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1. OPÉRA GARNIER  
2. GALERIES LAFAYETTE
3. EIFFEL TOWER
4. PRINTEMPS HAUSSMANN
5. MUSÉE YVES SAINT LAURENT PARIS
6. HÔTEL DES INVALIDES
7. DISTRICTS OF PARIS (WALKING TOURS):

• PARIS CRIME
• PARIS' LOVE SIDE
• MEDIEVAL PARIS
• COVERED PASSAGES OF PARIS

1. OPÉRA GARNIER

Day tour
Led by a tour guide, you will be amazed by the rich architecture and decor of the Palais Garnier. Your visit will begin with the “Rotonde des Abonnes” (Members’ Rotunda) which was formerly used to welcome the audience, and where you will be able to discover the unique signature of the architect Charles Garnier amongst the arabesques.
The mysterious Prophetess Pythia will greet you before you take the majestic “Grand Escalier” (Main Staircase), which brings you to the auditorium, the lounges and the foyers. The abundant decor, the splendour of the various foyers and the variety of materials used will take your breath away. The numerous paintings and sculptures allow the Palais Garnier to be not only a theatre but also a museum at the same time.

The Palais Garnier, being a show site, for technical or artistic reasons, we cannot guarantee systematic access to the Auditorium. An original proof of identity will be required as a deposit for earphones. For security reason, no left luggage is available at the Opera Garnier. Please note that FIT tours are available in French, English and Spanish.

After hours tour
Like all sumptuous and famous places, the Palais Garnier has its mysteries, myths and incredible stories. This is the angle from which we propose to approach this jewel of architecture. Your guide will narrate its history through the story of Erik, the mysterious man with a hideous face, more well-known under the name of the Phantom of the Opera. Having made the opera his home, the Phantom knows its entire history and can recount 1001 anecdotes and other curiosities. The short story by Gaston Leroux will thus serve as a thread throughout the visit, leading you beyond the great chandelier, stall No. 5 and the angel of the music, to reveal unsuspected splendours.

After hours tour of the Opera house’s public areas (when the Opera is closed to the general public). Please come before the doors shut to the public at 16:45. The Palais Garnier, being a show site, for technical or artistic reasons, we cannot guarantee systematic access to the Auditorium. An original proof of identity will be required as a deposit for earphones. For security reason, no left luggage is available at the Opera Garnier.

2. Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann

Guided historical tour of Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussman.
The company founded in 1893 is today both an iconic store and monument of the capital, with a world-wide reputation and welcoming more than 100,000 visitors per day. On the facade of the building, several styles follow one another, demonstrating the successive enlargements of the store: Haussmann, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and the drugstore spirit of the 1960s. At the center of this unique heritage property is the neo- byzantine dome, the heart of this theater of fashion. You will understand how the founders of the department store invented an architecture adapted to the needs of commerce. Your guide will tell you the history of the majestic dome built in record time and how it floods this «luxurious bazaar» with a diffuse light in order to take the customer into a magical atmosphere! You will then use the staff elevators to access the top floor, the panoramic terrace with wonderfull view over Paris. An architectural and historical visit which will make you discover more than 120 years of history of a family business that has put the energy of creation at the heart of its project.

This tour doesn’t give access to the Galeries Lafayette backstage. Time for the security check during the tour is included in the visit time. No visitors’ cloakroom. Disable access except for the terrace.

3. Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower guided tour with priority access Your guide will take you to the historical heart of this Paris icon! After a presentation of the Eiffel Tower and its origins, your guide will reveal a few little known details of this prestigious building, such as the existence of military quarters under the Champs de Mars, or how the machine room which operates all the lifts functions. You will then continue your guided tour with your no queue access to the 2nd floor, where you can revel in the breathtaking view of the capital. With its 1,650m2 located 115m from the forecourt below, this floor gives you the best panorama of Paris and its architectural heritage. With the historical and often unusual explanations from your guide, you won’t know which way to turn! Once your guided tour is over, you will be free to explore and go down to the 1st floor with the famous Saint-Gobain glass floor tiles from where you can appreciate the arched structure of the Eiffel Tower. An exciting visit in which you will (re)discover the most beautiful Parisian monument, and also get to know the smallest secrets of this unforgettable building.

No latecomer will be tolerated. It is firmly restricted to hold cutting or dangerous utensils. The Vigipirate plan being strengthened in the Eiffel Tower, it is imperative to appear 30 minutes before the beginning of the visit to cross the first controls and reach the square. Your guide will wait you under the Pillar for the North. The visit lasts approximately 1h30 but the various times of control may increase the duration. There is no priority on elevators, a waiting time is also to be planned at this level of the visit. Please note that FIT tours are available in French and English.

