025-09-29 15:28:05
“Excellent ”
Dawie was excellent, his tour was full of Humor and charm. Would recommend those visiting Paris to attend this tour with him.
Omar Hamed (English)
2025-09-05 12:40:24
“Fantastic”
Our guide Thomas was fantastic ???? ????.. very knowledgeable and witty
Thank you Thomas ???? ????, we see you truly enjoy your guiding job. Mona from Arizona
Mona Mellegard (English)
2025-09-02 11:29:44
“Awesome tour by Francesca”
Impresive tour by Francesca, she is super fun and friendly. Explain all the history episodes with energy and motivation. Recommend it by far.
Pedro Rojas (English)
2025-08-17 09:35:23
“Histórico Paris Tour”
Very good!
Mariana Saraiva (English)
2025-08-14 10:13:37
“Great Tour provided by Jason”
I had a very good sightseeing experiences with Jason. Falling in love with Paris because of him.
Paula (English)
2025-07-27 11:27:01
“Best place to start”
We were a small Group with Jay.
Lots of Useful Information
Schnee Rose (English)
2025-07-07 19:33:44
“Great tour”
Hi recommend it and learned so much today. Guide was friendly, polite and knowledgeable.
Lynn (English)
2025-07-03 14:45:57
“Fascinating historic facts and great guide”
We really enjoyed the walking tour in Paris. Thomas was a great guide with extensive knowledge about history pf Paris. He attracted our attention being enthusiastic and engaging the group with fastinating stories. I definitely recommend this tour and the guide. Thank you!
Bogna (English)
2025-06-25 05:20:08
“Great Guide”
Anton was perfect guide. Very upbeat, knowledgeable and fun!
We learned so many things about Paris that you could not find in any tour guide.
Thank you.
Arsenija Gombosev (English)
2025-06-15 12:12:03
“The Greece guide”
Very nice tour with excellent guide.
Arik Glazer (English)
2025-06-14 15:53:55
“Good tour, too many steps”
The tour is good but the order of the stops makes us go in circles a few times. We could easily do the same stops in less time and less steps, which would be a lot better
Rosalie (English)
2025-06-02 11:54:13
“Great tour”
Great guide Toto ! Knowledgeable and pleasant
Alla Popov (English)
2025-06-02 11:35:06
“Interesting tour by nice guide ”
Interesting tour by nice guide
Chandramohan (English)
2025-05-31 13:25:24
“Schöne lehrreiche Altstadttour”
Die Historic Paris Tour mit Jason war richtig klasse! Er hat super spannend und mit viel Humor erzählt – man merkt, dass er richtig Ahnung von der Stadt hat. Ich habe total viel gelernt, nicht nur über die Geschichte, sondern auch über Dinge, die man sonst leicht übersieht. Er hatte auch auf alle Fragen eine Antwort und hat sich sehr mühe gegeben. Besonders hilfreich waren auch seine persönlichen Tipps zu guten Restaurants, Flohmärkten und weiteren Sehenswürdigkeiten abseits der typischen Touristenpfade.
Leonie (German)
2025-05-31 11:19:15
“Wunderschöne 2,5h in Paris”
Sehr interessante Führung durch das Herz von Paris. Die strecke ist gut zu laufen und unser Führer aus Griechenland hat einen sehr guten Job gemacht. Ich freue mich auf unsere nächste Free Walking Tour.
Lars Voss (German)
2025-05-30 12:49:33
“History made interesting ”
The guide was able to tell somehow boring history in a fun and interesting way. Would always recommend!
Nils (English)
2025-05-28 16:44:40
“Flotter Walk”
Sehr netter Guide, der die vielen tollen Details viel zu schnell in die Gruppe gesprochen hat. Die Gruppen dürften gerade im Bereich der top besuchten Denkmäler etwas kleiner sein, um sich nicht zu verlieren. Auch fänden wir schön, wenn der Führer ein Audioguide System hätte, um ihm wirklich lückenlos akustisch verstehen zu können
Barbara (German)
2025-05-25 14:07:00
“Extremely knowledgeable ”
Thomas was a very funny and knowledgeable guide. His tour was full of fun history and good local knowledge.
