Paris And Beyond Tours

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Address: Paris, FR
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Private and customisable tours and experiences of Paris and Beyond with passionate local guides.

05/10/2026

Is it true you have to bow to see Napoleon’s tomb?
Legend says that’s on purpose.

In 1840, a French king brought Napoleon home from Saint Helena to borrow his glory. When they opened the coffin, his face was so intact that his old soldiers burst into tears. Then it backfired: eight years later, the king lost his crown.

And here’s the American twist: this is the man who sold Louisiana. In 1803, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million and doubled the size of the United States of America… and now visitors have to bow to see him

Hero or tyrant? Come make up your own mind on a private family tour in Paris. Link in bio 👇

03/10/2026

Built in about 7 years and consecrated in 1248, the chapel holds 15 windows and over 1,100 biblical scenes in glass, two-thirds of it still original from the 13th century. It was designed to follow the sun itself: Genesis on the darker north side, Christ’s Passion facing east behind the altar, and the Apocalypse on the rose window in the west, where the sun sets.

When the crown reached France, King Louis IX walked barefoot through the streets to carry it himself, dressed as a penitent. That exact moment is still in the stained glass today

Is it really the Crown of Thorns? For 800 years, people have stood in this exact spot with the same hope, the same grief, the same gratitude, real or not, that’s what connects us across time.

One of my favorite ways to end a visit here: pairing the history tour with an evening classical concert inside the chapel itself. You get the story first, then the music. You leave inspired.

👉 Want to see Sainte-Chapelle this way? Link in bio to book a private Paris tour.

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28/09/2026

Where to see the gate of hell of Rodin ?

The Gates of Hell was his life’s work. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, he worked on it for nearly 40 years and never considered it finished. The Thinker and The Kiss were both born from it.

Proof that a closed door can lead somewhere extraordinary. ✨

📍 Musée Rodin, 77 rue de Varenne, Paris 7e (Métro Varenne)
🕙 Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:30 (last entry 17:45). Closed Mondays.
🎟️ Free on the first Sunday of the month, October to March.

Want the stories behind the masterpieces? Book a private art tour in Paris. Link in bio.

25/09/2026

He was designed to sit at the top of The Gates of Hell, the huge bronze doorway Rodin worked on for almost 40 years. From up there, he looks down at every soul, every story, every choice that led people there. 🔥

And look at his pose: his right elbow on his left knee. Try it. It’s twisted, tense, uncomfortable. That’s not a man relaxing with his thoughts, that’s a man carrying the weight of what he sees.

Over time, Rodin let him become more than Dante: a man thinking with his whole body, maybe even a bit of the artist himself.

This is the kind of story I love sharing on my tours. Once you know it, you’ll never look at him the same way again. 👀

📍 Musée Rodin, Paris
👉 Link in bio to explore Paris with us

16/09/2026

The Arc de Triomphe details most visitors walk right past.

Most visitors come to the Arc de Triomphe to (risk their life crossing the roundabout) take a photo , admire the architecture, and continue exploring Paris.
But if you slow down and look at the four monumental sculptures at the foot of each pillar, you’ll discover that they tell an important story about French history.

On a private Paris tour with Ferit, you don’t just see the Arc de Triomphe you understand it.

One of the most important sculptures is Le Départ des Volontaires de 1792. It represents the moment when ordinary people enrolled in the army to defend the ideas of the French Revolution against other European kingdoms.

Then there is The Triumph of 1810, representing the moment Napoleon signed a treaty with Austria at Schönbrunn a moment connected to the height of Napoleon’s power and influence in Europe.

On the other side of the monument, The Resistance of 1814 expresses the fighting spirit of French citizens despite Napoleon’s defeat.

And finally, The Peace of 1815 represents the moment Napoleon was removed from power and the kings returned.

Four sculptures. Four moments. One monument.

And suddenly, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is no longer just an iconic landmark at the end of the Champs-Élysées. It becomes a way to understand some of the major events that shaped French history, Paris, and France.

That’s why knowing how to read a monument changes the way you experience Paris.

👉 Looking for private Paris tours that go beyond the surface? Link in bio to book a private Arc de Triomphe tour with Ferit.

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14/09/2026

Established in August 1944 by the U.S. Third Army, this is the final resting place of 4,410 American soldiers, most of whom died during the Normandy and Brittany campaigns. Along the memorial wall, another 498 names are inscribed, soldiers whose remains were never found. The site marks the exact point where American forces broke through the hedgerow country of Normandy into the open plains of Brittany, a turning point in the campaign.

If you’re planning to visit Mont-Saint-Michel and have any interest in WWII history, Steeven’s advice is simple: make the short detour. It’s quiet, it’s moving, and it’s a side of Normandy’s history most visitors driving straight to the Mont never see.

👉 Want to visit both in one day, with a guide who knows the full story? Link in bio to book a private Normandy tour.

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04/09/2026

Everyone comes here for the Impressionists. Nobody looks up.
Orsay is the only museum in Paris where the building and the paintings are having the same conversation.

