Ile de la Cité Walking tour with Typical French Lunch and a Boat cruise
Paris, France
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Go for a stroll through the Ile de la Cité, enjoy the quintessence of French cuisine, and end your tour with a river cruise on the Seine! The tour starts on the Paris Island of La Cité, the heart of French history and France as a country. You will hear about the kaleidoscope of events filled with drama, love, mystery: all happened right there where you walk. You will see the oldest bridge of Paris, cruel Conciergerie, sacred Saint-Chapelle, Notre-Dame de Paris.You will get a French style lunch, tasting local dishes and enjoying the spirit of "art de vivre", and you will finally receive a free boat cruise ticket to see Paris again from the river Seine. The Seine is the name coming from "a fishing net" so be sure Paris will catch your heart in its net and will make you fall in love with it forever!
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Go for a stroll through the Ile de la Cité, enjoy the quintessence of French cuisine, and end your tour with a river cruise on the Seine! The tour starts on the Paris Island of La Cité, the heart of French history and France as a country. You will hear about the kaleidoscope of events filled with drama, love, mystery: all happened right there where you walk. You will see the oldest bridge of Paris, cruel Conciergerie, sacred Saint-Chapelle, Notre-Dame de Paris.You will get a French style lunch, tasting local dishes and enjoying the spirit of "art de vivre", and you will finally receive a free boat cruise ticket to see Paris again from the river Seine. The Seine is the name coming from "a fishing net" so be sure Paris will catch your heart in its net and will make you fall in love with it forever!The First Part: Walking on the Island of La Cité (Duration: up to 1,5 hours)
The tour starts from the Metro station Pont Neuf, where you will get to see the oldest bridge of Paris receiving the name of "New Bridge" and the statue of Henri IV - an old charmer - inviting you for a walk. You will see the Dauphin square filled with history of love, mysteries of Templars and grape vines growing there once. You will see the Palace of Justice which guards the Laws of France and remembers Napoleon Bonaparte, pass by the cruel Conciergerie, the ancient royal residence in Paris turned into a prison at times of the French revolution, then you way will lead you by the Clock Tower, the sacred Saint-Chapelle and the flower market where guards bought modest bouquets to imprisoned Marie-Antoinette. You will walk by the oldest hospital of Paris, see some streets worth a movie and check out where they sell the best ice-cream and cupcakes in Paris. And eventually you will reach the heart of Paris: Notre-Dame de Paris. There you will take some time to have a better look at this masterpiece and hear about its history, to enter it and feel its spirit and to make a wish at "Zero Point" of France.
The Second Part: Medieval streets and a lunch in French style (Duration: 1 hour)
After the visit to Notre-Dame you will reach the Left bank of the river Seine and see some places connected to gastronomical interests of tourists. Passing by one of the oldest churches and the most famous bookshop "Shakespear and Company" you will get to the labyrinth of the streets filled with medieval spirit and smells of delicious dishes cooked at the restaurants here and there. We invite you to taste French dishes suggested by the chef : frogs legs, meats, wonderful desserts...all up to your choice but making a set of a starter, a main dish and a dessert with the wine added. While waiting for your lunch to be served you will hear more about French cuisine from our guide and you can ask all your questions to know more.
The Last Part of the Tour: A boat cruise on the river Seine (Duration: 1 hour)
When you get your lunch served your guide will give you tickets to the boat cruise along the river Seine with full instructions as to where and when you can board, what you will see on the way. You can take the cruise right after your lunch or later according to your wish. The cruise lasts for 1 hour and 10 min and its starting time is flexible. On a cruise you pass by the bridge of Alexandre III, Great and Small palaces, Concorde Square, Museum d'Orsay, the Louvre, all the way around the island of Cite and go back to see the Eiffel Tour. It is really "a must" to see Paris from the river Seine as it is really a unique side of this magnificent city!
The tour starts from the Metro station Pont Neuf, where you will get to see the oldest bridge of Paris receiving the name of "New Bridge" and the statue of Henri IV - an old charmer - inviting you for a walk. You will see the Dauphin square filled with history of love, mysteries of Templars and grape vines growing there once. You will see the Palace of Justice which guards the Laws of France and remembers Napoleon Bonaparte, pass by the cruel Conciergerie, the ancient royal residence in Paris turned into a prison at times of the French revolution, then you way will lead you by the Clock Tower, the sacred Saint-Chapelle and the flower market where guards bought modest bouquets to imprisoned Marie-Antoinette. You will walk by the oldest hospital of Paris, see some streets worth a movie and check out where they sell the best ice-cream and cupcakes in Paris. And eventually you will reach the heart of Paris: Notre-Dame de Paris. There you will take some time to have a better look at this masterpiece and hear about its history, to enter it and feel its spirit and to make a wish at "Zero Point" of France.
The Second Part: Medieval streets and a lunch in French style (Duration: 1 hour)
After the visit to Notre-Dame you will reach the Left bank of the river Seine and see some places connected to gastronomical interests of tourists. Passing by one of the oldest churches and the most famous bookshop "Shakespear and Company" you will get to the labyrinth of the streets filled with medieval spirit and smells of delicious dishes cooked at the restaurants here and there. We invite you to taste French dishes suggested by the chef : frogs legs, meats, wonderful desserts...all up to your choice but making a set of a starter, a main dish and a dessert with the wine added. While waiting for your lunch to be served you will hear more about French cuisine from our guide and you can ask all your questions to know more.
The Last Part of the Tour: A boat cruise on the river Seine (Duration: 1 hour)
When you get your lunch served your guide will give you tickets to the boat cruise along the river Seine with full instructions as to where and when you can board, what you will see on the way. You can take the cruise right after your lunch or later according to your wish. The cruise lasts for 1 hour and 10 min and its starting time is flexible. On a cruise you pass by the bridge of Alexandre III, Great and Small palaces, Concorde Square, Museum d'Orsay, the Louvre, all the way around the island of Cite and go back to see the Eiffel Tour. It is really "a must" to see Paris from the river Seine as it is really a unique side of this magnificent city!
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