Paris
Croissants to Confit: A Paris Food & Market Walk
Paris doesn't just inspire art and revolutionâit perfects the art of eating. This half-day walk threads through the 10th and 3rd arrondissements, Paris's most authentic food neighbourhoods, stopping at a legendary boulangerie, the city's oldest covered market, a Marais fromagerie, and ending with a classic bistro lunch at Place des Vosges. Plan it for a TuesdayâSaturday morning when everything is open.
The Impressionist Trail: Chasing Monet, Renoir & Degas Across Paris
Between 1860 and 1910, a handful of radical painters in Paris changed how the world sees light, colour and ordinary life. This full-day walk connects the four greatest Impressionist museums in the city before finishing in the Montmartre neighbourhood where Renoir and Van Gogh actually lived and painted. Book the Orsay and Rodin online to skip queues.
Blood, Guillotines & Liberty: The French Revolution Walk
Between 1789 and 1799, Paris became the stage for one of history's most dramatic upheavals. This full-day walk connects the sites where the Revolution started, where the royal prisoners were held, where heads rolled, and where the new Republic enshrined its heroes. It covers the Right Bank, Ăle de la CitĂ©, and the Latin Quarter. Comfortable shoes are essential.
Paris From Above: The Rooftops & Panoramas Route
Paris is one of the very few major world cities where a strict building height code (Haussmann's 1853 decree, still mostly in force) means you can climb to the top of any landmark and see an ocean of uniform grey-zinc rooftops punctuated by church domes, the Eiffel Tower and SacrĂ©-CĆur. This full-day route hits six different elevated viewpoints, ranging from free to moderately priced.
The Golden Triangle: Paris Fashion Capital Walk
Paris has been the world's fashion capital since Louis XIV established his court at Versailles and invented the concept of 'French style' as a diplomatic tool. This half-day walk covers the 'Golden Triangle'âthe three avenues that define Parisian luxury fashionâfrom the historic Rue du Faubourg Saint-HonorĂ© to Avenue Montaigne and the Champs-ĂlysĂ©es. Even window-shopping here is an architectural and aesthetic experience.
The Most Romantic Evening in Paris: Sunset to Light Show
Paris earns its 'City of Love' reputation most thoroughly at dusk and after dark, when the monuments glow amber, the Seine reflects the lights and the streets empty out. This evening route (start 5pm, finish around midnight) strings together the city's most romantically charged locations in sequenceâeach building on the lastâculminating in the Eiffel Tower's famous hourly light show and a final walk across Pont Alexandre III.
Hemingway's Paris: The Lost Generation Walk
In the 1920s, a generation of American and British writers and artists poured into Paris, drawn by the cheap franc, the freedom, and Gertrude Stein's famous salon. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, James Joyce and Man Ray all lived within walking distance of each other on the Left Bank. This half-day walk visits their actual addresses, favourite bars and gathering placesâmuch of which looks remarkably unchanged.
The Royal Axis: From the Louvre to Versailles
For four centuries, Paris was a city built by and for its kings. This full-day route traces the 'royal axis'âthe geometric line connecting the Louvre (medieval royal palace), the Tuileries Garden, Place de la Concorde, Champs-ĂlysĂ©es and Arc de Triompheâbefore taking the RER train 40 minutes out to the Palace of Versailles for the afternoon. Start early and book Versailles tickets in advance.