Paris Literary Tour: Women Writers of Left Bank

Discover the hidden stories of women in Paris through a literary walk in Saint Germain-des-Prés. Indulge in award-winning French sweets and cakes along the way. A unique and delicious experience!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Saint-Germain-des-Pres - Walking around Saint Germain-des-Prés in the footsteps of the female writers who found inspiration in Paris—Colette, George Sand, and more. On this literary walk, we illuminate the lives and achievements of these women, showing you where they lived or worked and how they helped to advance the Women’s Liberation movement in…

What's Included
  • Snacks provided
Additional Information

Follow in the footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, and other influential female writers through the Left Bank.
As you explore the historic streets of the Saint-Germain-de-Prés neighborhood, your guide will provide illuminating commentary on the writing legends and their lasting impact on the literary world, and the women’s liberation movement.
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Location
Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Place Saint-Germain des Prés
We meet outside the main entrance to the Saint Germain-des-Prés church 75006.
Cancellation Policy

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

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H66mjpattyw
Feb 19, 2025
Impressive storytelling and delicious treats! - Once again, I was very impressed by the guide’s expertise in the subject and ability to convey her knowledge through engaging storytelling. This tour is a must for those who would like to orient themselves in the literary life of women in Paris. And the sweet treats were incredibly good.
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872leilai
Dec 2, 2024
Excellent tour - engaging and entertaining - The tour was so lovely! Got to see a ton of things in the St Germaine area while learning about some amazing female writers. Our tour guide, a librarian formerly from the UK, was so knowledgeable, funny, and enthusiastic. She had a lot of great tips and info to add for us in addition to the info on the writers highlighted on the tour. She was a great story teller and extremely engaging making me want to learn more after the tour. I'd highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn some lesser known writers off the beaten path. I'll definitely take another tour with this company in the future!
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Mountainhigh123
Nov 25, 2024
Excellent, informative walking tour with a couple of tasty food stops - We enjoyed an interesting morning with our tour guide Emily, learning about the incredible powerhouse women of the Parisian literary scene. The obstacles they overcame to pursue their passion for literature are not well known, but should be and Women in Paris do a great job of making that happen.
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Elizabeth_s
Oct 4, 2024
A Great Experience - Pat was a terrific storyteller who clearly loves the topic. Truly enjoyed the tour and so interesting, learned a lot. Pat brought a camp chair for me to sit on during the stops as I had a knee injury. So thoughtful! I was very appreciative. A great experience on the Left Bank, highly recommend!
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Emilyah5848lz
Sep 1, 2024
Brilliant and unique tour - Emily was a wonderful tour guide, she spoke about the authors and the local area with a lot of knowledge and passion. What a brilliant tour and I look forward to doing another one with the company when I’m next back in Paris
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Caro_f
Jul 29, 2024
Excellent literary tour on women writers of Paris - A great tour filled with wonderful anecdotes and nuggets of information and a couple of sweet treats. We loved it.
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Lisainvancouver1966
Jun 28, 2024
Excellent tour! - This was the BEST TOUR I took in Paris! I learned so much, and it was fun and interesting. The tour guide was knowledgeable and clearly interested in the subject. I came to Paris wanting to know more about the women writers of Paris, and I am so happy to have found this tour about this very topic. Highly recommend!
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Ping1407
Jun 15, 2024
Fun and informative tour - go! - Very entertaining tour. I went with my daughter and a friend. Our tour guide, Pat, was friendly and very well informed. The tour was very interesting- we couldn’t believe that 2-1/2 hours had gone by so quickly. I highly recommend this.
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325kelib
Jun 7, 2024
Refreshingly unpredictable - The tour was refreshingly unpredictable introducing literary women I hadn’t read or heard of previously and inspiring me to read more about and by them. There were also new perspectives on writers I have read and the French and Parisian contexts offered by the tour made these just as interesting. Our guide was exceptionally knowledgeable and scaled the information according to our own knowledge, curiosities and interests. The tastings refuelled us along the way with but also gave us the backstory to each of the treats we enjoyed. This felt less like a formal, rehearsed tour but like being on a walk in conversation with a very knowledgeable friend. As a solo traveller, this was a great opportunity to meet other travellers, but it would be equally as engaging if attending as part of a group.
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951colleenn
Mar 30, 2025
Wholly unreliable… - I showed up at the appointed place before the appointed time, not knowing the program was cancelled as i was the only interested person. After hanging around for more than half an hour without being able to contact anyone relating the tour I went back to my hotel and called American Express, who gave me a US number to call. The person on the other end said nobody else was interested in the tour so they cancelled, that she tried to message me the day before and couldn’t reach me. She immediately said she would refund. My advice, skip this one, unless you’re bringing your own group. Unreliable. I wasted not only time, but return taxi fares.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).