Paris Small-Group Walking Tour: Montmartre, Moulin Rouge & Arc de Triomphe (Product 55157)

Explore Montmartre and central Paris on a guided walking tour covering 10+ landmarks with an expert English-speaking guide.

Getting started

Meet your expert English-speaking guide at the designated meeting point and join your small-group experience of up to 15 travelers. After a brief introduction to the route and use of the Metro between areas, you set off on your guided walking tour of Montmartre, then continue with guided sightseeing of 10+ Paris landmarks and highlights.

What to expect

Montmartre and Sacré-Cœur

Your experience begins in historic Montmartre, the hillside district long associated with artists and village-like streets. From here, you make your way toward the Sacré-Cœur Basilica and its elevated setting above the city.

Features

• During the guided walking tour of Montmartre, your guide shares live commentary and historical stories throughout, helping you connect the streets and squares with artists, writers, and local life.
• The route includes a visit to Sacré-Cœur, where you can take in its distinctive white exterior and elevated position that looks across the city.
• Along the way, you stop by Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, one of the district's historic churches, and see how it anchors this older part of the hill.

Artistic Montmartre: Place du Tertre, La Maison de Dalida and Le Bateau-Lavoir

You then move deeper into Montmartre's artistic quarter, where painters once lived and worked. This section focuses on the squares and houses tied to Paris's creative history.

Features

• At Place du Tertre, you pause in the square known for its artists and open-air easels, while your guide explains how this area became a hub for creative communities.
• The walk continues past La Maison de Dalida, linked to the celebrated French-Italian singer, giving context to her place in local memory.
• You also see Le Bateau-Lavoir, associated with Picasso and Paris's artistic history, as your guide highlights how this building became a key address in early modern art.

Everyday Paris details: Fontaines Wallace and Café des Deux Moulins

Your guide also draws attention to smaller features that shape daily life in Paris. This part of the route focuses on design details and film connections.

Features

• You discover the Fontaines Wallace, cast-iron drinking fountains that are part of the city's streetscape, with your guide explaining how they fit into Paris's public infrastructure.
• The walk includes a look at the Café des Deux Moulins, famous from the film "Amélie," where you can recognize the café's façade and its role in popular culture.
• Throughout these stops, live commentary keeps linking what you see to wider stories about how Parisians use and remember these places.

Moulin Rouge and the move to central Paris

Leaving the hill of Montmartre, you head toward its most legendary cabaret and then travel to central Paris using the Metro.

Features

• Near the base of Montmartre, you see the legendary Moulin Rouge with its recognizable exterior, while your guide outlines its place in the nightlife of the city.
• This section of the experience is part of the guided sightseeing of 10+ Paris landmarks and highlights, giving you photo opportunities and context for each stop.
• You then travel between parts of Paris by Metro, using your own ticket or fare, as your guide leads the way so the transfer between areas is straightforward.

Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe

The final part of the tour takes you into one of Paris's most famous central areas, combining a grand boulevard with a major national monument.

Features

• You walk along the Champs-Élysées boulevard, following your guide along one of Paris's highly rated avenues and hearing how it connects major city sights.
• The tour finishes with a visit to the Arc de Triomphe area, where you can view the monument that anchors the end of the boulevard and understand its symbolic role.
• Your guided sightseeing continues here, with your English-speaking guide rounding off the experience and tying together the route's 10+ landmarks and highlights through closing stories and explanations.