Mark Le Brun (English)
2025-05-19 14:21:32
“Best walking tour I had so far thanks to Francesca!”
Francesca was the best tour guide I ever experienced! It was a 2h 45min tour and passed by in no time. I enjoyed every second and learned a lot about the city
Katharina H. (English)
2025-05-16 11:27:54
“One of the best tours I made so far”
Very good!
Paul Haerer (English)
2025-05-07 16:58:53
“Great tour - great information ”
Well done! Extremely informative!
Eileen Tipping (English)
2025-05-05 12:01:31
“Informative and fun”
Nice balance
Carl Orstadius (English)
2025-05-02 05:54:44
“Jason did his best ”
A long but well-paced tour with interesting information. Jason is a great guide, who humorously explains French history and lifestyle in clear, good English. It was an attractive tour, but unfortunately the group was much too large, making it difficult at times to follow the route and all the information.
Dirk Engelsking (English)
2025-04-23 07:48:31
“Nice walk around Historic Paris”
Jasen was a nice guide but as a Greek he is English was not very clear
He did not talk much about history
He talked more about the French daily life
Dalia Khalifa (English)
2025-04-18 18:53:28
“Excellent guide!”
Dawie was excellent guide - knowledgeable, fluent in English and most importantly funny during the whole tour. Kept the spirits high!
Amrish (English)
2025-04-18 08:17:22
“Paris historic tour”
Lucy did a great job giving a lot of useful and entertaining information.
Sandra Jöchl (English)
2025-04-16 05:48:54
“Beautiful and brilliant tour”
Francesca was a brilliant guide in so nicely combining a lot of humour with memorable stories and explanations about history.
Martin Podolák (English)
2025-04-15 11:00:54
“Best Tour ever”
I'm a Fan of FreeTours since years and did a lot of them, but this was the best. Francesca gave all of her Love for this City to us.
Adrian M. (English)
2025-04-12 12:51:12
“Great guide”
Francesca is awesome--very knowledgeable and so funny! The tour was very enjoyable.
Kelsee (English)
2025-04-03 20:17:47
“Even our kids stayed interested!”
Jason was absolutely spot on. Knowledgeable, fun, helpful. We already used some if his recommendations. It really makes the experience of Paris more authentic. Thank you
Magdalena Ost (English)
2025-04-01 20:00:19
“Amazing Tour”
I can only recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in the history of Paris! Our 'Führer' (as in tour guide) Thomas Carter made sure that everyone felt comfortable during the tour and he manages to tell the history of the city in such a fun way that you don't even notice how the 2 1/2 hours pass. In addition to history, Thomas also has lots of other tips for your stay in the city and you can tell that he really enjoys his job. Thanks for the great tour! :)
Clarissa Wilmes (English)
2025-03-28 17:21:38
“A good tour”
Angel was very knowledgeable, friendly and informative. We learned a lot about Paris and recommend this tour to everyone
Mickft (English)
2025-03-22 16:38:29
“Nice tour ”
Interesting facts and sympathetic guide
Damien Charles Vaney (English)
2025-03-15 14:47:18
“Manifique ”
Franzeska was wonderful!!She made our visit to Paris better!!No doubt one of the best!
Evangelia Giagkiozi (English)
2025-03-11 11:29:01
“Great tour! ”
Jason was a great guide! We loved it!
Thank you.
Obrigada.
Joana Oliveira (English)
2025-03-09 18:19:18
“Thank you Alistair ”
Alistair was an awesome guide through the historical city of Paris. His passion for these tours and background knowledge was really nice.
David (English)
2025-03-04 13:57:15
“A must-do tour in the city!”
I highly recommend it! The tour is incredibly informative and detailed, offering an in-depth view of the city. The guide is very dedicated, attentive, and highly knowledgeable about the local history. An unmissable experience!
