Private Tour in the Saint-Germain Area: Walk and Savour French Delights

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

1. 1

   Saint-Germain-des-Pres

   3 hours

   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.

2. 2

   Cour du Commerce Saint Andre

   20 min

   Discover this medieval street and imagine Paris before Haussmann.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   Pass by

   The guide will introduce you to the oldest restaurant in Paris.

4. 4

   Stop 4

   15 min

   You will try an exquisite bite of pastry and a hot chocolate from this cacao master

5. 5

   Palais De L'institut De France

   15 min

   Meet your guide and learn about the controversial French Academy.

6. 6

   Eglise de St. Germain des Pres

   5 min

   The guide will explain you the tough destiny of this very old abbey, one of the oldest in Paris.

7. 7

   Stop 7

   10 min

   You will have a taste of the original caramel from its inventor.

8. 8

   Boulangerie Poilane

   20 min

   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.

9. 9

   Stop 9

   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.

10. 10

    Stop 10

    10 min

    You will try a delicious macaron from this pastry-chef, elected the best in the world in 2016.

• 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

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