Hidden Gems Tours

12/11/2019

Results of our Green Day !
Nice flowers in the office

12/11/2019

Today is Green Day at the office in Paris 🌳🍀 with some dry flowers to enhance our week day 💐

03/10/2019

Classic poetic writers and beautiful castles... that’s a part of the 17th century in France.

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"A de simples couleurs mon art plein de magie
Sait donner du relief, de l’âme et de la vie.
Mais c’est assez de Vaux pour toucher vos esprits.
Voyez et puis jugez, je ne veux autre grâce."

Le Songe de Vaux, Jean de La Fontaine

(C) Raphaël Gaillarde

01/10/2019

Even under the rain, a private tour can be a success, especially when you team up with a great family.

Thank you Lorenzo for your energy, knowledge and your good manners 😉

Here in the gardens at Versailles.

29/09/2019

Nice day today with Carrie and Steven to le Louvre and Versailles. Here in Versailles, in front of the petit Trianon where Queen Marie Antoinette spent most of her time.

07/06/2019

‪We are glad to have won today travel tickets & invitation to share a day on the cost on June 28th at the lovely Cap ferret for the tourism trophy 🏆 with Travel Insight - Agence Digitale & Les Entreprises du Voyage

‪Thank you for the invitation ❤️‬

22/02/2019

New private tour online. Follow the footsteps of Louis XIV cousin at Chantilly ...

February 22, 2019: Hidden Gems Tours posted an article on LinkedIn

26/01/2019

Episode 6.
Continuing on with our theme of André Le Nôtre, our next introduction is to the Chateau de Chantilly . Le Nôtre designed the stunning French style gardens for the request of the Grand Condé, cousin of King Louis XIV. At the time, these majestic gardens were the venue of great balls and festivities, rivalling the ones in Versailles! Its Grand Canal is bigger than the one in Versailles, showing just how much Le Nôtre was proud of this creation. The elegant, fairy-tale like castle is surrounded by large mirrors of water and grand flowerbeds. Make sure you visit and of course not skipping the castle, home to the 2nd largest collection of antique art, after the Louvre!
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19/01/2019

A beautiful 17th century Hôtel Particulier (city mansion) that belonged to Catherine Beauvais, the 1st mistress of King Louis XIV. She was also the first lady to Anne of Austria (mother of Louis XIV). The wood carved doors are still the original from the Baroque period. Make sure to catch a glimpse of its courtyard, designed in the shape of an instrument! Can you tell us what instrument it is? 😉
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13/01/2019

Where is your most beautiful picture of Paris?

On our side, we love:
* The pont des arts over the Seine - nestled between le Louvre and l’institut de France https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_de_France
* L’ile Saint Louis, on Saint Louis Island nestled between the Seine river, developed between the 16 & 17th with its old, peaceful and lovely typical buildings.
* And Place des Vosges, the oldest Royal square in central Paris with its lovely pink/grey facades.

Tell us what s your favorite?

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