Daniela (English)
2025-02-13 13:24:44
“Free walking tour”
Francesca was an amazing and a funny tour guide, she kept the vibes up. She is extremely knowledgable and answered any questions we had about Paris. Thank you for the amazing tour!
Daan Khan (English)
2025-02-08 12:59:19
“Montmartre ”
???? Great
Manoj (English)
2025-02-01 17:37:55
“Great tour”
Really informative , humorous and gives a great introduction to historic Paris!
Ellen Clancey (English)
2025-01-31 13:03:24
“Nice”
Nice informative trip recommended
Adam Mohisen (English)
2025-01-26 18:53:47
“Historic Paris walking tour”
This starts off at the beginning of Paris b.c. and as we walked around the city, the presentation moved through time! Excellent recommendations of landmarks to schedule to see inside (this tour is outdoors) for e.g. Saint Chapelle. Thomas was wonderful, witty, made the tour facts interesting but you still gained knowledge. Highly recommend
Ellen Clancey (English)
2025-01-24 16:42:54
“Thomas is a gem of knowledge ”
Thomas is a gem of knowledge. Highly recommended.
STEVE HACINLIOGLU (English)
2025-01-24 13:53:40
“Awesome tour!”
Highly recommend! Ben was fun and informative making sure that the entire tour was super engaging. Definitely worth doing this in Paris.
Darcy Harris (English)
2025-01-20 14:25:18
“Great tour with a true local (Antoine)!”
It was great to have a guide, who was had studied architecture in Paris!
Lianne Boog (English)
2025-01-13 17:02:18
“Très bien ”
Guide très gentille et bonne énergie ! Merci
Lisa Beck (French)
2025-01-13 11:56:49
“Such a great tour!!”
Best guide I’ve had on a walking tour. Thomas was so helpful with all our questions and I learnt so much that I wouldn’t have even thought of if not with thomas
Renee Artonpowell (English)
2025-01-06 18:26:01
“Your cancelled”
We went to the meeting place only to find that this tour has been caancelled.
Lyn (English)
2024-12-25 14:56:04
“French Revolutions and all the King Louis”
Francesca was very knowledgeable of the area! She is spirited and new the history and current happenings of the area. Highly recommend!
Sonja (English)
2024-12-25 10:34:50
“Öneririm”
Bence güzel
Mehmet (Turkish)
2024-12-13 21:53:06
“13/12/24 Paris”
Francesca was an excellent walk guide who provided a well delivered overview of French history, as well as advising on the must do in Paris. A knowledgeable and friendly guide, a recommendation for your stay in the beautiful city.
Darren English (English)
2024-12-07 18:20:44
“Interesting ”
Very nice and funny way of learning. The guide was the best!
Juan Collado (English)
2024-12-01 14:35:37
“Light and pleasant”
Very nice guide, with useful tips and content. Sunny morning in Paris, however the tour was too crowded, in my opinion.
Bruno Castro (English)
2024-11-26 17:53:23
“Paris trip”
It was great and funny :) strongly recommend
Emilia Kołyszko (English)
2024-11-26 14:10:23
“Exciting tour guide”
The tour guide was extremely warmy and exciting! He knows a lot about the history of the city, and makes the experince fun with jokes and curiosities. I love it! And I highly recommend it.
Gabriela (English)
2024-11-25 19:39:45
“Great Paris walking tour”
Great tour, very friendly and knowledgeable guide who was always happy to ask any questions we had. Easy to hear and good pace covering all main historical sites around Notre Dame
NICOLA MCCALL (English)
2024-11-18 17:48:26
“Excellent, keep up”
Excellent
ivana (English)
2024-11-03 15:48:31
“Great historic tour”
We went on the 11am tour, when Paris is less crowded than in the afternoon. Jay welcomed us warmly and introduced us to his view of Paris. Well researched facts mixed with his personal experience in modern Paris made this tour entertaining and informative. At the end, Jay gave us a list with recommendations, which we will explore the next time. Thanks for a fantastic morning in Paris!
Vera Goehre (English)
2024-10-30 03:41:42
“:)”
The tour was interesting, with many historical facts and a pleasant walk. The guide was very witty and made jokes, which was great.
