Free Tour of the Dark Side of Paris
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Join the Free Tour of the Dark Side of Paris and discover the mysteries and legends that surround its past. Walk through the center of the city while reliving stories that left their mark.
We will begin our tour in front of the Palais de Justice, next to the doors of the old city jail, doors that appeared in the nightmares of many Parisians during Robespierre's Reign of Terror. In front of the cathedral walls we will hear the echoes of the curse that the last Templar put on the Capet dynasty, and we will leave behind the macabre spectacle of his death to discover the secrets that Victor Hugo left written in his great work "Notre Dame de Paris".
We will walk down the street of the most famous assassins of Paris to learn about their macabre business and their deserved end. We will tell you about the slaughter of innocent and not so innocent people that filled the river of blood with the sound of the bells and we will know the macabre and morbid tastes of the Parisian society of the 19th century. A tour through the city center to know the history of Paris through the legends hidden in its past.
Come to the Paris Stories Tour and discover the dark side of the City of Light. For groups of more than 6 people, even if booked separately, it will be necessary to pay the guide 12 euros per person at the beginning of the tour.
Meeting point
Parada de metro Cité
Accessibility information availablePet friendly
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