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One of the few European cities to escape the destruction of World War 2, part of Paris's fascination is the way layers of the past interweave. |
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• The Right Bank, where commerce flourished
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• The Left Bank, lands the Church controlled
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- The monarchy – from power to calamity
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Stories and illustrations are part of these tours.
We choose them to illustrate ideas you may want to remember.
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- Nineteenth-century effervescence
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- Themes that go beyond a single neighborhood
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•Additions that enrich these walks (when on the Right Bank)
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Haute-couture workshops, Silks of kings, most monuments and day trips, excursions to Champagne and, in the evening, "A queen who remained secret "... |
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• Our Opéra visit takes history through the end of the 19th century. So do Couture in an unexpected neighborhood and Shopping that only Paris can offer, because of their tie with the Opéra and 19th-century luxury. |
Credits: photos of historic Paris / Claude Abron; drunk students / illustration from "Notre-Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo, 1854 edition; peasants in fields / "Les Très Belles Heures du Prince de Condé", Chantilly Museum ; assassination / 19th century engraving, booksellers stall, unsigned; Revolution / "Liberty leading the people", by Delacroix, 1831; barricades / commemorative issue on Liberation of Paris, "Paris Match"; hold-up / Catherine Aubin; café / Catherine Aubin
- Unexpected Paris guided tours