4. PRINTEMPS HAUSSMANN

Printemps Department Store: Secrets & Backstage
A guided tour that takes you behind the scenes of Printemps for the first time, from the basement of the department store to the rooftop terrace, with its breathtaking view of the capital, by way of the famous Art Deco dome. Behind its façade, which is listed as an Historic Monument, in the depths of the basement, dozens of technicians and craftsmen work every day to maintain this four-building complex spread over 48 levels and total floor area of over 90 hectares.
This guided tour will reveal the secrets of the architecture, history and operation of the department store. Designed as a vertical journey, you will discover one of the most beautiful views of Paris from its zinc roofs, before going down into the underground galleries. The vital infrastructure and the workshops where mirror specialists and carpenters practice their crafts will be revealed behind each open door in this maze of corridors.
With privileged access to secret passages, you can admire the highlights of Printemps including the floating stairs, the original store gates, and the hidden face of the majestic 20-metre diameter glass dome that sits above the 50-metre tall building.
From the sky to the basement, from the Second Empire to the 21st century, from neo-classicism to the contemporary era, via Art Nouveau and Art Deco, omnipresent in its architecture, this tour is a journey to the heart of the heritage of the department store and its transformations over more than 150 years.

5. MUSÉE YVES SAINT LAURENT PARIS

Private visit of the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris
As a special honour, you will be able to submerse yourself in the world of the famous couturier, Yves Saint Laurent, outside the usual public opening hours. This is the first museum of such size entirely dedicated to the work of one of the most famous couturiers of the 20th century. Just like Yves Saint Laurent’s clients of the time, you will enter the museum through the historic front door of the house. This unique and special moment will take you through sumptuous salons, whose original decor has been preserved. The many documents you will see during your visit will also give you the opportunity to discover the secrets of how an haute couture house works: original sketches, workshop sheets, collection boards, photographs, etc. But at the heart of your visit will be Yves Saint Laurent’s studio, the inner sanctum of this house of haute couture.

Photos are allowed. The works exhibited in the museum may not be touched. Not recommended for children under 12 years.

6. HÔTEL DES INVALIDES - ARMY MUSEUM

Secrets of Les Invalides: a backstage tour
This unusual guided tour will offer you the opportunity to enter into the heart of the Hôtel national des Invalides in Paris. You will discover anecdotes, unusual facts and legends all along the tour. Your guide will begin with a presentation of the history and architecture of Les Invalides, which will allow you to get an insight of the daily routine of the residents who lived there back in the 17th century. As a privileged visitor, you will discover the splendid reception halls of the Army Museum, the Ornano Salons. Your guided tour will then continue in the Cathedral Saint-Louis des Invalides and areas that are normally closed to the public, where you will discover some stories related to the French Revolution as well as the mysterious presence of Rouget de Lisle at Les Invalides.
Your guided tour will end at the monumental Dome Church – a military pantheon in which the graves of Turenne, Vauban, Foch, Lyautey and Napoleon I are housed, under its magnificent golden cupola. Your guide will tell you the mysterious works that were carried out to build the Dôme des Invalides, the extraordinary adventures of Napoleon statue, as well as legends about the Emperor’s death in 1821 on the island of St. Helena, or even how the 14th of July has started in the Invalides.

Because of the event organization activity of the Museum of the Army, the access to the various spaces cannot be systematically guaranteed.

Napoleon’s tomb and the Army museum
This guided tour will help you discover one of the most prestigious monuments of Paris at the heart of the city, specially known as the location of Napoleon’s Tomb. The Hotel des Invalides was founded by Louis XIV to accommodate the veterans and wounded soldiers. Today it hosts one of the largest collections of weapons and armory in the world dating from ancient times to the present day. Led by a guide, you will discover the history and the architecture of this emblematic and historical place for France. You will see, for example, one of the most beautiful pieces of the 16th century collection: the armor of François 1er (the arch enemy of the King Charlemagne), weighing more than 30 kilos(!). Your guide will also show you the famous painting of Napoleon by French painter Ingres, which shows the Emperor Napoleon 1st in coronation costume on the imperial throne. Then you will have the opportunity to visit the magnificent Cathedral of Saint-Louis, which was originally the soldiers’ church and is connected directly to the Dome of Invalides. There, under the Dome, you will be able to contemplate the impressive Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte and the guide will tell you all about the legends surrounding the death of the Emperor in 1821 in Sainte-Hélène.

