LIV semi private tours in Paris and Paris Walks

We have taken the Occupation, Montemarte, French Revolution, and
Jefferson and Franklin. With the exception of Montemarte they were all delivered by the same guide, Brad, easy going and very informative. All were delightful. Note, they had removed Jefferson and Franklin from the list of available tours. I contacted Paris Walks and they had no problem arranging it. i believe if the guide is available, they will do it. It was not private.
May I suggest two spots that might not be on your list and I can see you enjoy history as we do. The Carnavalet Museum which moved locations to a magnificent building and under went a complete renovation. The other is the Musée de la Libération Leclerc Moulin, again, a new location and update. You might want to read A Woman of No Importance before going.

And finally, a wonderful restaurant, Le Coupe Chou in the Latin Quarter.

Happy travels!

Thank you, Ellen! As it happens, I read "A Woman of No Importance" this past year. It was fascinating -- and would be completely unbelievable if it were fiction rather than biography. A one legged female spy -- wow! Both of the museums you recommend sound great, and I'll add them to the list of places I'm trying to design our trip around.

Thank you, too, for the restaurant recommendation. We will be staying in the Latin Quarter (Hotel Monge), so it's great to have a recommendation nearby. I'm guessing we'll want to make a reservation well in advance of our visit?

Ellen! I loved that Franklin and Jefferson walk that Brad did! I haven't had him since pre-Covid but he is excellent and has a PhD in American History (thus his interest in American historical figures in Paris!).

I've also done all the ones you are interested in, Ruth. My favorite is the one that is not offered on a day you are in town...the Paris during the Occupation which goes on the Right Bank. I've actually done it twice, once with Brad and once with Christopher. I did the Left Bank one well before Covid and that guide is no longer working for them which is good because I couldn't hear her.

IF you are interested in the Paris during the Occupation you can contact Paris Walks and see if they can arrange a private tour for that one. I've done a private one before with a couple of friends. We had been interested in the Knights Templar one that is occasionally offered but never hit at the right time. We arranged with Oriel, one of the owners, to have a private tour with Christopher and it was excellent. This was before Covid so not sure how much they are charging for a 2-hour tour.

I have not done a tour with LIV but I'm going to go look and see what they offer, lol.

For myself I found that 2 walking tours (either Paris Walks OR London Walks, lol) in one day is too much. I think it might be because it's too much trying to hear and absorb information on a busy city street.

I looked at the current Paris Walks and actually have done all of them I think, except the Chocolate one, Père Lachaise and the Orsay plus some of the specialty tours . On several RS tours the local guide was from Paris Walks and did the Marais, Louvre, Montmartre that way. The ones that I don't see listed are the Franklin/Jefferson one and a Covered Passages one.

Thank you, Pam -- since we are most interested in the Paris During the Occupation and Liberation tour but won't be in Paris on a Thursday when it is offered, I will definitely contact them to find out whether it is possible (and affordable) to book a private tour with this itinerary for one of the afternoons when we are available! We've had private guides in other cities and found them well worth the price, so if the cost isn't exorbitant, this is certainly something we would consider!

I'd prefer to do a walk in the early morning before things get crowded, but with only 4 full days (discounting our arrival day), my tentative plan has all of my mornings filled.

If this is possible, we'd probably drop one of the other 2 Paris Walks I'm considering. For those of you who have taken them, I'd love your feedback on the French Revolution Walking Tour and/or the Village of Montmartre tour. Thanks!

I have to be honest. I’m in the minority. I’ve done a couple of Paris walks. I’ve been totally unimpressed with both of them.

How you can make Paris during the occupation and liberation at World War II boring I don’t know, but my guide did

Thinking was maybe just a one off experience . I booked another one last year. I’m done. The Monotone scripted delivery and the talking down to the audience got old very quickly for me.

Have done the french frye in Paris Latin quarter walk which focuses a lot the liberation of Paris and the World War II occupation and loved it,

Hi Carol — I appreciate your dissenting opinion and will definitely look into French Frye walks as another option. We’re already planning to do a Paris by Mouth walk, as well.

If you are interested in the Occupation and Resistance may I recommend The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, Book by Michelle Young

She was instrumental in cataloguing the stolen art during the Occupation. She did not get enough credit in the movie The Monument Men.

The Carnavalet Museum which moved locations to a magnificent building

The Carnavalet is still in its same location and same building.

There is a plaque to Rosa Valland on the side of the Musee Jeu de Paume...which I had pointed out to me on a Paris Walks tour, hahaha!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Valland

Sorry for the incorrect information on the museum. I was thinking of an old review in a Rick Steves book that said it was not high on his list. I believe the renovation is fairly recent though I have lost concept of "time" since Covid. And, yes, make a reservation for the restaurant . If you have to make a decision between tours I felt the Montemarte gave me a strong sense of the area which I would not have got on my own.