WWII Left Bank Walking Tour Paris: Fall, Resistance & Liberation
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- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Step back into occupied Paris on a 2-hour, 2.5 km walk across the Left Bank, from Boulevard Saint-Michel to Notre-Dame. Your guide, Clément Daguet-Schott, is an independent guide and WWII history researcher; the tour is built from 20+ books, memoirs, and primary sources. The story follows the war in order: the Fall of Paris in June 1940 at the Luxembourg Palace, which became the Luftwaffe headquarters in France; the first Resistance networks near the Sorbonne, with Agnès Humbert and the Musée de l'Homme network; and the Liberation of August 1944 at Notre-Dame, where de Gaulle attended the Te Deum under sniper fire, and how close Paris came to destruction. Small group of up to 10 people, in English or French.
Inclusions
What's included
- Live guide
Itinerary
For this first stop in front of the École des Mines, we'll do a quick introduction of the tour, and a little catch-up in history so that everyone is up to speed!
For the first stop of the tour, we'll talk about the Fall of Paris. Right in front of a very important building for the French Republic, I'll try to give you a good sense of how the French army lost the war so quickly in 1940.
From the Luxembourg garden, we'll peek at the Panthéon, where characters linked to the War are buried!
Very quick stop to show you a quick sign of the war
In our third actual stop, we'll talk extensively about the Parisian resistance, and especially the beginnings of the resistance. We will follow the journey of a French female Resistance fighter, Agnès Humbert.
I will show you some signs of the war that still exist on the most famous french university: The Sorbonne!
For our final stop, we will talk about the Liberation of Paris. I will tell you about the fights that took place to liberate the city, and how close Paris came to destruction.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet right in front of the Ecole des Mines, at 60 Boulevard Saint Michel
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 10 travellers
- Operated by
- Paris History 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
- Wheelchair access not guaranteed (cobblestones, kerbs): please contact us before booking
How it compares in Paris
- Its from-price is 59% below the median of the 4664 experiences we list in Paris.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2935 of 4664.
- 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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