Free Tour of the Dark Side of Paris
Tour description
We will begin our tour in front of the Palace of Justice, next to the gates of the old city prison, gates that appeared in the nightmares of many Parisians during Robespierre's Reign of Terror .
In front of the cathedral walls we will hear the echoes of the curse that the last Templar launched at the Capetian dynasty, and we will leave behind the macabre spectacle of his death to discover the secrets that Victor Hugo left in writing in his great work " Notre-Dame de Paris ".
We will walk down the street of the most famous murderers in Paris to learn about their macabre business and their deserved end.
We will tell you about the massacre of innocent and not-so-innocent people that filled the river with blood with the ringing of the bells and we will learn about the macabre and morbid tastes of 19th-century Parisian society .
A tour of the city center to learn about the history of Paris through the legends and tales of its past.
Come on the Paris Stories Tour and discover the dark side of the City of Light
In this free tour we will talk about:
- The end of the Templars and the curse of the Capetian dynasty.
- The secret of the cathedral saved by Victor Hugo
- Witch burning and public executions.
- The prison of the Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
- The old morgue of Paris
- The Barber of Paris.
- The distraught faces of the lovers' husbands.
- Statue of Henry IV
- The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
For groups of more than 6 people, even if booking separately, if they come together, a 10 euro payment per person will be required to pay the guide at the beginning of the tour.