Latin Quarter & Left Bank Tour: Free Tour
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Our Secret Traveller calls this free tour "the fundamental Left Bank experience...which examines both old and modern-day Paris". "joining my local guide for a tour of the most artistic neighbourhood in Paris, we explored from Sorbonne University all the way to the Luxembourg Gardens, learning about the student traditions and rites of passage, bohemian cafes, secretive alleys, casual Parisian fashion and got intriguing insight to local culture and history, as well as excellent local tips and hints for how to do Paris like a local. Highly enjoyable and worthwhile!"
Overview of the tour in Paris
We are Discover Walks. We aim to make each tour an intimate, authentic Parisian experience. Our average group size is 10–15 guests, and we try to keep a max of 22 guests/guide. Also, our tours are all designed and run by local Parisians. No expat to run your tour!
We give you the tourist must-sees and also the Paris of the Parisians.
This Latin Quarter tour is an exploration of both old Paris and young Parisians - medieval streets and student life. Discover what inspired Picasso, Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, and Cyrano de Bergerac. Explore Sorbonne, Pantheon, the Luxembourg Garden and their surroundings.
Discover the winding streets, the art cinémas, the parks, and the smoke-filled cafés (yes, students often do smoke!) where Parisians come of age.
The tour ends near the Pantheon - and near "Emily in Paris" too. To see more on this free tour, we do not spend time going inside each building.
**HOT DAY SPECIAL: on hot days, our guides have fans for every guest. We walk in the shade. And every tour makes frequent stops for water. EXCLUSIVELY WITH DISCOVER WALKS.
This activity includes:
- Luxembourg Gardens
- The Pantheon
- Place de la Sorbonne
- Sorbonne Université
- Student Drinking Holes
- Elegant Café terraces
- The haunts of the Unicorn
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Hemingway
- Dante Alighieri
- Where to find the blade of the Guillotine
Meeting point
Outside of Café Odette, 77 rue Galande (here: bit.ly/leftbank-start)
On arrival
Your guide will wear a pink vest, and start from outside the pastry shop Odette, located at 77 rue Galande (here: bit.ly/leftbank-start). The tour starts on the clock, rain or shine.
Please don't be late, as the guide will not wait for you. If you miss the start, you can try to find them at the crossing between rue Galande and rue Dante (here: bit.ly/leftbank-secondstop), up to 20 minutes after the tour.
Things to note
Average suggested tip on this tour: €12.
Average duration: 90 minutes.
The average number of guests on this tour: 8
Wheelchair accessible tour.
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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