Paris Dark Side with Edgar Allan Poe Actor-Led Fun Guided Tour
Discover the grisly legends that haunt Paris on this unique and immersive tour led by a professional actor-guide. As twilight descends, Edgar Allen Poe, master of macabre, will tell you of the ghastly and ghoulish, on a spine tingling journey through the dark side of the City of Light.
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What's included in Paris Dark Side with Edgar Allan Poe Actor-Led Fun Guided Tour
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Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris
We’ll start our nocturnal adventure at Notre-Dame de Paris, where your first story involves the devil himself! Immerse yourself in the dark legends and somber anecdotes that haunt the Île de la Cité with a professional actor as your guide, bringing to life the shadowy side of the city. Learn of the bloodthirsty pastry chef and barber, the legend of the unfaithful hunchback, the curse of the Templars and the story of the Festival of Fools.
Ile de la Cite
You’ll then accompany Poe across the Ile de la Cité, where the enigma of the Unknown Woman of the Seine awaits, and delve into the tragic love story of Héloïse and Abélard. Explore the Châtelet district, where mysteries abound, from the regicide on rue de la Ferronnerie (and the terrible and ingenious tortures reserved for the criminals of the time) to the eerie tales emanating from the Fontaine des Innocents. Visit a square that was once a cemetery plagued by restless spirits, before delving into the lore of Parisian alchemists and astrologers at the Medici Column.
Pont Neuf
Your supernatural journey then takes you to the oldest bridge in Paris, the Pont Neuf. Hear the gripping tale of Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, who was burned at the stake in 1314. Listen as your actor-guide reveals the fiery curse he pronounced—one that would haunt kings and shape history forever. With Edgar Allen Poe as your guide, immerse yourself in the eerie lore and dark secrets of Paris on this special tour, revealing the city's macabre past in all its chilling glory.
Inclusions
- Venture into Paris’s dark legends as Edgar Allan Poe leads you through chilling tales.
- Enjoy a fully guided walking tour with a professional actor-guide
- Hear haunting stories of grisly secrets from a master of the macabre.
- Experience Paris like never before—where mystery and shadow meet history’s darkest corners.
- Feel the eerie twilight atmosphere on a spine-tingling journey through the City of Light.
- Hotel pick up/drop off
- Gratuities
- Entrances to sites and museums not included. This is an outdoor walking tour.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet your guide at the Paris Today boutique, 2 Quai de Gesvres, 75004 Paris. The nearest metro is Hotel de Ville. They will be in costume and will be wearing a badge around their neck on a black lanyard.
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Please note this tour requires a reasonable amount of walking. Please wear comfortable shoes!
