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List of Walks: Theology

Medieval Churches of Paris

PRICE: small group: €60 pp / private: €300

Often overshadowed by the city's considerable museums, the art-filled churches of Paris give us a chance to walk back through time to discover Paris before Revolution, Haussmann, and modernity... more >>

Art and Architecture of Gothic Paris

PRICE: group: €75 pp / private: €270 (excl tix)

France is the birthplace of Gothic architecture. In the early 12th century the Abbot Suger embarked on the rebuilding of the regal Basilica of Saint Denis, North of Paris, sparking a new approach to... more >>

Basilica of Saint Denis

PRICE: group: €65 pp / private: €280 excl. tix

As the birthplace of Gothic architecture, and a sacred burial ground of many of the French monarchs, the basilica of St. Denis boasts a robust history. In this 3.5-hour walking seminar led by a... more >>

Medieval Life and Society

PRICE: group €49.50 per person / private €245

Officially, the medieval period covers the time between the fifth century destruction of the Roman Empire in the West by barbarians and the fifteenth century end of the Roman Empire in the East,... more >>

Rouen

PRICE: Private from €470 (excl. transport)

The historical capital of Normandy and prosperous medieval city, Rouen is known for its many monuments and architectural treasures. Its streets are lined with medieval half-timbered houses, its... more >>

Jewish Paris and the Marais

PRICE: group: €55 pp / private: 270€

There has been a Jewish presence in Paris since medieval times: in the 12th century, when the Spanish-Jewish chronicler Benjamin of Tudela visited Paris, he named it "Ha-ir Hagedolah" (That Great... more >>

Chartres

PRICE: From €400 per group (excl. transport)

Chartres Cathedral, the crown jewel of Gothic art and architecture, is located in the picturesque French countryside, just over an hour from Paris by train. In a dazzling display of architectural... more >>

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New Bohemia (Paris of the Romantics)

Context walking tour
  • Largely constructed during the first half of the nineteenth century by real-estate developers and wealthy financiers cashing in on a property boom, this right-bank neighborhood on the hillside... >>
  • 3 hours

Chartres

Context walking tour
  • Chartres Cathedral, the crown jewel of Gothic art and architecture, is located in the picturesque French countryside, just over an hour from Paris by train. In a dazzling display of architectural... >>
  • 4, 5, or 8 hours