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Guided Tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery
Discover the stories behind the famous figures who now rest in peace at Père Lachaise Cemetery including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and Frédéric Chopin.
Duration 2 hours
Private tour available in French, English
Private tour pricing from 18 EUR per person
Group tour available in French, English
Group tour pricing from 50 EUR per person
Not only did we get of see a lot of this remarkable, gran old cemetery, we saw many graves of very famous people buried their such as Jim Morrison, Edith Piaff, Heloise and Abelard, Oscar, Widle, Chopin and others. Eleonore, our guide, was fantastic!! She was very knowledgeable of the cemetery - you sepnd hours wondeirng on your own without a guide and never see a famous tomb-- and knew a lot of histroy and had interestingg fact to present about the graves and the cemetery, in general.
This tour was one a the major highughts of a 12-day vacation to London and Paris for my niece and I. I recommend this tour very highly.
Highlights
Enjoy a 2-hour guided tour through the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Visit the graves of famous artists
Get tips for the rest of your stay
Description
Your knowledgable tour guide will lead you through the 69,000 tombs in Père Lachaise Cemetery, which was established in 1804.
You'll hear the story of the terrible massacre that happened within the graveyard’s walls and have the chance to listen to your guide whisper about the ghosts that still haunt the site.
Learn why doctors used to advise Parisians to spend time there. Hear the story of the vampire that haunted the city’s cemeteries in the 19th century. Find out why there is a 12th-century tomb on-site. Learn about the burial rites of the Gallo-Romans, Celtic tribes, and French.
You will visit the graves of famous figures such as Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Fredric Chopin, Molière, La Fontaine, Gertrude Stein, Héloïse and Abélard, Théodore Géricault, Marcel Proust and Honoré de Balzac.
This tour lasts 2 hours, depending on your pace.
You'll hear the story of the terrible massacre that happened within the graveyard’s walls and have the chance to listen to your guide whisper about the ghosts that still haunt the site.
Learn why doctors used to advise Parisians to spend time there. Hear the story of the vampire that haunted the city’s cemeteries in the 19th century. Find out why there is a 12th-century tomb on-site. Learn about the burial rites of the Gallo-Romans, Celtic tribes, and French.
You will visit the graves of famous figures such as Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, Fredric Chopin, Molière, La Fontaine, Gertrude Stein, Héloïse and Abélard, Théodore Géricault, Marcel Proust and Honoré de Balzac.
This tour lasts 2 hours, depending on your pace.
What’s included & not included
2-hour tour of the Père Lachaise Cemetery
Expert guide who is fluent in English
Meeting point
Métro Alexandre Dumas
Paris
Métro Alexandre DumasEléonore De Paris
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