Paris Private Tour by an Art Historian: In the Footsteps of the Impressionists | La Vacanza Travel

Paris Private Tour by an Art Historian: In the Footsteps of the Impressionists

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: France, Île-de-France, Paris
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  • 3 hours
  • Paris
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  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Explore one of the most picturesque and romantic areas of Paris. This private tour guided by an Art Historian will bring to life the history and drama that made Montmartre, a famous magnet for artists. You will walk the streets and squares where Renoir, Utrillo, Picasso and Modigliani lived, worked and loved. Masterpieces like the “Bal du Moulin de la Galette” and « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon » were created here. Your visit will start from the Moulin Rouge and the Moulin de la Galette, cabarets and dance halls which were focal points of this bohemian neighbourhood. You will walk past the studios and ateliers where the Impressionists worked – now the Musee de Montmartre - and end with the breath-taking view from the Basilica of Sacre Coeur.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Moulin Rouge, 82 Boulevard de Clichy, 75018 Paris France

a Cabaret popular among the Impressionists such as Toulouse Lautrec and others within the Post-Impressionist Movement incuding Van Gogh, Gaugin and Cezanne

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rue Lepic, Paris France

Continuing on the Rue Lepic we will see the Moulin de la Galette, an open-air dance hall painted by Renoir.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Le Bateau-Lavoir, Paris France

Passing by the Bateau Lavoir we climb to the Musee’ de Montmartre.

Formerly a ballroom and piano factory, Bateau Lavoir was squatted and divided into twenty small workshops in 1889. Distributed along a corridor, small rooms were linked without heating and with a single point of water. [1]The name "Le Bateau-Lavoir" was coined by French poet Max Jacob. The building was dark and dirty, almost seeming to be scrap pile rather than a dwelling. On stormy days, it swayed and creaked, reminding people of washing-boats on the Seine River, hence the name. (Wikipedia)

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Au Lapin Agile, 22 rue des Saules, 75018 Paris France

We will stop for an aperitif in a café near the Lapin Agile, a cabaret made famous in Picasso’s painting “Au Lapin Agile” where most of the artists spent many evenings drinking and socialising.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Musee de Montmartre, 12 rue Cortot, 75018 Paris France

This evocative Museum recaptures the feeling of those past Bohemian days with its old posters, paintings, photos and recreation of period rooms. The building that now houses the Museum was rented at various times by Renoir, Dufy, Suzanne Valadon and her alcoholic son Utrillo. Here one can see the tiny Montmartre Vineyard.We will visit the renovated atelier of Suzanne Valadon, Manet’s pupil, which gives us further insight into the life and passions of the Impressionists who lived in this area.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Montmartre, 75018 Paris France

At the end of this Tour you can either remain in Montmartre and enjoy lunch in one of the Restaurants or descend the 270 steps to take a taxi or the Metro at Anvers Station. Alternatively, you can take the Funicular and if you let us know, the guide can purchase the tickets in advance.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Basilique du Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre, 35 Rue du Chevalier-De-La-Barre, 75018 Paris France

We then visit the Sacre Coeur Cathedral whose iconic dome is higher than the Eiffel Tour. From its Esplanade Paris stretches before your eyes, vibrant and still pervaded by the joie de vivre for which it is famous.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Professional Art Historian guide
  • See the Moulin de la Galette, Montmartre Museum and Sacre Coeur Cathedral
  • Private tour
  • All tickets

Exclusions
  • No pick up from hotel
  • Sensible shoes for walking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Place des Abbesses, Pl. des Abbesses, 75018 Paris, France


Return Details

Montmartre, 75018 Paris, France

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