GO OFF BEATEN PATH AND DISCOVER THE ALLURING, THE CHIC, THE EXCLUSIVE…
EXPERIENCE THE MOST TEMPTING TREAT IN TOWN!
COME AND WALK IN HEMINGWAY’S FOOTSTEPS AND DISCOVER THE HEART OF HIS PARIS.
MANY MORE STORIES REMAIN TO BE TOLD…
Whether you are traveling to Paris as a tourist or for business, a customized tour is the best way to discover the secrets of this magical city.
Beyond the main attractions of the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower lie the unique sights and venues you can only discover with a native Parisian: the wonders of Notre Dame, le Marais, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Montmartre… and every corner of our hometown.
Are you in the mood to discover what the real Paris has to offer?
Discover our interactive walks.
Along with friends or family (up to six), listen to our numerous anecdotes!
Contact us and we will determine how to organize your tour.
You will return home with an entirely new perception of the Parisians, the French way of life and, hopefully, new friends.
We are waiting for you!
Like Victor Hugo, let’s breathe the air of Paris together. Boutiques are inherently French and that is why Parisians protect and nurture their artisans and their shops. They perpetuate the history of Paris by preserving the unique qualities of the arrondissements which are villages from medieval times.
Once you have told us what sorts of things appeal to you, we will draw back the red velvet curtains and reveal to you a world where the emphasis is placed on the theatre of presentation. While wandering through intimate streets, you will happen upon hidden treasures. You will be charmed by artisans like hat makers, the ribbon houses and others. Part of Paris’ magic, is that its shops have retained their ornate facades. History is documented in windows and awnings enabling visitors’ access to a past that is still present.
Sophisticated indulgence is a fundamental part of French life. So yield to temptation!
Join us for a walk rich in tastes and flavors. Between St Germain-des-Prés and Odéon, there are delicious Latin Quarter houses, century-old cafés and the trendiest centers for French gastronomy! Bakeries, chocolate makers, organic markets, filled with rare, refined, quality products, where experience and creativity come first!
The tour is carefully crafted to meet your gastronomic tastes, whether you have a sweet tooth or prefer fine French cheese; we design the Paris itinerary for your tastes.
If you wish, we will extend your gastronomic tour by recommending some of the finest restaurants.
Hemingway was a true citizen of the world living intensely in the USA, Canada, France, Spain, Florida, Cuba, and finally Ketchum, Idaho!
His favorite writing refuges in Paris were the Latin Quarter and Montparnasse. The bohemian lifestyle he depicted made a great contribution to travel literature.
As a living museum, the Parisian streets still exude the same charm as when Hemingway wrote in its cafés or strolled through the Luxembourg Gardens. The 5th and 6th arrondissements were the centre of Hemingway’s Paris life. We will walk in his steps and share many anecdotes about his seven hedonistic years in Paris. Before leaving, we will have a drink at la Closerie des Lilas to toast our absent host, Hemingway, known to his friends as: Papa, Hem, Champ (boxing), Ernestoic, Tatie, Tiny or Wax Puppy.
Who was Gertrude Stein? Who was Sylvia Beach?
During the Roaring Twenties, when money was plentiful and exchange rates favourable, American writers drifted in and out of Paris. These young dreamers were looking for the bohemian lifestyle that would set them apart from the values of American materialism. This growing literary colony soon took headquarters in Montparnasse and the Latin Quarter, where the mood of futility and despair led to hedonism and true literary genius.
On the Left Bank of Paris, around Odéon and Saint Germain des Prés, we will take you to the places where Gertrude Stein held court with writers T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway and painters as Picasso and Matisse while Toklas poured tea and served cookies to their wives.
We will walk in Stein's footsteps, and follow Sylvia Beach; along the way, you will learn many charming anecdotes about this great literary circle. Walking through the Luxembourg gardens, where I spent my childhood, we will discover little historical treasures, before heading to Sylvia Beach's Shakespeare and Company's library, where she hosted James Joyce and other writers.