Paris Secret Covered Passages Walking Tour with Louvre Museum

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  We enter into a chocolate shop that is the oldest in Paris 1761. The building is now protected. Here you can buy arguably the best chocolate in Paris.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Passage Verdeau

  Named after its creator, Jean-Baptiste-Ossian Verdeau, the Passage was opened in 1846 as an extension of the Passage des Panoramas and the Passage Jouffroy. The gallery's originality lies in its high, fishbone-shaped glass roof. You car't leave without stopping at Ausmane, the elegant perfume house founded by Choukk Ausmane, A few steps away, the Keopi cafe with its refined gourmet specialities brings France and Korea together.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Passage Jouffroy

  The first of its kind to be built entirely of iron and glass, the Passage Jouffroy was built in 1847. Adjacent to the Musée Grévin, this busy passage was renovated in 1987. The signs of the past are still there, such as the Pain d'Épices, the very first toy shop in Paris, which dates back to 1849. Opposite this children's paradise, adults with a passion for retro elegance will find their heart's desire at Galerie Fayet, the last French manufacturer of high-quality walking sticks.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  Since 1929, the imposing painting by Germond has been enthroned in Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards' Belle Époque dining room listed as a historical monument

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Passage des Panoramas

  Built in 1799 by Jean-Louis Girard, this covered passage, listed in 1974, is considered to be the first in Paris. It is home to eight stamp shops and the gourmet Caffe Stern, a former 19th-century engraving workshop converted into an Italian restaurant in 2014. More unusual, Kimochi's sushi burger (the only one in France) is a taste experience not to be missed!

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Bibliotheque nationale de France - site Francois Mitterrand

  France’s national library, holding roughly 42 million items as a central repository of national heritage, including books, manuscripts, prints, and multimedia. T

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  Built in 1823, the Colbert Gallery is located a stone's throw from its great rival, the Vivienne Gallery. This pretty covered gallery is the property of the National Library and, unlike other Parisian galleries, does not host any shops. Focused on culture, it is home to the National Institute of Art History

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Galerie Vivienne

  Its history begins when the president of the Chamber of Notaries, Maître MARCHOUX, made known his wish to build the most beautiful and attractive gallery in Paris. A leading shopping space, where the Parisian elite could meet to stroll and have fun.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  The Palais-Royal became the property of the Orleans, the youngest branch of the Kingdom of France, in February 1692, when Louis XIV offered it to Monsieur, his brother. The palace garden was then open to the city.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  Historically, stock trading took place at several spots in Paris, including rue Quincampoix, rue Vivienne (near the Palais Royal), and the back of the Opéra Garnier (the Paris opera house).
• 11
  Louvre Museum

  is the world's largest and most-visited art museum, featuring a massive collection of roughly 35,000 objects, including the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. Housed in a former medieval fortress and royal palace on the Seine River, the museum combines historic architecture with modern elements like the iconic glass pyramid entrance.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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