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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 ❤️‬

07/06/2019

The team at Hidden Gems Tours is glad to be listed by The Paris tourist office among their selection of prestigious venues :
https://en.convention.parisinfo.com/latest-news/fresh-news/2019/prestigious-venues-paris-event

Looking for a unique venue for an exceptional reception? The City of Light, with its luxurious and original event offer, has a wealth of treasures ready to host your VIP events.

22/02/2019

New private tour online. Follow the footsteps of Louis XIV cousin at Chantilly ... https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6504640136343625728

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?

The 22 best photo locations in Paris for capturing the most instagrammable shots of the city

13/01/2019

Not far from Paris, you'll find perhaps a less known chateau, full of history, surrounded by lush forests, famous for having been a royal hunting ground for many centuries. 👑You might have guessed, this is Chateau de Rambouillet, once a Royal residence, owned by King Louis XVI. When the King purchased the land, his wife, Marie Antoinette, couldn't be less impressed. She called it a "a gothic swamp" ! To please the sophisticated taste of his wife, Louis XVI made an delicately decorated dairy built for her (inspired by her hamlet in Versailles), with tasting and relaxation rooms. Do you think he managed to impress her? 😉
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05/01/2019

A library built in the style of a Roman bath with paintings by the famous Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix? Yes, that's right! The Palais Bourbon 🏛️ in the 7th arrondissement hides this and other magical rooms behind its walls. Today this is the seat of the French National Assembly 🇫🇷, the lowest chamber of the French Parliament. But the original palace was built for the Duchess of Bourbon in 1722, the legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. This was the most beautiful palace in Paris, after the King's residences. Later it was owned by the princes of the Condé family, who were also the owners of
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25/12/2018

The Hidden Gems Team wish you a very Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 🌟
Have a blessed time wherever you are in the world, celebrating this special day. A big thank you to our guides & chauffeurs who are still working passionately for our amazing clients! Warm wishes to you all from the heart of Paris! 💝
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18/12/2018

I m located in Paris, I used to be a palace and I am now one the biggest Museum in the world.

Who am I ?

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17/12/2018

Episode-5.
Only just joined us? Don't worry, You can always catch up on the previous posts of our mini series on André Le Nôtre, the great French landscape designer from the 17th century. He joined up with Louis Le Vau, the famous architect at Versailles to create these magical gardens in the Chateau de Fontainebleau. Today a UNESCO World Heritage site; this is the only royal palace that was inhabited by all the monarchs between the 12th and 19th century. Its Grand Parterre was once the largest formal garden in Europe, stunningly decorated by water features, statues and a herb garden. These can still be viewed today .
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15/12/2018

The elaborate church & monastery in the 5th arrondissement were built on the request of Anne of Austria, the mother of King Louis XIV, in the mid-17th century. She was a devoted Christian. This beautiful building is a thank you gift to God for the birth of her son, after several miscarriages. Following the French Revolution, the monastery became a military hospital. You can't miss this stunning church when walking by, whose dome is one of the jewels of the Parisian skyline.
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