Private food walking tour in the Parisian-covered passages
Explore Paris’s historic covered passages with an expert guide, strolling from the Palais Royal to the Grands Boulevards with gourmet stops for chocolate, pastries, and regional treats—an elegant journey into the city’s 19th-century charm.
Area
Paris
Type
Art & Architecture
Food & Drink
Grade
Luxurious
Who
Adults
Teens
Difficulty
Leisurely
Duration
1-2 Hours
Step back into 19th-century Paris as you wander through the city’s enchanting covered arcades—elegant passageways once frequented by artists, writers, and fashionable flâneurs. These beautifully preserved galleries, crowned with glass roofs and lined with independent boutiques, offer a rare glimpse into the Paris of another era, where architectural innovation and vibrant cultural life met beneath the same vaulted light.
Your expert guide will lead you from the tranquil gardens of the Palais Royal through a series of Paris’s most iconic passages, including Galerie Véro-Dodat, Galerie Vivienne, Passage Choiseul, Passage des Panoramas and Passage Jouffroy. As you stroll between the refined calm of the Palais Royal and the lively Grands Boulevards, you’ll discover a tapestry of history, artistry, and contemporary charm—where traditional artisanship coexists with gourmet food shops and elegant ateliers.
Along the way, you’ll enjoy curated gastronomic stops featuring artisanal chocolates, delicate pastries, fragrant spices, nostalgic confectionery, and regional delicacies. Tailored to your tastes, this immersive walk reveals the flavours, stories, and hidden corners that make Paris’s covered passages such enduring treasures.
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