Specialized Private Tours and Itineraries...
½ day (3 hours) and full day (6 hours) available - Also available in French

Every one of our TALKS & WALKS is a cultural adventure - no matter what the theme. Included are many of the places I've written about in USA TODAY's Paris City Guide, plus a whole lot more: lively food markets, enchanting backstreets, hidden courtyards and secret addresses; small specialty shops and fashion boutiques; artisanale bakers and chocolatiers; off-the-radar galleries, museums, bistros, cafés, wine bars, restaurants, night spots.... Barbara Pasquet James

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Upon meeting you at your hotel or pre-arranged location and going over your itinerary one more time, your day will be designed around any theme or area of your choice. Try these for starters - mix and match, or design your own tour (with our help...)! This is just a sampling:

 -  Gourmet Paris – [see Gourmet Talks for more details] - a mind-boggling array of markets and shops; the what and how of the French “non-diet” and the art of eating for Pleasure. Focus on: French chocolate, cheeses, pastries, breads, charcuteries, salts, oils, wines, tartines, "cafés gourmands"... For novices and chefs alike (1/2 or full day)

- Paris for First-Timers – monuments, museums, colorful markets, lively cafés… Essential orientation; invaluable cultural tips (full day)

- Chocoholic Paris – the wicked-est hot chocolate on earth, designer chocolate, and then some... (1/2 or full day)

- Amazing Louvre – just the highlights... or more? The stories behind the stories. If requested inside info/works from "The Da Vinci Code"... (2 - 3 hours)

- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – haute couture or casual chic? Just shoes, jewelry, vintage, bags, or lingerie? Chocolate, shopping, a facial, shopping, make-up, Tea, shopping... Your Wish List is our command. And don't forget to check What Else? to book a personal shopper experience for your group...or just for you!

- Paris For Teens - we listen to your teens then wow 'em [+ fashion for girls: set a trend; be ahead of the pack...]

- Les Quartiers – café life, cobbled backstreets, secret corners… After all, isn’t that what you came for? 

• Secrets of Montmartre: Toulouse Lautrec didn’t want to be anywhere else, and neither will you. "The most Parisian part of Paris" 
• Eclectic Marais: where the Jewish Pletzl meets Gay Paree, plus a few “hotels” that are, well, quite particulier…
• Romantic Left Bank: legendary Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Latin Quarter

Also:

- 2-hour evening Talks & Walks - Orientation to Paris combined with highlights from a selected neighborhood

- Custom Photo Tours Book our popular 'Hidden Montmartre': plunging stairways, cobbled streets, quiet cafés... (1/2 day) with professional (English-speaking) Parisian photographer

Or combine a Talks & Walks with a Table Talk for a one-of-a-kind experience. Special rate applies.