Père Lachaise Tour: Famous Graves and History

Explore Père Lachaise Cemetery with Max, a Scottish guide in Paris. Discover famous graves, rich history, and captivating stories on this 2.5-3 hour walking tour.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pere-Lachaise Cemetery - Explore the tombs and uncover the narratives they hold, guided by a native English speaker. The tour lasts approximately two hours.
    Walking along the green paths surrounded by trees, plants, and nature, you’ll come across the graves of people from all walks of life – the famous, the virtuous, the flawed, and the unjustly…
What's Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Absorb the unmissable highlights of Père Lachaise Cemetery with an English-speaking tour by Max, a native English-speaking guide from Scotland.
See the tombs of well-known persons from all walks of life, faiths, ethnic backgrounds and professions, including the graves of famous artists like Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf and others.
Max comes from…

Location
28 Bd de Ménilmontant
Boulevard de Ménilmontant
Meet your guide at the entrance of the Père Lachaise Cemetery located on Boulevard de Belleville. The nearest metro station is Philippe Auguste (line metro 2), not the metro station Père Lachaise. Please be at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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D4806xjmaryr
Dec 30, 2024
Best tour! - Max gave us the most insightful and delightful tour! My husband and I had the best time. Very impressed with his passion and knowledge highly recommend this tour 🥰
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521franks
Dec 9, 2024
A++ - Max has an encyclopedic knowledge of Pere Lachaise and a great sense of humor. In advance of the tour he asked if we wanted to see certain graves and he was fully accommodating. Highly recommend. A trip there on our own would have meant seeing so much less in the same amount of time. Thanks Max.
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Isabelle_m
Dec 2, 2024
Explore the hidden cemetery gems - Max is a gem of information, I really enjoyed learning about Pere Lachaise through his research of interesting personalities buried there and I also appreciated how he highlighted interesting stories of less reknown as well as hitting the requisite highlights. It was a wonderful way to spend a morning in Paris!
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Seaside538631
Nov 25, 2024
Treat yourself to this tour with Max! - Max is a true lover of the cemetery, a knowledgable historian as well as a gifted storyteller. He spent so much time and even led me directly to the metro afterwards.
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Theresa
Nov 22, 2024
Insightful, informative and thought provoking! - Max’s knowledge and love of the Pere-lachaise cemetery is contagious. His unique artistic eye draws your attention to lesser known graves. Classics such as Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde, Heloise and Abelard graves were visited and their lives detailed. Not just the events that made them famous, but the prevailing social norms, historical context and events that shaped their lives and how they were viewed in death. Max provides a fascinating insight into French history with real passion. It’s the small details that cumulatively paint a picture of a time now gone. Cannot recommend Max and this tour highly enough. As a guide he’s both professional and personable - a must do while you’re in Paris!! We had the unique experience of being there while it snowed - simply sublime!
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Marlene_p
Oct 31, 2024
Max at the Pere-Lachaise Cemetery--Wonderful - Max was a wonderful narrator for the Pere-Lachaise cemetery. His love for the residents and vast knowledge of the cemetery history makes him a perfect narrator. As an older person, I truly appreciated the slower pace and his willingness to adjust his tour to meet my needs. Very nice.
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Jay_w
Oct 28, 2024
A+ Tour - Max was an excellent guide. He was so knowledgeable and was a great communicator of the history of Pere Lachaise, the monuments, and the people interred. It was easy to see this is his passion. After, he made recommendations to get something to eat and made sure we knew how to find the Metro. An A+ tour.
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O618evmiam
Oct 20, 2024
Graveyard tour - My trip turned out to be a private tour, which was extra special with Max! He was so knowledgeable and his stories that went with his tour made the trip extra special. I cannot recommend him enough. I had a wonderful time and if I’m ever back in Paris again I will personally seek him out forhis knowledgeable history! It was it was so much fun
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Carol_l
Oct 13, 2024
Terrific tour! - Awesome guide, Max, with his passion and enthusiasm made this tour truly memorable! Who knew such a great time can happen in a cemetery!
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Esther_l
Oct 16, 2024
An afernoon with the famous and the infamous - Our travel guide, Max, was very knowledgeable and displayed a true passion for the cemetery and its history. It was a lovely way to spend an afternoon strolling the cemetery with the famous and infamous who reside here in their permanent resting place. Thank you, Max, for enhancing our tour of Perr LaChaise.
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