Лілія Ахмедова (English)
2024-10-27 22:02:50
“Excellent!”
Francesca was a wonderful guide! The tour was very fun, exciting and informative. I can highly recommend it!!
Lia Bühlmann (English)
2024-10-26 16:12:52
“A beautiful, interesting and funny tour”
Francesca was a wonderful guide. We had a really great time. The tour was very interesting and she explained everything perfectly and in a very comprehensive and fun way. 10/10 recommended!!
Filippo Rosa (English)
2024-10-25 12:34:18
“Walking tour ”
I really enjoyed the walking tour with Francesca. She was such a good guide with positive energy. Was fun to hear about the history and fun facts along the way of the tour.
Elin (English)
2024-10-23 12:53:22
“Amazing tour”
Jay was a brilliant tour guide, very knowledgeable and entertaining! We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and found that a walking tour is a brilliant way to orientate yourself around the key sites of a city. 10/10.
Ciara Mahon (English)
2024-10-21 11:47:33
“Historic Tour”
Decent tour. Wasn't completely engaged. Francesca was knowledgable and gave great answers to questions.
Afraz Qureshi (English)
2024-10-21 09:58:52
“Joanne ”
Our tour guide Antoine was very knowledgeable and loved to share the history of Paris. He is a local Parisian which definitely was an added plus to the enjoyment of our tour. Thanks for the great tour????
Joanne Homan (English)
2024-10-19 16:11:05
“Best way to spend 2 hours in Paris!”
Our guide Antoine was super energetic, passionate and knowledgeable! Due to his background in Architecture (and being a local Parisan) he knew all about the history, architecture and fun stories about the spots he brought us to. He was good and attentive about keeping track of the group and timing, and was happy to answer any questions we had. It was super fun and memorable and I can say we walked away with a newfound appreciation for Paris, the city and it's people! :)
Myan Wei (English)
2024-10-11 15:47:52
“An amazing historic tour in Paris ”
I really enjoyed this tour. I live in Paris and even I knew some of his history, Franchesca really learned me so many things that I didn’t know. She was so kind and funny and her passion for this trip is stunning. Thank you very much!
Adrián Balaguer Cremades (English)
2024-10-05 10:59:14
“Harry an amazing guide”
Harry pretty much took us back to French history. Quite friendly and suggested some cool bar which I am excited to explore.
Thinles Chondol (English)
2024-10-01 11:06:06
“Best english tour in europe.”
Neat english, impressive history lessons and interesting stories.
Alberto did a really great job as a guide.
Bhoomi Mandaviya (English)
2024-09-30 09:24:28
“WW2 Tour ”
Clement was a great guide! He had a lot of interesting information to share and you could how passionate he was about it. He also kept asking us a lot of questions to keep us engaged, which was super nice. This tour should be an absolutely must in your Paris trip! Thank you Clement!
Shamix (English)
2024-09-29 22:12:37
“A Wonderful Overview of Historical Paris”
Our guide was energetic, knowledgeable and happily shared interesting detail about the city and its sights on our 2 1/2 walking tours. a Nice way to orientate yourself - both geographically and historically - about the city.
MARK GLAJCHEN (English)
2024-09-29 10:52:33
“Thomas gave a great tour!”
Thomas was very informative of the history of Paris and infused humor throughout his presentations. We highly recommend this tour.
Brad (English)
2024-09-28 18:47:19
“Visite historique de Paris”
Antoine nous a trés bien montré Paris. Il es tres amable
Maria Martin (French)
2024-09-26 13:43:26
“A great way to see Paris!”
The tour was very interesting and worthwhile.
She engaged the group with her questions and quizzes. To really see the city you need to walk!
Bravo!!!
Pinina Taylor (English)
2024-09-26 13:16:16
“Can’t miss!”
Tour guide was very theatrical and it made the tour come alive for us!
