1.5 Hour Private Tour in Paris in a Classic Citroën

Highlights

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Itinerary

1. Let's pass in front of the largest store in Europe and second in the world, this Art Nouveau style building that is the Galléries Lafayette.

   2 min

2. We will pass in front of this magnificent building from 1861 which is the Paris Opera, built by Charles Garnier in a Beaux-Arts, Neo-Baroque and Second Empire style. We will also see the Café de la Paix, this legendary café in pure Napoleon III style, whose regulars were none other than Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Zola and even Maupassant.

   2 min

3. We pass one of the 5 royal squares of Paris, a former convent converted under Louis XIV into a square filled with jewelry to attract wealth from all over Europe. Admire Napoleon's column, made from the melted cannonballs of his enemies. We will see the Ritz, this famous hotel where Coco Chanel, Hemingway and Princess Diana stayed.

   5 min

4. This historic garden from 1564 built under Marie de Medici was designed by Le Nôtre, gardener of the Palace of Versailles, and housed the famous Palais des Tuileries, destroyed during the revolution.

   2 min

5. This famous square built under Louis XV is the largest in Paris. Extending 7.56 hectares, surrounded on either side by the Jardin des Tuileries and the Champs Élysées, it was a major place during the French Revolution. The Obelisk of Luxor, this 222-ton monument enthroned in the center, is the oldest in Paris and was brought in a single piece from Egypt. We will see the magnificent Hôtel de la Marine, built under Louis XV, and the Crillon, where according to legend Marie-Antoinette took piano lessons.

   5 min

6. Let's pass the Parliament, called the Palais Bourbon, which houses the National Assembly, where the deputies sit. Built under Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, it was finally recovered by the State and transformed into a hemicycle for the Chamber of Deputies.

   2 min

7. Built under Napoleon I in 1806 and completed in 1836 under the reign of Louis-Philippe, this 50m high building was intended to perpetuate the memory of the victories of the French armies. Initially thought to be erected near the Bastille, it is ultimately at the end of the Champs Élysées. The names of officers who served under Napoleon are engraved in the facade.

   5 min

8. One of the Meccas of Parisian fashion. The establishment of Christian Dior after the Second World War led to the development of luxury retail on the avenue. Twinned with its counterpart Madison Avenue in New York, you can find the boutiques of major French and foreign luxury brands. It rivals rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré.

   2 min

9. This tower, nicknamed the "300m tower", was erected in just two years by its architect Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators during the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889. Having become the symbol of Paris throughout the world, the Eiffel Tower remained the highest monument in the world for forty years until the appearance of the Chrysler Building in New York.

   5 min

10. We will pass through the small streets of Saint-Germain, which characterizes old Paris. Get back in the mood of the film Midnight in Paris, go meet Hemingway, Fitzgerald or Verlaine at the Café de Flore, or Simone de Bauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre. We will circle around the captivating Rue de Furstemberg before admiring the vibrant Rue de Buci, filled with cafés that make Paris so charming, including the legendary Maison Sauvage brasserie.

    8 min

11. Begun in 1153 and built over two centuries, this marvel of Gothic architecture was the place where Napoleon I chose to be crowned Emperor.

    5 min

12. We will go up the most beautiful avenue in the world, 2 km long, the historic axis of western Paris, built under Louis construction.

    5 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Paris

• Its from-price is 27% above the median of the 640 city tours we list in Paris.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 256 of 640.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Paris

Paris pairs grand boulevards and riverside monuments with café terraces, art collections of global stature and neighbourhoods that feel like villages.

The Seine runs through the heart of the city, past the Île de la Cité with Notre-Dame and the Sainte-Chapelle, the long façade of the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay in its former railway station. Downriver, the Eiffel Tower rises over the Champ de Mars, and the Arc de Triomphe crowns the Champs-Élysées.

Top-ranked sights in Paris: Louvre Museum, Eiffel Tower, 4th Arrondissement.

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