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Paris Champs-Élysées & Arc de Triomphe Walking Tour
Discover the Champs-Élysées on a two-hour guided walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Learn about the history of this iconic avenue, starting with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk and the square’s role during the French Revolution. Stroll past the Petit Palais and Grand Palais, explore the avenue’s luxury boutiques and historic landmarks, and discover why the Champs-Élysées has become the stage for major French events. End at Place de l’Étoile beneath the Arc de Triomphe, where
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Overview
- ✓Discover the Champs-Élysées on a two-hour guided walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe.
- ✓Learn about the history of this iconic avenue, starting with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk and the square’s role during the French Revolution.
- ✓Stroll past the Petit Palais and Grand Palais, explore the avenue’s luxury boutiques and historic landmarks, and discover why the Champs-Élysées has become the stage for major French events.
- ✓End at Place de l’Étoile beneath the Arc de Triomphe, where your guide reveals the monument’s history, sculptures, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the famous twelve avenues surrounding it.
Discover the Champs-Élysées on a two-hour guided walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Learn about the history of this iconic avenue, starting with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk and the square’s role during the French Revolution. Stroll past the Petit Palais and Grand Palais, explore the avenue’s luxury boutiques and historic landmarks, and discover why the Champs-Élysées has become the stage for major French events. End at Place de l’Étoile beneath the Arc de Triomphe, where your guide reveals the monument’s history, sculptures, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the famous twelve avenues surrounding it.
Discover the Champs-Élysées on a two-hour guided walk from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Learn about the history of this iconic avenue, starting with the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk and the square’s role during the French Revolution. Stroll past the Petit Palais and Grand Palais, explore the avenue’s luxury boutiques and historic landmarks, and discover why the Champs-Élysées has become the stage for major French events. End at Place de l’Étoile beneath the Arc de Triomphe, where your guide reveals the monument’s history, sculptures, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the famous twelve avenues surrounding it.
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What’s Included
- ✓Live commentary on history, architecture and monuments
- ✓Guided walking tour of the Champs-Élysées
- ✓Qualified guide
What’s NOT Included
- ✗Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✗Arc de Triomphe terrace ticket (after the tour you can buy it directly on site)
- ✗Gratuities
What to Bring
- •Public transportation options are available nearby
- •Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Meeting and Pickup
🚐Meet at start point
📍 Meeting point / start
Meet your guide in front of the Luxor Obelisk in the centre of Place de la Concorde. Nearest metro: Concorde (lines 1, 8, 12).
🏁 End point
The tour ends at Place Charles-de-Gaulle — Arc de Triomphe. Nearest station: Charles de Gaulle–Étoile (metro lines 1, 2, 6 and RER A)
Good to know
- Guide languages
- English
- Book at least
- 1 hour(s) before
- Children
- Must travel with an adult
- Ages
- Infant 0–3 · Child 4–10 · Adult 11–99
- Ticket
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour start.
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Tour options
- Standard Group: Standard Group: Discover the iconic Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe with an expert guide on this engaging group walking tour.
- Private in English: Private in English: Enjoy a private guided tour of the Champs-Élysées and Arc de Triomphe tailored to your interests.
Itinerary
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Place de la Concorde is the largest square in Paris and one of its most iconic landmarks. Dominated by the 3,000-year-old Luxor Obelisk, it offers spectacular views of the Champs-Élysées, the Tuileries Garden, and the Eiffel Tower. Once the site of major events during the French Revolution, it now blends history, architecture, and elegance in the heart of the city.
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Stroll through this leafy stretch of gardens at the lower end of the avenue, a green, historic contrast to the shops and traffic further up.
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Admire the sweeping glass-and-iron dome of this Belle Époque landmark, built for the 1900 World's Fair and still one of Paris's most striking exhibition halls.
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Discover this opulent 19th-century mansion, built for a Russian-born courtesan turned society figure, and hear the story behind one of the avenue's most extravagant addresses.
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L'ancien Virgin Megastore des Champs-Élysées Pass the former home of the iconic music store, once a Champs-Élysées institution and a symbol of the avenue's more recent pop-culture history.
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Arc de Triomphe is one of Paris’s most iconic monuments. Commissioned by Napoleon in 1806, it honors those who fought and died for France. Beneath the arch lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, whose eternal flame is rekindled every evening. Standing at the top of the Champs-Élysées, it offers a powerful symbol of French history and national pride.
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