Here is a selection of visits I particularly like in Paris! I have created them and keep improving them all the time thanks to your questions.
It will be my pleasure to guide you(no other guide in my little company) and personalize the experience according to your tastes.
On that website, you will find a link to book directly private visits for group of up to 6 people.
Tickets are not included but I can also provide them. Please contact me if your best date is not available or if you have any questions.
Louvre history and masterpieces
Louvre is a bit like my second home
(I studied history of art at Ecole du Louvre) and I have designed a visit in which we discover the 800 years of history of the royal palace of Louvre, the beautiful rooms and at same time the masterpieces (Mona Lisa, Venus of Milo, Victory of Samothrace, Cupid and Psyche, ...) .
The visit lasts between 2,5 and 3 hours and will always be adapted to fit your tastes.
Also possible to make a more thematic visit (Egyptian art, Mesopotamian art, Greek art, French art, Italian art, Dutch art).
Impressionist treasures
at Orsay museum
In the former train station of Orsay, you will discover the best collection of Impressionist paintings and understand how revolutionary their art was.
Let's enjoy and understand Edouard Manet, Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Vincent Van Gogh most beautiful artworks together.
The visit lasts about 2 hours depending on your questions...
Rodin Museum and gardens
Let's meet in front of the beautiful Hotel Biron where at first in the sculpture garden, then in the mansion, we will cover Rodin career (the Kiss, the Balzac and the Thinker and many more), understand his inspirations, his revolution and technique.
Camille Claudel will be the second highlight of the visit before enjoying a café in the garden.
Possible to combine this visit with Orsay or for a sculpture experience to go after at the small but charming musée Bourdelle in Montparnasse.
Montmartre an open air museum
We will go in the footsteps of Van Gogh, Toulouse Lautrec, Renoir, Picasso, Valadon and many more worth discovering and enjoy the off-road Montmartre.
You will realize how this picturesque neighborhood had a deep impact on them and feel the bohemian atmosphere of this hill.
We will of course also take a look at all the street art wonders .
Option : we can visit Montmartre museum
Sainte Chapelle and island of La Cité
Meeting on Pont Neuf, we will enjoy my favorite view and discover the history of this island.
At Sainte Chapelle be prepared to enjoy the wonderful stained glass windows and their amazing secrets.
We will of course finish at Notre Dame and view island of Saint Louis.
Option : possible to combine the visit of Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie (+20 euros and combined ticket needed)
Versailles palace and gardens
We will discover together, with a skip the line access, the fabulous palace of Louis XIV.
Of course, we will see the hall of mirrors but also the king and queen bedroom.
We will after that enjoy a stroll in the gardens following the path Louis XIV had himself designed.
Two options : travelling together from Paris in train rather than meeting at the palace(15 euros/p) ; possible also to visit Trianon (Marie-Antoinette private residence and gardens and ... THE Hamlet) (20 euros/p)
Opéra Garnier
The masterpiece of Second Empire will impress you with its opulence and I won't be surprised this becomes also your favorite Paris adventure.
Chagal incredible ceiling will be the climax of our visit.
This visit last 1:30 hour and costs 100 euros for a private visit for your group(plus tickets if you need some).
The secret passages of Paris…
The covered passages are among Paris hidden gems.
We will start close to Louvre and stroll in these private only-pedestrian lanes. I will show you my favorite ones each with a unique atmosphere : some with spectacular glass roofs, some with real theater decors and all with some of Paris most charming shops (café, libraries, fashion designers, cane shop, wooden toys, artisans, …). Let’s enjoy Paris like a Parisian away from the crowd and the hustle and bustle of the city.
Let spend the day with Claude Monet. We will travel together by train to Giverny that was his house during 40 years and that inspired him numerous masterpieces.
We will finish the day at musée Marmottan that holds the biggest Claude Monet collections(thanks to his son donation) and the famous Impression Rising Sun.