Would you like to spend a day discovering the splendor of the Luxembourg Gardens or Butte-Chaumont and Montsouris - Paris' startling Second Empire parks?

Or stroll around the Ile-Saint-Louis, exploring courtyards and 17th-century townhouses?

How about getting to know the Marais as we do, from the Place des Vosges or Carnavalet and Picasso museums to the atmospheric alleys of the Saint-Paul neighborhood and the quiet back gardens of the Hôtel du Grand Veneur?

Experience Modigliani's Montmartre, or Coco Chanel's Golden Triangle, Vincent Van Gogh's Auvers-sur-Oise, the architectural adventurism of François Mitterrand and Georges Pompidou, the world's liveliest City of the Dead at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, or the peculiar allure of Going Underground in Paris.

We suggest you pick a chapter or two from Paris, Paris and let us create a personalized, accompanied tour for you of the City of Light-an independent, quirky, intimate insider's view of Paris that you are unlikely to forget. We can also craft visits for you that go beyond the pages of our book, for instance, Paris for photographers, Paris for art & antiques lovers, or Paris for food & wine lovers.

Our tours are one-of-a-kind, personal, tailor-made, customized, bespoke, and, we hope, a pleasant challenge: we are delighted to share half days or full days with individuals, couples, and families. Please write us for details: info@ParisParisTheBook.com

All the best,

Alison and David

“… Uncover… the secrets of this fascinating city… have adventures… a day of looking at the Paris of 1900, for instance. It’s still here. You’ll eat at Julian, have a coffee at Angélina, go to the movies at La Pagode, look at the Palais des Mirages… Or if 1900 is too recent, try the Paris of Beaumarchais, the playwright who invented Figaro, in the days of Louis XV and XVI. Downie tells you how to get into his historic [residence], little changed since Beaumarchais’ day... You’ll learn about the topography of the Buttes-Chaumont, the gorgeous park in the 19th arrondissement, far from the tourist track; it has a bridge by Eiffel and cliffs built to emulate the famous cliffs of Étretat….”

From the foreword to PARIS, PARIS by Diane Johnson