Free tour

Paris starts here. Small-group tour for first timers. From Notre-Dame to Louvre

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Paris

Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Charing Cross Tours

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Registered on 07 March 2023

We are Charing Cross. 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.

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

This is our most visual tour, people love it.

Enjoy historic Paris with a Parisian by your side, and experience the magic.

Because we’re a small group, and our route is 95% car-free, in two hours “Paris starts here. From Notre-Dame to Louvre" brings you to: Notre-Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Conciergerie/Marie-Antoinette, the old Louvre (and the new), the glass pyramid, le Carrousel and the Tuileries Gardens.

We start near Notre-Dame. We even visit a special basement.

We keep groups small, so you will not chase a huge group. And your guide is a real Parisian – fluent in English, knowledgeable and fun.

Included in tour:

Notre-Dame Cathedral (almost finished)
Point Zero (compass from which all of France is measured)
French CSI Headquarters
Sainte Chapelle Royal Chapel
Palais de Justice de Paris
Conciergerie (former palace/prison & Marie Antoinette’s last days)
Pont Neuf (Oldest Bridge in Paris - and still looks great)
Académie Francaise (home of the Immortals)
Pont des Arts (Love Lock Bridge)
Louvre (Palace, now art museum)
Paris underground (we can’t explain, you have to see it for yourself)
Plus many more, i.e. Marine Fireboat, Paris Flower Mart, Henry IV Memorial, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, etc.

To see all this, we do not go inside every monument.

Note: we reject any large parties at tour start, so if you are a large party, please contact us now to book a private tour.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

10 Rue de la Colombe, 75004 Paris, France

Meet your guide at 10 rue de la colombe street. Guide wears a pink vest. Every day, rain or shine. Closest metro stops are hôtel-de-ville (lines 1 and 11) and cité (line 4).

Outside visit

Louvre Museum Pyramid

We walk through all the courtyards, we take pictures at the glass pyramid, and we go into mysterious underground parts (for more information, you need to join the tour...)

Outside visit

New bridge

"new bridge": Paris' oldest bridge. And with the best view...

Outside visit

Sainte Chapelle

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).