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The History of Paris: The French Revolution Tour
- 2.5 hours
- City Highlight Tours
- Paris
Choose one of 2 locals available
Experience hosted by Anukool & Lucien
- Private Tour
- Carbon Neutral
- Destination
- Paris, France
- Category
- City Highlight Tours
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Transport mode
- Walking tour
- Available languages
- English, Hindi, Français
- Included
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- Private Guide
- All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral
- Excluded
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- Entrance to Attractions
6 reasons to book this tour
- Dive into the intriguing history of Paris
- Get to know more about The French Revolution
- See main landmarks & their historical relevance
- Enjoy a tour by the side of a history expert
- Can be 100% personalized to your wishes
- All your questions answered by your local host
What you can expect
Liberté, égalité, fraternité—big words that sparked a world-changing revolution. But what did it all look like on the streets of Paris?
On this 2.5-hour walking tour, you’ll explore the very places where the French Revolution unfolded—from royal palaces and public gardens to bridges and cafés that witnessed secret meetings and fiery speeches. Your local guide will take you through the elegant façades and narrow alleys of central Paris, revealing how they were once the backdrop to executions, uprisings, and radical ideas.
This tour isn’t about dates and textbooks—it’s about standing where the revolution happened, hearing the stories of real people who risked everything for change, and understanding how the past shaped the Paris you see today.
Each of the hosts in these tours are history experts and passionate about their city. Check out their profiles and pick the one with whom you share interests - they can’t wait to take you on a tour around their favorite subject and to show you some of their favorite spots in the city. Believe us; they have plenty of stories to tell!
The local hosts are natural storytellers, each one with a different background ranging from arts to history. They can’t wait to share some of their unique stories and personal anecdotes with you! Feel like changing the route a bit? No problem, the hosts will be happy to personalize the tour to your wishes and make their city your city!
Choose your local
Get to know these 2 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.
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Anukool
The 'Kool' Historian
4.8212 reviewsEnglish・Hindi -
Lucien
Licenced Guide, history lover and passionate revolutionary Parisian
4.9432 reviewsFrançais・English
This is the plan
Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.
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Meeting point
Meet at At the Kiosk with the coloured glass beads - Paris to start your journey
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Itinerary
This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.
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The French Revolution
Your history tour in Paris will focus on The French Revolution. Learn the impacts, insights and hear stories related to this historic event from your knowledgeable host. Discover the city as you retrace history and go in-depth on the effects this part of history has on Paris -
Historical Highlights
Check out main landmarks related to the theme of your history tour and connect their relevance through fantastic stories and facts from your expert local host -
Hidden Treasures
During your tour, you’ll also uncover hidden gems that will show you a different perspective of history as you know it, something you can’t easily find in a history book! -
Storytelling Journey
As you discover the historical side of Paris, you’ll be able to go back in time thanks to the amazing stories and storytelling skills of your local host. Feel free to ask any questions and feel as if you are relieving history in the present time -
Make it yours
Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.
Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.
Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.
Flexible cancellation policy
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Feel confident booking
Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.
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Change of plans?
Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.
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Loved by travelers worldwide
Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.
Reviews from guests
Jill🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
11 July 2025
Anukool was an exceptional guide. He didn’t just explain the French Revolution—he brought it to life. Through vivid storytelling, he recreated the tensions, politics, and personalities that fueled the storming of the Bastille and the decade of upheaval that followed. His deep knowledge and ability to make complex history accessible and engaging made this one of the most memorable tours we’ve taken. Highly recommend for anyone who wants to truly feel the history beneath their feet.Walking Through History with Anukool
Esmeralda 🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
24 July 2025
Anukool helped us get the most out of our time in Paris. Our group spent 6 hours him during which time he showed us major historical sites, lesser known attractions, and some hidden gems of Paris. He is timely and polite, charismatic and accommodating. He demonstrated encyclopedic knowledge of world history, art, architecture, and French culture. He shared thoughtful insights about the city and its culture. It was simply a joy to explore the city with him because he clearly enjoys doing this. I highly recommend him to anyone wanting to maximize their time in Paris and have a fun day walking around the city.
Nadia🇪🇨 Ecuador
(About local )
24 July 2025
We did the tour on a public holiday, and he was the one who guided us through different streets and places. Along the way and during the tastings, we came to understand a bit more about the culture—not just the culinary side, but also the daily life of the people and their view of the world. He was very patient with his explanations, as English is not our native language. The food was abundant, delicious, and varied
Lovely experience
Loni🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
19 July 2025
Loved our tour of the Louvre with Lucien. He knew exactly where to go and what to see. He was a wealth of information. He was nice and answered any questions we had. Would not hesitate to book one of his tours again. Lucien is awesome!!
