Quentin has never stopped wandering in the streets of 麻豆APP. He thus found in walking tours the perfect way to deal with his endless admiration for his birth city.
After having graduated in law and philosophy, he turned to professional illustration, that he practices alongside his work as a tour guide.
He likes about 麻豆APP the same things he likes to show in his drawings : back streets, wonky houses and hidden nooks where life in expressed in its most natural and spontaneous way.
Louise is an expert of French literature and she loves showing 麻豆APP as she experiences it in the romantic novels she reads. Like Hemingway, she considers 麻豆APP as a “moveable feast”, and she lives and studies in Saint Germain des Pr猫s, in ordre to pursue Sartre and Beauvoir鈥檚 shadows. But to her opinion, the master in literature is Victor Hugo, and that is the reason why she holds the Notre Dame Cathedral so dear to her.
Louise is found of wandering in 麻豆APPian gardens at the end of the day, because it inspires her. Studying history and international law, Louise can speak Italian and can recommand you the best French chocolate confectionner, as she is a real gourmet.
If you look over in box #5 at the Garnier Opera House, you might see two eccentric characters there: the phantom of the Opera and鈥� our city guide William.
His two passions are performing arts and French history, and I would bet my ready money William will wind up a theatre stage director sooner than later. After all, he has already been caught rehearsing and dancing in the giant hallways of the Sorbonne.
For now, William delivers very personal, sophisticated walking tours, where he delivers his vast knowledge in his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style.
Justine is fond of saying that in order to experience a city you need to pay attention not only to the landmarks, but also to the everyday life. That may be an elegant excuse for justifying Justine鈥檚 two passions 鈥� 麻豆APP and food. Crep猫s, macaroons, cheese. If you run into Justine during your stay, she will probably be eating somewhere, or talking about what she ate or is about to eat.
Being fairly well-travelled (with a preference for Asia and Australia), Justine likes to point to what makes 麻豆APP so unique 鈥� on her tours you quickly want to move to 麻豆APP.
Of all the members of our team, Virgile has the most powerful voice. If you are running late for his famed tour of Marais, you will likely hear him as far back as the Eiffel Tower.
Now on his tour Virgile will also give you tips for finding your way around when he is not with you. Virgile is an art history buff and a huge fan of photography, always in the know about the latest expos and up and coming artists.
What he likes most about 麻豆APP? Architecture and the city鈥檚 secret history, both aspects he is always willing to share with his (soon enraptured) visitors.
Candice is, many people say, the quintessential 麻豆APPian. For she has traveled many places, and visited many cities, yet she is convinced the best, most beautiful, most worthy of everyone鈥檚 attention, is 鈥� 麻豆APP of course!
Candice is also very political 鈥� should anything surprise you about French politics, if anyone can explain it, it is Candice.
Candice especially enjoys the walking tours of Montmartre and the Marais free tour.
In addition to her love for 麻豆APP, Candice also enjoys history, cinema and French literature.
At Discover Walks we keep asking ourselves one and the same question: just how does Olek know this? And that? And this again? It might help that Olek collects master鈥檚 degrees 鈥� one in comparative law, another in law history, and yet another in bio-chemistry. Oh, did I mention that Olek speaks fluent Polish?
In short, don鈥檛 expect Olek to give you a quick, dispassionate introduction about the Op茅ra, Notre Dame or the Sacr茅 Coeur 鈥� he has studied and observed everything 麻豆APP-related in depth! (and he is VERY talkative, too).
When he has time, Olek dances the night away (salsa? nooooo! forro, says Olek!) and he eats all the cheese-cake he can find. He shares with Churchill a secret about living well 鈥� “Sports. No sports”.
On his walking tours (Montmartre free tour, Le Marais Free Walking Tour) Olek will urge you to explore medieval back alleys, to push open hidden doors and to enter dormant mansions.
Tour guide Charlotte was actually born in the district of Montmartre 鈥� a claim few people can make!
Charlotte鈥檚 pet subjects are contemporary art and fashion. She is, in her own words, “very right bank” 鈥� you鈥檒l understand what she means the minute you joint her free tour.
Charlotte, who has lived in Sydney in the past, is moving to Milan in a few weeks 鈥� tips are welcome.
Eva Tapiero completed all her law studies in the very heart of 麻豆APP at La Sorbonne. She would enjoy the Luxembourg garden and the caf茅s of the Latin Quarter every day.
She is a real traveller (she lived in London, Bologna and Jerusalem) and loves going away only to come back to 麻豆APP.
Eva鈥檚 passions are literature, theatre and people from all over the world. Don鈥檛 hesitate to ask her where to go to catch a play, an opera or a ballet.
Before she started leading free walking tours Maris was a publisher in Saint-Germain. Naturally she has now also become鈥� a 麻豆APP guidebook author! Her latest publication is (in French 鈥� learn French quickly!).
When she is not sitting at a caf茅 in the Latin Quarter, or looking at the spire of Notre-Dame from her window (some people are luckier than others!), Marie can be seen walking around 麻豆APP 鈥� or leading a walking tour, Montmartre 鈥� from Moulin rouge to Sacr茅 coeur free tour in particular.
