Tour Details
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
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- Marché d'Aligre
- Marché Beauvau
- Various specialty shops around Marché d'Aligre
Photos & Highlights
- Be hosted by a food expert as they share the real tastes of French local market food and wine
- Unique, personal tours for the intentional traveler
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Tour Description
What better way is there to experience a bit of French local life than spending the morning at the market? Often overlooked by tourists and much coveted by locals, Marché d’Aligre boasts an array of items from flowers to fruits, produce to pastries, with just about everything in between.
During this tour experience, you will hop from stand to stand in the company of your local host. They will introduce you to shopkeepers, give you the history behind various French delicacies, and show you how to order some of the best specialties around. You might taste some treats along the way while stocking up on others in preparation for a small end-of-tour picnic. Should you choose, you can wash it all down with a glass of French wine.
You’ll leave this tour with both a newfound knowledge of local eating habits, as well as a belly full of tasty treats. But more importantly, you will have spent the morning living a truly French experience, as the local market traditions are alive and well in this part of the world.
- You want to live, eat, and drink like a Parisian for a morning
- You want to learn how to pick out the best produce, including cheese, charcuterie, and product, from any French market
- Cheese and charcuterie–learn how to find the best!
- Pastries and produce–discover what Parisians typically pick up when they head to the market.
- Wash it all down with a glass of wine (alternatives available for non-drinkers).
- These tastings are generous and should replace a meal, but you are in Paris, why would you want to skip a meal?
- You will be visiting local establishments that are often family-run, hours and availability may vary.
- Dietary restrictions should be shared in advance to possibly adapt the tour. This tour can be adapted for to gluten or dairy allergies. It would be doable as a vegetarian, but we do not recommend this tour for vegans.
- If you are looking to learn more about Paris before your visit, check out our online lectures.
- Bathrooms are available at the covered market
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Wheelchair accessibility
- The market and surrounding areas are wheelchair accessible
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Service Dogs
- Service dogs are allowed in the market and surrounding areas.
- For more information about Context tours, please visit our FAQs.
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Can I participate in your small group food walks if I have food allergies?
Yes. If you have any specific allergies/intolerances please indicate these in the notes section when you are booking and your expert will do their best to accommodate.
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My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our food and wine tour with Andrés! He was so knowledgeable and lovely. We had the best croissants and baguette. Highly recommend this experience!
Kasey
Oct. 29, 2024
Lisa was a fun and excellent guide! We had a very personal tour experience together, starting at a local patisserie with coffee and pastries and then walked to the market while stopping at a boulangerie for a delicious galette. We wish we could have spent the whole day together walking and talking about the City and the experience of living there. Lisa took us around the marketplace, where we stopped to sample and purchase produce, cheese and other specialty foods, and also took us to a chocolatier, one of her specialities, and then we finished at a local wine shop for a delightful picnic. The sommelier personally paired wines with the food we selected from the market. Again, we wish we could have spent the rest of the day together. Lisa was insightful, informative, knowledgeable and most of all personal and fun and willing to go with the flow of the morning. She is such a joyful, positive person and it was a blessing to connect with her. We had a wonderful time and were enriched by our experience with her as our guide! We would highly recommend Lisa and your tour! Lisa, thank you again and we wish you and your daughter all the best! Ed & Beth Ladley (Arizona, USA)
Ed
Oct. 19, 2024
Great!
Kevin
Sep. 29, 2024
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