Private Walking Tour: The Louvre Museum
Private Walking Tour: The Louvre Museum
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About
Ages 6-110
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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- Professional art historian guide
- Private tour
- All tickets
What's not included- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- The listed price does not include a parking fee, payable at the time of tour check-in.
- Start:
- Place du Louvre, Pl. du Louvre, 75001 Paris, FranceMeet at the Louvre Square, by the Equestrian Statue. (Map will be provided upon booking) Dates: See Availability
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3207P33- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Suggested minimum age is 10 years
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 1 person per booking is required
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 3207P33
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Itinerary
- Pl. du Louvre, 75001 Paris, FranceMeet at the Louvre Square, by the Equestrian Statue. (Map will be provided upon booking) Dates: See Availability
- 1You will begin your visit to one of the most amazing Art Museum’s of the world by entering the imposing Hall from where all the galleries depart. We start with the Egyptian and Greek Treasures especially, of which the Louvre is particularly endowed. The classical triumphant symbols of Greek Naval Power like the Winged Victory of Samothrace is particularly representative. In the Venus de Milo you have the essential elements of Greek classical style, with their sublime proportions, perfect harmony and outline: the three essential elements of Greek classical art. You will move swiftly through the Assyrian and Babylonian halls. The Assyrian discovered by Botta the archeologist, with the English Layard suspecting that a whole world lay buried beneath the mountains of sand. Sensational discoveries of the 19th century still continue to be made. After the magnificent Apollo gallery with French jewellery galore, you will then enter the European Halls rich with French, Burgundian, and Italian art. From there, we may once again return to the artistic revelations of the French Power of the Sun King, Louis XIV and later Napoleon. The Italian Rooms resplendent with the works of Botticelli, Mantegna, Veronese and ultimately Leonardo Da Vinci are in full view, with the smiling eyes of Monna Lisa, the Florentine, who was the beautiful wife of Signor de la Gherardesca. Was she or was another Madonna hidden behind her name? The discoveries go on, confronting Josephine Beaurnais kneeling in front of Napoleon, the just crowned Emperor of France, waiting for her crown. Splendour and power can be seen through these corridors, which are magnificent to contemplate, examine and admire. Starting your Tour from the Museum’s main Hall and walking towards your first galleries, during your three hour Tour, you will see: • The medieval Louvre castle • The Egyptian Sphinx • The Venus de Milo, among the Greek Statues • The beautiful Caryatides room • The Winged Victory statue of Samothrace • The Crown Jewels in the Apollo Gallery • The works of Botticelli, Veronese, Mantegna, Leonardo Da Vinci among which is the Monna Lisa. • The Coronation of Napoleon • Lady Liberty leading the people by Delacroix • The Great Odalisk by Ingres • The Imperial apartments of Napoleon III • The Assyrian and Babylonian sculptures and low relieves • The Marly courtyard with its 17th century statues
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- keac20140 contributionstour of the latin quarterexcellent tour of the latin quarter with a very knowledgeable guide! worth the money and highly recommend Milan is a great guide-Written March 1, 2023
- russellg125340 contributionsEmilie was fantastic and the tour excellent!Knowing nothing about the Conciergie and Sainte Chapelle we went into the tour with no expectations. Wow! Did we learn a lot (we ask a ton of questions). Emilie was terrific - very knowledgeable and informative, explaining the way things were back in the days of Marie Antoinette. The day before we had a private tour of Versailles, so it made sense for us to see the Conciergerie the following day. Emilie took us through the site, pointing out areas/items of interest bringing it all to life. Next we went to Sainte Chapelle. The first floor holds a lot of history, but the second floor is breathtaking. A definite must see while in Paris. Emilie talked about the history of the site and the intrigue surrounding it's building and history. We actually spent so much time at the first two sites (our doing, not Emilie's) that we were able to just walk to the Latin Quarter and Emilie spent a while explaining it's history. Overall a wonderful tour!Written January 8, 2020
- DiZzyDMon0 contributionsBe very careful to meet the guide at the exact specified locationWell in advance of the appointed tour start time, my father and I were at what Apple Maps said was the museum entrance (at the guarded gate, facing Hôtel des Invalides, across Avenue de Tourville from Place Vauban). Our guide never showed up there. This was because the specified tour start location is “Place des Invalides (main entrance to the museum) Rue de Grenelle”, which is on the opposite side of the museum complex. Our second mistake was that when I booked the tour I supplied my own cell phone number, and it turned out my employer, who owns my cell phone, forbid me to take it overseas. We used my father’s cell phone instead, but I did not think to update our registration for this tour. The tour company left a message on my cell phone that I was not able to listen to until I got back home from the trip. HOWEVER: (1) We called the contact number on our tour voucher several times after the tour start time, and it went straight to voice mail, we left messages each time, never got any response. If the tour guide (or someone able to put us in contact with the tour guide) had answered or returned our calls, we could have cleared up the misunderstanding and taken the tour. (2) Viator’s response to my refund request was “Upon review of your request, ARTSTUR Ltd, have advised that since you did not confirm with the supplier at least 24 hours in advance a refund cannot be provided, additionally the guide waited for over an hour at the correct meeting point before leaving. As we are being billed in full for this booking, we are unable to provide a refund or credit on this occasion.” This response is irrelevant. How could we possibly apply for a refund a day in advance of the guide’s no-show? We are out over $500 for the missed tour (which we just did on our own after getting no response to our repeated calls). Don’t make the same mistakes we did, the main one of which, in my opinion, was booking a three-levels-deep tour: TripAdvisor to Viator to Artstur - too many paths for communication to break down).Written September 2, 2018
- Alaskasolstice0 contributionsAmazing tour with EmilieMy husband and I had a private tour with Emilie to Notre Dame Cathedral and St. Chappell Church. This was the 2nd time we had booked Emilie for tours and she was Brilliant! She took her time with us, we never felt rushed in either place. We learned so much and she was extremely knowledgeable in everything we asked her about even some historical questions that weren’t related to our tour but related to French history. This tour by far was the Best tour we took while in Paris. I highly recommend this tour with Emilie. The tour was so enjoyable and Emilie made you feel like we were taking a tour with a old friend we had known for many years. I suggest you take this tour with Emilie while in Paris you won’t regret it.Written June 23, 2018
- Arleen R0 contributionsNotre Dame Cathedral, San ChapelWe had a private tour with a WONDERFUL GUIDE named Emilie!!! She was so knowledgeable, personable, and truly passionate about the art, Architecture & history of the Notre Dame Cathedral & the Chapel—it took 3 hours, with a 15-20 min coffee break, and it was just wonderful!Written June 5, 2018
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