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Paris by Night Walking Tour: Ghosts, Mysteries and Legends
4.3(1012 reviews)Paris, France
2hDurationEnglishOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupEasyLevel
About this experience
This walking tour in Paris explores the city's hidden streets after dark, focusing on ghosts, mysteries, and legends. Participants will visit lesser-known locations and hear ghost stories and historical facts about Paris. The tour is suited for those interested in the supernatural and the city's history. It is not ideal for those who prefer a traditional sightseeing experience. Be prepared for a nighttime walk, and note that this tour may involve uneven terrain and limited lighting.
Itinerary
1
The Seine
Paris, the City of Light, has a remarkably dark and stormy past. Before the city earned its reputation for culture, art, fashion and romance, it endured centuries of strife – gruesome murders, torture, and beheadings, political and social unrest, brutal monarchies and wars, not to mention terrible plagues. This tour will bring to life Paris's mysterious and often horrific past – its ghosts, legends and historic personalities. You’ll see both rarely visited and well-known sights in a whole new way!
2
Conciergerie
See the Hotel de Concierge, where Marie Antoinette was once imprisoned.
3
Square du Vert-Galant
At the beautiful, romantic Square du Vert-Galant - created in honor of Henry IV and his mistresses and recently declared an “Espace vert ecologique” (an ecological green space) – your guide will describe a different scene, when the last Knights’ Templar was burned at the stake here.
4
Eglise St-Germain l'Auxerrois
You’ll visit the 7th century church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, and learn how and why around 30,000 Huguenots were murdered in the infamous St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572.
5
Ile de la Cite
Pass by the Île de la Cité, an island in Seine river in the center of Paris, which in the 4th century was the site of the fortress of the Roman governor.
6
Palais de Justice de Paris
You’ll learn that the Palais de Justice - which was awarded the Grand Prix de l'Empereur as the greatest work of art produced in France in that decade - was where unfortunates were judged guilty during the French Revolution and sentenced to the guillotine in front of cheering crowds – even if they were Kings or revolutionaries themselves!
7
Hotel de Ville
Place de l'Hotel de Ville was used for parties organized by the municipality and to celebrate births and marriages of the royal family, but it was also the place for important executions from 1310 to 1830, including those of Ravaillac and La Brinvilliers.
What's included / not included
Local guideGroups of 20 people or less
GratuitiesHotel pickup and drop-off
Additional information
Accessibility and comfort
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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