A former aristocratic area, Saint Germain des Prés offers beautifully preserved streets filled with cafés such as Café de Flore and les Deux Magots where philosophers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir would spend days, but also studios for the artists such as Picasso and Delacroix! 

The place to be after WW2, Saint Germain des Prés was the heart of the literary life and of the jazz scene of Paris. We will also see the oldest café of Paris where revolutionary members but also Benjamin Franklin would go and explore the former territory of the oldest abbey of Paris: Saint Germain des Prés!

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Wonderful. This is 2nd of Florent's tours we've done and he is the most engaging, informative and enthusiastic guide. Just brilliant. So knowledgeable with a superb command of English. Thankyou.

A visual delight as always!!  Full of anecdotes and off the beaten trail surprises. 

Another really great Paris tour by Florent!

My third tour with Florent and just keeps getting better. Exceptional tour guide. 

Wonderful tour guide. His knowledge of Paris is very impressive. This is the 8th tour that I booked with him. Looking forward to the next tours. 

Beautiful, brilliantly guided, thank you very much for a lovely tour!

I loved the whole experience and Florent brought it all together so well. 

Third trip with Florent, excellent,and has a lovely manner. He loves Paris so much its infectious 

Great tour - fab information - always a joy to travel with Florent

Oh but this was fabulous!  Florent took us all around Saint Germaine, and was even able to take us inside an exquisite church!  He was very knowledgeable and his accent is just luscious!

Wonderful guide. In such a short time learned a lot & was so interesting. 

The Tour of Saint-German-des-Prés was so cool! Going inside the gorgeous Saint-German-des-Prés church and seeing a diagram of the original walled Abbey. Visiting Place de Fustemberg, Picasso's home and the famous Café de Flore. and many more tips and travel destinations!
What a great treat. Thank you Florent

Florent is an excellent guide.Very informative and love the pitstops to let us know where to get the best food......Such an important part of Paris.Unfortunately my sound today wasn't great so i missed quite a bit.Florent's knowledge is incredible.Look forward to my next trip to Paris because of him.Merci Florent

That was my first virtual tour and it was a great to be able to walk through the streets of Paris and learn about the history of the neighbourhood. Very interesting.

I arrived over 30 minutes late for this tour and I hate to miss Florent's tours.  He's a phenomenal tour guide.  Fortunately this tour will be offered again and I can't wait to be a part of it.  I loved the excitement in Florent's voice when he was able to get into the church at the end of the tour and show us it's beauty.  Merci - Merci - Merci Florent!!!  

An excellent tour again. I seem to be addicted to Florent's tour and will have been on all of them soon. I am very much enjoying getting to know Paris.

A great tour with Florent! He is a very fluent and enthusiastic guide. His enthusiasm for Paris really shows through. Highly recommended!

Florent, thank you! You and Patrick are expert tour guides in Paris. Your professionalism and diligence to present unforgettable moments are what make both of you so outstanding. 

My second tour and it was great fun.  When you take a virtual tour with Florent you feel like you are walking the streets of Paris with a wonderful guide and a group of great people.  I learn history and see beautiful sights!  I'm booking my next tour now!

Visual aids, close up shots, communication with attendees, answering questions, personal stories and of course beautiful views of Paris. It brought back so many memories of my favorite city in the world and at a time when we can't seem to go anywhere.  Theres hope!

A very enjoyable tour of St Germaine.  Florent is very knowledgeable and speaks well about the history of the area.

Such a pity but necessary to have to wear the mask as it distorts the sound. Lovely to see lesser known Paris. Very atmospheric and you did credit to beautiful Paris. Anna

Really excellent tour of St Germain des Pres.  

thank you for explaining the very interesting past 

Thank you Florent, your tours are excellent. Our daughter and family lived in Paris for five years and loved it. Your tours bring back great memories for her and us. Thanks again!

Aristocrats and Artists in Saint Germain des Pres. Totally immersed in the moment.  I was thrilled ( and a little sad) to be back walking the streets of old Paris. 

marvellous tour, as always.  however this was simply wonderful for many reasons.  my favorite cafe is la procope and it was good to see it again.  as soon as travel is open my friends and i will be there. and take a tour in person with Flo.  A personal note, my husband courted me in  Paris and asked me to marry him. i thought if he loves Paris we are meant to be together!Lol  sorry, TMI

Have done 2 tours with Florent and booked Marais

Love his tours , great postcard shots and so much enthusiasm!

Florent is a walking encyclopedia of Paris!

Such a truly wonderful tour .Florent's enthusiasm was infectious . I have been to St Germaine a few times and enjoyed today’s trip as though I was actually there ! Merci ! Excellent tour .

Well researched, well guided, excellent as ever. 

I loved Florent's tour of St Germain and all the quirky little things he told us that I would have missed had I been there alone. I learnt so much in 45 minutes and it was a dream to be in Paris during this UK lockdown. Thank you Flo!

I jave take several of Florent's tours and each one is fantastic.  You can just feel his love of Paris, and he has amazing knowledge and information to share.  The sites he chooses are beautiful and fascinating and I can't wait to watch more of his tours.  He is charming, has a great pleasant personality and is a joy to tour with! 

