Occupation and Liberation of Paris

Highlights:
🕰 Back in time to the dark hours of World War II in Paris
🏨 Discover the buildings used by the German army: headquarters, requisitioned hotels, Kommandantur...
👣 Follow a historical journey through the streets, neighborhoods and backstage areas of the capital during the Occupation
📸 Draw on rare photos and poignant testimonies to relive this landmark era
🕵️‍♂️ Learn more about collaboration, the Resistance, the deportation of Jews and the daily life of Parisians
📍 The tour ends at Place de la Concorde, with images and stories of the Liberation of Paris in August 1944
👤The tour will be conducted in English

More info:
📅Dates: April 14 to August 28, 2025
📍Location : in front of Paradox Museum, 38 boulevard des Italiens, Paris 9e
🕥 Departure time : 10h30
⏳ Estimated duration: about 2 hours
♿ Accessibility: not adapted

Description:
Paris under the Occupation... a painful but essential part of the capital's history. On this guided tour, you'll discover the key sites of Nazi administration, such as the Hôtel Meurice and the Kommandantur, where exchanges between the occupying forces and the population took place. But beyond the buildings, you'll learn about the lives of anonymous people: their daily lives under surveillance, their acts of resistance, their difficult choices. You'll walk through streets marked by the war, enriched by exceptional visual archives. And finally, you'll relive one of the most intense moments of the 20th century: the Liberation of Paris, through stories and photos from the period, to round off this historic journey in style.  Reserve your place now for this immersion in the deep history of Paris.