Tours in the guide's footsteps

A walk in Balzac's footsteps in Paris, from the rue Visconti printing works to the secrets of Passy

For Honoré de Balzac, Paris was a theater of exiles, frenzied creations and secret refuges. Between debts, pseudonyms and reinventions, the novelist left imprints that the capital has preserved. Explore Balzac's Parisian sites, from homes to hideaways, from public tributes to relics.

In the footsteps of Catherine and Marie de Medici in Paris: a stroll in the footsteps of the Italian queens

Catherine and Marie de Medici left their mark on 16th- and 17th-century Paris. From the Tuileries to the aqueduct and the Medici Fountain, they shaped the capital, leaving an architectural and symbolic legacy that can still be seen today.

Walk in the footsteps of Gustave Caillebotte, Impressionist painter, in Paris and the Ile-de-France region

Follow in the footsteps of Gustave Caillebotte, an Impressionist painter and discreet patron of the arts, who captured modern beauty with the rigor of an architect and the sensitivity of a poet, from Haussmann's Paris to the peaceful banks of the Seine in Yerres and Gennevilliers.

A walk in the footsteps of Paul Verlaine in Paris, a literary and intimate itinerary

From his Spartan lodgings to his wanderings and posthumous tributes, this stroll retraces Verlaine's emblematic places in Paris.

A stroll in the footsteps of Arthur Rimbaud in Paris, wanderings and bursts between Montmartre and the Seine

Arthur Rimbaud, poet genius and rebel, left a fleeting but intense imprint on the streets of Paris, from his first literary clashes to his drifting nights with Verlaine.

A walk in the footsteps of Jacques Prévert in Paris, the poet in the city

From Cité Véron to literary walks, follow in Jacques Prévert's footsteps through the streets of Paris, in search of the poet's imprint.

A walk in the footsteps of Alain Bashung in Paris, the singer of the working-class neighborhoods

Alain Bashung left his mark on Paris, particularly in the 18th and 20th arrondissements. Discover the traces of his passage.

A stroll in the footsteps of Guillaume Apollinaire in Paris, a poetic stroll & the murmur of the Pont Mirabeau

From his homes in Montmartre to the Pont Mirabeau, discover Guillaume Apollinaire's footsteps in the streets of Paris.

Walk in the footsteps of Georges Méliès in Paris, illusions, studios and toy store

Inventor of fairytale cinema, Georges Méliès shaped the imaginary world of 7ᵉ art from his Parisian dreams. Between Boulevard Saint-Martin, Montreuil and the museum dedicated to him, explore the places where the cinema magician lived, filmed and dreamed.

A walk in the footsteps of André Breton in Paris, surrealism incarnate in the city

Paris was a city of waking dreams for André Breton, a place where he flirted with the invisible and drifted poetically. From his studio on rue Fontaine to the plaques that recall bygone days, this itinerary describes the addresses, tributes and memories that make up the poet's Paris.

A walk in the footsteps of Romain Gary in Paris, from Île Saint-Louis to rue du Bac

Paris was the discreet stage in the life of Romain Gary, the novelist with a thousand faces. From his apartments on the rue du Bac to his refuge on the Île Saint-Louis, discover the Paris Gary lived in and that his admirers continue to visit.

Walking in Emile Zola's footsteps in Paris, from the Latin Quarter to the shadow of the Pantheon

Émile Zola, a major figure of naturalism and social commitment, set his novels in a changing Paris. From his Parisian homes to his public battles, from commemorative plaques to the avenues that bear his name, here's an itinerary to discover how the capital still bears the novelist's imprint.

A walk in the footsteps of Alfred de Musset in Paris, from the Latin Quarter to Parc Monceau

Born and died in Paris, Alfred de Musset is one of the most intimate faces of Parisian Romanticism. From the streets of his childhood to his tomb in Père-Lachaise, via the literary salons of the time, Paris bears the traces of his passionate wanderings.

A walk in the footsteps of George Sand in Paris, from the salons to the Musée de la Vie Romantique

Although George Sand is often associated with Nohant, Paris remains for her the place of ideas, free love and commitment. Discover the Parisian places where the author lived, loved and campaigned, as well as the tributes the capital still pays her today.

Stroll in Hemingway's footsteps in Paris, in the legendary cafés of the Lost Generation

During the Roaring Twenties, Paris was for Ernest Hemingway a city of flashes and perdition, of lively alleyways and nocturnal cafés. From his modest apartments to the mythical meeting places of the "Lost Generation", follow in his footsteps through the capital.

Stroll in Boris Vian's Parisian footsteps, jazz clubs, cabarets and mythical apartment

From the cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the jazz clubs of today, via his poem-apartment behind the Moulin Rouge, follow in Boris Vian's footsteps in the Paris of yesteryear.

Stroll in the footsteps of Erik Satie in Paris, the golden age of bohemian Montmartre

An eccentric composer and figure of artistic Paris during the Belle Époque, Erik Satie left discreet traces that are capable of rekindling the imagination. From his tiny Montmartre rooms to the Chat Noir cabaret, plunge into the musician's intimate Paris.

A walk in the footsteps of Charles Aznavour in Paris, from the heights of Montmartre to the stages of the world

Paris carries with it Charles Aznavour's childhood memories, his intimate landmarks and the recent tributes that have anchored him firmly in Parisian history. Discover these memorial sites scattered across the capital.

A walk in the footsteps of Jacques Brel in Paris, from the Cité Lemercier to mythical stages

Even though Jacques Brel was Belgian by birth, Paris played a major role in his artistic career, from the small Hôtel du Chalet to the bistro Au Rêve, via the legendary Olympia stage.

A walk in the footsteps of France Gall and Michel Berger in Paris, of love and music

An alley in the Parc Monceau, a shared tomb in Montmartre, song studios... Paris keeps the discreet footprints of France Gall and Michel Berger in its streets.