A detailed tour of my favourite district in Paris!

Such an expert on Paris. Enjoy every tour I join with Florent :-)


Excellent tour!  Wonderful historical information and loved hearing about “best spots” for shopping, eating, drinking..

I have found all of his tours to be very informative and delightful!

Great job of showing us through St. Germain des Pres; was great to see the cafes and shops with the history behind them.  Especially glad to see Sartre's hangout Cafe de Flore.

He is the best. Love his tours. So informative as always. 

This was my fourth trip with Florent. They were all outstanding. I had forgotten how beautiful the city is. 

My first Virtual Tour and I loved it!  Florent is a great guide...very informed and interesting.  I look forward to Friday's tour!  Thank you!

Excellent tour of St.Germain-des-Près. Merci Florent

An amazing tour full of history,  appreciated you showing us all the cafes and chocolateries, too.   Thank you very much, look forward to some more.

This was my second tour with Florent who is such a wonderful guide, sharing his expansive knowledge with charm and insight. He feels like a Parisian friend

Great tour. Florent is so personable. I loved his interesting stories. It lifted me up in these difficult times.

Excellent as always ... I now search for any Paris tours led by Florent as I know they will be so good !

Another fantastic tour with Flo. An area of Paris that I have not explored yet, so will visit on my next trip. Thank you Flo, very interesting.

Florent was an excellent tour guide! He was so informative and upbeat the entire tour and showed us very interesting sights. 

Another fabulous tour , Flo really knows Paris and has awesome little known ( at least for me ) stories 

I do not have time to post my reviews, so hope this is the right tour. I had written this on my PC and not posted, sorry.  These tours are fast becoming addictive!
Florent took us back to the 17th century with this tour of aristocrats and artists in St Germain des Prés.This is the expensive area, which was reflected in the houses, especially those with huge entrances for carriages. So long ago, sigh. The highlight of this tour though was right at the end when Florent, having given us many camera shots, then walked into the church. We spent several awe-inspiring minutes inside with him. It has recently been renovated so the quality of the painted ceiling was astounding. Having taken us to this area everyone now wants a trip to the famous restaurants, Les Deux Maggots famed for visits by Beauvoir and Sartre, and Café de Flores, currently occupied by many teddy bears, waiting to be served. 

Charming, friendly and informative- what more could you ask of a guide.

Florent gave us a real experience of places - telling us the stories that each place holds. He clearly enjoys being able to tell the wealth of what he knows, making the experience that much more enjoyable. The church was transcendent in its inner beauty - I shall likely never forget.

Excellent  mixture of information. Florent was great at answering questions and interacting with the participants . Really enjoyed the tour and will sign up for more ! Thanks 

Loved the tour. Pause a little so we can take postcards of some of the beautiful places you pointed out.

Well Florent this was tour number 12 with you and it gets better each time. Plus having nice weather helps. I love the history and information you share. Thank you and see you for number 13 soon.

Another fantastic tour. Thank You Florent.

Always love you trips!  Thank you for helping me get through these bleak times❤️

I love Florent’s tours. It’s clear, he loves Paris! Looking forward to more tours with Florent. 

He does his job with a great  passion, a very good and knowledgeble tour guide, thanks a lot again

Excellent tour, Florent. Informative and fun. Thanks x

I enjoyed the tour & history of St Germain.

Another great tour with Florent:)  The highlights of today`s tour would be the house where Picasso lived (after he became famous and wealthy), the shop with the Teddy bears sitting in the window, and the interior of the church: that was very beautiful.  Florent he always knows the best places to take virtual tourists. 

The part I managed to view was very interesting.... many thanks 

Very interesting tour!  Thanks for taking us inside the church!!

Love Florent's tours ... always learn and see alot 

Fabulous tour with Florent as usual. So knowledgeable. What a nice treat he could go into the church-beautiful interior. 

Another great tour with Florent. His knowledge and passion for Paris are very impressive.

I thought I was back in st. Germain! Brilliant tour. Merci.

This was my first tour with virtual trips. It was wonderful and Florent was terrific. Thank you. 

Wonderful, Florent's description together with the views in the church were amazing.

Only caught the last few minutes as this was my first tour, and been to the Deux Margot before. Lovely memories,me specially as it’s thick snow outside here in Yorkshire and I’m feeling very cabin feverish. Thank you 

I'd love to take a REAL walking tour with Florent as soon as we can fly back to Paris!
How is this possible?
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erci
Veronica

Thank you, Florent, for another excellent and fascinating tour. We look forward to seeing more of Paris with you.

Wonderful tour. Informative, intelligent and interesting.  The best on virtual trips! Will come back for more. 

Florent is a fabulous guide. His wealth of knowledge is astounding. Love his tours

Patrick provided detailed explanations as he walked through St. Germain de Prés and even took us into the church. Very memorable.

St Germaine Church and area.

Another excellent tour with Florent.

As I wrote before, he is very knowledgeable. His enthusiasm about his city is infectious. I was so glad he was able to get into this beautiful church and show us around it. Brilliant tour, brilliant guide.

Florent is one of the best guides. His knowledge and enthusiasm is amazing.

Aristocrats and Artists in Saint Germain des Prés

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