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Paris : Scandals Guided Walking Tour

By Ode to Paris
Free cancellation available
Price is £27 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Feel the past come to life
  • See some off-the-beaten path locations
  • Hear about stories that nobody ever tells to visitors of our city
  • Meet some colourful characters, from unconventional women to daring conmen
  • Experience a diversity of topics covered, from spying to improper behaviour

Activity location

    • Paris
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France | The guide is a bearded man with glasses and with the french flag on his shoulders standing in the little square in front of Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Paris : Scandals Guided Walking Tour FR
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • French

The standard experience proposes four scandals from French History.

Language options: French
Price details
£27.48 x 1 Adult£27.48
Total
Price is £27.48
Paris : Scandals Guided Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

The standard experience proposes four scandals from French History.

Language options: English
Price details
£27.48 x 1 Adult£27.48
Total
Price is £27.48
Paris : Scandals Private Guided Walking Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

The Private Tour proposes an extra storey and location. It also makes the timeframe more flexible and creates room to go deeper into questions or the material.

Price details
£52.35 x 1 Adult£52.35
Total
Price is £52.35

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    2.5 hour walking tour with local passionate and knowledgable guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lessons from History (how the past informs us about the present and possible future)
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    Great Photo Opportunities
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hidden locations, off-the-beaten-path historical places
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Stories that are never covered by other tours.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Reading/Film/Series/Video-Games recommendations
  • What's includedWhat's included
    YouTube and Podcast recommendations
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to a planned route, full research on the subject and upon request a full chronology of the events.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks (although there is a stop for it on the way)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Umbrella
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Warm clothes

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 13 years
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

No journey into the History of a country is complete without hearing about the Scandals that happened there ! And France has a lot of scandals for you …

This Tour covers 4 carefully selected stories that will certainly pick your interest. From one of the biggest cons ever attempted in the financial world, to the professional gambler who designed the modern banking system (before making a bad bet on Louisiana and making his whole construction collapse), we have found the hidden gem, the diamond in the rough, the unbelievable but true …

This tour has also been designed with balance in mind. Some stories are fun and (relatively) light-hearted while others are more deep and philosophical. Some of our scandals are fun to hear about but do not bear any impact on our modern world while others still hunt us today and shape our world as we know it. From spy intrigue to backroom deals, to scams exploding into scandals feeding the French Revolution …

But before you embark on this adventure, beware ! This Tour is “rated PG13” or under a warning of “Parental Advisory”. Some of our scandals are … well scandalous and can be not suited for children or delicate souls … Which can certainly make them appealing to others. Without saying too much, let’s say we had a president dying “the French way” …

!Please Note! It is recommended to book in advance as I may be called to work for other tour companies and if there is no bookings I will have to close certain slots to work on other missions. Slots are guaranteed only if there are bookings and therefore it is best to book ahead !

PRIVATE TOUR

On the Private Tour the experience can last from 2h30 to 3h as we dive deeper into the material and give you an exclusive storey (The Scandals of the Revolution). We can also arrange a stop at a pastry/macaron shop for a pause and chat (the cost on location is not covered by Ode to Paris).

Don't forget to check my other tours :
-Romans, Franks and Carolingians
-French Monarchy Intrigues
-Révolution(s)
-Napoléon
-Napoléon III, the Forgotten Emperor
-Great Women of French History

Location

Activity location

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    • Paris
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 2 Rue de Viarmes, 75001 Paris, France | The guide is a bearded man with glasses and with the french flag on his shoulders standing in the little square in front of Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection
    • Paris, Île-de-France, France