You’ll meet your guide near the Saint-Sulpice station, in the bustling heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. First will be a stop in front of the glorious Saint-Sulpice Church to learn how this whole revolution thing got started: a bad harvest, an indecisive king, the storming of the Bastille, etc. A visit inside the building will reveal surprising details left behind by ravenous Revolutionaries.

You’ll then discover historic addresses and hear stories like the daring escape of the royal family, and the dire consequences that followed. You’ll see where key players like Danton, Marat, Desmoulins and Robespierre plotted and planned the bloody destruction of the monarchy. A rare exploration of Paris’ oldest café will show you exactly where their caffeine-fueled debates took place, with extraordinary objects on view that bring history to life.

After a restful coffee break you’ll see where the guillotine was built and tested, followed by a dark prophecy and the telling of a gruesome murder mystery. Who dunnit? You’ll have to keep walking to find out! The intrigue continues as you learn how deceit and distrust would lead longtime friends to assassinate each other in the name of self-preservation.

Your exploration ends with a bang as you get rare VIP access into areas normally closed to the public. First, a garden where over a hundred priests were brutally murdered. Then a room where traces of their blood still stains the stones! Finally, an off-limits crypt where a macabre display of skeletal remains acts as a final resting place for the slain.

Please note that the crypt is only included as part of this tour on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. On other days, the crypt is replaced by the Luxembourg Gardens.