Best of the Left Bank: Self-Guided Tour of the Latin Quarter
Description
Are you looking for a way to see Latin Quarter without joining a tour group? Explore Paris at your own pace with this affordable walking tour. • Discover what people meant when they said “Paris learned to think on its Left Bank” while taking in the iconic sites of the Latin Quarter • Hear from producer Annie Sargent, the tour guide and producer of the Join Us in France Travel Podcast • Do it all in two hours or linger at stops along the way with complete control over when you start and finish • Get unlimited use before your booking date and after it • Use the virtual tour option at home Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code listed under “Before You Go”. Then simply install the VoiceMap app and enter your code. The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just [pop in your headphones and] tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline.
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This self-guided audio tour takes place in Paris' Latin Quarter
This self-guided walking tour takes place in Paris' Left Bank.
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of Shakespeare and Company bookstore, where Ernest Hemmingway, Gertrude Stein, and Ezra Pound used to shop.
The tour passes by Le Théâtre de la Huchette which has been playing the same short plays since 1957: The Bald Soprano and The Lesson by Ionesco.
The tour passes by Eglise Saint-Severin which started out with just the central nave, they kept enlarging it by pushing the walls outward, hence the different rows of pillars.
The tour passes by the Cluny Museum, which brings together the lavish residence of the Abbot of Cluny, the city’s ancient Roman Baths and Alexandre du Sommerard’s priceless collection of medieval art.
The tour passes by The Sorbonne which was started with Robert de Sorbon who was the chaplain of the King Saint Louis who built the Sainte Chapelle.
The tour passes by the Panthéon. This shrine to French national heroes commemorates people like Marie Curie, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Rousseau, Alexandre Dumas, André Malraux and Josephine Baker.
The tour passes by Saint Etienne du Mont, the burial place of another saint, Sainte Geneviève, who protected the city from Atilla the Hun.
The tour goes down part of Rue Mouffetard, the city’s oldest market street.
The tour goes through a section of Jardin des Plantes which was first created in 1635 and was called the King's Garden.
The tour ends at the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater, Arènes de Lutèce.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(15)
Amazing walking tour that took me to parts of Paris I didn't know existed. Tour was easy to follow and enjoyed going at my own pace.
This was one of several self-guided tours we did with Annie - she’s awesome! You will see and hear things that you don't on other tours, like the Roman ruins. Very comprehensive and entertaining! Highly recommend this tour.
Annie did a great job preparing this tour. Very well thought out and we could travel at our own pace. So many wonderful sights with excellent commentary about the history and significance of each place. Would highly recommend.
I can’t imagine tackling Le Louvre without a tour guide. It’s too overwhelming and you need a guide.
Despite several attempts, having Wi-fi etc, this did not download so was useless. In following the instructions you get into a loop which then stuck, very frustrating. Better options elsewhere.
Hi there, I'm sorry that you were unhappy with your experience. When you were having technical difficulties, did you contact VoiceMap support via email or telephone? We are contactable by both telephone and email, so if you have technical difficulties, please reach out to us so we can identify what is going wrong. Again, I'm sorry about the poor experience you had.
Interesting area with many possible stops, which could not be visited during this tour. Next time. The audio tour alone was a good experience and everything was clear. However, there was nothing about Seine!
We really loved this walking tour - great route, easy to follow, lots of information we would never have known if we did this from a guide book but the greatest thing was the ability to pause and enter shops, spend as long as we liked at a spot on the tour and pace the walk to suit our interests. Very easy to follow gps - such great value for money. We each wore an earbud and shared the one tour. There are about 5 in the series and each has its own attractions. You can download at home and use even if you don’t have data when you are in Paris.
Annie’s walking tours are great! This one takes you through highlights of the Latin quarter, hidden side streets and shares lots of history.
We loved this tour! We saw things we’d seen but never knew about. Turned corners we hadn’t turned before and were delighted. We have done 4 of these tours now and plan to do the newest ones next time we’re in Paris!
Money and time well spent on this great tour of Latin Quarters. Be sure to give yourself time to sample food and drinks which made the tour even better!