Père Lachaise Cemetery Private Tour
- 2h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The père Lachaise is The world's most famous cemetery. The Père-Lachaise welcomes more than 3. 5 million visitors every year. It's name originates from the confessor of King Louis XIV, Father François d'Aix de La Chaise. Located in the east side of Paris, the stroll along the cobblestone pathways is leafy and hilly offering exquisite views of the city. The cemetery is an outdoor museum loaded with remarkable, unique funeral art. But its most alluring features are the final resting spots of celebrities like Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Honoré de Balzac, Eugène Delacroix & Camille Pissarro. Quickly overwhelming in its size, let me guide you with ease to these monumental tombs on an enjoyable walk packed with stories of those laid to rest and of the cemetery itself.
Inclusions
What's included
- Guiding services
What's not
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
Itinerary
- Oscar Wilde's Tomb (Irish poet and playwright) - Gertrude stein's Tomb (American novelist and poet) - Edith Piaf Tomb (French singer, most visited tomb by French people in the cemetery) - Amedeo Modigliani's Tomb (Italian painter and sculptor) - Victor Noir's Tomb - Sarah Bernhardt's Tomb (Most important French actress from the 19th Century) - Allan Kardec's Tomb (Founder of Spiritism) - Eugène Delacroix's Tomb (French romantic Painter, painter of the Liberty guiding people) - Honoré de Balzac's Tomb (French realist novelist) - Théodore Géricault's Tomb (French romantic Painter, painter of the raft of the Medusa) - Frédéric Chopin's Tomb (French-polish pianist virtuoso) - Jim Morrison's Tomb (Most famous grave, rock singer of the Doors Band) - Heloise & Abelard's Tomb (oldest residents of the cemetery) - Camille Pissarro's Tomb (Impressionist painter)
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Metro: Gambetta on line 3. Exit: Avenue du père Lachaise
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Paris Guided
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The cemetery is hilly and roads are covered with cobblestones
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 204% above the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- 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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