Tour Paris – Virtually!
ATTD loves Paris!
We may not be able to visit the City of Lights this year but thanks to the power of technology, Paris will visit us. Take a look at a couple of virtual tours we have selected for you and enjoy your favorite Parisian sights!
Virtual Sightseeing Tours
Paris offers an infinite number of world-famous cultural and historical sights.
Check out our suggestions and visit away!
Listen to podcasts from the Paris museums
The Paris museums’ podcasts are reaching a wider and wider audience. A great opportunity to learn more about art, history or biodiversity.
Street Art in the Marais, the women who made Paris, the covered passages, many other visits are to be discovered in a virtual way with #ExploreParis.
One of the most sumptuous buildings in Paris, this opera house can be visited in an original way via 4 quality virtual tours. The visitor is led through spaces not always open to the public to explore the auditorium, the library, and also the roof of the building, which offers a panoramic view of the city, and then to its mysterious underground lake!
The famous basilica is an iconic landmark on the Butte Montmartre. It is revealed in all its glory through carefully thought-out virtual visits.
From the Ancient Egypt collection to the Galerie d’Appolon, a small part of the treasures of the unmissable Louvre can be explored at a distance on 3 educational virtual visits.
Hosting fairs, exhibitions, trade shows, sporting events and even an ice rink at Christmas, the Grand Palais is an essential part of Parisian life! Crowned by a huge unique glass roof, it can be discovered far from the usual crowds that flock to it when you take a digital dive into the heart of its Beaux-Arts style.
The interior of this breathtaking decorative arts museum is unveiled from a distance on a full and finely-tuned virtual tour through the different spaces of the place. So many exciting and rich discoveries including Louis-Philippe, Lanvin and Le Corbusier style. Use the search bar on the right and let yourself be transported by this beautiful place.
This program gives you a chance to discover some of the museum’s flagship artworks through the lens of a specific theme (art and consumption, art and utopia, art and feminism, etc.).
The series is presented by a journalist who draws from archives of historical conferences and includes exclusive interviews and contemporary music. Enjoy this bold new perspective on art!
You can also explore guided audio tours through the exhibitions and permanent colleactions.
Check out BNF’s Youtube channel – most of the content is in French, English subtitles might be available at times. Your perfect chance to practise your French skills and enjoy some good stories!
Podcasts on secrets of major artworks and a series called the Louvre investigations. All in French.
Enjoy a variety of series of podcasts and conferences – in French
Series of podcasts to understand nature and biodiversity – in French
Series of podcasts on diverse themes to discover the painter’s work and creative process – in French
Discover Paris Through The Power of Literature
From Victor Hugo and Emile Zola to Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Queneau, Parisian life has been and remains an endless source of inspiration for writers and artists. Through their pens and pencils, the City of Light reveals itself as a muse, providing the context for numerous novels, poems, essays.
French Gastronomy
Parisian gastronomy is one of the most renowned and has given rise to some mythical dishes such as onion soup and rum baba. And today, top chefs are putting them back in the spotlight and paying tribute to them by adding their own personal touch. A look at 5 typical recipes from the city’s most talented chefs.