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LanguagesEnglish, French
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Overview
Favourite area of literary and artistic figures like Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Simone de Beauvoir, Pablo Picasso or Jim Morrison, Saint-Germain has fascinated generations of bohemians since the 1920s. This tour takes you back in time and reveals some of the places artists mostly appreciated, but also allows you a contemporary view on this area that is nowadays one of the most sophisticated in Paris.
The equally refined culinary delights you’ll find on the way will make you understand why we call this tour "exquisite".
• Admire the most typical haussmannian architecture that makes Paris look like Paris
• Discover writers’ favourite cafés at the beginning of the 1900s
• Get exclusive behind the scenes access to the oldest and most famous bakery in town
• Walk along one of the last medieval streets left in this area
• Indulge yourself with an exquisite selection of French desserts, cheese and charcuterie
Options
St-Germain Tour 3 or 4 Guests
St-Germain Tour 7 or 8 Guests
Private Tour in the Saint-Germain Area: Walk and Savour French Delights
St-Germain Tour 5 or 6 Guests
What's included
One of the best macarons in the city
A piece of the most traditional sourdough bread in Paris
A glass of wine with the cheese and charcuterie in a local covered market
One patisserie and a hot chocolate produced by an award winning cocoa specialist
A taste of salted butter caramel straight from its inventor's shop
A selection of truffled cheese and charcuterie
Additional food and drinks
tips or gratuities for your guide
What to expect
Saint-Germain-des-Pres
3h
Your private professional guide will lead you in the streets of this charmig area, once the bohemian neighborhood where many American expats loved hanging out. You will try the most exquisite French specialties : pastries, hot chocolate, sourdough bread, caramels, macarons, truffled cheese and charcuterie and delicious wine.
Cour du Commerce Saint Andre
20m
Discover this medieval street and imagine Paris before Haussmann.
Pass by
The guide will introduce you to the oldest restaurant in Paris.
15m
You will try an exquisite bite of pastry and a hot chocolate from this cacao master
Palais De L'institut De France
15m
Meet your guide and learn about the controversial French Academy.
Eglise de St. Germain des Pres
5m
The guide will explain you the tough destiny of this very old abbey, one of the oldest in Paris.
10m
You will have a taste of the original caramel from its inventor.
Boulangerie Poilane
20m
Visit the medieval oven of this old bakery and learn the story of this flourishing family business. You'll get to try their sourdough bread at the end of the tour.
Pass by
You will see the contemporary version of this once bohemian café, one the favourite places of Hemingaway, Picasso, Scott Fitzgerald or Gertrude Stein.
10m
You will try a delicious macaron from this pastry-chef, elected the best in the world in 2016.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
In front of the Institut de France
End point
Marché couvert Saint-Germain
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
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
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
