Paris Latin Quarter Walking Tour

Paris, France

Discover the Latin Quarter's hidden secrets on an afternoon stroll through the legendary Left Bank district. This Paris neighborhood contains more history and beautiful monuments than anywhere else in Paris, and the best way to see it all is on foot. Paris' history began on the Left Bank, and on this relaxing guided walk you'll gain valuable insights into Paris, its people, art and spirit. Led by your local guide, the two-hour walking tour makes its way from the Pantheon, the final resting place of France's most famous citizens, to the manicured Luxembourg Gardens.

You'll walk along the Latin Quarter's ancient streets and see Paris' three most beautiful churches: Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Chapelle and St. Etienne du Mont. You'll also pass famous institutes and universities, exquisite fountains and statues, art treasures from the Middle Ages, student haunts and the Left Bank abodes of Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, the beat poets and Jim Morrison.

Sights of the Latin Quarter Walking Tour include:

• Learning about Notre Dame Cathedral's history and architecture, with its detailed facade
• St. Chapelle, built to house Christ's crown of thorns and a piece of the cross
• Sorbonne University, the most prestigious university in France
• Conciergerie, the brutal prison where Marie Antoinette was held before her execution
• Cluny Museum, the Middle Ages museum of Paris, containing the famous "Lady and the Unicorn" tapestries
• St. Etienne du Mont, a beautiful church that houses the tomb of St Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris
• Place St. Michel, the beating heart of the Latin Quarter
• "Bouquinistes", the famous book and poster vendors lining the banks of the Seine River

USD $25.54

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Deirdre S	April 2012
Really interesting to see Paris with someone who lives there.

Review by: Bill	March 2012
Quaint little walk with friendly guide.

Review by: Teresa D	March 2012
Fantastic, our guide was great and we learned so much! Realized I was getting old but it was not that bad walking at all! These types of tours, with guide that is knowledabale about the area are fantastic! I loved it!

Review by: LEEANNE K	November 2011
Missed it due to rain...

Review by: Mark S	October 2011
An excellent way to see some brilliant sights, hear some great history and feel the enthusiasm for a wonderful city from a guide who made the whole experience fun._br/_ Be prepared to walk, listen and experience the stories of the Latin Quarter in a way that makes you want to return and stay._br/_ Great fun made better with a great guide.

Review by: JPO	October 2011
Great guide. Very informative tour.

Review by: Catrona P	October 2011
Very entertaining. We had "Scott from the US" as our guide. Very energetic in his story telling. :-) Would totally recommend. Only thing i would add to the walk is a little time for individuals to actually go in and see Notre Dame (since it's free anyway) if they so choose. Instead of having to double back after the tour to actually go in.

Review by: dgaiser	October 2011
Scott our tourguide was very knowledgeable and kept us very entertained.

Review by: Linda	October 2011
This is a great tour of the Latin Quarter. We were delighted that our guide, Travis, led us on this tour since he was our guide on the Paris Walking Tour the previous day, which we really enjoyed. Great overview of the Latin Quarter.

Review by: charles r W	September 2011
The tour was good, but would have enjoyed more of the off beat areas rather than Notra Dame that seems to be included in every tour..

Review by: mvambrosini	September 2011
Really good tour and the guide - Scott - was really funny, energetic and knew a lot about Paris :) Try to do this tour with good weather!

Review by: Lynne	September 2011
Guide was knowledgeable and helpful. Would certainly book walking tours again with Viator.

Review by: Carole I	September 2011
Average, covered too much walking distance for a small amount of information. I am an avid walker, so it was not the distance it was the lack of information.

Review by: Reshawn D	August 2011
Excellent guide. Great value.

Review by: Keith J	August 2011
Very worthwhile. Excellent guide, although he had very long legs and ours are very short making the pace very brisk!

Review by: Mary P	August 2011
This tour is good for a very high level introduction and basic background on the neighborhood, without getting lost, but also not getting much of an orientation to finding your own way around. You could pretty easily get the same information from a guidebook and walking around on your own, which would provide the advantage of time to go into buildings as you want.

Review by: Mrs Judith A C	August 2011
We were not able to go on this tour although we had booked it as we had a conflicting arrangement when we arrived in Paris. I am sure it would have been well done as the other walking tour we did the previous day was with the same tour providers and it was very good.

Review by: A v	July 2011
What a pleasure from start to finish! Our guide, though very professional and factual with information, also shared with us,little "gems" about the Lastin Quarter, which made it even more special! Highly recommnded thanks.

Review by: Tim C	July 2011
Excellent trip. Scott was very enthusiastic and knowledgable. We'd been in this area a few times on other travels but this gave us a greater appreciation of Paris' history and it's legacies

Review by: William O	June 2011
Guide was knowledgeable, but not as interesting or entertaining as on the other tours.

Review by: Richard Lasar	June 2011
this guide made it a wonderful tour. he was great. loved it all

Review by: JAMES I	June 2011
We really enjoyed the tour and its leader, Scott. We learned a lot about this area of Paris.

