Paris Audio Guided Walking Tour 3h40 and 18 audio reviews

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1. “You will only return to your homes under triumphant arches”! One thing is certain, Napoleon knew how to motivate his troops. This is the promise he made to his soldiers after the Battle of Austerlitz. A great admirer of the Roman Empire and their style, he also wanted a triumphal arch erected to welcome the winning general at the head of his troops.

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2. Here you are on the beautiful avenue Kléber that connects the Arc de Triomphe to the Trocadéro for a little over a kilometer. It is one of twelve avenues created by Haussmann that join the Place de l’étoile.

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3. You arrive on the esplanade of the Trocadero dominated by the huge palace of Chaillot, built on the hill of the same name. The history of Trocadero is rather unknown. The old palace, now gone, was magnificent. It was built for the 1878 World’s Fair.

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4. Here you are, facing the famous Jena Bridge, which you admire in the foreground. Napoleon wanted to cross the Seine in continuity with the military school and connect it to the Chaillot hill where a large palace was to be built for his son.

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5. I'm not introducing it to you, so here's the Eiffel Tower! You will certainly know that it was created to be the centerpiece of the 1889 World’s Fair, symbol of the centenary of the French Revolution, by Gustave Eiffel.

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6. A word about the Champ de Mars you're passing through for a moment. This large public garden, 780 meters long, stretches from the Jena Bridge to the military school. It is in connection with this military school that it is called the Field of Mars, in honor of the Greek god of war.

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7. Stop for a moment and admire the splendid facade of the Lavirotte building. Art Nouveau is an artistic current, which was as brief as it was intense.

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8. You pass the church of Saint-Pierre du Gros Caillou, installed in the heart of the eponymous district since 1733. So why is this emblematic district, which today houses the Eiffel Tower, the Musée du Quai Branly, the Trocadéro, etc., called the Gros Caillou?

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9. The Inn des Invalides you see on the square was designed by Louis XIV who was very sensitive to the fate of the military. In the 1670s, he had a foundation built to house the wounded soldiers who served in the Royal Army.

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10. Here you are in front of one of the most beautiful bridges in Paris which offers you a magnificent perspective on the Grand Palais with its beautiful golden statues in the foreground. This is also true on the other side with a great panorama of the Invalides.

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11. We can really say thank you to the World’s Fairs when we see the cultural richness they have brought us. Traditionally, the buildings built for exhibitions were ephemeral.

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12. You are in the gardens at the bottom of the Champs Elysées. Much less known than the famous shops, they are worth a visit and offer a pleasant break from the hustle and bustle of the city.

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How it compares in Paris

• Its from-price is 97% below the median of the 640 city tours 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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