Paris French Revolution Small Group Walking Tour: 1789 to Today

5.0 (12 reviews) Paris, France
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LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 8 travelers

Overview

This is not a monument-spotting tour. It's the French Revolution told as a story, on the exact streets where it happened.

Everyone knows Louis XVI lost his head. Far fewer know he was executed on a square you'll stand in yourself, or that the bridge beside it was built from the stones of the demolished Bastille, so Parisians would walk over the ruins of royal tyranny every day.

Over two hours, your local guide walks you through the Revolution in order: the spark of 1789, the fall of the monarchy, the royal family's failed midnight escape, the Reign of Terror, and the birth of modern France. You'll even learn why we still call politics "left" and "right", invented a few steps from here.

The famous landmarks, from Concorde to the Opéra Garnier, are the backdrop. The revolution is the story. You'll leave understanding Paris, not just having photographed it.

In a group of 8 maximum, with a passionate local guide who makes history feel alive and often surprisingly funny.

Options

Upgrade to a Private Tour

Revolution Private Guided Tour: Enjoy discovering this great neighborhood with your own private guide.

Semi-Private Walking Tour

Small Group of 6 people max: Enjoy your time in Revolutionary Paris with a local tour guide within a small, intimate group of 6 people, including yourself

What's included

  • Fun Walking Tour
  • A Local Tour Guide
  • Small Group (8 max) or Private
  • Tips to navigate the city after
  • Tips/Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick-up or Drop-Off

What to expect

  1. Assemblee Nationale
    20m
    Where French democracy sits today — and where the ideas of liberté, égalité, fraternité were born, ideas that would go on to inspire revolutions worldwide.
  2. Pont de la Concorde
    10m
    Cross a bridge deliberately constructed from the stones of the demolished Bastille fortress. Learn what really happened on July 14, 1789 — and why it wasn't about freeing prisoners.
  3. Place de la Concorde
    30m
    Stand on the square where Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette were executed, along with over 1,000 others during the Terror — including Robespierre himself, devoured by the revolution he built.
  4. Jardin des Tuileries
    20m
    Where the converted horse stable was standing, where the First Republic was proclaimed, the king was condemned, and the political vocabulary the entire world still uses today was invented.
  5. Place-Vendome
    20m
    From heads on pikes during the Terror to Napoleon's column cast from enemy cannons, to its toppling during the Paris Commune of 1871 — one square, three revolutions.
  6. 20m
    How the upheavals of the 19th century, and Haussmann's radical rebuilding, produced the Paris you see today.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

We'll meet you in the main square, in front of the statue. You can look up "Brasserie Le Bourbon" for directions.

End point

We'll finish at the Operahouse

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is wheelchair accessible only with the private option
  • This tour will take place rain or shine
  • This tour may be canceled if the minimum of 2 people in the group is not met
  • The itinerary can be subject to changes due to the 2024 Olympics.

Cancellation policy

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

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