Review by: mike H	May 2011
great tour - easy walk - good guide

Review by: Richard R	May 2011
Travis was an awesome tour guide. We really enjoyed learning about the Latin Quarter in a fun and relaxed way._br/_ Highly recommended!

Review by: carolyn B	May 2011
The tour guide was charming and informative. He was also considerate to my mother who is elderly and had difficulty keeping up in the heat. This is rare to find in todays youth. We would recommend this tour to others.

Review by: Judith B	May 2011
Wonderful walk. Great tour guide.

Review by: Anne W	April 2011
This is one of my favorite tours. Scott did a wonderful job of navigating us through the Latin Quarter.

Review by: Anastasia L	March 2011
The walk was real fun though I knew a lot of things that were told there there was little new for me.

Review by: Robert S	November 2010
Really good way to spend a few hours, good, fun guide.

Review by: Nancy C	November 2010
The tour guide had a great sense of humor and gave us the non-traditional version of the tour ... I took one several years ago. This one was more fun.

Review by: linda a	November 2010
A beautiful area to walk around and see. Scott our guide was great!

Review by: Maxwell F	October 2010
A great way to see the area, as we had book ed a hotel in the Latin Quarter. Tim, our guide was excellent and knew his stuff. Plenty to see and lots of information to input. Well worth doing if you have never been to this area before, as it is one of the older areas of Paris.

Review by: Jane S	October 2010
The tour was very good and the tour guide was an excellent communicator with lots of clear information, I would recommend the tour and guide to friends.

Review by: Linda J	October 2010
The tour was great, The guide knew his stuff and was friendly, plus gave you tips on the area. I would recomend this tour and any other walking tours if you would like to get familar with an area as I did. I was staying in the Latin Qtr. Did this tour at the beginning of my trip. Therefore after my tour I knew were I was going.

Review by: John S	July 2010
This was a bit of a quirky tour. The guide was a young American who managed to be entertaining as well as informative. The pace of the walk was a bit fast for older participants especially as it was a very hot day. By the end of the walk, we had an excellent appreciation of the Quarter.

Review by: Mireia C	July 2010
Our guide walked very quickly and it was difficult to follow him, the explanations are very incomplete and he seems bored.

Review by: Wilhelmina V, United States of America	June 2010
Our guide was very knowledgeable.

Review by: Pamela S	June 2010
Our guide was very knowledgeable.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
Once again a great guide walked us around the Latin Quarter. His commentary was excellent and informative. The tour was certainly well worth doing.

Review by: Carole H	June 2010
An excellent guided tour BUT the pace was far too fast for me - it is definitely for the young and/or fit. I think that your description should include a health warning! This comment is particularly applicable to the up-hill nature of the walk. Whilst we had arrived ten minutes early, as requested, we had to wait at least another 15 for others.

Review by: Anonymous	June 2010
We really liked the tour guide company, and we saw some great views of Paris. This tour didn't have as many hidden treasures as I was hoping for. It went through a lot of the larger landmarks and also covered on classic Paris but it was definately worth doing.

Review by: Darell G	June 2010
There was way too much walking for the amount of information but the tour guide was terrific.

Review by: Vivian S	June 2010
Guide arrived late at Pantheon meeting place and did not bother to announce who he was or that he was there for tour. By chance, when we saw a group of people walking away, we dashed over and asked if it was the Latin Quarter walking tour. When he realized that there may still be some people waiting on the steps, he went back and gathered the rest of our group. Tour guides need a microphone so that everyone can hear what he is saying. A bit disappointing for that reason. We missed a lot of what was said and ended up dropping out of the group at Notre Dame.

Review by: Alan N	May 2010
Since we had already been in Paris for a week, we really didn't see much that we hadn't already seen.

Review by: Essa K	April 2010
Very informative and interesting. We had a wonderful tour guide too, i think his name was Seth.

Review by: Pamela R, United Kingdom	March 2010
Our guide John was fantastic, very informative. Definately use Viator again.

Review by: Gary B, Australia	October 2009
The tour was well organised and well worth it. The information provided well researched.

Review by: Robert H, Australia	October 2009
This was a wonderful way to see the Latin Quarter so much better than sitting in a bus or car. Fantastic tour guide there was nothing she didn't know. Did 2 tours with Ashleigh and she was fantastic both times. A real asset to the company.

Review by: Helen K, Australia	October 2009
I loved it. The guide was pleasant, informative and managed to keep a group of 12 -15 people entertained and together on this 2 hour stroll around the Latin Quarter whilst imparting the history of the area that makes the Latin Quarter what we see today. A must do - a great way to see and learn about this fascinating arrondissement, and discover the hidden history whilst meeting some great people on the way.

Review by: Arianne C, Australia	October 2009
This part of Paris I didn't know at all, and would have easily missed many things without the sound knowledge of our guide. Beautiful area, don't forget your camera!