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Why does Oscar Wilde’s tomb need a glass wall? Which piece of Chopin is missing? How did a French president die in his mistress’s arms? Get the answers on three funny, GPS-triggered walks through Père Lachaise with The Chairfather, Joe Start, a Paris-based American and author of the memoir French License.
-Tour 1: Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Modigliani, Sarah Bernhardt and the legend of Victor Noir
-Tour 2: Jim Morrison, Chopin, Molière and the star-crossed lovers Abélard and Héloïse
-Tour 3: Bizet, Haussmann, Méliès, Caillebotte, Maria Callas and a monument where lovers once met
-3 tours, 50+ famous lives, about 3 hours in total. Do them in one visit or spread them over several days
Start at the Gambetta entrance (56 rue des Rondeaux), not the Ménilmontant gate. Download all three tours over Wi-Fi before you arrive. Entry is free, open about 9am to 5:30pm, so start before 4pm. Bring water and wear flat shoes for the cobblestones.
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Meeting and pickup
The entrance you should use for this tour is at 56 rue des Rondeaux, 75020 Paris. This is known as the ‘Gambetta Entrance,’ and offers an easier, quicker and flatter start. DO NOT go to the gate at the 20-block of boulevard de Ménilmontant.
Itinerary
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Pere-Lachaise Cemetery (Pass by)
Three GPS-triggered audio tours of about an hour each, linked into one route from the Gambetta entrance. Highlights include: Tour 1 -Oscar Wilde: why his scandalous Sphinx tomb now hides behind glass. -Edith Piaf: the secret of the Little Sparrow’s last ride to Paris. -Victor Noir: the bronze journalist who became a fertility charm. -Modigliani: a tragic love story, finally reunited in one grave. Tour 2 -Jim Morrison: the Doors singer’s grave and the bust that vanished. -Chopin: which piece of the composer is missing, and where it went. -Abélard and Héloïse: medieval lovers, and what Abélard lost. -Molière and La Fontaine: moved here in a 19th-century marketing stunt. Tour 3 -Félix Faure: the president who reportedly died in his mistress’s arms. -Bizet: the composer who died before Carmen became a hit. -Georges Méliès: cinema’s first wizard, who ended up selling toys. -Maria Callas: the diva whose stolen ashes were scattered at sea.
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Instructions and a redemption code for downloading will be sent immediately upon purchase.
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Instructions and a redemption code for downloading will be sent immediately upon purchase.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate.
- Once downloaded to your smartphone, the tours work entirely offline. You do not need to be on the local cell phone network.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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