Paris Composers: A Self-Guided Walking Tour

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1. You'll pass by the magnificent Beaux-Arts façade of the Palais Garnier, Paris's legendary opera house, and hear about the 1861 Tannhäuser scandal, the building's role as the inspiration for The Phantom of the Opera, and its place as a symbol of 19th-century French cultural ambition. Entry to the interior is not included in this tour and requires a separate ticket.

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2. You'll pass by the storied Café de la Paix, opened in 1862 and once a favourite meeting place for composers, conductors, publishers and critics discussing the latest premieres. This is a working café and is not a stop included in the tour.

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3. You'll walk through the elegant Place Vendôme, where Frédéric Chopin spent his final years at number 12 and where the Vendôme Column, cast from captured enemy cannons, commemorates Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz. The square is a public space with free access.

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4. You'll pass by the Church of La Madeleine, a striking building modelled on a Roman temple that hosted Chopin's funeral in 1849 and shaped the careers of organists Camille Saint-Saëns and Gabriel Fauré. Entry to the church is free, though it's not a guided stop on this tour.

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5. You'll walk into the vast Place de la Concorde, once the site of the guillotine during the French Revolution, where more than 1,100 people, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, were executed. The square is a public space with free, unrestricted access.

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6. You'll pause before the Luxor Obelisk at the centre of Place de la Concorde, a 3,300-year-old monument gifted to France by Egypt in 1831 and installed here in 1836 after a two-year voyage. As a monument in a public square, it's freely viewable at any time.

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7. You'll conclude your walk on the world-famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées, as you look toward the Arc de Triomphe. This is a public avenue with free access.

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How it compares in París

• Its from-price is 95% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in París.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About París

París une grandes bulevares y monumentos junto al río con terrazas de café, colecciones de arte de fama mundial y barrios que parecen pueblos.

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