Palais Royal and the Covered Galleries: Walking Audio Tour

Summary

Facing the Louvre is one of the little treasures of Paris, a small park known as the Palais Royal. With this tour you will discover the park's incredible history, and enjoy some of your own shopping along the way.

Tour info

Meeting Point

2 Galerie de Nemours, 75001 Paris, France, Paris, FR

Why take this tour?

Facing the Louvre is one of the little treasures of Paris, a small park known as the Palais Royal. Tucked away behind the Council of State and the Comédie Française, this park provides Parisians with an enjoyable bit of greenery, not to mention luxury shopping.

In the late 1700s the park witnessed the invention of the first shopping mall under the arcades. Parisians came to shop, dine in fine restaurants, enjoy the numerous cafés or theatres, or simply enjoy the gardens themselves. But amongst the various forms of entertainment, less wholesome pastimes sprang up, such as gambling and prostitution. By the early 1800s the gardens had become a vast red light district, a wild party that lasted until 1840.

Today the Palais Royal is much calmer and provides a lovely area for modern-days Parisians to do some shopping, enjoy some fresh air, or simply sit and read.

We will also discover the Covered Gallery, which replaced the Palais Royal as the city's early shopping malls. Beautifully decorated and lined with charming boutiques, we will visit one of the loveliest Covered Galleries in the city.

With this tour you will discover the park's incredible history, and enjoy some of your own shopping along the way.

What’s included?

Downloadable multimedia tour with audio guide (in English)
Exciting stories from a local guide
Personal guide – you will get the tour on the mobile app
Headphones — bring your own

Things to know

Before you book

After booking, you will receive an email and SMS with a direct download link for the app and audio-guide.

Cancellation Policy

Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

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WeGoTrip improves travelers' experiences by providing instantly available self-guided audio tours with included skip-the-line attraction tickets in one app screen.