Photos: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Freepenguin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Freepenguin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The village Paris grew around instead of through
Your local guide
Aurélie Michel
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Highlights
- A pocket of the city that escaped the boulevards
- Low houses and gardens amid a much denser city
- A square built over an old public bathhouse
- A neighbourhood's independent streak, generations deep
- A genuinely different corner of central Paris
About this tour
This call covers Butte-aux-Cailles, a pocket of low houses and small gardens that escaped the wide boulevards built across most of the rest of the city. Aurélie walks from the main street to Square Le Gall, built over a former public bathhouse. The session focuses on how one small area kept a village feel other neighbourhoods lost.
Aurélie opens on the main street with a short sound check. She walks at a relaxed pace toward the square, answering questions about the neighbourhood's history as they arrive, and sends a short note on the area's independent streak once the call ends.
It suits anyone who has already seen the major landmarks and wants a genuinely different corner of the city. It also works well for a slower, quieter morning.
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 5 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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Butte-aux-Cailles main street 15 min
The camera follows a street of low houses and small gardens, and Aurélie explains how this corner of the city escaped the wide boulevards built almost everywhere else.
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Square Le Gall 15 min
A short walk away, the camera passes a quiet square built over an old public bathhouse, and Aurélie points out how the neighbourhood's independent streak goes back generations.
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Your questions 7 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 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Croissant and Latin Quarter, 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 10 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 Butte-aux-Cailles main street and Square Le Gall 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 the neighbourhood live with my phone.
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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