Classic Paris: from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower

What to expect

• The Magnificent Louvre. We will start our walk from the right bank, at the main museum of France. As you admire its facades, you will hear about the heraldic signs that adorn them, as well as about the love intrigues of the 16th century that influenced the architecture.
• Opera Garnier. Then we will find ourselves on the Avenue de l'Opéra with a view of one of the most beautiful buildings in Paris – the Opera Garnier.
• The Left Bank. We will cross the Seine to the other part of the city, where you will be greeted by mansions from the 18th-19th centuries, the former train station building, now the Orsay Museum. We will also stroll through large avenues and small streets where travelers hardly ever go!
• Further on the program Place de la Concorde and its Luxor Obelisk, Hotel Crillon, Champs-Elysées, Petit and Grand Palais, as well as a stunning view of the Arc de Triomphe and the Invalides.
• Our tour will end on one of the most beautiful bridges in the city overlooking the Eiffel Tower!

What you will learn

• Why you shouldn't consider the Louvre's architecture as a single ensemble and what's special about its pyramid
• What ghost of the Red Man resides in the Tuileries Palace
• Why there is not a single open monument to Napoleon III in Paris, a man to whom the city owes so much
• What masterpieces are stored in the Orsay Museum, why they provoked more of a controversial reaction from the public rather than admiration
• And much more