Le Marais: The Paris Neighborhood That Has It All Walking Audio Tour

The Marais is one of the most fascinating neighborhoods in Paris because it has gone through so many changes over the last 1000 years! It's also notorious for being easy to get lost in! On this tour I'll take you through the very best the Marais has to offer while telling you about the most stunning events that have taken place here.

We will also find the best shopping the area has to offer, some great restaurants and bakeries, the Jewish quarter, beautiful plazas and residences. Learn how Paris was practically torn down and rebuilt in the vision of one man. Discover how the nobility fought and died in their duels of honor. We can do all of that because the Marais is the place that has something for everyone!

The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

Itinerary
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Pass By: Pont Marie, Quai d'Anjou Voie Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris France

There has been a bridge at Pont Marie since 1635, making it one of the oldest bridges in Paris. At first it was made of wood, like almost all bridges at the time.

Pass By: Fontaines Wallace, Place Louis Lepine 1 allee Celestin Hennion Marche aux Fleurs Reine Elisabeth II, 75004 Paris France

Wallace fountains were financed by a rich Englishman called Richard Wallace who wanted to bring clean water to anyone who needed it.

Pass By: Eglise Saint-Gervais Saint-Protais, 13 rue des Barres, 75004 Paris France

Eglise Saint Gervais Saint Protais is one of the oldest parishes in Paris. There’s been a church at the site since the 500s. The third version of the church started in 1495 and construction lasted for 150 years.

Pass By: Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis, 99 rue Saint Antoine, 75004 Paris France

The first church on this site was built around 650. They built a second one in 1125, and then again in 1430. The first stone for the current version of the church was laid by Richelieu in 1627.

Pass By: Jardin de l'Hotel de Sully, 62 rue Saint Antoine, 75186 Paris France

The gorgeous Hotel de Sully was built between 1625 and 1630. The owner, Sully, was a minister of Henri IV and he spent lavishly to complete the interior.

Pass By: Place des Vosges 4th Arrondissement, 75004 Paris France

The Place des Vosges was built between 1605 and 1612 and was always this gorgeous mixture of brick and stone with stately visual balance on all sides. In the center of the plaza is a statue of Louis XIII.

Pass By: Maison de Victor Hugo, 6 Place des Vosges, 75004 Paris France

Victor Hugo was a poet and author who lived from 1802 to 1885. He published his first novel in 1823 and was prolific his whole life. His most famous novels are Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Pass By: 60 Rue des Francs Bourgeois National Archives Garden, 75003 Paris France

Stop here for a moment in front of the grand entrance to the French National Archives on your right.

The National Archives are housed in an old Hotel Particulier called Soubise et Rohan. It's well worth a visit because there is no entrance fee and it will give you a taste of what these lavish houses look like from the inside.