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Hidden Gems of Paris: Secret Streets & Local Stories
Paris keeps its best rooms behind doors you would never think to open — and in two and a half hours, your guide opens them one by one. Step off the Grands Boulevards and the city changes key: you slip into the passage Jouffroy, then the passage des Panoramas, and the noise of the boulevard falls away behind you. For two and a half hours, on foot, you follow the city's back doors. The elegant Galerie Vivienne. The sale rooms of the Hôtel Drouot, the most famous auction house in Paris, when they
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Overview
- ✓Paris keeps its best rooms behind doors you would never think to open — and in two and a half hours, your guide opens them one by one.
- ✓Step off the Grands Boulevards and the city changes key: you slip into the passage Jouffroy, then the passage des Panoramas, and the noise of the boulevard falls away behind you.
- ✓For two and a half hours, on foot, you follow the city's back doors.
- ✓The elegant Galerie Vivienne.
- ✓The sale rooms of the Hôtel Drouot, the most famous auction house in Paris, when they're open.
Paris keeps its best rooms behind doors you would never think to open — and in two and a half hours, your guide opens them one by one. Step off the Grands Boulevards and the city changes key: you slip into the passage Jouffroy, then the passage des Panoramas, and the noise of the boulevard falls away behind you. For two and a half hours, on foot, you follow the city's back doors. The elegant Galerie Vivienne. The sale rooms of the Hôtel Drouot, the most famous auction house in Paris, when they're open. The Palais Brongniart, once the city's stock exchange. The Salle Ovale of the Bibliothèque nationale. Then up to the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette, where Paris spreads out beneath you — and a coffee and a macaron to linger over while it does. You end in the gardens of the Palais-Royal, the courtyard Emily in Paris made famous, and step out onto Place Colette beside the Louvre. Private, unhurried, and nowhere near the crowds.
Paris keeps its best rooms behind doors you would never think to open — and in two and a half hours, your guide opens them one by one. Step off the Grands Boulevards and the city changes key: you slip into the passage Jouffroy, then the passage des Panoramas, and the noise of the boulevard falls away behind you. For two and a half hours, on foot, you follow the city's back doors. The elegant Galerie Vivienne. The sale rooms of the Hôtel Drouot, the most famous auction house in Paris, when they're open. The Palais Brongniart, once the city's stock exchange. The Salle Ovale of the Bibliothèque nationale. Then up to the rooftop of the Galeries Lafayette, where Paris spreads out beneath you — and a coffee and a macaron to linger over while it does. You end in the gardens of the Palais-Royal, the courtyard Emily in Paris made famous, and step out onto Place Colette beside the Louvre. Private, unhurried, and nowhere near the crowds.
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What’s Included
- ✓Snacks
What to Bring
- •Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- •Service animals allowed
- •Public transportation options are available nearby
- •Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meeting and Pickup
🚐Meet at start point
📍 Meeting point / start
In front of the Levi's store, 29 Boulevard de Poissonnière, 75002 Paris (Next to the subway exit - Grands Boulevards)
🏁 End point
Place Colette (in front of the Comédie-Française), next to the Louvre and the Palais-Royal
Good to know
- Guide languages
- Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
- Book at least
- 1 day(s) before
- Children
- Must travel with an adult
- Ages
- Child 0–11 · Adult 12–99
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
15 min
Two of Paris's oldest covered passages, connected to one another; home to the Musée Grévin wax museum.
15 min
Paris's most famous auction house, several sales rooms — visited if open that day (closed some days)
15 min
Panoramic rooftop view of Paris; includes a coffee and macaron tasting at Lafayette Gourmet. Printemps rooftop offered as an alternative if the group has already seen the Lafayette one
15 min
The former Paris stock exchange (Palais de la Bourse)
15 min
Including the beautiful Salle Ovale (Oval Room)
15 min
A charming fountain and square just next to the library.
15 min
One of Paris's most elegant covered passages
15 min
Rich history connected to Paris
15 min
Beautiful gardens; optional stop at the spot where *Emily in Paris* was filmed, for interested guests
15 min
Tour ends here, next to the Louvre
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