The architecture: 12,000 tonnes of iron : more than the Eiffel Tower; hidden under carved stone, because a station opposite the Louvre could not look like a machine. Modern engineering in classical dress.

The collection: Cabanel’s Venus bought by the Emperor in 1863, Manet’s Déjeuner refused by the Salon that same year. Modern eye, classical rules.

One century, one question : asked in stone above your head, and in paint on the wall in front of you. Two answers that fit each other exactly.

That’s why this collection could not live anywhere else.

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01/09/2026

Why did WWII paratroopers carry a clicker on D-Day?

This tiny WWII clicker had a surprisingly important job during the Normandy invasion.

On D-Day, Allied paratroopers were dropped at night, often far from their objectives. Once on the ground, the dense Normandy hedgerows made it incredibly difficult to see, navigate, regroup, or know who was on the other side.

Was it an Allied soldier…?

That’s where the D-Day clicker came in.

1 click = a message
2 clicks = the response

If the soldier on the other side answered with two clicks, they knew they had found an Allied paratrooper.

A small piece of D-Day equipment that helped Allied troops identify each other in the darkness and confusion of the Battle of Normandy.

It’s details like this that bring WWII history and the D-Day story to life.

Want to discover more hidden stories from the Normandy battlefields and D-Day landing sites?

👉 Check the link in bio and explore Normandy with us
À la Française the French way.

29/08/2026

What’s the best way to travel in France?

Not the flight. Not the rental car. It’s the train !

I’m Ferit, private guide in Paris, and I get this question every single week. Here’s the argument in one line: Ch*****ne is 45 minutes from Paris. Not 45 minutes to the airport -> 45 minutes, city centre to city centre.

The train also just makes for a better day. You can stand up and stretch, there’s wifi, a bathroom, a café car, and nobody stops you bringing your own food on board (bring the croissant, obviously). With kids, that freedom to move beats any amount of legroom.

Paris has 6 major stations, and each one points at a different France 👇

🚆 Gare de l’Est : Ch*****ne, Strasbourg, Alsace
🚆 Gare du Nord : Lille, London, Brussels, Amsterdam
🚆 Saint-Lazare : Normandy: Rouen, Giverny, the D-Day coast
🚆 Montparnasse : Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Brittany, Mont-Saint-Michel
🚆 Gare de Lyon : Burgundy, Lyon, Provence, the Riviera
🚆 Austerlitz : central France, Toulouse, night trains south

Four things I’d want to know before my first ride:

1. Buy online —> compare prices, check schedules, skip the last-minute panic. Official app: SNCF Connect (sncf-connect.com, full link in bio). Buying at the counter? Make sure you’re in the right station.

2. Arrive 30 minutes early. French stations sit in the city centre, not out by the ring road. Half an hour is plenty.

3. Read the board by train NUMBER, not destination. Departures are blue, arrivals are green. Your number gives you the platform, the time and any delay. Destinations are named for the end of the line — not your stop.

4. Carry your ID and a screenshot of your QR code. You scan to board, and officers check tickets and ID during the ride. Don’t rely on signal in a tunnel.

So, best way to travel in France? Bordeaux, Normandy, Ch*****ne, the Loire, Provence, Burgundy. All one short ride from the city you’re already in.

Save this for your France trip 🚆

Want someone who’s already done the planning? Link in bio.

28/08/2026

Yes, rue Cler is touristy. No, that doesn’t make it bad.

I’m Ferit, private guide in Paris. Somewhere along the way “touristy” became a synonym for “avoid it,” and honestly that costs people more good food than it saves them. Rue Cler is ten minutes from the Eiffel Tower, it’s on every list, and it still has real artisans working on it : you just have to know which doors to open.

Here’s what’s genuinely worth stopping for 👇

🍫 Maison Caffet (51 bis) —> the newest door on the street. Pascal Caffet is a Meilleur Ouvrier de France in pastry and was crowned World Champion of Dessert in 1995. That’s not marketing language, it’s a title he competed for. Go for the pralines.

🐟 La Belle-Iloise (30) —> my favourite tinned fish in the world, from a Breton cannery in Quiberon going since the 1930s. Sardines in olive oil, with lemon, with basil, with piment d’Espelette ....

🧀 La Fromagerie (31) —> ask them what’s at its peak this week instead of pointing at what you recognise. That’s the whole trick with a French cheesemonger.

🍦 Martine Lambert (39) —> ice cream made the Normandy way, with real Norman cream and butter.

🍕 Popu (corner of rue du Champ de Mars) —> kids can make their own pizza. If you’ve been dragging children through museums all day, this is the reset button.

🍷 Le Petit Cler (29) —> an honest bistro open 7 days a week, which in Paris is rarer than it should be. Sunday-night saviour.

A street can be full of tourists and full of quality at the same time. The two aren’t opposites —> the mistake is assuming they are.

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Want a guide who knows which doors are worth opening? Link in bio.

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