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Free Tour of the Latin Quarter Paris
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Paris Portugues Tours
Duration
2 hours
Meeting point
Praça de Saint-Michel
Languages
Portuguese
From €0
Tip based
Free Booking. Free Cancellation.
No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.
Overview
Welcome to the Latin Quarter, a place where every street tells a story and where the past lives on in every detail. This tour invites you to travel back in time, from the city's Roman origins to the great intellectual and revolutionary movements that shaped France.
Along the way, we explore a neighborhood where the Romans began the expansion of Lutetia and where the intellectual heart of Paris would emerge with the founding of the University and the Sorbonne. Here, Latin was the language of knowledge.
We'll stroll through narrow medieval streets, discovering emblematic places such as the Shakespeare & Company bookshop and historic churches like Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre and Saint-Séverin. The tour also delves into the great episodes of French history, from the Viking invasions to the French Revolution, the Enlightenment and Haussmann's urban transformations in the 19th century. In places like the Café Procope, we relive the debates that gave rise to revolutionary ideas, while in the Luxembourg Gardens and the Pantheon we understand the role of art and politics in modern France.
This tour is an experience that connects history and culture.
Along the way, we explore a neighborhood where the Romans began the expansion of Lutetia and where the intellectual heart of Paris would emerge with the founding of the University and the Sorbonne. Here, Latin was the language of knowledge.
We'll stroll through narrow medieval streets, discovering emblematic places such as the Shakespeare & Company bookshop and historic churches like Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre and Saint-Séverin. The tour also delves into the great episodes of French history, from the Viking invasions to the French Revolution, the Enlightenment and Haussmann's urban transformations in the 19th century. In places like the Café Procope, we relive the debates that gave rise to revolutionary ideas, while in the Luxembourg Gardens and the Pantheon we understand the role of art and politics in modern France.
This tour is an experience that connects history and culture.
Tour Conditions
Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility
Minimum Attendees
Requires at least 2 participants to run
Children
Suitable for families with children
Extra Fees
No additional cost
Pets
Pet-friendly
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This activity includes:
- Shakespeare and Company
- Sorbonne University
- Église Saint-Séverin
- Luxembourg Palace
- Panthéon
- Le Procope
- Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
- Fontaine Saint-Michel
- Odéon Theatre
- Guia que fala português.
On arrival
In front of the Saint-Michel fountain.
Free Cancellation
You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.
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