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The covered passages of the Right Bank
Your local guide
Camille Lefèvre
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Highlights
- Galerie Vivienne's mosaic floor on camera
- Passage Choiseul, the stationers still trading
- Passage des Panoramas, the oldest arcade
- Passage Jouffroy's toy and cane shops
- Passage Verdeau's postcards and old prints
About this tour
This session follows the nineteenth-century covered passages of the Right Bank, the glass-roofed arcades built when Parisians wanted to shop and stroll without the rain. You see the mosaic floor of Galerie Vivienne, the toy and cane shopfronts of Passage Jouffroy, and the quieter Passage Verdeau at the far end. Between them the guide crosses Passage des Panoramas, the oldest of the group.
The call opens with a short sound check, then moves passage to passage in the order a walker would take them, pausing at each shopfront the guide wants to show. You can ask questions as you go, and a short list of the passages and addresses follows by message afterwards.
This suits anyone who likes Paris away from the boulevards, or who remembers wandering these arcades on a rainy afternoon. It also works for those planning a visit and wanting a route to follow themselves.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 10 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Paris before heading out.
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Galerie Vivienne 21 min
The camera holds on the mosaic floor and glass roof of Galerie Vivienne, one of the grandest of the passages. The guide points out the neoclassical stucco and the old wine shop that has traded here for decades.
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Passage des Panoramas 21 min
Inside Passage des Panoramas, the oldest covered arcade in the city, the guide walks past stamp and postcard dealers and a row of narrow restaurant fronts wedged between the shopfronts.
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Passage Jouffroy 21 min
Passage Jouffroy opens onto a toy shop window and a cane and umbrella shop that has sold walking sticks since the passage was built. The guide points out the ironwork roof overhead.
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Passage Verdeau 21 min
The walk ends in Passage Verdeau, quieter than its neighbours, where dealers in old postcards and prints keep their windows lit even after the shops close for the night.
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Your questions 18 min
Time to ask anything about Paris: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 8 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Soupe à l'oignon and Montmartre, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Paris time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 12 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Paris, showing you Palace of Versailles and Sainte-Chapelle live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Paris live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Paris time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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