Tour Overview

Discover the Left Bank on a private premium experience reserved exclusively for your group. With a dedicated local guide, explore Saint-Germain-des-Prés through its legendary cafés, artists, writers, cinema, and Revolution-era stories.

Experience Saint-Germain-des-Prés with the comfort and personal attention of a private tour. Your dedicated guide brings the Left Bank’s cafés, art, literature, cinema, and revolutionary history to life through the places that still define the neighborhood.

Beginning outside the Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, follow the established walking route through the streets used by writers, painters, philosophers, publishers, revolutionaries, and filmmakers as workplaces, meeting places, subjects, and stages.

Each chapter has a clear visual anchor: the church and its former abbey, Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, Picasso’s Apollinaire memorial in Square Laurent-Prache, the Delacroix museum entrance, the École des Beaux-Arts, the Balzac and Racine plaques, Cour du Commerce Saint-André, Le Procope, and the Danton monument.

The premium private setting gives your group more space for questions and tailored recommendations while revealing the real neighborhood behind the Paris seen on screen.

What's Included

Private 1-hour-45-minute walking tour reserved exclusively for your group.
Professional English-speaking local guide with personalized attention.
Private transportation for your group.
Guided exploration of Saint-Germain-des-Prés’ most important exterior landmarks.
Stories about writers, artists, philosophers, publishers, revolutionaries, and filmmakers.
Opportunity for a short independent look inside Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés when access and services permit.
Tailored recommendations for cafés, restaurants, bookstores, galleries, and jazz.

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, including purchases at the cafés and restaurants seen along the route.
Entrance to museums or paid attractions, including Musée Delacroix.
Guaranteed church entry.
Personal purchases and other personal expenses.
Gratuities.

Your Itinerary

1

Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Meet outside the church at 3 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Introduce the abbey, the meaning of ‘des Prés,’ and the tour’s screen-Paris theme. When open and appropriate, allow up to five minutes for an independent interior look, then regroup outside.

2

Les Deux Magots

From the wider side of Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, use the café as the visual setting for writers, artists, Hemingway, Picasso, and café culture without blocking the terrace or foot traffic.

3

Café de Flore

Focus on Sartre, Beauvoir, existentialism, and intellectual Paris versus fashionable Paris. For larger groups, speak from a nearby wider position while pointing toward the café.

4

Square Laurent-Prache

Make a concise visual pause for surviving abbey fragments and Picasso’s tribute to Guillaume Apollinaire. If the square is closed, point through the railings and continue.

5

Place de Furstemberg and Musée Delacroix

Use the square for the hidden-Paris transition, then take the group to the museum entrance and Delacroix plaque at 6 Rue de Furstemberg. No museum visit is included.

6

Rue Jacob, École des Beaux-Arts and Rue Visconti

Keep Rue Jacob as publishing commentary while walking, point out the Beaux-Arts exterior in under a minute, and use the Balzac and Racine plaques as short visual moments on narrow Rue Visconti.

7

Cour du Commerce Saint-André and Le Procope

Give the longest Revolution context before entering from the Rue Saint-André-des-Arts side or after exiting. Move continuously inside the narrow passage, show Le Procope briefly, and use an audio system when available.

8

Monument to Danton and Final Recommendations

Finish at the Danton monument on Place Henri-Mondor. Connect the statue to Danton’s former home, conclude the screen-Paris theme, share personalized recommendations, and say goodbye at this exact endpoint.

Meeting Point

the Comédie-Française, Place Colette, 75001 Paris, 75001 Paris

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Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the experience starts.

Additional Info

Experience type Cultural & Historical, Local Experiences
Book in advance 2 days before
Difficulty Easy
Starts 10:00
Language English
Operated by Epic Tours

Private Saint-Germain-des-Prés Tour: Cafés, Art & Cinema