Paris Trip Overview
Favourite area of literary and artistic figures like Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir, Pablo Picasso or Jim Morrison, Saint-Germain has fascinated generations of bohemians since the 1920s. This tour takes you back in time and reveals some of the places artists mostly appreciated, but also allows you a contemporary view on this area that is nowadays one of the most sophisticated in Paris.
The equally refined culinary delights you’ll find on the way will make you understand why we call this tour “exquisite”.
• Admire the most typical haussmannian architecture that makes Paris look like Paris
• Discover writers’ favourite cafés at the beginning of the 1900s
• Get exclusive behind the scenes access to the oldest and most famous bakery in town
• Walk along one of the last medieval streets left in this area
• Indulge yourself with an exquisite selection of French desserts, cheese and charcuterie
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Paris, France
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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Favourite area of literary and artistic figures like Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir, Pablo Picasso or Jim Morrison, Saint-Germain has fascinated generations of bohemians since the 1920s. This tour takes you back in time and reveals some of the places artists mostly appreciated, but also allows you a contemporary view on this area that is nowadays one of the most sophisticated in Paris.
The equally refined culinary delights you’ll find on the way will make you understand why we call this tour “exquisite”.
• Admire the most typical haussmannian architecture that makes Paris look like Paris
• Discover writers’ favourite cafés at the beginning of the 1900s
• Get exclusive behind the scenes access to the oldest and most famous bakery in town
• Walk along one of the last medieval streets left in this area
• Indulge yourself with an exquisite selection of French desserts, cheese and charcuterie
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris, Ile-de-France
Your private professional guide will lead you in the streets of this charmig area, once the bohemian neighborhood where many American expats loved hanging out. You will try the most exquisite French specialties : pastries, hot chocolate, sourdough bread, caramels, macarons, truffled cheese and charcuterie and delicious wine.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Cour du Commerce Saint Andre, Boulevard Saint Germain and, Paris France
Discover this medieval street and imagine Paris before Haussmann.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Le Procope, 13 Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie, 75006 Paris, France
The guide will introduce you to the oldest restaurant in Paris.
Stop At: Un Dimanche à Paris, 6 Cr du Commerce Saint-André, 75006 Paris, France
You will try an exquisite bite of pastry and a hot chocolate from this cacao master
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Institut de France, 23 quai Conti 6e, 75270 Paris France
Meet your guide and learn about the controversial French Academy.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Pres, 3 Place Saint Germain des Pres, 75006 Paris France
The guide will explain you the tough destiny of this very old abbey, one of the oldest in Paris.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Maison Le Roux Chocolatier & Caramélier, 1 Rue de Bourbon le Château, 75006 Paris, France
You will have a taste of the original caramel from its inventor.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Boulangerie Poilane, 8 rue du Cherche Midi, 75006 Paris France
Visit the medieval oven of this old bakery and learn the story of this flourishing family business. You’ll get to try their sourdough bread at the end of the tour.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Café de Flore, 172 Bd Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris, France
You will see the contemporary version of this once bohemian café, one the favourite places of Hemingaway, Picasso, Scott Fitzgerald or Gertrude Stein.
Stop At: Boutique Pierre Hermé, 72 Rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris, France
You will try a delicious macaron from this pastry-chef, elected the best in the world in 2016.
Duration: 10 minutes
