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Paris: Dark City Secrets Walking Tour

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554 reviews
Activity provider:My Precious Paris
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Guided tour

Paris: Dark City Secrets Walking Tour

Activity provider:My Precious Paris
4.7  / 5
554 reviews

From $32.65 per person

Experience Paris’ dark side throughout a spine-chilling evening walk. You'll discover the historical murders, crimes, and fantastic legends that have shaped the story of this city.

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Duration 2 hours
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Itinerary
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    Starting location:

    1 Rue d'Arcole

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    Notre Dame Cathedral

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    Pont Neuf

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    Conciergerie

  • Arrive back at:

    1 Rue d'Arcole

Main stop

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change.

Highlights
  • Discover the main site where public executions took place
  • Learn more about the most famous Parisian ghosts
  • Discover the Templars, a modern secret society with a huge history
  • Find the demons on the Notre-Dame Cathedral
  • Visit cursed locations
Full description

Throughout your 2-hour guided tour you will discover the dark side of the center of Paris. Choose between a shared or private experience, which will begin at the former main site of the bloody and popular public executions, which were both adored and appreciated by Parisians.

You will see how cruelly they used to punish convicted criminals, as well as the occasional unfortunate innocent person too. Paris is a haunted city with plenty of ghosts and phantoms. One famous French poet became the ghost that today haunts a theater, another one was injured during a fire and has since never left the Opera House.

You'll learn about the "evil queen" of France, and how another spirit haunted her all the way up until her final days. Demons and devilish beings are everywhere in Paris, with the Notre Dame Cathedral containing plenty of them on its exterior. On this facade, there are so many creepy and mysterious signs and symbols, which require a thorough investigation to properly appreciate it. You will learn how a gypsy cursed a house in the Latin Quarter, causing its owner to die. This was followed by more people mysteriously dying there.

You'll hear the spine-chilling story about this most famous cursed Parisian place, before your chilling tour finishes at the meeting point with the story of a vampire.

Includes
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

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Meeting point

Please arrive 5 minutes before the tour starts. Your guide will wait for you near l'Occitane shop The nearest metro station Hotel-de-Ville, Cité.

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Umbrella

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  • This tour runs rain or shine

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  • Value for money
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  • Service
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Katrina – United StatesNovember 5, 2023 – Verified booking
Jojo our tour guide was incredible! He is an amazing storyteller and told many, many stories. I learned a lot about Paris that I would not have otherwise. It was a small group so it was nice to all talk together, and was an intimate experience. I would 10/10 recommend for anyone looking for a different type of experience!
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Cherell – FranceSeptember 28, 2023 – Verified booking
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! We learned so many interesting and intriguing facts about Paris. JuJu was very interesting and you can tell he loves his job. He was very friendly and warm. You should definitely book his tour when you’re in Paris!
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GetYourGuide traveler – AustraliaSeptember 12, 2023 – Verified booking
It was interesting to hear about the stories about the people in different timing....Stories about regular people and how they behave in different timing. Obviously the stories were mixed of fact and rumour/imagination. Overall a small window to the dark side of a romantic city... Overall, Morgan was a very good storyteller/guide.
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