Travel Reference
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WALKING TOUR
Eye Prefer Paris
(
www.eyepreferparistours.com
; €210 for 3 people)
New Yorker-turned-Parisian Richard Nahem leads offbeat tours of the city.
WALKING TOUR
Localers
(
www.localers.com
;
cost varies)
Classic walking tours and behind-the-scenes urban discoveries with local Paris experts:
pétanque,
photo shoots, market tours, cooking classes, foie gras-tasting et al.
WALKING TOUR
Parisien d'un jour - Paris Greeters
(
www.parisgreeters.fr
;
by donation)
See Paris through local eyes with these two- to three-hour city tours. Volunteers - know-
ledgeable Parisians passionate about their city in the main - lead groups (maximum six
people) to their favourite spots. Minimum two weeks' notice needed.
WALKING TOUR
Paris Walks
( 01 48 09 21 40;
www.paris-walks.com
; adult/child €12/8)
Long established and highly rated by our readers, Paris Walks offers two-hour thematic
walking tours (art, fashion, chocolate, the French Revolution etc).
TREASURE HUNTS
'Treasure hunts' organised by
THATLou
inject fun into the potentially tricky affair of
navigating some of the city's most vast and overwhelming sights, including the
Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and the Latin Quarter. Hunts are in English or French, can be
for two people or more, and typically last two hours. Participants form teams (to play
alone or against another team) and have to photograph themselves in front of 20 to
30 works of arts ('treasure'). Most hunts are themed - at the Louvre there are 12
themes to choose from, including Love, Kings & Leaders, Beauty & Beasts and so
forth - and Daisy de Plume, the talented bilingual hunt creator, also puts together
customised hunts.
