Paris History Walking Tour - Notre-Dame, Louvre & Tuileries Garden (English Guide)

Meet at Paris City Hall
and walk along the history of the city

Start the tour by meeting your guide holding a yellow umbrella outside Metro Exit 5 of the Paris City Hall. You can hear about how the city, founded by the Parisii tribe in the marshlands of the Seine River, went through Roman rule to become the capital of the Franks and grew into the heart of Europe home to the Sorbonne University.

Listen to stories of Notre-Dame Cathedral and Île de la Cité

Pass by the surroundings of Notre-Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle while listening to stories of medieval Paris and Quasimodo. The stories of the French Revolution, Napoleon, and the 19th-century urban reconstruction that created wide avenues and parks will follow.

Cross Pont des Arts to the Louvre and Tuileries Garden

Cross the pedestrian bridge over the Seine, Pont des Arts, and discover the history of the Louvre as a palace and museum. After listening to anecdotes such as the theft of the Mona Lisa, wrap up the tour with a stroll through the Tuileries Garden. The tour ends in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.