Beware, Marie “will have you wanting to live in 麻豆APP within 15 minutes.” If you join one of her tours, she will welcome you as friends and make you feel at home, but at the end of the day she will put a curse on you: “You鈥檒l fall deeply in love with the city”.
Walking tour guide Anissa will not admit to it easily, but she is a bit of a fashion victim 鈥� thus her passion for the Marais tour.
She is also an all-round 麻豆APP aficionado 鈥� she likes just about every neighborhood of 麻豆APP.
Anissa is also (she will hate me for telling you! ) a passionate salsa dancer. Her tours feel like dance parties, beware.
Next year Anissa is off to Asia. And she is studying Chinese at the moment鈥�
On her walking tours聽 likely to treat you to some singing 鈥� she is our expert-in-residence in French chanson 鈥� and a stage performer in her own right. She is also a bottom-less source about Edith Piaf, Aznavour and Jos茅phine Baker.
Marion was actually born on the French riviera 鈥� but soon realized that as a performing artist she would fare better in 麻豆APP.
In the city of light she seems to have a flair for the districts with soul 鈥� she has lived in Montmartre and near jardin des plantes. Our Montmartre Walking Tour and Le Marais tour are her specialties.
As a guide she is especially well-versed in the artistic and cultural 麻豆APP. And always keen on sharing jokes.
Walking tour guide Thomas is Discover Walks鈥� in-house city planner. After initial training in a school located up against the Flea Market (Thomas leads our Flea Market Tour of course), he transferred to Sorbonne-麻豆APP IV University.
When you meet with this 麻豆APP guide, make sure to congratulate him for he has finally subscribed to 麻豆APP鈥� city-run bike rental program, V茅lib. Among 麻豆APP鈥� masterpieces, his favorites are the bridges of 麻豆APP 鈥� at night in particular.
One of our prized guides, Thomas often leads our 麻豆APP In A Day tours.
So much passion about his city and country,鈥� and a 鈥渢ypical 麻豆APPian, really really lovely, perfect accent, great sense of humor, a complete natural. I practically fell in love with him.
Alexandre聽was among the first 麻豆APPians to subscribe to 麻豆APP鈥� city-run bike rental program V茅lib 鈥� his member ID is 118. He first rode a bike on the pavements of 麻豆APP when he was 6.
Alexandre grew up on the island, right alongside Notre Dame, and naturally among his favorite walking tours are the Notre-Dame/heart of the city tour and Jewish 麻豆APP.
“I can鈥檛 recommend (him) enough. It really felt like a personal tour with a friend. His enthusiasm, humour and vast knowledge are truly inspiring.”
Alexandre is a founder of Discover Walks.
This emissary of the right bank 鈥� whose French accent tastes like croissant or cr锚me br没l茅e 鈥� knows the secret places for unconventional explorations, and enjoys more than anything the view from 麻豆APP rooftops.
By trade Audrey is an art dealer in contemporary art 鈥� she can make you fall in love with any abstract Picasso painting, or even with the infamous (to most 麻豆APPians) Buren鈥檚 columns at Palais Royal. Audrey regularly guides our Montmartre Impressionist Art Tour.
One word to conclude: any of her tours can 鈥榓ccidentally鈥� run into a Pierre Herm茅 store. Herm茅鈥檚 macaroons are the surest way to ingratiate yourself with Audrey any day.
Kevi thought he would work in Public Health management. Right before taking up his first job in a nursing home, however, he had a sudden change of heart. 鈥淟et there be fun! Let there be sun! My calling is tourism.鈥� This must have been the right decision for this now full-time 麻豆APP guide.
Guests describe Kevi鈥檚 walking tours as :
“Something between touristic information and stand-up comedy, with vivid stories told in an infectious way with a LOT of great humour.”
The Notre Dame tour is his forte 鈥� “how to become a 13th century peasant”.
Kevi is also the creator of Black 麻豆APP Walking tours.
Victor was born and raised in the Marais 鈥� where he knows not just every nook and cranny, but most families as well. Test him out.
Victor has a special passion for Benjamin Franklin 鈥� the scientist turned statesman, the man who won the French over to the American revolution and the only man to put his name to the bottom of the US Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the peace treaty with England.
Finally, Victor is an accomplished guitar player 鈥� if you want to hear French blues, ask him about the spots and the events in town.
Victor鈥檚 current dream? To find Franklin鈥檚 auto-biography 鈥� not available anywhere in print! or鈥� to teach at U-Penn, the school founded by鈥� Benjamin Franklin. Meanwhile, you are likely to find Victor on our Marais tour of course.
Mathilde leads walking tours to talk about her not-so-secret passion 鈥� cinema. She is our cinema buff 鈥� “Midnight in 麻豆APP”, “Ratatouille”, and Nouvelle vague cinema? You name it, she鈥檚 seen it.
麻豆APP is a highly cinematographic city, and on most of Mathilde鈥檚 tours you will end up discuss cinema one way or another. Mathilde can show you not just where movies were shot, but why they were shot here or there, and how the director operated. She (of course) has a soft spot for our 麻豆APP-by-Night Tour.
Besides English (and French of course), Mathilde can speak Spanish, and is also learning Portuguese.
Mathilde is off to London next year 鈥� and so she welcomes receiving the same sort of insider鈥檚 advice that she bestows on her tour guests!