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List of Walks: Archaeology

Louvre Antiquities

PRICE: €70 per person, or from €280 per group

This three-hour in-depth exploration of the Louvre focuses on the museum's fascinating antiquities collection. Accompanied by an art historian, you'll follow the devolopment of ancient art and... more >>

Origins of Paris

PRICE: €55 per person, €270 per group excluding tickets

Paris is far older than one might think: at least twice as old as Notre Dame. Before 1000 AD it was, variously, a Gallic settlement, a Roman town, and a Frankish royal capital, visited by such... more >>

Medieval Life and Society

PRICE: €49.50 per person or €245 per group

Officially, the medieval period covers the time between the fifth century destruction of the Roman Empire in the West by barbarians and the fifteenth century end of the Roman Empire in the East,... more >>

Medieval Churches of Paris

PRICE: €60 per person or €300 per group

Often overshadowed by the city’s considerable museums, the art-filled churches of Paris give us a chance to walk back through time to discover Paris before Revolution, Haussmann, and modernity... more >>

Art and Architecture of Gothic Paris

PRICE: €75 per person, or €270 per group

Our walk is confined to the Ile de la Cite, a small island in the middle of the Seine. Since its settlement by Gallic tribes in the 3rd century B.C., the island has been the cultural, artistic, and... more >>

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Chartres

Context
  • Chartres Cathedral, the crown jewel of Gothic art and architecture, is located in the picturesque French countryside, just over an hour from Paris by train. In a dazzling display of architectural... >>
  • 4, 5, or 8 hours

Centre Pompidou

Context
  • The Centre Pompidou, home to Europe’s largest collection of 20th century art, is the second-most-visited museum in the world. The building itself is not only home to this important modern art museum,... >>
  • 2 hours