Aneeta
(About local )
7 July 2025
Our goal was to have an introductory walk to learn about Paris so we can follow up with our own itinerary. Anukool was great! He was friendly, knowledgable, and showed us some great neighborhoods. His knowledge goes beyond Parisian history, and was able to weave some interesting connections between global historical events and Parisian. We had a fun tour.Fun, enthusiastic, friendly
Kate🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
24 June 2025
Anukool was a terrific guide! He was engaging, informative and fun to be with. He was personable and felt like a friend with lots of knowledge showing us around. He has lots of hidden interest thet we were lucky enough to discover along the way. Thanks for an amazing tour Anukol!The Awesome Anukool
Claire🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
23 June 2025
Lucien is a highly knowledgeable, considerate and communicative guide. We would highly recommend the liberation of Paris tour with him!Amazing guide!
EILEEN🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
22 June 2025
Very knowledgable about food and history. We tried a variety of foods, almost too many. Very easy to understand. He pointed out the places of importance in history. We also appreciated his care for us in staying hydrated on a very hot day!
Mia
(About local )
16 June 2025
Our group of 5 had a wonderful patisserie tour of Paris. Anukool is very knowledgeable and was able to provide an excellent tour of some very unique patisseries in Paris. I would highly recommend him. He was very communicative prior to meeting up with us. He was also very accommodating as we had to add an additional person on at the last minute. He helped with restaurant recommendations too! Thanks so much Anukool for making our Paris trip even better! Please sign up for this tour and you will NOT regret it! Wonderful Patisserie Tour with Anukool
Ellie🇦🇺 Australia
(About local )
11 June 2025
This tour was satisfactory but didn’t blow us away. Our guide, Anukool was friendly and had some great historical knowledge. However, we had to put him back on track a few times as he would drift into conversation about sports or travel elsewhere, we really wanted to learn as much as possible about the St. Germain area and the tour was a bit loose / not structured. Anukool also arrived 15 minutes late and we ran almost an hour over time. Which was fine but might’ve left people who had later plans not getting the full experience.
Walking tour. Latin District
Ingrid🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
4 June 2025
Amazing afternoon in Paris!
George
(About local )
30 May 2025
Lucien was thoughtful, knowledgeable and also humorous/serious. An incredible guide.A super guide
Paul🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
26 May 2025
My wife and I booked an afternoon tour with Anukool around Montmatre. Met Anukool and he is a very knowledgeable and friendly guy who gave us a great tour of the area and told us many things we would not have learned if we had done this on our own. He recommended some great places to visit and eat. Montmatre as a area is well worth visiting and whilst there are the obvious attractions such as Sacre Couer there also many hidden gems. Really liked Anukool and the area. I will definitely visit Montmatre again.Interesting and fun afternoon Anukool
Michelle🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
24 May 2025
My 21 year old son and I had the best morning with Anukool. He took us to the most fabulous places to taste French delicacies each one better than the last. He was really chatty and full of knowledge of the surrounding area which was super interesting. It rant was the most fabulous morning (and we even left with doggy bags of treats)! Highly recommend
Barbara🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
23 May 2025
So three of us (adults visiting from Canada) did this tour with Anukool today. This should definitely be on your list to do while in Paris. He is very engaging, very knowledgeable. He knows the location of hidden food gems and delights in sharing them. There was lots of food, you won’t end hungry. Highly recommend this tour and any tour with him really. Awesome Tour- Don’t Miss It!
Michael🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
22 May 2025
Lucien was knowledgeable, funny and curated a memorable day for myself and my family! We all left with a great appreciation for the building, its history as well as so many of its incredible treasures. Great overall experience. Awesome Louvre Tour!
Anil🇮🇳 India
(About local )
20 May 2025
Anukool has lived in France for a long time and loves his city. He is very knowledgeable about French history and an engaging conversationalist. He can also show you many non-touristy corners and give you good tips for the time you spend on your own. We took a customized tour with him and really enjoyed being with him.Great guy!
wvnyndjgg6
(About local )
20 May 2025
Wonderful experience. Knowledgable and great choices of food. Would recommend to everyone.Walking food tour
Russ🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
20 May 2025
My wife and I, plus our three boys took a 3 hour walking tour with Anukool about a week ago. He is a really good guide and and seems like an even better person. We really enjoyed talking with him about local points of interest as well as a multitude of other things he had experienced traveling around the world.Excellent guide
Luc🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local )
14 May 2025
Together with Anukool I had a very interesting trip! To me it was a very nice experience. Anukool has a lot of knowledge about the city and its pastries and the adresses that we went to are definitely all good!
