Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photos: Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The garden's quiet corners, chess tables and orchards
Your local guide
Chloé Dubois
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Highlights
- Chess tables held by the same regulars for years
- Apple varieties grown nowhere else in the city
- The garden's quieter, less-photographed corners
- A slow morning away from the main fountain
- Small details most visitors walk straight past
About this tour
This call looks at the quieter corners of the Luxembourg Gardens, away from the main fountain and lawns. Chloé starts among the fixed chess tables, where the same regulars have played for years, before reaching a small orchard growing apple varieties found nowhere else in the city. The session focuses on the park's smaller, less-photographed details.
Chloé opens near the chess tables with a short sound check. She walks at a calm, unhurried pace toward the orchard, answering questions about the garden's history as they arrive, and sends a short note on quieter times to visit.
It suits anyone who has already seen the garden's main fountain and wants its quieter corners instead. It also works well for a slow, relaxed 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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Chess tables 15 min
The camera passes rows of fixed chess tables, and Chloé explains how the same regulars have played here for so long that a few tables are considered unofficially reserved.
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Luxembourg orchard 15 min
Further into the gardens, the camera reaches a small orchard, and Chloé points out varieties of apple grown nowhere else in the city.
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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: 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 Chess tables and Luxembourg orchard 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 gardens 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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