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Walk Paris,
your way.

Your free walking tour of Paris, custom-built around what you actually want to see. Tell us a neighbourhood, theme, or vibe and your audio walking tour is ready in 30 seconds. Works offline, 9 voiced languages, 30 free minutes on signup.

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Le Marais

Royal Paris, queer Paris, the Paris that survived.

Montmartre

The artists' hill. Picasso lived here. Sacré-Coeur on top.

Saint-Germain

Cafés, bookshops, the Paris that fed Hemingway.

Belleville

The other artists' neighbourhood. Higher, quieter, mostly local.

Quartier Latin

Sorbonne, Shakespeare & Co, the Paris that reads.

Canal Saint-Martin

Hipster Paris. Bridges, locks, where to drink wine outside.

Île Saint-Louis

Five streets, no Métro, perfect ice cream.

Pigalle

Old red-light, new cocktail bars. Best at midnight.

11ème

Where Paris eats. Charonne, Oberkampf, Bastille edges.

Bastille

Revolutionary Paris. Square, opera, the only working canal in the centre.

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Paris picks

What kind of walk do you fancy?

Six shortcuts to the Paris you didn't know you wanted to see.

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If you feel like shopping

Rue Saint-Honoré for luxury, Le Marais for design boutiques, Passage des Panoramas for vintage. Skip the Champs-Élysées; locals haven't shopped there in 30 years.

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Our hidden gem pick: Sainte-Chapelle

Tucked inside the Palais de Justice on Île de la Cité. Fifteen 13th-century stained-glass windows that make you stop breathing. Most tourists walk past on their way to Notre-Dame.

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In the rain

The covered passages: Galerie Vivienne, Passage des Panoramas, Passage Jouffroy. Two centuries of glass-roofed arcades with bookshops, stamps, and proper hot chocolate. Drier than the Métro.

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With kids in tow

Jardin du Luxembourg for sailboats and the marionette theatre. Jardin des Plantes for the menagerie and the dinosaurs. The Catacombs if your kids are brave (and over 8).

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For the photo

Rue Crémieux for the painted houses (early morning, no one there). Pont Alexandre III at golden hour. Sacré-Coeur steps at sunset. The Promenade Plantée - elevated park, mostly empty.

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Late and looking for trouble

Pigalle for cocktails (Dirty Dick, La Mascotte, Le Très Particulier hidden in a hotel garden). Rue Oberkampf for natural wine. Canal Saint-Martin for everyone in between. Best after 22:00.

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How it works

How iWander walks Paris with you.

Three things, in 30 seconds.

iWander home screen - type a walk for any city or neighbourhood

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Type the walk you want.

Any neighbourhood, theme, or vibe. "Hemingway's Paris", "Best food in the 11ème", "Paris in the rain". iWander writes you the walk in 30 seconds.

iWander audio walk in progress - story-led narration as you walk

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Hear the story as you walk.

Story-led audio at every stop. Narrated like a local guide. Hands-free in your headphones. No reading off info boards, no group to keep up with.

iWander on-demand AI guide - point your camera or ask out loud

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Ask anything along the way.

Stuck on a name? Curious about a building? Point your camera, ask out loud, or type. Your guide answers in seconds, in your language.

Works offline · 9 voiced languages · 30 free minutes on signup

Local knowledge

What we'd tell you on day one

The stuff you only learn after you've walked it. Six tips, from a local.

01

Paris is small. Don't trust Maps.

You can walk Bastille to the Louvre in 30 minutes. Most of central Paris is 4 km end to end. Skip the Métro for short hops - you'll see twice as much.

02

The Tuileries → Eiffel axis is a trap.

Most famous walk in the world. Also the most boring. Beautiful for an afternoon if you've never seen it. After that, the real Paris is east of Place de la Concorde.

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Lunch is the main meal.

Most kitchens close 14:30-19:30. The good neighbourhood restaurants book up by 13:00. By 22:00 it's wine bars and small plates. Plan your day around the meal that matters.

04

The terraces lie about prices.

Coffee on a Champs-Élysées terrace: €8. Same coffee, three streets behind: €3. Always check the menu board outside - by law it must be posted.

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Best seasons: April–June, Sept–Oct.

July-August is hot, half-empty (locals leave), and most small restaurants close. December is magical if you can take the grey. Avoid mid-Feb to mid-March.

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Walking the Seine works.

From Pont de Sully to Pont de l'Alma is the prettiest 4 km in Europe. Best at sunrise. Free.

Questions

Frequently asked

Yes - central Paris is small, flat (except Montmartre and Belleville), and dense. Most arrondissements take 30-40 minutes to cross on foot. Skip the Métro for anything under 2 km - you'll see more, eat better, and get less lost.
Five days lets you walk one arrondissement per day without rushing. Three days covers central (Marais, Saint-Germain, Île de la Cité) plus Montmartre. A week starts to feel local.
9 languages at launch including French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese. AI walks generate in your phone's language by default. More languages coming soon.
Le Marais. It's compact, walkable, restaurant-dense, and contains every Paris in one square kilometre - royal, queer, Jewish, modern, hip. Lose half a day there and you'll come back.
Yes. Paris is at its most cinematic in the rain. Most pavements have arcades; cafés will hold a table while you wait out a shower. Bring something other than an umbrella - they break in the wind.
Yes. Download a tour over Wi-Fi before you head out. The app runs without signal - useful on the Métro and around Notre-Dame where mobile data drops.

Practical info

Good to know before you go

Language
French (English widely spoken in tourist areas)
Currency
Euro (€)
Time zone
CET / CEST (GMT+1 / +2)
Best season
April–June, September–October
Nearest airport
Charles de Gaulle (CDG) - 30 km · Orly (ORY) - 14 km
Getting around
Métro, RER, bike, foot

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