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In the present day Parisis normally called the City of Love, known as the home of fashionand the centre of art and culturein France. However, it wasn’t always that way! This magical city has a long, tragic history of murder and execution, of rampant disease among the lower classes and of bitter wars fought against a corrupt monarchy. Our Dark Heart of Paris Tourtakes tourists on a journey through this other interesting face of the city.
The tourtakes place under a cloak of darkness, walking down alleyways and cutting throught the silence of the night. Guided by an english-speaking guideyou will go to the sites that containg history of some of Paris’darkest hours- the Place de la Vert Gallantwhere the last of the Knights’ Templarwas burned at the stake; St Germain de Auxerroiswhere some estimates say 30,000 were killed in the St. Bartholomew’s Daymassacrein 1572; and the Palais du Justicewhere those found guilty by the court were routinely tortured and executed before live audiences. As you walk, yourguidewill point out places of interest, providing you with all the full details of the gruesome history of Paris. Starting out with rital worshipin early Parisyou will travel through generations wracked by the plague, the French Revolution, the Paris Communeand Nazi rule. You will learn about the characters that have influenced the city, from Napoleon to Mari Antoinette, Henry IVand the serial killersthat once stalked these very streets. The Dark Heart of Paris tour offers a rare opportunity to glimpse a side of Paristhat you have certainly never seen before. A chance to learn a little more about the City of Loveand those who have loved, hated, died and murdered there.
