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Group sizeUp to 25 travelers
Overview
Step into the Paris you have seen on screen. Explore the ancient church, legendary cafés, artistic landmarks, literary streets, and Revolution-era passageways of Saint-Germain-des-Prés with stories grounded in what guests can see along the route.
There is a reason filmmakers, writers, artists, and dreamers return to Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its café terraces, stone façades, intimate squares, galleries, and narrow streets have helped shape the world’s image of Paris.
Starting outside the Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, your local guide connects the neighborhood’s long history to the writers, painters, philosophers, publishers, revolutionaries, and filmmakers who used these streets as a workplace, meeting place, subject, or stage.
What's included
Receive recommendations for cafés, restaurants, bookstores, galleries, and local boutiques.
Discover the Paris that has inspired filmmakers, writers, painters, and philosophers.
Learn about artists such as Picasso and writers such as Hemmingway and Balzac
Guided Tour of Saint-Germain-des-Prés with an expert, local tour guide
Begin at one of Paris’s oldest surviving religious sites
Meals
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Entrance to cafés, museums, or paid attractions
Personal purchases
Gratuities
What to expect
Eglise de St. Germain des Pres
15m
Meet outside the church. When open, you will be able to enjoy a short independent look inside.
Pass by
Learn about the legendary café. Explore writers and artists, such as Hemmingway and Picasso, learning how they used cafés such as this.
Pass by
Learn all about this café and its place in Saint-Germain.
Square Laurent Prache
Pass by
See fragments connected with the former abbey and sculptures linked to Picasso.
Musee National Eugene-delacroix
Pass by
Experience the transition from a busy boulevard to an intimate square. Museum entry is not included.
Rue Jacob
Pass by
Discover Saint-Germain's publishing and artistic culture.
Cour du Commerce Saint Andre
Pass by
Move through the narrow passage while learning about Marat’s presses, Tobias Schmidt’s work on the guillotine, Danton’s former home, and the surrounding culture of revolutionary ideas.
Statue of Danton
Pass by
Finish at a precise, recognizable landmark on Place Henri-Mondor.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Meet outside the Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Your guide will be holding a blue “Epic Tours” sign.
End point
Additional information
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
