Paris 2-Hour Writers and Painters Guided Walking Tour
ID: GYG45348-58846
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Explore the Paris of legendary artists such as Monet, Renoir, Matisse, and Picasso, and writers Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Victor Hugo, and Henry Miller. After this fascinating walk you’ll never look at art or read the classics in the same way again.
Some of the greatest artists and writers of the 19th and 20th centuries were attracted to the winding streets and bustling boulevards of Paris's Left Bank.
From historic Paris along the Seine, to the bustling grand boulevards, the cafés, the old squares and the artist studios, this guided walk links some of the world's most beloved masterpieces with the locations where they came to life.
On this fascinating 2-hour walking tour with an expert local guide you’ll hear the details of the lives of the famous artists and writers that lived and worked in Paris.
Travel back in time to the sizzling Paris of the 1920s, when Hemingway sipped absinthe at Les Deux Magots and Picasso dined on choucroute garnie at La Rotonde. Visit literary cafés where Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Faulkner, Camus, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald rubbed shoulders.
Highlights
- Learn more about art and history on a guided walk through Paris
- Get a taste of La Vie Bohème in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter
- Visit venues favored by Hemingway, Picasso, Sartre, and others
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• No refunds are issued for tours canceled less than 24 hours before the start of the tour
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Masks are required while indoors
All participants who are over 12 years and 3 months of age must present either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months. Participants must also present a negative antigen test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts. Students who are under 12 years and 3 months old may present proof of regular school testing and their age instead of proof of vaccination or infection
Cafe Flore, 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.