Paris Hidden Passages Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Discover how Paris helped transform shopping from a necessity into an experience on a guided walk through the Palais-Royal and four historic covered passages. Follow the story from elegant arcades and early window-shopping to luxury branding, advertising, department stores and the entertainment-led shopping spaces we know today.
Inclusions
What's included
- 2-hour guided walking tour with an expert tour guide
- Receive recommendations for further passages, shops, food and nearby neighbourhoods after the tour
- Enjoy a guided ten-minute discovery period inside Passage des Panoramas
- Follow the story about the evolution of the modern shopping experience
- Visit the commercial arcades of the Palais-Royal and four contrasting covered passages
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Entrance to attractions not mentioned in the itinerary can only be paid onsite.
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Meet your guide outside the Comédie-Française on Place Colette, then enter the Palais-Royal. Discover how a princely residence developed commercial arcades where shops, cafés, theatres, gambling and public life encouraged Parisians to stay, stroll and spend time.
Walk to Galerie Véro-Dodat and examine how floor patterns, repeated shopfronts, glass and decoration create an impression of depth and refinement. Hear the unexpected story of the two businessmen whose names made the gallery sound more aristocratic than its origins.
Decode symbols of wealth and commerce, admire the mosaics and consider how a commercial promenade became a place to see new fashions and to be seen by others.
Enter a passage that feels like a Parisian street placed under glass. Compare it with Galerie Vivienne and discover how theatre, books and practical businesses brought covered shopping to a wider public.
Reach Passage des Panoramas by way of the Grands Boulevards. Use the historical plaques and Théâtre des Variétés to connect shopping with mass entertainment. Inside, explore the panorama story, restaurants and collectors' businesses, then enjoy ten minutes of independent discovery before the final recap.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet near the entrance to the Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre metro station. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled departure time. Your guide will be holding a blue "Epic Tours" sign.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 25 travellers
- Operated by
- Epic Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 76% below the median of the 130 shows & theatre 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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