The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

4.0 (2 reviews) Paris, France
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Duration1h 10m
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Amid the bustle of modern Paris, I invite you to step back into the past. During the 1920s, Montparnasse was home to Ernest Hemingway and his long-suffering wife Hadley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda, writer Gertrude Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas, the tormented painter Amedeo Modigliani and his muse Jeanne Hebuterne, singer and actress Kiki de Montparnasse, photographers Man Ray and Berenice Abbott, and bookseller Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company.

Their lives criss-crossed in the cafés and bars they frequented, many of which survive to this day. So when you need a break, you are never far from a watering hole where you can sketch or scribble your own masterpiece.

The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's included

  • VoiceMap Application
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Lifetime access to Finding the Lost Generation in Montparnasse tour
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

What to expect

  1. Montparnasse
    Pass by
    The tour takes place in Montparnasse.
  2. Luxembourg Gardens
    Pass by
    One of Paris's most beautiful and popular parks, The Luxembourg Gardens were created in the 17th century by the French Queen Marie de Medicis as a setting for her palace. The palace is still there and now houses the French senate.
  3. Musee du Luxembourg
    Pass by
    The Musee du Luxembourg became the first public art gallery in Paris in the late 18th century. In the 1920s, it exhibited Impressionist paintings and contained many sculptures by Rodin. Today it hosts temporary exhibitions.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Additional information

  • 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

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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