Montmartre Self Guided Tour of Scandal and Art

2–4 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

A donkey once painted a canvas with its tail and fooled the entire Paris art world. A teenager was executed here for refusing to remove his hat. A gunshot in a café started the grief that helped launch a movement in modern art. This is Montmartre, and these are the stories the postcards never tell you.

Walk the hill with local guide Léo narrating every step on this self guided audio tour, from the birth of the Moulin Rouge to the wall where I love you is written in two hundred fifty languages, the studio where Picasso painted Cubism into being, and the gleaming dome of Sacré Coeur Basilica. The tour runs at your own pace using GPS triggered narration on your phone, so you can pause for coffee, take photos, or linger as long as you like. Over 20,000 travelers have used your self guided tours, and the tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Tourific

Ages: Adults (14–65 years)

What is included

Included

Included: 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
Included: 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Included: Audio and written guide included
Included: Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Included: Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

Not included

Not included: Any physical devices or headphones
Not included: Human tour guide at location

Itinerary

Moulin Rouge

Passing by

Discover the wild birth of Paris most legendary cabaret, complete with a giant elephant and a flatulist headliner.
Abbesses Metro Station

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Marvel at a relocated Art Nouveau Metro entrance and the church that nearly got demolished before it was built.
Stop 3

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Find the wall where I love you is written three hundred times in two hundred fifty languages.
Stop 4

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Step into the humble building where Picasso painted Cubism into existence and changed art forever.
Stop 5

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Spot the historic windmill that inspired Renoir and Van Gogh and once hid a gruesome wartime legend.
Dali Museum Paris

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Explore France's largest Dalí collection and learn how a collector turned friendship into hundreds of bronze sculptures.
Place Du Tertre

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Wander the highest square in Paris where painters have worked under strict rules for centuries.
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre

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Step inside Paris second oldest church and hear the legend of a saint who carried his own head.
Chevalier de La Barre

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Learn the disturbing true story of a teenager executed for refusing to remove his hat.
Square Louise Michel

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Stand on the spot where a revolution began and a schoolteacher led the Paris Commune uprising.
Basilique Du Sacre-Coeur De Montmartre

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Climb to the gleaming white basilica built as a political statement and admire its vast golden mosaic inside.
Musee de Montmartre

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Visit the artists house where Renoir painted masterpieces and Suzanne Valadon built her own career.
Stop 13

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See the photogenic pink restaurant tied to a tragic love triangle that shaped Picasso's Blue Period.
Place Dalida

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Touch the bronze bust of a beloved French singer whose dazzling career hid a private heartbreak.
Au Lapin Agile

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Discover the cabaret where a donkey's tail painted a hoax masterpiece that fooled the Paris art world.
Vigne du Clos Montmartre

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End at Paris last working vineyard, saved by locals who outwitted a property developer.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on your self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for your company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

End point

Using your ticket

Know before you go :

•⁠ ⁠You will need to download the "Tourific self guided tours" app from the Google play store or App store

•⁠ ⁠Right after booking, you’ll receive an email from Tourific or the tour booking platform with instructions to access the tour.

•⁠ ⁠Having trouble finding the email? Just search for “Tourific” in your inbox or spam folder.

•⁠ ⁠The tour is valid for 1 year and can be listened to any number of times. So feel free to download tour and experience a few stops before going on the tour.

•⁠ ⁠Fully charge your phone and carry your headphones for the best experience

•⁠ ⁠It is recommended to wear modest clothing if you wish to enter the religious sites on the tour

•⁠ ⁠The tour follows a set route that we recommend that you follow. Once the tour is downloaded, the introduction will guide you to your starting point

•⁠ ⁠Change of plans? Enjoy the tour on a different day or from home