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Père Lachaise Cemetery Tour: Famous Graves and History
4.6
994 Ratings
Paris
Embark on a small-group stroll through the romantic and enigmatic Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. With a limited group size of no more than 25 individuals, you can expect a personalized experience guided by a well-versed tour leader.
Embark on a small-group stroll through the romantic and enigmatic Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. With a limited group size of no more than 25 individuals, you can expect a personalized experience guided by a well-versed tour leader.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Pere-Lachaise Cemetery - Your rendez-vous with Paris’ famous dead begins in the morning at Alexandre Dumas metro station. Meet your english-speaking guide and stroll into Père Lachaise Cemetery, the city’s most visited graveyard. Spanning 110 acres (44 hectares), this cemetery houses hundreds of thousands of the city’s famous and infamous dead in…
- Pere-Lachaise Cemetery - Your rendez-vous with Paris’ famous dead begins in the morning at Alexandre Dumas metro station. Meet your english-speaking guide and stroll into Père Lachaise Cemetery, the city’s most visited graveyard. Spanning 110 acres (44 hectares), this cemetery houses hundreds of thousands of the city’s famous and infamous dead in tombs of varying extravagance.
Hear about some of the site’s famous artists, musicians and writers that rest here such as Edith Piaf, Molière, Chopin, Proust, Delacroix, Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde. Wander through the labyrinth of graves and along stony paths to visit tombs accented in eccentricity and distinction. As you experience the haunting magnificence of the cemetery, you’ll learn tragic histories of lovers like Heloïse and Abelard
- united in a single tomb in the 1817 after centuries apart - and forward-thinking women like writers Gertrude Stein and Collette. Your 2-hour tour concludes at Porte du Rèpos near the Philippe Auguste metro stop.
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Visit famous graves like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Chopin
- Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery on a walking tour
- Local English-speaking guide
- Visit famous graves like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and Chopin
- Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery on a walking tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Please note tour runs only in English
- Please note tour runs only in English
Location
Alexandre Dumas
Meet at the exit of the metro stop Alexandre Dumas, on Line 2. Your guide will be waiting at the exit with a sign – there is only one metro exit at this stop.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(994 Ratings)
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Johnkurt_j
Aug 9, 2025
Top notch tour - Carol is a very charming, funny and knowledgeable guide. Thoroughly pleased with the entire experience
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Chris_b
Aug 8, 2025
Pere LaChaise Tour - Père Lachaise is huge. We’ve done our own visits in the past, but the guided tour adds so much value and makes it easier! Carole, our guide was fantastic. Knowledgeable, experienced and multi lingual. Cemeteries are amazing places for many reasons and I commend this to anyone who loves history and the environment. Wear good shoes / trainers! Bring a spare battery and you’ll take a lot of photos!
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Mathiontour
Aug 5, 2025
A cool graveyard tour in sunshine - We had a great tour in père lachaise, Riti knows a lot about the history, and tells storys with a lot of humor, its not only about the graves but also about the stories behind it
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Wendy_m
Aug 5, 2025
Excellent Tour - Nelly is so knowledgeable, and she is an excellent storyteller. We had an incredible experience with her.
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Teekate
Aug 4, 2025
Great experience with a knowledgeable and entertaining guide Carole - We loved our tour of Père Lachaise cemetery with Carole. She was entertaining, friendly and knowledgeable.
It’s an interesting place to visit but it is so vast and there are so many graves you really need someone like Carole. We now know why Oscar Wilde’s grave has Perspex protection around it! Highly recommend booking this tour.
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Linda_s
Aug 3, 2025
Nice experience - This is a great way to see the highlights of the graveyard while also learning some history. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. It was very enjoyable.
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Beth_b
Jul 30, 2025
Carol was fantastic! - We had Carol as our tour operator and she was just perfect. Our tour included just myself, husband and two kids and were the only ones on the tour and we left saying that it was one of our favorites we have done because of Carol. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and was just so easy to connect with. Her passion shown through which makes her a great and engaging tour guide. We had such a great day with Carol! Additionally we had no problem finding our guide because the meeting point was sent via email and was clearly outlined. Don’t hesitate and book this tour.
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Michael_m
Jul 28, 2025
A great tour with a very special guide...Book now! - A great knowledgeable guide that gave an insider perspective to the tour! She is very knowledgeable and passionate about this place and it shows! I'd book this tour again!
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Discover276821
Jul 28, 2025
A not to miss experience - The tour was a great experience - lots of stories and things we would have missed without the knowledgeable guide.a not to be missed experience.
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Ts_m
Jul 23, 2025
She walked too far ahead - We had a small group and our guide seemed to have her own agenda. She should have provided us with a map and been patient with the group overall, which included a woman with limited mobility who she just kept walking not waiting for the whole group
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