Highlights:
🏛 Step back in time and discover what Paris was like before Haussmann and his grand boulevards.
🛍 Go in search of the iconic covered passages where the art of window-shopping was born.
👣 A guided walk through a dozen hidden galleries, between restored wonders, forgotten places and well-kept secrets.
💡 Each passage has its own style: chic, modest, ethnic, touristy, or disappeared... and you'll explore them all.
More info:
📍 Location : in front of exit 1 of Grands Boulevards station
📅 Date: from April 11 to August 29, 2025
🕑 Departure time: 14h
⏳ Estimated duration: about 2 hours
♿ Accessibility: not adapted
Description
Forget the grand avenues and let yourself be drawn into the secret Paris of the covered passages. These galleries, built mainly in the 19ᵉ century, were the vibrant heart of Parisian life. A place for strolling, shopping, meeting people and elegance, they bear witness to a refined, lively and unexpected Paris. On this unique walk, you'll discover some of the most beautiful passageways still standing - some carefully restored, some still little-known, some barely visible today. The architecture, the history, the anecdotes... everything will be told to you with passion. Ready to explore the hidden Paris of insiders? Reserve your place now for this immersion into the hidden soul of the capital!
🏛 Step back in time and discover what Paris was like before Haussmann and his grand boulevards.
🛍 Go in search of the iconic covered passages where the art of window-shopping was born.
👣 A guided walk through a dozen hidden galleries, between restored wonders, forgotten places and well-kept secrets.
💡 Each passage has its own style: chic, modest, ethnic, touristy, or disappeared... and you'll explore them all.
More info:
📍 Location : in front of exit 1 of Grands Boulevards station
📅 Date: from April 11 to August 29, 2025
🕑 Departure time: 14h
⏳ Estimated duration: about 2 hours
♿ Accessibility: not adapted
Description
Forget the grand avenues and let yourself be drawn into the secret Paris of the covered passages. These galleries, built mainly in the 19ᵉ century, were the vibrant heart of Parisian life. A place for strolling, shopping, meeting people and elegance, they bear witness to a refined, lively and unexpected Paris. On this unique walk, you'll discover some of the most beautiful passageways still standing - some carefully restored, some still little-known, some barely visible today. The architecture, the history, the anecdotes... everything will be told to you with passion. Ready to explore the hidden Paris of insiders? Reserve your place now for this immersion into the hidden soul of the capital!
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