The Lost Generation of Montparnasse: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Luxembourg Gardens and Montparnasse Tower. Photo by Phillip Capper — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Montparnasse contains many little secret corners that have remained relatively unchanged since the area was the haunt of artists and writers in the 1920s. — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Amid the bustle of modern Paris, I invite you to step back into the past. During the 1920s, Montparnasse was home to Ernest Hemingway and his long-suffering wife Hadley, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda, writer Gertrude Stein and her companion Alice B. Toklas, the tormented painter Amedeo Modigliani and his muse Jeanne Hebuterne, singer and actress Kiki de Montparnasse, photographers Man Ray and Berenice Abbott, and bookseller Sylvia Beach of Shakespeare and Company.

Their lives criss-crossed in the cafés and bars they frequented, many of which survive to this day. So when you need a break, you are never far from a watering hole where you can sketch or scribble your own masterpiece.

The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 10 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: English
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (6–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: VoiceMap Application
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Included: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Included: Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Included: Lifetime access to Finding the Lost Generation in Montparnasse tour

Not included

Not included: Smartphone
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food/Drink
Not included: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Itinerary

Montparnasse

Passing by

The tour takes place in Montparnasse.
Luxembourg Gardens

Passing by

One of Paris's most beautiful and popular parks, The Luxembourg Gardens were created in the 17th century by the French Queen Marie de Medicis as a setting for her palace. The palace is still there and now houses the French senate.
Musee du Luxembourg

Passing by

The Musee du Luxembourg became the first public art gallery in Paris in the late 18th century. In the 1920s, it exhibited Impressionist paintings and contained many sculptures by Rodin. Today it hosts temporary exhibitions.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. VoiceMap has sent you an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

2. Create an account

3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

4. Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]