Glad I booked the tour.Dive into the pastries of Paris
Guy🇿🇦 South Africa
(About local )
10 May 2025
Anukool is the ideal guide-friendly,full of interesting historical facts and stories and has an excellent knowledge of general information ie politics,religion,sport and food.He can recommend restaurants,coffee shops and patisseries for the most discerning foodie.
Highly recommended Informative neighbourhood wander
Dan Andrei🇷🇴 Romania
(About local )
5 May 2025
Christa🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
30 April 2025
Interesting tastings, stories and discussions.
We enjoyed it.Highly recommended
Ashley
(About local )
26 April 2025
Lucian made our time at the Louvre absolutely unforgettable. His detailed knowledge of specific paintings and sculptures, fun stories, and general humor made our whole night! Amazing historian with humor
Andy🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
25 April 2025
Our tour with Anukool was great! He was very knowledgeable, flexible, and great with our kids. Highly recommend!Great experience!
Unknown
(About local )
23 April 2025
Very knowledgable on Paris history and architecture. Happy to go over time to fit everything in. Thanks. John and PamelaGolf pro turned tourist guide
Erin🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
20 April 2025
Anukool was so great! My daughter and I did a tour of our neighborhood we were staying I with Anukool and got such a great tour... we were beyond happy! We had not only a great historical tour of the area but great spots to grab a bite. We really enjoyed Anukools perspective of the area and recs. You will be very happy with Anukool as your Paris guide. AMAZING TOUR GUIDE!
Phyllis
(About local )
19 April 2025
Anukool was a great tour guide and a really nice guy. My family really enjoyed our time with him as we ate our way through Montmartre. The restaurant selections were excellent and his knowledge of the history and culture were top notch. We would highly recommend this tour with Anukool. Great fun in Montmartre
ALLYSON🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 April 2025
5 of us (2 from US, 3 from UK) enjoyed a fun, educational day with Lucien at Les Invalides. He is extremely knowledgeable and his passion about the collection was evident in his enthusiastic delivery. He was a great communicator both in planning and in the actual tour. I highly recommend him. A great day at Les Invalides!!
Stephanie🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
3 April 2025
My husband and I took a food tour in Montmartre with Anukool and he was extremely knowledgeable about so many different types of cultures. We had conversations that compared France to other countries throughout the world. We got to enjoy some delicious dishes and pastries we would’ve never thought to try on our own, but with Anukool’s guidance we found some new favorites. If you’re looking for a guide that has worldly knowledge, then this is the guide for you! Touring Montmartre with a Worldly Guide
Hayley
(About local )
2 April 2025
We can't fault the tour with Lucien. Our students were engaged and very happy to have learnt so much about the Latin Quarter. Lucien is warm, knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Paris. Highly recommend!An excellent tour!
Barbara🇸🇪 Sweden
(About local )
23 March 2025
Betsy
(About local )
12 March 2025
It was such a wonderful and knowledgeable tour. Lucien is a bubbly, kind, passionate and informative person who gave us such a great experience. We learned more about Paris than we would have ever known — he knew answers to every question, questions that didn’t even pertain to the actual content of the tour itself. Me and my partner were very happy and thoroughly impressed with our experience! Historic WW2 walking tour
Laura🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
23 February 2025
Anukool is absolutely brilliant! My daughter and I LOVED him. He is beyond knowledgeable on Paris: Architecture, History, Fashion, Food! He has the most lovely personality and delivery. We thoroughly enjoyed every minute and was so happy he could accomodate our last minute changes.Anukool is a BRILLIANT tour guide
Erika
(About local )
8 February 2025
Lucien guided us through Paris from the Louvre to Versailles with ease. He had thought of every detail and made us fall in love with France.
He is extremely professional with excellent communication starting from our first message until the end of our tour. He provided recommendations for our entire stay, not just during the tour.
We highly recommend Lucien!Lucien was the best part of our visit!
Ning
(About local )
19 January 2025
The Paris Saint-Oeun flea market can be overwhelming! In fact, my husband and I have bern there many times. Our tour with Lucien made all the difference! He’s smart and interesting as well as flexible. He helped us find a beautiful, hand-carved statue of the Virgin Mary … even though his speciality is a market overview rather than finding specific items. Wonderful tour! Flea Market with Lucien!
