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15 Best Historical Tours In Paris

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The 15 most popular historical tours, side by side: what each one costs, how long it runs and who operates it. The working shortlist for building your week in Paris.

15 Best Historical Tours In Paris

Paris: Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa - The Entrance Moment: What Happens Before You’re Free
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Paris: Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa

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1.Paris: Louvre Museum Entry with History of Mona Lisa

Priority Louvre entry plus a Mona Lisa intro, then freedom to explore. Skip the chaos, find the highlights, and plan a smart one-day route.

Most Popular★ 3.9

“Traveling with my wife so only two of us but would be good for a larger family as well. Guide was very knowledgeable and was extremely helpful guiding us into the museum. Made skipping the line worth it since the line when we walked past was obscenely long. The guide took us directly to the…”

2,823 reviews1 dayFrom $74by UTG EXPERIENCE

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Paris: Dark History and Ghostly Guided Walking Tour - Pont Neuf After Dark: A Classic Landmark With a Mean Streak
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Paris: Dark History and Ghostly Guided Walking Tour

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Le Marais/Paris - The Historic, Trendy, Jewish, LGBT district - Place des Vosges: Victor Hugo’s Paris in a real courtyard square
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Le Marais/Paris – The Historic, Trendy, Jewish, LGBT district

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3.Le Marais/Paris – The Historic, Trendy, Jewish, LGBT district

Guided walk through Le Marais with an English guide, hitting Place des Vosges, aristocratic architecture, and the Jewish quarter. Small groups.

★ 5.0

“Jill was a wonderful guide who understood our preference for specific areas of interest and catered to them. Her knowledge of history and contemporary information about the Marais was comprehensive and made our time with her not only enjoyable but educational”

341 reviews1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)From $48.39

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Paris City of Fashion History Private Guided Walking Tour - Rue Saint-Honoré: the oldest fashion street, and why it still matters
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Paris City of Fashion History Private Guided Walking Tour

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History of Paris City Center w/ Notre Dame Semi-Private 12ppl Max - Tickets and entrances: what’s free, what’s not
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History of Paris City Center w/ Notre Dame Semi-Private 12ppl Max

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Paris: Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour - Where You Meet: BHV Marais or LElephant Du Nil
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Paris: Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour

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6.Paris: Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour

Walk Jewish Paris from the Marais to Montmartre, with Art Nouveau synagogue exteriors, the Shoah Memorial, and Sacré-Cœur views.

★ 4.8

“I thoroughly enjoyed this walk. Pierre, the guide, was great. Very well-informed and interesting. Lovely style of delivery. Relaxed, engaging and knowledgeable. I felt I got a real feel for the history and context and nuances. Revived my interest in history to be honest. Highly recommend 👍.”

170 reviews3.5 hoursFrom $80by Walks In Europe

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Paris Walking Tour , Historical Sites . - Starting at Saint-Sulpice: The Four Cardinal Directions Fountain
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Paris Walking Tour , Historical Sites .

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7.Paris Walking Tour , Historical Sites .

Small-group 3-hour Paris walk from Saint-Sulpice to Le Marais, crossing Pont Neuf and the Seine with a guide named Neda.

★ 5.0

“I had a private walking tour of historical sites with Neda and it was fantastic! Her depth and breadth of knowledge, her humor, and her inside scoop on different facets of French life, is simply unsurpassed. I've been to Paris several times before, but still learned so much from Neda, and saw a variety of…”

150 reviews3 hours (approx.)From $96.79by Ned

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Paris - Historic City Center Walking Tour - Fontaine Saint-Michel: reconstruction-era Paris in miniature
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Paris – Historic City Center Walking Tour

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Explore the Marais: Culture, History & Hidden Gems of Paris - Stravinsky Fountain street style and the Hotel de Ville vibe
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Explore the Marais: Culture, History & Hidden Gems of Paris

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Unique Guided Walking Tour of Great Women in Parisian History - Stop 1: Luxembourg Gardens (and the women who commissioned and remembered)
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Unique Guided Walking Tour of Great Women in Parisian History

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10.Unique Guided Walking Tour of Great Women in Parisian History

A 2-hour English guided walk through Paris’ Great Women sites from Luxembourg Gardens to the Panthéon, for $54.42.

★ 5.0

“Yesterday was a perfect afternoon for Thai tour and Pat our knowledgeable and fun tour guide added to the weather and ambiance of the afternoon. We enjoyed Luxembourg Gardens and all her historical facts and how she presented the stories to us. She was a total pleasure and ending with Madam Curie in the Latin…”

89 reviews2 hours (approx.)From $54.42by Women of Paris

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Historic Paris Walking Tour in English - Two and a half hours of Paris: what the route really covers
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Historic Paris Walking Tour in English

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11.Historic Paris Walking Tour in English

150-minute English historic Paris walk: Louvre, Notre-Dame, Pont des Arts, Tuileries gardens. $31 with great local guide.

★ 4.9

“This was an exceptional walking tour! Our guide, Thomas, was warm, engaging, insightful and fun. He was so good we were wracked with guilt for at least the next 48 hours that we hadn’t remembered to get more euros out (after being fleeced by a taxi driver) and couldn’t give him the biggest bloody tip…”

78 reviews2.5 hoursFrom $31by Walkative Tours

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Unique Tour of Literary Women in Parisian History with Tastings - Meeting at Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey and Getting Oriented Fast
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Unique Tour of Literary Women in Parisian History with Tastings

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Historical Paris Walking Tour to Vibrant Food Market - Marché Aligre: how to shop like you live in Paris
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Historical Paris Walking Tour to Vibrant Food Market

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The historic district of Montmartre - The bakery stop: small time investment, big payoff
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The historic district of Montmartre

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14.The historic district of Montmartre

A 90-minute guided walk through Montmartre’s historic core, with site admissions and maps. Learn the artists, squares, and stories.

★ 4.9

“Our tour was incredibly enjoyable. Our guide was knowledgeable, interesting, professional yet friendly. We were incredibly impressed with her English and would highly recommend this tour and guide.”

66 reviews1.5 hoursFrom $35by Tours In Rose

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Private Half Day Historic Tour - Île de la Cité: Where Early Paris Began
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Private Half Day Historic Tour

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15.Private Half Day Historic Tour

Private half-day Paris history tour: Île de la Cité, Latin Quarter, Sainte-Chapelle, Marais and Jewish Quarter, ending at Place des Vosges.

★ 5.0

“We visited Paris in 2018 and used April in Paris Tours for 3 Tours- Paris Highlights, Versailles and Museum Highlights. We have since recommended April and her team to countless others who also became satisfied customers. We had one day in Paris yesterday and there was no question we would spend time with April in…”

58 reviews4 hours (approx.)From $422.39by April in Paris Tours

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