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Literary Latin Quarter
Literary Latin Quarter
Literary Latin Quarter
Literary Latin Quarter
Literary Latin Quarter

Literary Latin Quarter

By Vendôme Circle
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$914 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This tour is an immersion in the literary and philosophical past of Paris’s celebrated Latin Quarter as well as the history of the neighbourhood that goes back to Gallo-Roman times. Your guide will be a local expert—a graduate of The Sorbonne in philosophy who also lives in the neighbourhood.

In the space of a short time, key periods from the 2000-year history of the Latin Quarter come alive. It all starts with a lively exchange over coffee: you will meet with your guide at a charming café on an Ancient Roman road just steps away from where René Descartes would live on his stays in Paris.

After a short introduction and some time to get to know one another, guests set out to explore the hill that includes the Panthéon, The Sorbonne and the childhood haunts of Jean-Paul Sartre, the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and more. Prepare to be completely immersed in the history of Paris!

Activity location

  • Place de la Contrescarpe
    • 75005, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • La Contrescarpe
    • 57 Rue Lacépède
    • 75005, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Literary Latin Quarter
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m2h 30m
  • English
Price details
NZ$914.10 x 1 AdultNZ$914.10
Total
Price is NZ$914.10
Until Wed, 29 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Place de la Contrescarpe
  • 30m
Our visit will start along the Rue Mouffetard, where Hemingway's A Moveable Feast opens. We'll make our way to the Pantheon and the steps where Owen Wilson is whisked away into the past in A Midnight in Paris. Also the apartment where Sartre lived as a child, The Sorbonne, the location of the original Shakespeare & Co and Saint-Germain-des-Près...
Pantheon (Pass by)
We will see the Panthéon from the outside as we pass across the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève. Originally designed as the Church of Saint Genevieve, it became almost immediately a burial site for notable French citizens.
La Sorbonne (Pass by)
As a graduate of The Sorbonne, your guide knows the institution well and you will learn about the history of foundation of the University of Paris in the course of this tour.
Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Pres
  • 10m
We finish our tour at the onetime Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Once an important place of learning and centre of religious and civic life for the neighbourhood, you will also see the second of Jean-Paul Sartre's homes in Paris. His first will appear earlier in the tour.
Eglise Saint-Etienne-du-Mont de Paris
  • 10m
Around the Church of St Etienne, we have a number of sites that we will see. If the church is open, we may be able to go in, but this is not guaranteed.
Odeon
  • 15m
Near Odéon, we will pass by the original Shakespeare and Company, the onetime home of Thomas Paine, one of the first cafés of Paris...

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPlace de la Contrescarpe
    • 75005, Paris, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLELa Contrescarpe
    • 57 Rue Lacépède
    • 75005, Paris, Île-de-France, France

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