In Napoleon's Footsteps: Private Walking Tour in Paris

In the pages of history, leaders have always emerged from the masses but few have risen to such prominence that, long after their departure from the world, they are remembered down through the ages, for generations after generations. One of them is France’s first emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, revered as a military genius and sometimes derided as a tyrant.

In Paris, you can find evidence of Napoleon’s influence almost everywhere you look – on the Arc de Triomphe, on names of city streets and metro stations and statues of his generals along the Rue de Rivoli. Across three hours, walk in Napoleon’s footsteps and learn about the emperor’s rise from the ashes of the French Revolution, his exceptional military strategies in the famous battles he won, his impeccable sense of policy making and infrastructure planning, and why he rests in Les Invalides.

Don’t be apprehensive about the heavy dose of history. The expert guide makes sure it is entertaining and presents the fact in a storytelling manner that would take you back to his glorious days. Napoleon’s genius is indisputable as the mastermind of Paris’ infrastructure and legal policies which are followed even today. From the grand designs of his monuments to his sewage system plan to tackle the city’s endemic water shortage - ‘Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools,’ the emperor once said and truly believed!

 You will begin your tour from Rue de Rivoli to place Vendôme, then Madeleine, Assemblée Nationale, Arc de Triomphe, Carrousel and Tuileries, and finally his tomb. History will come alive!

About your guide:

For Meeting the French, touring the Eiffel tower is 'old school'. They don't herd you onto a bus and have you driven to the famous sights. Oh no, they focus on intimate and original experiences which celebrate the French lifestyle and culture, helping you to see the real Paris. The city they call home.