Because of the event organization activity of the Museum of the Army, the access to the various spaces cannot be systematically guaranteed.

7. DISTRICTS OF PARIS (WALKING TOURS)

PARIS CRIME
There is no respite for the investigators of 36, Quai des Orfèvres, located on the Ile de la Cité. In this district, among the oldest in Paris, crime is not a period affair, and each century has had its share of significant cases. Whether they attack women, men, figures of power, or French icons; whether they act alone or in gangs, criminals have left their mark on each bank of the Seine, whose silent course carries away its share of secrets. Your guide will help you discover the most celebrated legal cases, those which made the heart of Paris tremble, from the time of Philippe le Bel to the criminal police’s most-wanted assassins of this century.
Alongside the Seine, slip into the shoes of a profiler and go with your guide in search of the crimes that have left their mark on Paris from yesterday up to the present day.

PARIS’ LOVE SIDE
Love has no age, no laws and no rules... There are as many love stories as there are hearts in love. During this visit, let yourself be seduced and carried away by your guide through the meandering streets of the eternal city.
What should I think if someone offers me a single red rose? How did Henri IV come up with the expression “whispering sweet nothings”? What are the most beautiful words of love of an ordinary couple? Discover how Anne of Austria initiated her son, Louis XIV, to the pleasures of the flesh. Touch upon the beauty secrets of Diane de Poitiers and discover her romantic passions.
But who was the famous Valentine? Whether they belong to the past or the present, famous or anonymous men, whether they are heavenly or earthly, love stories are as different as they are numerous and fascinating to whisper.
Impossible, improbable, symbolic or even frivolous, each of the 7 stories will touch you like Cupid’s arrow. You will then walk the cobblestones of this must-see district, on the lookout for all the stories, anecdotes, uses and customs that your guide will recount to you with delicacy, love and mischief.
A surprising visit which will give you wings!

THE HIDDEN HEART OF MEDIEVAL PARIS
Led by a tour guide, you will take a journey through time into the heart of unknown and mysterious Paris. A dark side mixing legends and black magic is hidden behind the City of Lights... Your guided tour will begin in front of Charlemagne statue at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame square, one of the most famous cathedrals surrounded by fables and mysteries.
Then, your tour guide will take you in front of Notre-Dame, a cathedral surrounded by fables and mysteries. You will pass by a narrow and genuine street where you will discover a scary story, which made much blood and ink to be split back in the Middle Ages.
Facing Saint-Jacques Tower, you will understand how reality beats fiction, and in the heart of rue de la Ferronnerie you will learn how “le vert gallant” (The Green Galant) died... After having mentioned the former Holy Innocents’ Cemetery – which was decorated long ago with a continuous frieze of macabre art, the guided tour will end at the astrological and astronomical tower of the Black Queen. In fact, the magician at the service of Catherine de Medicis practiced black magic inside this tower. Some people say that his ghost still comes back to haunt the tower during stormy nights...

THE COVERED PASSAGES OF PARIS
From the Palais Royal, your guide will take you along to Galerie Vero Dodat known for its beautiful art bookshops and onwards to the Galerie Vivienne, one of the most majestic passages, with Italian mosaics on the floor and a glass roof.
The Galerie Vivienne will lead you to the Galerie Colbert, where exhibitions are regularly organized. Philatelists will appreciate the Passage des Panoramas, which leads to the Grands Boulevards made famous by Yves Montand’s songs.
Very popular in the 19th century as an access way to the Grands Boulevards from the Palais Royal, the thirty remaining roofed passageways (formerly 140) enable you to plunge into a “time warp”, cut off from street bustle. Today, one can find all kinds of shops here, as well as some cafes and especially, the remnants of a recent past where strolling and parading oneself was an essential activity of daily life.

PARISIAN DISTRICTS
Five routes to choose from: The Marais, Île de la Cité, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Montmartre or Bercy Village. What is the best way to learn the history and the richness of the French capital, than by learning about its most emblematic districts? In accordance with the itinerary selected: your guide will tell you about the origin of the name Marais; or you will be left speechless in the heart of the «cradle of Paris» in front of the Gothic jewel that is the Notre-Dame or better still, you will be immersed into the distinct aura of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. If you prefer to find yourself in a delightful interlude far from the incessant rhythm of traffic, the tour of Montparnasse awaits you.
And finally, do not hesitate to discover the “very Parisian” district of Bercy Village, where Parisians adore to spend time on terrace of cafés that took place of ancient wineries, the rests of the world biggest wine market of the XIXth century.