Paris French Revolution Tour

The tour moves on to the neighborhood that once surrounded the fortress, where you'll gain insight into daily life in the crowded quartier and the sharp division between the aristocrats and the lower classes. From there, the tour leads to the Place des Vosges, where you'll explore the political factors that characterized France's first revolutionary period.

The tour continues on to the Hôtel de Ville, Paris' city hall, and explores its central square, which became a key location in each subsequent revolution. The tour analyzes the role this building played in political movements of the 19th century and provides a good opportunity to introduce the continuing unrest that ignited the post-1789 revolutions.

Boarding the metro, the tour takes you to the Palais Royal, where the mob that sparked the first revolution formed on the night of July 13th. After a stroll through the garden, the tour continues on through the Jardin des Tuileries and ends at the Place de la Concorde, the site of the feared guillotine during the Reign of Terror. By the end of the tour, you'll have a comprehensive understanding of how the French Revolution indelibly transformed French society and how its key events and locations contributed to later conflicts.