Peel back the dark layers of history on this nighttime walking tour of Paris. Travel through generations wracked by the plague, the French Revolution, the Paris Commune, and Nazi rule, and learn about the characters that have shaped the city, from Napoleon and Henri IV to Marie Antoinette.

Paris is a beautiful, romantic city by day, but under the cloak of darkness, its more sinister side is revealed. Delve into the depths of Paris’ sordid past as you trace the footsteps of Parisians past and hear tales of murder, corruption, execution, revolution, and disease.

Stroll through the Square du Vert-Galant, where the last of the Knights Templar was burned at the stake. See Saint-Germain de l’Auxerrois, the site of the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre in 1572. Stop outside the Conciergerie, where Marie Antoinette was once imprisoned, and pass the Palais de Justice, where those found guilty by the court were tortured in front of an applauding audience.

On this evening walking tour of Paris, your knowledgeable guide helps you unearth a side of Paris that doesn’t exist in guidebooks or on postcards.