All visits

Classical concert at Château de Santeny

Enjoy our first concert of the season in the prestigious salons of the Château de Santeny on Tuesday 16 October at 8.30pm. A selection of romantic pieces by Rossini, Massenet, Saint-Saëns and Debussy will be performed by a trio of violin, flute and harp. Free tour of the castle before the concert.

The "Belles Poules": an old Parisian brothel of the 20's

Discover the history of this authentic Parisian building with its architecture and its amazing decoration of the 1920’s during a guided visit!

Placoplâtre, gypsum factory- Groupe Saint-Gobain

Placoplâtre is number 1 of gypsum fabrication in the world. Close to the gypsum quarries, the factory that you will visit manufactures 40% of the national output production of plaster: that is to say 1 million ton per year, or, 62 million square meters of gypsum per year. Language: French speaking visit only

Midnight in Paris movie tour

Join Juliette Dubois on her movie-themed Ciné-Balade tour of the Latin Quarter and discover the locations that inspired Woody Allen for his film ‘Midnight in Paris’. Travel back to the Paris of the Roaring Twenties!

Journey through the 30's : Journey into the heart of architectural audacity

Discover the Quartier des Princes in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris and its amazing buildings built during the 1930's.

Atelier décorations de Noël

Cité Internationale Universitaire: Paris’s International Student Campus

Join this guided walking tour of the Cité Internationale, a beautiful student campus on Paris’s southern city limits near Montsouris Park. Our guide, Ania, will explain the history of this exceptional site, from the motivations of its founders to its present-day role.

Discover Paris Saint-Ouen flea market

The ultimate meeting for bargain hunters and vintage lovers!

The Ourcq canal : An open window on contemporary parisian architecture

Discover an atypical architectural heritage along the Ourcq canal with Patrick Bezzolato, architect, historian and photographer.

Let’s meet at the Air and Space Museum

Designed in the 60’s, the Boeing-747 and the Concorde have become symbols of commercial aviation. This guided tour takes place in the Paris - Le Bourget Air and Space Museum.

Vitry street art tour, the best place in Paris for street art

Vitry-sur-Seine boasts the highest number works of street art in the whole of Paris. Your guide Kasia, an artist herself, will take you on a guided tour of some of the impressive murals and graffiti created here by artists from all over the world, including C215, David Walker, Stew, and Jimmy C.

Le Printemps : The backstage of a luxury department store

During this guided visit you will discover the backstage of Printemps department store. From the underground to the gardened rooftop, passing by the Art Deco cupola.

Street art tour, the origins in the 19th district

Discover the vibrant street art and graffiti life of district 19th with one of the members of Cultures Pas Sages : an active artistic organisation in the neighborhood.

National Archives in the Parisian area

The National Archives welcome you North-Eastern Paris to discover this contemporary monument behind the scenes and know more about French History since the Revolution. Language: French speaking visit only

Workshop and Visit – off-screen voicing and dubbing with VOA voice Studios

Have you ever dreamt to slip in the role of your favorite character and to play it’s best lines ? You’ll be able to do all that thanks to the STUDIOS VOA team that invites you to go behind the scenes of a dubbing actor’s profession. You will take part in a dubbing workshop during which real conditions will be applied and you will really be recorded.

Guided tour in Little Africa Paris

Made in Goutte d’Or is a guided visit dedicated to the Goutte d’Or neighborhood in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

France's National library

Guided tour of the spectacular modern headquarters of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Its four towers, standing at 80 metres (262 ft.) above the level of the river, house 14 million books and publications available for researchers and the general public to consult. Discover the reading rooms under the towers, with their high, cathedral-style ceilings.

Visit Opera Garnier after hours

Like every sumptuous and famous places, the Palais Garnier of Paris has its mysteries, myths and incredible stories.

Aérodynamique Eiffel

The aerodynamics laboratory built by Gustave Eiffel at the foot of his tower in 1909 was moved to Auteuil in 1912.  Language: French speaking visit only.

