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Hemingway’s Paris: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

5th Arrondissement

  • 1–1.5 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Hemingway may have only lived in Paris between 1921 and 1928, but his years in the City of Light have come to represent the quintessential artist’s experience. On this self-guided audio tour through the Latin Quarter, you‘ll come to understand why Hemingway‘s seemingly perfect Parisian story serves as both inspiration and a cautionary tale for artists in search of fame and wealth. You‘ll hear about the transformative moments in Hemingway‘s life, including the mysterious trunk of lost manuscripts and how his experience on the Italian Front during World War I impacted him. You‘ll pass by the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, the steps featured in the film Midnight in Paris, and the Panthéon on your way to the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, where you‘ll hear about Hemingway‘s upbringing. By the end tour, you‘ll have seen 1920s Paris through the extraordinary lens of Hemingway and unraveled some of the myths around the iconic writer‘s time in the City of Light.

Inclusions

What's included

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

What's not

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink

Itinerary

  1. From there you‘ll make your way through Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Garden) to see Hemingway‘s last home in Paris.

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  2. You‘ll pass by the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, the steps featured in the film Midnight in Paris, and the Panthéon on your way to the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, where you‘ll hear about Hemingway‘s upbringing.

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  3. Our tour ends at the location of the original Shakespeare and Company, the English-language bookstore where Hemingway first started reading the greats, meeting numerous authors, and learning about the art of fiction.

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  4. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll pass by Église Saint-Sulpice and hear how this historical site relates to the renowned author.

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  5. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll pass by Musée du Luxembourg and hear how this historical site relates to the renowned author.

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  6. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll pass by Luxembourg Palace and hear how this historical site relates to the renowned author.

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  7. You‘ll pass by the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, the steps featured in the film Midnight in Paris, and the Panthéon on your way to the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, where you‘ll hear about Hemingway‘s upbringing.

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  8. You‘ll pass by the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, the steps featured in the film Midnight in Paris, and the Panthéon on your way to the Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore, where you‘ll hear about Hemingway‘s upbringing.

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  9. As you make your way through Place de la Contrescarpe to the studio where Hemingway spent his days writing, Samuél will tell you how Sherwood Anderson and Gertrude Stein, crucial mentors in Hemingway‘s inner circle, connected him with literary luminaries like James Joyce and Ezra Pound.

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Cancellation

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

Know before you go

Meeting point
This tour starts outside 74 Rue Cardinal Lemoine. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Paris

  • Its from-price is 88% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • 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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