Belle Époque private tour in Saint Germain

Belle Époque private tour in Saint Germain

In this tour, you will learn about different things from terrifying crimes, famous lovers, important figures of the Enlightenment and the ''Lost Generation" as well as East European diaspora. You will enjoy the view of the different types of architecture, from medieval to Haussmann and 'Belle Époque' !
You will find out about Saint Sulpice*, occult Gnomon, Dan Brown Da Vinci Code and the Priory of Sion.
You will indulge yourself in the 'Belle Époque' atmosphere of literary cafes, seeing three famous cafes, the oldest coffee houses in Paris, celebrated for their famous clientele, places where once writers and philosophers gathered.
You will admire the famous Sorbonne University*, Roman Baths* and astonish Gothic churches*. The tour end in the aria packed with restaurants for you to enjoy.
Please note: *(from outside)

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Fontaine Saint-Michel, 7 B Place Saint Michel, 75005 Paris France

Fontaine Saint Michel - Monumental stone fountain created in 1860, a vestige from the Second Empire.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Hotel Fécamp, 5 Rue Hautefeuille, 75006 Paris, France

Abbots of Fécamp Hotel with a corner turret, built in the13th century for an abbot and rebuilt in the 16th century, is an historical landmark, a mansion that hides stories of famous crimes connected with royalty, power, alchemy, poisons and public executions. (5 Rue Hautefeuille, 75006 Paris)

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Immeuble Art-Nouveau, 14 rue d Abbeville, 75010 Paris France

Hennebique building, Historical landmark, 1 Rue Danton, 75006 Paris

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Picasso Studio, 7 Rue des Grands Augustins, 75006 Paris, France

Hôtel de Bretteville (the house of Picasso, where he painted Guernica in 1937. Here, the writer Honoré de Balzac placed the action of his novel 'The unknown masterpiece'; and nearby ''Relais Louis XIII'', the crowning place of a king.


Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Le Procope, 13 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, 75006 Paris, France

The café 'Le Procope', Diderot's 'office' and a meeting place for prominent figure during the Enlightenment.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Musee National Eugene Delacroix, 6 rue de Furstemberg 6 Rue de Furstemberg, 75006 Paris France

Pass by Eugene Delacroix's house and workshop,
Place Furstemberg



Stop At: Place Saint-Germain des Prés, 75006 Paris, France

Saint Germain des Prés is the oldest church in Paris. An 11th-century reconstruction of a 6th-century monastery is the site of Rene Descartes' tomb.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Café de Flore, 75006 Paris, France

The iconic Belle Époque Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots, the gathering place of the existentialists and the so-called the ''Lost Generation''.
You will admire the Square Sartre-Beauvoir, the sculpture of Zadkine (one of the greatest masters of Cubist, influenced by Picasso and Brancusi), Fountain 'the Icebreaker' in the in Quebec Square, the imposing Saint Germain des Prés church and the elegant shops in the area.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Église Saint-Sulpice, 2 Rue Palatine, 75006 Paris, France

Saint-Sulpice Church*, Dan Brown's da Vinci Code, the Priory of Sion and the occult Gnomon. Called the ''Cathedral of the Left Bank'', is one of the largest churches in Paris.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Luxembourg Gardens, Rue de Medicis Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris France

Pass by Luxembourg Garden, ex palace of Marie de Medici (today the Senate of France)


Pass By: Odéon, 75006 Paris, France

Pass by Place de l'Odéon

Stop At: La Sorbonne, Paris France

Sorbonne University and the observatory of the Sorbonne


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Cluny Museum - National Museum of the Middle Ages, 28 Rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris, France

Cluny Museum, National Museum of the Middle Age, one of the few vestiges from the Roman era that survived in Paris

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Eglise Saint-Severin, Rue des Pretres-St-Severin Quartier Latin, Paris France

The Church of Saint Severin, the sister of Notre Dame.
End of the tour. 3,5 - 4 KM. Moderate tour.

Please note: this is an outdoor experience. You are required to walk, stand up and listen for 3 hours in a row, continuously.
Being a private tour you can enjoy a break when you want.


Duration: 10 minutes