The Grosbois equestrian training centre

Visit the Grosbois training centre for race horses, the trotters’ last stop before Vincennes hippodrome races. This is an opportunity to explore an exceptional privately-owned site dedicated to harness racing and steeped in cultural heritage. Language: French speaking visit only.

Gare du Nord railway station, Saint-Vincent de Paul church and Saint-Quentin indoor market

Gare du Nord is today the 2nd most important station in the world in what concerns passenger traffic. The tour begins with a visit of the building and a travel through time to discover the history of the station and the role it played on the evolution of the area.

A trip around indian culture in Paris

Visit sold out for now. Please check other dates available or leave your email and we will contact you. From Passage Brady to the areas around La Chapelle, follow the path of Indian culture in Paris. Learn about the history of the communities settled around Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. Age minimum: free for children under -14 years old Language: French speaking visit only

Street art in the Marais

Discover a hidden side to Paris’s Marais district on this guided street art tour! Let the walls of the Marais do the talking... Language: French speaking visit only.

Conservatoire Citroën : the parisian museum with the double chevron logo

This historical Citroën museum shows 300 vehicles split up into 4 categories from 1919 to today – styling studies, rally department, competition and collector items.

Gare de l’Est railway station, Récollets convent and Saint-laurent church

Gare de l’Est railway station, once called gare de Strasbourg, is in close proximity of the gare du nord railway station. This tour will help you understand why the area inherited two stations quite close to each other in the middle of the 19th century. You will discover the history of gare de l’Est railway station and the role it played on the evolution of the area.

Walking tour about nature in La Goutte d'Or

A district doesn’t come out of nowhere : Discover the History of the Goutte d’Or, its urbanization and its gradual integration in Paris « intra-muros » (within Paris itself). You will learn about the different immigration waves as much as about the fauna and flora of the gardens and green spaces. It’s easy : just watch the sky and you’ll find all kinds of birds !

Chinese Belleville

In the company of Donatien Schramm, an unconditional fan of China and its customs and practices, let yourself guided around the Chinese district of Paris to meet and discover this community. Language: Visit in french only.

An unexpect’east drive in a 2CV Citroen

In the mythical 2CV Citroen model, drive in suprising streets of Eastern Paris and discover their rich history thanks to the fine comments of your driver.

Insider’s tour of Paris-Orly airport

Take this insider’s guided tour of Paris-Orly international airport and get a runway-side view of ground operations at an international airport. Language: French speaking visit only.

Jewish immigration guided tour in Paris

For the past twenty years or so, the 19th district of Paris has been the place of Jewish orthodoxy, going well beyond the boundaries between the Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews thus creating a community of reconfiguration, rich both in terms of diversity and cohesion. It is this district in Paris which has the largest number of Jewish schools and synagogues. Language: French speaking visit only.

Beer tasting at the microbrewery Mappiness

Have a chat and a few glasses of organic beer with the young couple who founded the Mappiness microbrewery. Hear their story and learn more about the brewing process on this tour of the premises – and then blind taste some of their craft beers! 

Rungis International Market Tour

Discover the largest wholesale food market in the world. This exceptional guided tour inside "the Belly of Paris" includes bus transport from Paris to Rungis and a terroir breakfast.

A trip to little Mali in Paris, right in the heart of Château-Rouge market

Strolling through this market in Château-Rouge, the colourful stalls will make you open your eyes wide as well as your mouth and awaken all your senses. Guided by a native of Malian who is only too happy to share his knowledge about the market and the people involved, he will help you discover the atmosphere of on of the most unusual places in Paris.

Heritage walk in the Montmarte vineyards

Walk through the Parisian vineyards during a historical heritage walking tour.

The Japanese culture in Paris

Travel in the heart of the « sunrise empire » and learn all the secrets of this animated district of Sainte Anne, not far from the Garnier Opera.

Military architecture at the Fort de Sucy

Fort de Sucy, built between 1879 and 1881, is part of the ‘second ring’ of fortifications around Paris, a defence system designed by military engineer General Séré de Rivières following the siege of the capital in 1870. Free guided tours on the first Sunday of the month.