France · WALKING TOURS
French old towns are built for feet and hostile to everything else. These 15 walks cover Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nice and Strasbourg, priced by length, with a note on the ones that involve a real hill.
See 30-plus Paris sights in five hours with a lively small-group guide, using the Métro to connect Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower, Louvre, and Notre-Dame.
“Great way to see Paris and curcumnavigate the key parts of the city. This is the way to start any trip in Paris to get you acquainted with the areas you and to return to for a deep dive experience.”
Explore Montmartre’s artists, windmills, vineyards, cafés, and Sacré-Coeur on a lively 90-minute walking tour in English.
“Beautiful day in Monmartre. Our tour guide, “Ben,” was wonderful. This was an excellent tour! I highly recommend.”
Taste cheeses, cured meats, pastries, chocolate, and wine while walking from Moulin Rouge to Sacré-Cœur through historic Montmartre.
“We had a brilliant time with Oscar and made some lovely friends along the way! A perfect way to spend an afternoon/evening in Paris. Great food, great company! Thank you Oscar!”
Review of Paris Île de la Cité and Notre-Dame walking tour with crypt entry, historic sights, guide quality, price, tips, and drawbacks.
“Katie was a great tour guide! We learned so much from her about Notre Dame. Katie was full of facts for us about the fire and when Notre Dame is set to reopen! We toured the Crypts and walked around and read the story of the fire! Impressive how many craftsman and women it takes to rebuild what burned. We loved it! We will be back when it reopens!”
Taste cheese, wine, pastries, chocolate, and charcuterie while exploring Montmartre, Sacré Coeur, Place du Tertre, and Moulin Rouge.
“Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and overall wonderful! We have traveled quite a bit and this was one of our favorite tours! Highly recommend 👌”
See Montmartre, the Louvre or Orsay, Île de la Cité, the Eiffel Tower, and Seine by cruise on this full-day Paris tour.
“Excellent tour; if you're wanting to hit numerous Paris highlights in one day, this is it. The itinerary is ambitious, but completely doable and enjoyable. Despite frigid temperatures in January, we trekked to many different sites, saw a ton, learned a lot, and had fun. The schedule also allows for a bit of down time to rest and do your own thing, which was welcomed. There is a fair bit of walking, but with breaks and incorporated slowdowns and seated portions of the site seeing, the pace felt manageable. Antoine, my guide, was one-of-a-kind. He's extremely well-versed in all of the sites we visited, but also charismatic, witty, and an…”
Explore Montmartre’s art, cabarets, and village lanes on a lively 140-minute small-group tour with a passionate local guide.
“Great tour with a lot of history and back story of the neighborhood and the church. Marci was great!!”
Explore Paris on a tip-based walking tour from Île de la Cité to the Tuileries, with Notre-Dame, the Louvre, French history, and local tips.
“Excellent! Very interesting, informative and fun! Learned a lot. Guide was great! Would love to have these in more areas of Paris as well.”
Review of Nice’s Old Town and Castle Hill walk, with local guides, market stops, pissaladière, views, value, and practical tips.
“Great walking tour of some of the main sights in Nice including some history and culture. The walk was well-paced and we were lucky to have great weather in December.”
Walk Monaco’s full 3.3 km F1 circuit with an expert guide, track stories, famous corners, city sights, water, and an F1 magazine.
“This is an absolute must do!! Tom has so much knowledge and shares tidbits and stories that has you engaged the entire time - even if you’re not an F1 follower. THE tour to do in Monaco for all things F1.”
Explore Paris after dark on a two-hour walking tour of executions, Templars, haunted landmarks, Notre Dame legends, and eerie local lore.
“The tour was great. It will take you around Notre Dame stopping at roughly 6 to 8 times to tell stories. I found it interesting as the stories were not all about the distant past. Some stories were of the recent past. Photos shown at the sites were also used to help give the stories a 3rd dimension. This tour is for you if you want something darker and off the beaten path.”
Review of Lyon’s affordable Vieux Lyon walking tour, covering traboules, silk, food, resistance history, practical tips, and value.
“So informative, full of history and tips for a great stay, including culinary tips and places to go strolling.”
A practical review of Paris by Night’s two-hour dark-history walk, covering key stops, guides, value, pace, and how spooky it really is.
“It was good, Emmy had a bunch of stories. You walk roughly 10k steps. It was good history about Paris you wouldn't really know otherwise.”
Explore Lyon’s secret traboules with a witty local guide, learning about silk, power, resistance, and daily life in Vieux Lyon.
“Excellent tour! Yannick was very knowledgeable about the traboules and the history of Lyon. He was cheerful, entertaining and interesting so the 2.5 hours went by very quickly. Highly recommend the tour!”
Review of Lyon’s City Highlights Walking Tour, covering Roman ruins, traboules, Fourvière, group options, guides, value, and practical tips.
“Great tour to start any trip to Lyon! Aidan was wonderful!”
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