Joy Dela Cruz (English)
2024-09-25 16:49:04
“Paris with Jason = terrific”
The tour with Jason was absolutely terrific. His energy, clarity, and most of all knowledge and understanding of the city was first class. He also gave all of us heaps of recommendations and got my trip off to an awesome start. Highly recommend this tour with Jason if you like walking around, as it will get your experience in Paris off to a great start.
Thanks again to Jason
Nick (English)
2024-09-25 10:46:33
“Historic Paris Tour”
Jason was our tour guide for the morning historic tour, he was very well organised, gave useful tips for Paris but also the rest of France. Overall a great experience, definitely would recommend Jason to everyone travelling to Paris! The communication through the email was very prompt and useful, especially with the location meetup sent!
Cheers
Ajla Murga (English)
2024-09-23 12:58:01
“Historic tour”
It was entertaining and informative
Helen Winwood (English)
2024-09-12 20:31:38
“Excellent guided tour!”
Our guide was excelent! He had a lot ok knowledge about Paris. I highly recommend it!
Noemi Andreatta (English)
2024-09-06 06:46:16
“Highly recommend this tour ”
We had a fabulous couple of hours discovering Paris with Patrick. He was entertaining and informative. This is a great way to begin your exploration of this beautiful city!
Christine Plumejeau (English)
2024-09-04 11:33:07
“Great experience”
I forgot a name but our guide was originaly from Greece. He was amazing.
Roman Beresik (English)
2024-09-01 19:54:14
“Très bon tour en anglais avec Jason”
Nous nous étions inscrits au tour en français prévu à la même heure, mais notre guide n'est jamais venu. Heureusement, Jason du tour en anglais nous accueilli dans son groupe (malgré que celui ci était déjà large). La balade et les anecdotes étaient intéressantes, et Jason était très sympa et enjoué. Chouette expérience !
Jeanne Buffet (French)
2024-09-01 16:25:21
“Amazing Tour with Jay”
It was an splendid experience, we've learnt so many things about Paris. Jay is passionate, has a great energy and is very pedagogic! Also he was also available to answer our questions. I definitely recommend this tour!
Cynthia Guilhem (English)
2024-08-31 15:20:35
“Very good ”
Thx!!
Sapir (English)
2024-08-28 16:01:40
“Good”
Good ????
José Luís Berdón Madrigal (English)
2024-08-28 15:45:30
“The tour guide ”
Lucy was fantastic! Very nice and knowledgeable! She made us feel comfy straight away and explained everything in detail. Thank you
Irene Lopez (English)
2024-08-25 17:12:18
“Paris”
Interesting, entertaining, great tour guide (the greek guy, I forgot the name).
Tobias Hollweck (English)
2024-08-25 13:40:19
“historical walking tour”
good friendly
Gunjeet Kaur (English)
2024-08-25 11:50:15
“Great tour of Central Paris!”
My daughter and I very much enjoyed Alistair's tour of central Paris. So much history and very well communicated! Alistair also shared some recommendations for Paris which was very helpful. Merci beaucoup!
Rea Qunta (English)
2024-08-24 17:15:36
“Great Tour ”
Great Tour with Jonas. Would do it again
Christiane Bayer (English)
2024-08-23 13:31:04
“Wonderful!”
Very knowledgeable guide and wonderful company.
Wendy Rosen (English)
2024-08-21 20:12:29
“Great just great. ”
This tour was on the very first day of out trip. The guide was very friendly and explained everything easily. His explanation was helpful because when we walked down the streets after we felt as if we understood why things are the way they are. Persons notice when a tour guide loves history and he certainly does. I will recommend him.
Terri (English)
2024-08-21 10:56:24
“Great tour!”
One of the best tours with Angel. He has an amazing knowledge and whole tour was interesting and relaxing. Definitely recommend !
Michalina Gorczynska (English)
2024-08-17 07:28:42
“Informative”
I learned new things about France. The tour increased my curiosity to know more.
The guide gave us amazing recommendations of things to do in Paris.
Vee An (English)
2024-08-16 18:13:16
“Amazing tour”
This was one of the best tours I've so far visited. The guide was excellent. Lots of historical background information. Well done.
Ali (English)