Marais Tour: Parisian Culture & History

Explore Marais’ rich history, vibrant cultures, and chic fashion on a guided small group tour in Paris’ favorite neighborhood.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hotel de Sens - Hôtel des Sens, a wonderfully preserved medieval mansion in the Marais, provides a window into Paris’ rich history. Constructed in the late 15th century, its Gothic architecture, pointed arches, and verdant garden transport visitors to a bygone era. Once the residence of the Archbishop of Sens, it is now accessible to the public as…
What's Included
  • Small group
  • Main landmarks and hidden gems of Marais
  • Expert tour guide with intimate knowledge of Marais
What's Not Included
  • Museum fees - We do not go inside buildings
Additional Information

Discover why Marais is the beloved neighborhood of Parisians.
Experience the setting: Aristocratic mansions, hidden gardens, and ancient stones.
Immerse in the scene: Art galleries, culinary delights, and designer workshops.
Explore the Jewish culture: Rich history, Nazi persecutions, contemporary culture, and the blend of Ashkenazi and Sephardic…

Location
10 Rue des Nonnains d'Hyères
Rue des Nonnains d'Hyères
We meet in 10 Rue des Nonnains d'Hyères (closest metro station Saint-Paul). Your guide will be wearing a pink vest.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Teresa
Jun 3, 2025
I absolutely loved this tour. Friendly, knowledgeable and sweet. Lovely sites, their history and stories. Excellent - Best tour ever. I loved how she continued the history and story from one site to another. Highly recommend. All the sites were so lovely. She gave detailed information for all the sites
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Rogercharlie
May 21, 2025
Margot is excellent ! - Our walk with Margot was excellent. Her explanations had a great mixture of history, culture and humour that made the time we spent with her so interesting. It was very obvious that she had spent quality time on her research and the visual aids. Her pdf guide to Paris was also quite good. Thank you Margot !
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Xsigalx
May 21, 2025
Fun and interesting discovering the marais with Garett - The guide used humour and showed a lot of knowledge. This combination proved itself. We enjoyed ourselves. The group was a combination of different ages and nationalities and that was quite fine. Apparently we all share the same interest concerning discovering the city which is great.
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Joelcanada
May 16, 2025
Interesting and informative - We had a very informative guided tour of Le Marais and a Jewish Tour. Our guide, Garrett, was terrific. He was very knowledgeable. The pace was excellent, and all the participants were very respectful of the rest. Garrett was not scripted and replied thoroughly and interesting to many questions.
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Jeannen2015
May 14, 2025
A must see part of Paris - Edmund had a personal connection to the Marais and his interest and appreciation shone through. It was a delightful walk and we learned a lot.
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J1faye
May 6, 2025
Fabulous! Highly recommend! - What a fantastic tour!! Edmund was delightful and full of fun facts about the beauty we were seeing!! I’ve been to Paris several times but still learned so much!!
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Explore38886823953
Apr 8, 2025
Paris Marais Walking Tour - Achilles did a great tour. It was funny and informative with details only a local would know. Achilles was helpful with restaurant recommentations at the end.
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Malkiahm
Mar 16, 2025
A great travel into time between Paris today and yesterday ! - I had a great time walking around le marais with Liza ! She gave us very precise dates and details about the history of Paris in general, so we could understand the context every place we would walk through had been constructed in and how it was frequented. After this walk I really felt like I understood a bit more how Paris is such a great city fuelled of art and history. The jewish part of le marais was the end and the climax of the tour. Liza gave us a complete experience, full of emotion, it felt like we did a travel into time. Thank you for this tour ! I was solo and never really felt alone so I recommand.
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H5342tustefaniel
Mar 5, 2025
Perfect tour in the Marais district - We had a great trip with Margot in the Marais district. Margot had a very great knowledge and explained so much to us. A real highlight of our tour in Paris. Thank you ☺️
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From $18
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).