8h

Please ask for availability by mail before you book

​Pickup at your hotel for Private tour. Pickup close to Arc de Triomphe for Shared tour (exact adress to be advised by mail).

A stunning and complete half day sightseeing tour of Paris in minibus. Constructed 2000 thousand years ago and divided in 20 districts, each one is a village with its own history and centres of interest.

Your professional guide will drive you to discover the most famous places and there will be 2 stops* within the tour.

You will see the Place de la Concorde with its Egyptian obelisk with its fountains, statues and columns, the Madeleine church looking like a Greek temple, then the Opéra Garnier gorgeous architecture from the 19^th century, the rue de la Paix with its luxurious jewelleries, Place Vendome with its column comitioned by Napoléon.

You will then take the Rivoli street before joining the Champs-Elysées Avenue. On the top is the Arc de Triomphe 50 meters high celebrating the Napoléon victories. After, you will go to see the Eiffel Tower* built for the Universal Exhibition in 1889.

You will follow the Seine river bank where are located most of the major historical buildings of the city: Le Grand and le Petit Palais, the Tuileries gardens..

You will cross the river Seine to join the left bank. You will pass by Notre-Dame Cathedral. You will continue with the Latin Quarter, Le Pantheon, the Luxembourg gardens, St Germain, St Sulpice churches, Les Invalides built in the 18^th century where is Napoléon’s tomb.

You will cross some of the most prestigious bridges during this trip : Alexandre III, Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge of the city. You will finish this visit with the "village" of Montmartre* where you will have another 20 minutes to stroll around the Sacré-Coeur Basilica and to the Place du Tertre where all the historical artists and painters used to show their works. During the excursion our guide will be at your disposal during the whole tour to tell you about the 2000 years history of the city.            

Lunch on your own. Your guide will inform you about nice places where to eat.

Second part begins. Discover the most important Museum in the world with our licensed guide. You will visit the main rooms of this temple of Arts.

You will first see the Pei Pyramid, the medieval foundations and start the visit by the Denon hall with the famous Samothrace victory on the top of the monumental Daru stair. You will go the “Grande Galerie” where are located most of the master pieces from the 13^th to the 17^th century including those of Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Veronese, Tintoret and many others. You will then go to the Italian Galery and the rooms where are shown the “grands formats” of the French painters David, Delacroix, Géricault, Ingres, Fragonard. You will then look at Mona Lisa which has now a special large room dedicated to her.

The Museum is also famous for its Italian, French and Egyptian sculptures and the famous sphinx. You will see the master pieces of Michel Ange, Donatello and the Venus of Milo.

The Museum is a huge place. Our expert guide will optimize your visit in guiding you to the best places of interest. He will stay at your disposal to provide you all explanations and make you discover all the major treasures of the Museum.

The visit will last around 2 hours. After the visit, our guide will leave you either in the Museum if you want to deepen this visit by yourself or to the commercial gallery for shopping. He will tell you how to come back to your hotel which is quite easy as the Louvre is located in the centre of the city.