Johann
(About local )
8 January 2025
Great, fun, informative tourGreat tour of the Louvre
Gina🇭🇰 Hong Kong
(About local )
5 January 2025
We booked Lucien for our visit to the Lourve, and we definitely found the right person! We were late and Lucien was able to get us in quickly which was amazing! He was very enthusiastic about everything in the Lourve, our 2.5 hours tour was way too short! Lucien gave us a very interesting and informative tour which was exactly what we were looking for! My daughter is 11 years old and she thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Lucien was very easy going, he was happy to show us the sections that we were more interested in (which was not in the itinerary). We highly recommend Lucien and will definitely book another tour with him for our next visit. Merci beaucoup Lucien!Fantastic guide!
Gibran🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
27 December 2024
Lucien gave my family and I a wonderful tour of the Orsay Museum. He is knowledgeable and makes the tour engaging. Would definitely recommend. Wonderful guide
Sandra Cheryl🇵🇭 Philippines
(About local )
24 December 2024
We absolutely loved our walking tour with Lucien.
He was engaging, thoughtful, accommodating and informative.
Christmas Reunion in Paris
Wayne🇳🇿 New Zealand
(About local )
22 December 2024
Lucien was a fountain of knowledge and catered for our family group of diverse ages by the information he shared. We may have walked over 7kms but it was an easy stroll filled with laughter and sightseeing.Fun and knowledgeable
Iris🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
5 December 2024
Lucien was very knowledgeable and friendly and was quite passionate about French history. However, we thought we would be provided with more past and current Jewish life in Paris. This was just a very small part of the tour. We also expected more time in the Marais. Jewish Tour
Karen🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
29 November 2024
We enjoyed this tour with Lucien. It’s fun for us to learn the history of the cities we visit and Lucien did a great job of that. He was also happy to answer our questions about life as a Parisian and had a quiet sense of humor as well. Thank you, Lucien!Enlightening Tour
Ted🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
23 November 2024
Lucien knows French history better than anyone I've ever met in the states. Fun and smart - great tour - he's passionate about France! Smart & Educational
Mark
(About local )
18 November 2024
Lucien is an excellent guide and tour leader. Our topic was La Commune de Paris de 1871 - slightly off the beaten path. Lucien is knowledgeable about the history and able to relate it to the actual locations where it happened. I would strongly recommend Lucien for anyone looking for a tour firmly grounded in research and facts. excellent tour
Catherine
(About local )
6 November 2024
Great time exploring different types of food and wine in St Germaine des Pres area of Paris. Anukool also provided rich history of the area.Fun exploring with Anukool
Caaren🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local )
5 November 2024
This was our first time booking withlocals! I went with my intuition and booked with Anukool and I'm so happy I did. I saw that he had a love a history and so does my Husband. What I didn't know was that he also has a fashion degree which comes with its own history and is perfect for Paris! He was able to keep the attention of my Husband and my three teen girls. He even went out of his way to help us navigate the Paris Metro system, helping us buy our tickets to Versailles and Disney Paris. He suggested buying our return tickets at the same time so we didn't wait in a line when returning. Anakool has so much to offer with his world traveling, fashion background and his love of history. He can tailor any tour to your needs. I can't wait to go back and book another tour. I know we just scratched the surface with Anukool and Paris. Book Anukool! He has your perfect tour!
Jaime
(About local )
31 October 2024
Anukool introduced us to some fabulous food, including our absolute favourite "The Meirvelleux". My partner said his crêpes were the best on this trip also. So many amazing foods we would not have experienced without Anukool.
Peg🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
30 October 2024
Although we had communicated in advance that we were going to be late, and called Lucien several times while we were en route, asking him to please wait for us, he did not wait. He made a judgment that there would not be sufficient time for a good tour. We believe it was up to us to decide if a shorter tour was still worth it. We had paid in full for three hours of his time, and we expected at least the remaining hour and a half. We are very disappointed that he did not wait for us. We have requested a partial refund. Sorry - were unable to connect with Lucien
Katie🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
27 October 2024
I feel awful giving a negative review, but I wish I had come across more critical reviews of this tour. All three people in my party were really disappointed with this tour. To give credit, Anukool was flexible and allowed for us to move along to the next spot if we weren't interested or extend if we wanted to stay longer in an area. He was *very* flexible. The stops on this tour were mediocre at best. We arrived hungry and the tour began with an overly sweet dessert from a popular chain, then we went to a quiche our guide bought at a window and we ate outside in the rain, and next was oysters. It didn't feel well thought-out regarding order of food and the quality was subpar. Furthermore, we expected to meet a local with a bubbly personality who may customize based on who we were and what we were interested in. Our guide was an expat who talked about the history and asked few questions. He was really knowledgeable, but for us, the tour fell flat. We really liked the area. Ultimately, we wanted to be captivated by our tour guide, have a generous amount of curiosity sparked on our end, and leave feeling like we ate foods we wouldn't have found on our own. Honestly, we expected a more for the money
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